Confederate Military History (1899)
by Clement Anselm Evans
by Clement Anselm Evans
Volume 3
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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.
- CHAPTER I. Virginia in 1860—Her Seven Grand Divisions—Geological Characteristics, Climate and Agricultural Products—Her Population—Political and Historical Importance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 - CHAPTER II. Slavery in Virginia—The Agitation of the Slavery Question—Distribution of Slaves in the State—John Brown's Invasion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
17 - 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 - CHAPTER IV. The Plan of Invasion—Northwestern Virginia—Grafton, Philippi and Rich Mountain—May to July, 1861................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
43 - CHAPTER V. The First Kanawha Valley Campaign, April to July, 1861................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
57 - CHAPTER VI. The First Shenandoah Valley Campaign, April to July, 1861................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
63 - CHAPTER VII. The Bull Run, or Manassas, Campaign, January to July, 1861................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
91 - CHAPTER VIII. Operations about Norfolk and Yorktown—Battle of Big Bethel—Burning of Hampton................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
123 - CHAPTER IX. The Tygart's Valley and Cheat Mountain Campaign—Battle of Greenbrier River, or Camp Bartow—Battle of Alleghany Mountain................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
152 - CHAPTER X. Operations along the Potomac—From First Manassas to Battle of Leesburg................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
178 - CHAPTER XI. Battle of Leesburg—Operations on the Lower Potomac and East Shore—Action at Dranesville................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
187 - CHAPTER XII. Stonewall Jackson's Romney Campaign................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
197 - CHAPTER XIII. Review of Military Conditions, Spring of 1862................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
208 - CHAPTER XIV. Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
214 - CHAPTER XV. The Peninsula Campaign of 1862—Yorktown, Williamsburg and Seven Pines................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
269 - CHAPTER XVI. The Seven Days' Battles before Richmond................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
281 - CHAPTER XVII. Stonewall Jackson's Cedar Run Campaign................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
304 - CHAPTER XVIII. Lee's Campaign against Pope in Northern Virginia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
315 - CHAPTER XIX. The Maryland Campaign against McClellan................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
335 - CHAPTER XX. The Fredericksburg Campaign................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
360 - CHAPTER XXI. The Chancellorsville Campaign and Death of Jackson................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
375 - CHAPTER XXII. The Campaign in Pennsylvania................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
395 - CHAPTER XXIII. The Autumn and Winter Campaigns of 1863................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
423 - CHAPTER XXIV. The Wilderness Campaign against Grant................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
431 - CHAPTER XXV. The Battles of Spottsylvania Court House—The Defeat of Sigel and Butler................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
445 - CHAPTER XXVI. The Maneuvers on the North Anna River................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
458 - CHAPTER XXVII. The Richmond Campaign of 1864................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
463 - CHAPTER XXVIII. Early's Lynchburg and Valley Campaigns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
476 - CHAPTER XXIX. The Siege of Petersburg................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
516 - CHAPTER XXX. Closing Events in Southwest Virginia and the Valley................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
539 - CHAPTER XXXI. The Appomattox Campaign and Lee's Surrender................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
546 - ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
558 - ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- Anderson, Joseph R.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Armistead, Lewis A.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Army of Virginia, Position of Troops, Aug. 27, 1862................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
321 - Ashby, Turner................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Barton, Seth M.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Beale, Richard L. T.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Bethel, Battle of (Map)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
136 - Chambliss, John R.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Chancellorsville, Salem Church and Fredericksburg (Map of)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Between pages 384 and 385 - Chilton, Robert H.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Cocke, P. St. George.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Colston, Raleigh E.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Corse, Montgomery D.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Dearing, James.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - DeLagnel, Julius A.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Echols, John................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
576 - Floyd, John B.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Fredericksburg, Map of Battle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
369 - Garland, Samuel................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Garnett, Richard B.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Garnett, Robert S.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Gettysburg, Map of Battlefield................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
416 - Harris, David B.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Heth, Henry................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Hotchkiss, Jed................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - Hunton, Eppa................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Imboden, John D.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Jackson, William L.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Jenkins, Albert G.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Johnson, Edward................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Jones, John M.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Jones, John R.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Jones, Samuel................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Jones, William E.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Jordan, Thomas................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Kemper, James L.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Lee, Edwin G.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Lee, Fitzhugh................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Lee, George W. C.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Lee, William H. F.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Lilley, R. D.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Lomax, Lunsford L.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Long, Armistead L.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - McCausland, John................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Magruder, John B.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Mahone, William................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Manassas, Map of First Battle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Between pages 96 and 97 - Maury, Dabney H.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Mechanicsville and Cold Harbor, Map of Battlefield.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
288 - Moore, Patrick T.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Munford, Thomas T.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Page, Richard L.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Paxton, Elisha P.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Payne, William H. F.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Pegram, John................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Pendleton, William N.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Pickett, George E.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Pryor, Roger A.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Reynolds, Alexander W.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Richmond and Petersburg. (Map of)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Between pages 528 and 529 - Robertson, Beverly H.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Rosser, Thomas L.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Ruggles, Daniel................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Slaughter, James E.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Smith, William................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Starke, William E.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Stevenson, Carter L.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Stevens, Walter H.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Stuart, James E. B.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Taliaferro, William B.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Terrill, James B.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Terry, William................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
674 - Virginia, Map of Battlefields.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Between pages 572 and 573 - Walker, Henry H.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Walker, James A.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
610 - Walker, R. Lindsay................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Weisiger, Daniel A.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
658 - Wharton, G. C.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
642 - Wickham, Williams C.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
626 - Wilderness and Spottsylvania, Maps of Battles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
440 - Winchester, Battle of (Map of Route to)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
240 - Wise, Henry A.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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