incidents and anecdotes of the civil war

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INCIDENTS , AND ANECDOTES OF THE CIVIL WAR. - 1886 - CONTENTS. LrnA. . . . . . . . . . . . m . 11.-PLAN TO SAVE FORT PI CKENS-DISLOYALTY IN THE NAVYD EPARTMENT-STSALLNO A R C H ON THE SEC RETAR O Y F THE NAVY . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.-INCIDEW AT S PENSACOLA-TWOD ISTINGUISHEDT RAVELER W S H O PROVE TO BE OLD ACQUAINTANCES-AN EXORABLEE REAK F A S T . . . a . . a . a s . . W.-DELAY AT PENSACOLA-ATTAC O K N FORT N ORQ-PEHSACOLA ABA ONEDR--ELX A RKABLSEP ECIB O F A SOUTHERNU NION I S T . . . . . . . . . . . . . V.-THE ATTACK O N NEW ORLEANS-SURREND O E F R T HE FORTSTHE IRONCL L A O D U ISIANA . . . . . . . . VI.-ERICSSO LW TEE O ITOE-I A N N T ERV W IE IT W H T EE GREAT ENGINEER . . . . . . . . . . . SI1.-PLANS FOR THE CAPTURE O F NEW, ORLEANS-CONDUC OF T THE PEOPL O E X OUR TAKINGP OSSESSI O O F N T HE CITY ENERAL . . . . . . . . l BUTLERS ADMINISTRATION r I I I . - A T HE I SS IS S IP PI-- O SPE D CI D PE XS OF CO WEDERATES - A PLANTATNIAONNS ION-DOUBTINNGO SES . . . . IX.-PLANS FOR THE CAPTURE OF VICKSRURQ-UXFORTUNATE DELAYS-THE NORTAR BOATS AT VICXSBURQ-A SPY AND AN ATTEJLPTESDU RPRISE . . . . . . . . . . . . X.-RETURX DOWN T HE ISSISSIPPI-PASSNIANTGCH EZ-A ROSE IN THE DESERT . . . . . . . . . . . XI.-OX BOARD THE HARRIET LANE-COCKPIT BATTERY---STANDING BY THE COUNTRYSF L A L E E F , I RST L IEUTENA O T F THE HARRTETL ANE-HIS SENSE O F DUTYSLAUGHTE O R N BOARD - Havoc OF REVOLUTION . S . . . . . . . . . XI1.-IN WASHINQTONSC AT E A NEWPORTR, . I., CLUBSUN l DERED BY A WOMAN-I IQNITIES TO GENERALS TONE-VISIT TO PRESIDENT Ln-COLX-AIR. SEWARD-APPOI D TO COI PAGE 1 CONTENTS. OHdSTE. PAQB L-INTERVIEW WITH GENERALG RANT A T CAIRCJ--EIRST MEETING WITH GENERAL SHEEMAN-OUR FLAGHO ISTED O VER ARKAN SAS POST-GENERALG RANT A ND THE SIEGE or VICKSBUR-HOAXo x TEE VICKSBURQER . S . . . . . . 124 XIV.-GENERAL GRANTS Pm-S FOR TAKINGV I BUR-THYEA ZOO PASSE XPEDITION-NAVALE VOLUTIO I X N S T HE WOODS-PILES or COTTONB URNE B Y TEE CONFEDERATES--MTRU. B, THE TELEGRAAC-WIRE M AN- E PASS AT ROLLING FORK-END OF . . . . . . THE STEELEB AYOUE XPEDITION. 136 XV.-A COUNCI O L F W-Passaa OF THE FLEET BY THE BAT TERIES OF VICKSBURG-GENERSAHLE RMAVNI SITS THE FLEET IN ITS PASSAGE-WOODEN aUXS ON CART-WHEELS--A HAND FUL OF CORN A ND A DEADC O, VFEDERASTOEL DIER . . . 17 4 XV1.-NAVAL BAT L A E T G-GULF--THREEC OM SIONE FR R O S M WASHINGTO TO N EXAMINE I NTO THE CONDUC O T F AFFAIRS ONE OF THE COM SIONE IN B S A LONGS HIRT-TAR AND FEATHERS-LANDING OF THE Aam AT BEUENSBURQ-AMUS IN STORY O F AN IOWA RE L ENT-FIEST MEET IN WITH GENERA A L . J. SAKITH-A CONFEDERARTAE M . . . . l8 0 XVIICIEGE OF VICKSBURQ . . l88 XVIIL-A CHIEF OF STAFF m-A CHIEF COOK-DEMOCRATINCE ETMG IN THE BACKWOO O D F S EGYPT-A JOH G N I LPINR ACE . 201 XIX. aHERMAN START F S R OM MEMPHIS T O 00 TO CHATTANOOGA-FINDS A THIETY-POUNSDH OT I N HIS STOMACH-THEN AVYR ELTEVE HIM-BRIDGES ANLl FERRY-BO IN A ATBSI DAXCE--REACHES CHATTANOO IN Q ATI ME . . . . . . . 208 XX.-WHO STARTED T HE REDR IVERE XPEDITION TAPH IN E STE ARCH OF A FATHER-GENERALA . J. SMITH H AKES A FORCE N D A BCH or THIRTY MOIL ES-CAPTURFESO RTD E RUSSY--SECOND CAPTURE OF ALEXANDRU ENE B RA m L AR RIVES IN HIS HEAD UARTEBROSA T, B LACKH AWK-CHAMPAQN a E n t COT TON Baaa a-A DERELICTH OSPITAL STEWARD-A REVIEW OF RAGGE G D U ERRILLA -A S . J. SMITHS SOLDIER C S R ITICISE BANKSS A Y-TEARS W ONT mm SOUP, CHICK WILGI HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURSELF O N MY HORSE-NBS. HOLMES alvEs THE b3IIEAL A GOOD CHARACTER-NRS... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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