CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I].
PRELIMINARY EVENTS.

[CHAPTER II].
PREPARATION FOR CONFLICT.

[CHAPTER III].
THE BEGINNING OF BLOODSHED.

[CHAPTER IV].
BORDER STATES AND FOREIGN RELATIONS.

[CHAPTER V].
ARMY ORGANIZATION NORTH AND SOUTH.

[CHAPTER VI].
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.

[CHAPTER VII].
EFFECTS OF THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.

[CHAPTER VIII].
THE FIRST UNION VICTORIES.