DETAILED CONTENTS:
CHAPT I. INTRODUCTORY.
This not a General History of the War, but of Special Incidents not Heretofore Published—Most of the Actors Gone—Whence the Facts Contained in this Volume—Changes Since the War—Facts Herein Mostly New—Old Facts used as Frames and Canvas; New Facts as Pictures—All Reliable—Fabian Policy and Masterly Diplomacy—Written Without Prejudice, and from an Historic Standpoint Only
CHAPT II. RUNNING THE LAND BLOCKADE. KING COTTON BEHIND THE SCENES.
Meeting of Confederate Congress—Their Acts—President Davis's Proclamation—President Lincoln's Counter Proclamation—Second Meeting of Confederate Congress—Message and Acts—Third Meeting of Confederate Congress, at Richmond—Message and Acts—President Buchanan's Administration.—Lincoln Inaugurated President—His Cabinet—Call ' for Troops—Strength of Blockade Squadron—Extra Session of United States Congress—Message and Acts—Attempt at Liverpool to Break Blockade—English Blockade-Runners—New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore Blockade-Runners—Business at Wilmington, N. C.—Northern Sympathizers with the South—Quotations from Kattell and from Macaulay Applied to Condition of United States Government.....29
CHAPT III. ESTABLISHING STATIONS—FIRST TRIP AND FIRST PASSENGERS. BRAINS AND CAUTION SHIFTING THE SCENES.
Battle of Gettysburg—The Outside and the Inside View of that Battle—Things Known Behind the Scenes—Communication Between North and South Nearly Closed—Necessity the Mother of Invention—President Davis's Plan for Opening New Route—How it was Done—Who the Conductors, and how Managed—Who Kept Way-stations, and how Paid—Guides, Engineers, Brakemen, and how Paid—Depot in Washington—Special Agents in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York—First Letters by New Line, and to Whom—The Baltimore Cotton Ring—The Philadelphia Cotton Ring—The New York Cotton Ring—Heads and Directors of Each—Lamb and Waddell First Passengers on New Line—Difficulties and Amusing Incidents of their Trip Across the Lines and Through the Confederate States—Their Return—Report to Cotton Rings—Results
CHAPT IV. ANOTHER CONDUCTOR ON THE NEW LINE. CAUTION SLIDING THE SCENES.
Colonel Killgore Conductor on New Line—His Former Services and Character—His First Service as Conductor—Recognized in Baltimore—Alarm, and Happy Termination—Again Recognized by One of Baker's Secret Detectives—Shoots Detective on the Spot—Serves Till Line Closes—Returns to Charleston—Opens Law-Office—One of the First Men of the State