Campfire and Battlefield

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Author

Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900

Title

Campfire and battlefield : an illustrated history of the campaigns and conflicts of the great Civil War

Credits

E-text prepared by Ron Swanson

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Category

Text

eBook-No.

47746

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47746

Release Date

December 22, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CAMPFIRE AND BATTLEFIELD — CAMPAIGNS AND CONFLICTS — GREAT CIVIL WAR — ROSSITER JOHNSON JOHN CLARK RIDPATH, LL.D. G EN . J. T. MORGAN G EN . O. O. HOWARD G EN . SELDEN CONNOR HENRY W. B. HOWARD G EN . JOHN B. GORDON — FRANK BEARD GEORGE SPIEL — BRYAN, TAYLOR & COMPANY, — CONTENTS — OTHER ARTICLES
2. 2.CAMPFIRE AND BATTLEFIELD. — 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. — CHAPTER IX. — THE "MONITOR" AND THE "MERRIMAC." — CHAPTER X. — THE CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS. — CHAPTER XI. — THE CAMPAIGN OF SHILOH. — CHAPTER XII. — MINOR ENGAGEMENTS OF THE FIRST YEAR. — WAR SONGS. — NORTHERN SONGS. — SOUTHERN SONGS. — NORTHERN SONGS. — CHAPTER XIII. — THE PENINSULA CAMPAIGN. — CHAPTER XIV. — POPE'S CAMPAIGN. — CHAPTER XV. — THE ANTIETAM CAMPAIGN. — CHAPTER XVI. — EMANCIPATION. — CHAPTER XVII. — BURNSIDE'S CAMPAIGN. — CHAPTER XVIII. — WAR IN THE WEST. — CHAPTER XIX. — MINOR EVENTS OF THE SECOND YEAR. — CHAPTER XX. — EMPLOYMENT OF COLORED SOLDIERS. — CHAPTER XXI. — CHANCELLORSVILLE. — CHAPTER XXII. — GETTYSBURG. — CHAPTER XXIII. — THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN. — CHAPTER XXIV. — THE DRAFT RIOTS. — CHAPTER XXV. — THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. — CHAPTER XXVI. — THE CHATTANOOGA CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA. — CHAPTER XXVII. — THE BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA. — CHAPTER XXVIII. — THE BLACK CHAPTER. — CHAPTER XXIX. — THE SANITARY AND CHRISTIAN COMMISSIONS. — CHAPTER XXX. — MINOR EVENTS OF THE THIRD YEAR. — CHAPTER XXXI. — THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN. — CHAPTER XXXII. — THE CONFEDERATE CRUISERS. — CHAPTER XXXIII. — PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS IN THE WEST. — CHAPTER XXXIV. — THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN. — CHAPTER XXXV. — THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY. — CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE ADVANCE ON PETERSBURG. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — WASHINGTON IN DANGER. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. — SHERIDAN IN THE SHENANDOAH. — CHAPTER XXXIX. — THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. — CHAPTER XL. — THE NATIONAL FINANCES. — CHAPTER XLI. — THE MARCH TO THE SEA. — CHAPTER XLII. — MINOR EVENTS OF THE FOURTH YEAR. — CHAPTER XLIII. — THE FINAL BATTLES. — CHAPTER XLIV. — PEACE. — THE FIRST UNITED STATES FLAG RAISED IN RICHMOND AFTER THE WAR. — HUMOROUS INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. — WAR HUMOR IN THE SOUTH. — INDIVIDUAL HEROISM AND THRILLING INCIDENTS. — REMINISCENCES OF THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN. — THE MEASURE OF VALOR. — LAST DAYS OF THE CONFEDERACY. 1 — CAMP LIFE. — SOUTHERN SPIES AND SCOUTS IN THE WAR. — NORTHERN SPIES AND SCOUTS IN THE WAR. — IMPORTANT HISTORY SUGGESTED BY A PICTURE GROUP OF SHERMAN AND HIS GENERALS. — PRISONS AND ESCAPES. — UNION AND CONFEDERATE RAIDS AND RAIDERS. — WOMAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAUSE. — INDEX.

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