Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 1 (of 2)
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OF THE
WAR FOR THE UNION.
A COMPLETE AND RELIABLE
History of the War
FROM ITS
COMMENCEMENT TO ITS CLOSE:
GIVING A GRAPHIC PICTURE OF ITS ENCOUNTERS, THRILLING INCIDENTS, FRIGHTFUL SCENES, HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES, INDIVIDUAL DARING, DESPERATE CHARGES, PERSONAL ANECDOTES, ETC., GLEANED FROM EYE-WITNESSES OF, AND PARTICIPANTS IN, THE TERRIBLE SCENES DESCRIBED—A TRUTHFUL LIVING REFLEX OF ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST CONNECTED WITH THIS THE MOST GIGANTIC OF HUMAN STRUGGLES.
TOGETHER WITH A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAR.
By MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS.
EMBELLISHED WITH OVER TWO HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS.
Ann S. Stephens
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PICTORIAL HISTORY
INTRODUCTION.
CONTENTS.
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
WAR FOR THE UNION.
FORTIFICATIONS IN CHARLESTON HARBOR.
FORT MOULTRIE.
THE IRON FLOATING BATTERY.
CUMMINGS POINT IRON BATTERY.
CASTLE PINCKNEY.
BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER.
STORMING OF FORT SUMTER, VIEWED FROM THE LAND.
NAVAL EXPEDITION FOR THE RELIEF OF SUMTER.
THE NATION’S RESPONSE.
REINFORCEMENT OF FORT PICKENS.
BURNING OF HARPER’S FERRY ARSENAL.
THROUGH BALTIMORE.
MILITARY OCCUPATION OF ANNAPOLIS, Md.
MARYLAND.
DESTRUCTION OF THE GOSPORT NAVY YARD.
THE STATE OF THE NATION BEFORE ITS TROOPS ENTERED VIRGINIA.
OCCUPATION OF ALEXANDRIA, Va.
ASSASSINATION OF COLONEL ELLSWORTH.
BATTLE OF GREAT BETHEL.
THE AMBUSCADE AT VIENNA, Va.
REVIEW AT WASHINGTON.
ADVANCE OF THE GRAND ARMY.
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
THE CLIMAX AND THE RETREAT.
THE BATTLE ON THE LEFT WING.
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
BATTLE OF PHILLIPI.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY.
GENERAL McCLELLAN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
BATTLE OF SCAREYTOWN.
HOW THE ENEMY WAS TO BE ATTACKED.
BATTLE AT RICH MOUNTAIN.
BATTLE OF CARRICK’S FORD.
THE WEST.
MISSOURI.
CAPTURE OF CAMP JACKSON.
CAIRO.
BATTLE OF BOONEVILLE.
BATTLE OF CARTHAGE.
BATTLE AT MONROE, MO.
GUERRILLA BANDS IN MISSOURI.
BATTLE OF DUG SPRINGS.
SKIRMISH AT ATHENS, MISSOURI.
BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK.
SKETCH OF GENERAL LYON.
RETREAT OF THE UNION ARMY.
KENTUCKY.
THE OCCUPATION OF PADUCAH.
THE REBEL TROOPS ORDERED TO WITHDRAW FROM KENTUCKY.
ATTEMPT TO FORM A REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS IN KENTUCKY.
DECISIVE MEASURES OF THE LOYAL STATE GOVERNMENT.
NAVAL OPERATIONS.
THE EXPEDITION TO CAPE HATTERAS
CAPTURE OF FORTS HATTERAS AND CLARK.
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
SURPRISE AT CROSS LANES.
BATTLE OF CARNIFEX FERRY.
BATTLE OF CHEAT MOUNTAIN PASS.
ENGAGEMENT AT CHAPMANSVILLE.
RECONNOISSANCE AT GREEN BRIER, WESTERN VIRGINIA.
DEFENCE OF LEXINGTON, MISSOURI.
ATTACK ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND.
