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CONFEDERATE
MILITARY HISTORY


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A LIBRARY OF CONFEDERATE STATES HISTORY, IN TWELVE VOLUMES, WRITTEN BY DISTINGUISHED MEN OF THE SOUTH, AND EDITED BY GEN. CLEMENT A. EVANS OF GEORGIA. . . . .


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VOL. III.


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Atlanta, Ga.

Confederate Publishing Company

1899

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Copyright, 1899,
by Confederate Publishing Company.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  1. CHAPTER I. Virginia in 1860—Her Seven Grand Divisions—Geological Characteristics, Climate and Agricultural Products—Her Population—Political and Historical Importance
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    		3
  2. CHAPTER II. Slavery in Virginia—The Agitation of the Slavery Question—Distribution of Slaves in the State—John Brown's Invasion
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    		17
  3. CHAPTER III. From John Brown's Execution to the Federal Invasion—The Election of President Lincoln—Meeting of the Virginia Convention—Governor Letcher's Reply to the Call for Troops—Seizure of Harper's Ferry—Union with the Confederate States
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		32
  4. CHAPTER IV. The Plan of Invasion—Northwestern Virginia—Grafton, Philippi and Rich Mountain—May to July, 1861
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		43
  5. CHAPTER V. The First Kanawha Valley Campaign, April to July, 1861
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		57
  6. CHAPTER VI. The First Shenandoah Valley Campaign, April to July, 1861
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		63
  7. CHAPTER VII. The Bull Run, or Manassas, Campaign, January to July, 1861
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		91
  8. CHAPTER VIII. Operations about Norfolk and Yorktown—Battle of Big Bethel—Burning of Hampton
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		123
  9. CHAPTER IX. The Tygart's Valley and Cheat Mountain Campaign—Battle of Greenbrier River, or Camp Bartow—Battle of Alleghany Mountain
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		152
  10. CHAPTER X. Operations along the Potomac—From First Manassas to Battle of Leesburg
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		178
  11. CHAPTER XI. Battle of Leesburg—Operations on the Lower Potomac and East Shore—Action at Dranesville
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		187
  12. CHAPTER XII. Stonewall Jackson's Romney Campaign
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		197
  13. CHAPTER XIII. Review of Military Conditions, Spring of 1862
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		208
  14. CHAPTER XIV. Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		214
  15. CHAPTER XV. The Peninsula Campaign of 1862—Yorktown, Williamsburg and Seven Pines
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		269
  16. CHAPTER XVI. The Seven Days' Battles before Richmond
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		281
  17. CHAPTER XVII. Stonewall Jackson's Cedar Run Campaign
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		304
  18. CHAPTER XVIII. Lee's Campaign against Pope in Northern Virginia
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		315
  19. CHAPTER XIX. The Maryland Campaign against McClellan
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		335
  20. CHAPTER XX. The Fredericksburg Campaign
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		360
  21. CHAPTER XXI. The Chancellorsville Campaign and Death of Jackson
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		375
    22. ​
  22. CHAPTER XXII. The Campaign in Pennsylvania
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		395
  23. CHAPTER XXIII. The Autumn and Winter Campaigns of 1863
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		423
  24. CHAPTER XXIV. The Wilderness Campaign against Grant
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		431
  25. CHAPTER XXV. The Battles of Spottsylvania Court House—The Defeat of Sigel and Butler
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		445
  26. CHAPTER XXVI. The Maneuvers on the North Anna River
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		458
  27. CHAPTER XXVII. The Richmond Campaign of 1864
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		463
  28. CHAPTER XXVIII. Early's Lynchburg and Valley Campaigns
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		476
  29. CHAPTER XXIX. The Siege of Petersburg
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    		516
  30. CHAPTER XXX. Closing Events in Southwest Virginia and the Valley
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    		539
  31. CHAPTER XXXI. The Appomattox Campaign and Lee's Surrender
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    		546
  32. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		558
  33. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		573



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

  1. Anderson, Joseph R.
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    		576
  2. Armistead, Lewis A.
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    		576
  3. Army of Virginia, Position of Troops, Aug. 27, 1862
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		321
  4. Ashby, Turner
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  5. Barton, Seth M.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  6. Beale, Richard L. T.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  7. Bethel, Battle of (Map)
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		136
  8. Chambliss, John R.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  9. Chancellorsville, Salem Church and Fredericksburg (Map of)
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		Between pages 384 and 385
  10. Chilton, Robert H.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  11. Cocke, P. St. George.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  12. Colston, Raleigh E.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  13. Corse, Montgomery D.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  14. Dearing, James.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  15. DeLagnel, Julius A.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  16. Echols, John
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		576
  17. Floyd, John B.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  18. Fredericksburg, Map of Battle
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		369
  19. Garland, Samuel
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  20. Garnett, Richard B.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  21. Garnett, Robert S.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  22. Gettysburg, Map of Battlefield
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		416
  23. Harris, David B.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  24. Heth, Henry
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  25. Hotchkiss, Jed
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    		1
  26. Hunton, Eppa
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  27. Imboden, John D.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  28. Jackson, William L.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
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  29. Jenkins, Albert G.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  30. Johnson, Edward
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  31. Jones, John M.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  32. Jones, John R.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  33. Jones, Samuel
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  34. Jones, William E.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  35. Jordan, Thomas
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  36. Kemper, James L.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  37. Lee, Edwin G.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  38. Lee, Fitzhugh
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  39. Lee, George W. C.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  40. Lee, William H. F.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  41. Lilley, R. D.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  42. Lomax, Lunsford L.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  43. Long, Armistead L.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  44. McCausland, John
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  45. Magruder, John B.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  46. Mahone, William
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    		658
  47. Manassas, Map of First Battle
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    		Between pages 96 and  97
  48. Maury, Dabney H.
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    		674
  49. Mechanicsville and Cold Harbor, Map of Battlefield.
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    		288
  50. Moore, Patrick T.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  51. Munford, Thomas T.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  52. Page, Richard L.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  53. Paxton, Elisha P.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  54. Payne, William H. F.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  55. Pegram, John
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  56. Pendleton, William N.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  57. Pickett, George E.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  58. Pryor, Roger A.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  59. Reynolds, Alexander W.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  60. Richmond and Petersburg. (Map of)
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		Between pages 528 and 529
  61. Robertson, Beverly H.
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    		674
  62. Rosser, Thomas L.
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    		674
  63. Ruggles, Daniel
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  64. Slaughter, James E.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  65. Smith, William
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  66. Starke, William E.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  67. Stevenson, Carter L.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  68. Stevens, Walter H.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  69. Stuart, James E. B.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  70. Taliaferro, William B.
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    		674
  71. Terrill, James B.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  72. Terry, William
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		674
  73. Virginia, Map of Battlefields.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		Between pages 572 and 573
  74. Walker, Henry H.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		626
  75. Walker, James A.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610
  76. Walker, R. Lindsay
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  77. Weisiger, Daniel A.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		658
  78. Wharton, G. C.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		642
  79. Wickham, Williams C.
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    		626
  80. Wilderness and Spottsylvania, Maps of Battles
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		440
  81. Winchester, Battle of (Map of Route to)
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    		240
  82. Wise, Henry A.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		610

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JED. HOTCHKISS


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