Dedicated
to the
Women of the South
IN THE DAYS OF PEACE
The Creators of Chivalry and Gallantry
IN THE DAYS OF BATTLE
The Inspiration of Faith and Courage
IN THE DAYS OF BLOOD
The Angels of Comfort and Mercy
IN THE DAYS OF DEFEAT
The Spirits of Hope and Help
CONTENTS
| Page | |
| CHAPTER I | [1] |
| Forrest at Bryce’s Cross-Roads, June 10th, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER II | [42] |
| General Hampton’s Cattle Raid, September, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER III | [60] |
| Kentucky Cavalry Fighting with Rocks, Dug Creek | |
| Gap, May 8-9, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER IV | [82] |
| General Joseph Wheeler’s Raid into Tennessee, | |
| Fall of 1863 | |
| CHAPTER V | [95] |
| General John H. Morgan’s Raid into Kentucky, | |
| July 4-28, 1862 | |
| CHAPTER VI | [126] |
| Forrest’s Raid into West Tennessee, December, 1862 | |
| CHAPTER VII | [155] |
| Texas Horsemen of the Sea, in Galveston Harbor, | |
| January, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER VIII | [171] |
| Colonel Roy S. Cluke’s Kentucky Raid, February-March, | |
| 1863 | |
| CHAPTER IX | [195] |
| Shelby’s Missouri Raid, September, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER X | [222] |
| Battle and Capture of Hartsville by General John | |
| H. Morgan, December 7th, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER XI | [248] |
| Wheeler’s Raid into Tennessee, August, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER XII | [270] |
| Johnsonville Raid and Forrest’s Marine Experiences, | |
| November, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER XIII | [296] |
| Cavalry Expedition of the Texans into New Mexico, | |
| Winter, 1861-62 | |
| CHAPTER XIV | [316] |
| General J. E. B. Stuart’s Ride around McClellan’s | |
| Army—Chickahominy Raid, June 12-15, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER XV | [337] |
| Battle and Campaign of Trevilian Station, June 11th | |
| and 12th, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER XVI | [367] |
| Morgan’s Ride around Cincinnati, on “The Ohio | |
| Raid,” July, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER XVII | [391] |
| Richards with Mosby’s Men in the Fight at Mt. | |
| Carmel Church, February 19, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER XVIII | [416] |
| Morgan’s Christmas Raid, December 22, 1862, to | |
| January 2, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER XIX | [452] |
| Forrest’s Pursuit and Capture of Streight, April 28-May | |
| 3, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER XX | [498] |
| Battle of Fleetwood Hill, June 9th, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER XXI | [532] |
| General J. E. B. Stuart’s Chambersburg Raid, October | |
| 9, 1862 | |
| CHAPTER XXII | [537] |
| General John B. Marmaduke’s “Cape Girardeau | |
| Raid,” April, 1863 | |
| CHAPTER XXIII | [564] |
| General Wheeler’s Pursuit and Defeat of Generals | |
| Stoneman, Garrard and McCook, July 27-August | |
| 5, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER XXIV | [601] |
| Forrest’s Raid into Memphis, August 21, 1864 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| GENERAL BENNETT H. YOUNG | Frontispiece |
| Commander-in-Chief, U. C. V. | |
| Facing page | |
| MAP OF BRYCE’S CROSS ROADS | [8] |
| PORTRAITS OF GENERAL ABRAM BUFORD, | |
| CAPTAIN MORTON AND GENERAL LYON | [24] |
| FIGHTING AT BRYCE’S CROSS-ROADS | [40] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL WADE HAMPTON | [56] |
| KENTUCKY CAVALRY FIGHTING WITH | |
| ROCKS | [72] |
| WHEELER BURNING FEDERAL WAGON | |
| TRAINS, SEQUATCHIE VALLEY, JULY, 1862 | [88] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL JOHN H. MORGAN | [104] |
| In the early part of the War | |
| MAP OF FORREST’S RAID INTO TENNESSEE, | |
| DECEMBER, 1862 | [132] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL NATHAN BEDFORD | |
| FORREST | [150] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL JOHN B. MAGRUDER | [166] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL BENNETT H. YOUNG | [182] |
| What fifty years have done for the Commander-in-Chief | |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL J. O. SHELBY | [198] |
| MAP OF SHELBY’S MISSOURI RAID | [202] |
| MAP OF CAVALRY EXPEDITION INTO NEW | |
| MEXICO | [304] |
| PORTRAITS OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH SAYERS | |
| AND GENERAL TOM GREEN | [306] |
| MAP OF STUART’S RIDE AROUND McCLELLAN | [322] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL WADE HAMPTON | [354] |
| MAP OF MORGAN’S RIDE AROUND CINCINNATI | [376] |
| PORTRAIT: MAJOR A. E. RICHARDS | [400] |
| Commanding Mosby’s men at Mt. Carmel fight | |
| MAP SHOWING APPROXIMATELY MORGAN’S | |
| CHRISTMAS RAID | [434] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL JOHN H. MORGAN | [446] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL STARNES | [462] |
| MAP SHOWING LINE OF FORREST’S PURSUIT | |
| AND CAPTURE OF STREIGHT, AND | |
| WISDOM’S RIDE | [474] |
| PORTRAIT: EMMA SANSOM | [476] |
| EMMA SANSOM MONUMENT, GADSDEN, | |
| ALA., AND SANSOM HOME | [484] |
| PORTRAIT: JOHN H. WISDOM | [492] |
| THE BLACK CREEK BRIDGE | [492] |
| MAP OF BATTLEFIELD OF FLEETWOOD | |
| HILL | [524] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL J. E. B. STUART | [532] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL MARMADUKE | [556] |
| PORTRAIT: GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER | [572] |
| “Fighting Joe” | |
| MAP OF WHEELER’S PURSUIT OF GARRARD | |
| AND McCOOK, AND IVERSON’S PURSUIT | |
| AND CAPTURE OF STONEMAN | [578] |
FOREWORD
Forty-eight years and a half have passed, since the last drum-beat of the Confederate States was heard and the furling of their flag forever closed the most wondrous military tragedy of the ages. Numbers and character considered, the tribute the South paid to War has no equal in human records.