BATTLE OF BALL’S BLUFF.
BATTLE AT CAMP WILD CAT, KY.
BATTLE AT ROMNEY, VA.
BATTLE OF FREDERICKTON, MO.
CHARGE OF FREMONT’S BODY-GUARD AT SPRINGFIELD, MO.
THE DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI.
THE STONE FLEET.
BATTLE OF CAMP ALLEGHANY, W. VIRGINIA.
BATTLE AT MUNFORDSVILLE, KY.
CAPTURE OF REBEL RECRUITS AT MILFORD, MO.
BATTLE OF DRANESVILLE, VA.
EXPEDITION TO SHIP ISLAND.
ENGAGEMENT AT MOUNT ZION.
ARKANSAS, AND THE INDIANS.
BOMBARDMENT AT FORT PICKENS.
ROUT OF GENERAL MARSHALL AT PAINTSVILLE, KY.
BATTLE OF MIDDLE CREEK, KY.
BATTLE OF SILVER CREEK, MO.
BATTLE OF MILL SPRING, AT LOGAN’S CROSS-ROADS, KY.
INVESTMENT OF FORT PULASKI, GA.
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
BATTLE OF VALVENDE.
THE BATTLE OF APACHE CAÑON.
FIGHT AT BLOOMING GAP, VA.
EAST TENNESSEE UNDER CONFEDERATE RULE.
CAPTURE OF FORT HENRY, TENN.
THE REBEL CAMP.
ADVANCE OF NATIONAL GUNBOATS UP THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
SAILING OF THE FLEET FOR HATTERAS INLET.
BURNSIDE’S FLEET AT HATTERAS INLET.
CAPTURE OF ROANOKE ISLAND.
EVACUATION OF BOWLING GREEN, KY.
CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON.
THE NAVAL ATTACK.
THE LAND ATTACK.
THE OCCUPATION OF NASHVILLE.
FORT CLINCH AND FERNANDINA, FLA.
THE MERRIMAC AND THE MONITOR.
CAPTURE OF JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
OCCUPATION OF COLUMBUS, KY.
BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE, ARK.
BATTLE OF NEWBERN, N. C.
NAVAL OPERATIONS.
THE CAPTURE OF NEW MADRID, MO.
ISLAND No. 10.
CAPTURE OF ISLAND No. 10 AND THE REBEL ARMY.
BATTLE OF WINCHESTER, VA.
BATTLE OF PITTSBURG LANDING.
POSITION OF THE FEDERAL TROOPS.
THE BATTLE ON SUNDAY.
HURLBUT’S DIVISION.
M’CLERNAND’S DIVISION.
DESPERATE CONDITION OF THE NATIONAL TROOPS.
HURLBUT’S DIVISION.
WALLACE’S DIVISION.
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL BUELL.
NIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO BATTLES.
THE BATTLE ON MONDAY.
NELSON’S ADVANCE.
ADVANCE OF CRITTENDEN’S DIVISION.
M’COOK’S ADVANCE.
LEW. WALLACE’S MOVEMENTS.
SHERMAN’S DIVISION.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
THE ARTILLERY AND REGIMENTS ENGAGED.
LOSSES.
GENERAL SHERMAN’S RECONNOISSANCE TOWARD CORINTH.
OCCUPATION OF HUNTSVILLE, ALA.
CAPTURE OF FORT PULASKI, GA.
BATTLE OF SOUTH MILLS, CAMDEN, N. C.
CAPTURE OF FORT MACON, N. C.
SIEGE OF YORKTOWN, VA.
BATTLE OF LEE’S MILLS, VA.
CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS.
BOMBARDMENT OF FORTS JACKSON AND ST. PHILIP.
THE SURRENDER OF THE FORTS.
THE OCCUPATION OF NEW ORLEANS.
THE EVACUATION OF YORKTOWN.
THE BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG.
BATTLE OF WEST POINT, VA.
CHRONOLOGY.
