Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death

CHAPTER XIX.--Days of Depression 158-165

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Reverses on All Lines. Zollicoffer's Death. Mr. Benjamin, Secretary of War. Transportation Dangers. The Tennessee River Forts. Forrest, and Morgan. Gloom follows Nashville's Fall. Government Blamed by People. The Permanent Government. Mr. Davis' Typical Inaugural. Its Effect and Its Sequence. Cabinet Changes.