CONTENTS

[EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION]

[CONTENTS]

[ILLUSTRATIONS]

[I. THE RAW MATERIAL]

[II. THE START IN LIFE]

[III. LOVE; A DUEL; LAW, AND CONGRESS]

[IV. NORTH AND SOUTH]

[V. THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS JOINT DEBATE]

[VI. ELECTION]

[VII. INTERREGNUM]

[VIII. THE BEGINNING OF WAR]

[IX. A REAL PRESIDENT, AND NOT A REAL BATTLE]

[X. THE FIRST ACT OF THE MCCLELLAN DRAMA]

[XI. MILITARY MATTERS OUTSIDE OF VIRGINIA]

[XII. FOREIGN AFFAIRS]

[INDEX]