The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume 1 (of 2)
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- A Narrative and Critical History
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1. THE HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR2. INTRODUCTION The Magnitude of the Confederate War3. CHAPTER I A Public, not a Civil, War4. CHAPTER II The Growth of the National Idea5. CHAPTER III The "Irrepressible Conflict"6. CHAPTER IV The Annexation of Texas7. CHAPTER V The Compromise of 18508. CHAPTER VI Uncle Tom's Cabin9. CHAPTER VII The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise, The Kansas-Nebraska Bill and Squatter Sovereignty10. CHAPTER VIII The Kansas War—The Dred Scott Decision—John Brown's Exploit at Harper's Ferry11. CHAPTER IX The Election of 186012. CHAPTER X The Birth of War13. CHAPTER XI The Reduction of Fort Sumter14. CHAPTER XII The Attitude of the Border States15. CHAPTER XIII "Pepper Box" Strategy16. CHAPTER XIV Manassas17. CHAPTER XV The Paralysis of Victory18. CHAPTER XVI The European Menace19. CHAPTER XVII Border Operations20. CHAPTER XVIII The Blockade—The Conquest of the Coast and the Neglect to Follow up the Advantage thus Gained21. CHAPTER XIX The Era of Incapacity22. CHAPTER XX The First Appearance of Grant23. CHAPTER XXI The Situation Before Shiloh24. CHAPTER XXII Between Manassas and Shiloh—The Situation in Virginia25. CHAPTER XXIII Shiloh26. CHAPTER XXIV New Madrid and Island Number 1027. CHAPTER XXV Farragut at New Orleans28. CHAPTER XXVI McClellan's Peninsular Advance29. CHAPTER XXVII Jackson's Valley Campaign30. CHAPTER XXVIII The Seven Days' Battles31. CHAPTER XXIX The Second Manassas Campaign32. CHAPTER XXX Lee's First Invasion of Maryland