Category: History - American
Winter of 1864-'5--Letter of Governor Vance--Appeal for General Lee's Army--The Destitution of the People--Fall of Fort Fisher--Advance of General Sherman--Contrast between Sherman and Cornwallis--Extracts from Lord Cornwallis's Order-book--The "Bloody Tarleton," 26
Winter of 1864-'5--Letter of Governor Vance--Appeal for General Lee's Army--The Destitution of the People--Fall of Fort Fisher--Advance of General Sherman--Contrast between Sher...
3. CHAPTER III.Judge Ruffin--His History--His Character--His Services--General Couch's Outrages after Peace had been declared--General Sherman's Outrages--His unblushing Official Report--"Army...
4. CHAPTER IV.5. CHAPTER V.Lord Cornwallis in Fayetteville--A young Lady's Interview with him--How he treated her--How Sherman's Men treated her Grandson--"The Story of the Great March"--Major Nichols and...
6. CHAPTER VI."Shays's Rebellion"--Kent on Massachusetts--Conduct of a Northern Government to Northern Rebels--The "Whisky Insurrection"--How Washington treated a Rebellion--Secession of New-...
7. CHAPTER VII.8. CHAPTER VIII.Governor Graham opposes Secession--But goes with his State--Is sent to the Confederate Senate--His Agency in the Hampton Roads Interview--Remarkable and Interesting Letters from...
9. CHAPTER IX.State of Parties--The Feeling of the People--The "Peace" Party--Important Letter from Governor Vance in January, 1864--His Reëlection--The War Party--The Peace Party--The Modera...
10. CHAPTER X.11. CHAPTER XI.Raleigh, when uncovered--The Commissioners to General Sherman--They start--Are recalled by General Johnston--Are stopped by Kilpatrick's Forces--Their Interview with Kilpatrick-...
12. CHAPTER XII.13. CHAPTER XIII.14. CHAPTER XIV.15. CHAPTER XV.Iredell County--General Palmer's Courtesy to Mrs. Vance--Subsequent Treatment of this Lady by Federal Soldiers--Major Hambright's Cruelty in Lenoir--Case of Dr. Ballew and Other...
16. CHAPTER XVI.17. CHAPTER XVII.18. CHAPTER XVIII.The University--Its Early History--Its Continued Growth--The Ardor of the Young Men--Application for Relief from Conscription--Governor Swain to President Davis--Another Draft o...
19. CHAPTER I.It will be long before the history of the late war can be soberly and impartially written. The passions that have been evoked by it will not soon slumber, and it is perhaps expe...
20. CHAPTER II.WINTER OF 1864-'5--LETTER OF GOVERNOR VANCE--APPEAL FOR GENERAL LEE'S ARMY--THE DESTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE--FALL OF FORT FISHER--ADVANCE OF GENERAL SHERMAN--CONTRAST BETWEEN SHER...
21. CHAPTER III.JUDGE RUFFIN--HIS HISTORY--HIS CHARACTER--HIS SERVICES--GENERAL COUCH'S OUTRAGES AFTER PEACE HAD BEEN DECLARED--GENERAL SHERMAN'S OUTRAGES--HIS UNBLUSHING OFFICIAL REPORT.--"ARM...
22. CHAPTER IV.In the preceding chapter, attention was drawn to the striking contrast between the policy pursued by General Sherman toward the inhabitants of the country he was invading, and t...
23. CHAPTER V.LORD CORNWALLIS IN FAYETTEVILLE--A YOUNG LADY'S INTERVIEW WITH HIM--HOW HE TREATED HER--HOW SHERMAN'S MEN TREATED HER GRANDSON--"THE STORY OF THE GREAT MARCH"--MAJOR NICHOLS AND...
24. CHAPTER VI.By the last of March General Sherman had entered Goldsboro, and effected his long meditated junction with General Schofield. He himself at once proceeded to Southern Virginia to...
25. CHAPTER VII.The town of Goldsboro was occupied by General Schofield's army on the twenty-first of March. No resistance was offered by the Confederates, who had withdrawn in the direction of...
26. CHAPTER VIII.GOVERNOR GRAHAM OPPOSES SECESSION--BUT GOES WITH HIS STATE--IS SENT TO THE CONFEDERATE SENATE--HIS AGENCY IN THE HAMPTON ROADS INTERVIEW--REMARKABLE AND INTERESTING LETTERS FROM...
27. CHAPTER IX.He who would write a history of public events passing in his own day will find, among the many obstacles in the way of a clear and correct delineation, that he is continually me...
28. CHAPTER X.When the intention of General Johnston to uncover the city of Raleigh became generally known, and when the retrograde movement of his army commenced in the direction of Chapel H...
29. CHAPTER XI.RALEIGH, WHEN UNCOVERED--THE COMMISSIONERS TO GENERAL SHERMAN--THEY START--ARE RECALLED BY GENERAL JOHNSTON--ARE STOPPED BY KILPATRICK'S FORCES--THEIR INTERVIEW WITH KILPATRICK-...
30. CHAPTER XII.When the retrograde movement of General Johnston's army was at last fairly understood--the supply-trains moving slowly along the roads of Orange, and General Wheeler's cavalry,...
31. CHAPTER XIII.I am persuaded that it requires the exercise of an implicit faith, and a total rejection of the evidence of things seen, to believe that General Sherman as a man, deplored the p...
32. CHAPTER XIV.On the same day that General Sherman entered Raleigh, General Stoneman occupied Salisbury, April 12-13th, thus completing the chain of events which was closing in upon the Confe...
33. CHAPTER XV.IREDELL COUNTY--GENERAL PALMER'S COURTESY TO MRS. VANCE--SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT OF THIS LADY BY FEDERAL SOLDIERS--MAJOR HAMBRIGHT'S CRUELTY IN LENOIR--CASE OF DR. BALLEW AND OTHER...
34. CHAPTER XVI.On the road from Morganton to Asheville General Gillam's men went through their usual programme, wherever a house was to be plundered and ladies were to be insulted and robbed!...
35. CHAPTER XVII.Not till we had seen General Lee's farewell to his army, printed on a slip from the Danville _Register_ office, and read in household circles with tears and sobs--not till then...
36. CHAPTER XVIII.THE UNIVERSITY--ITS EARLY HISTORY--ITS CONTINUED GROWTH--THE ARDOR OF THE YOUNG MEN--APPLICATION FOR RELIEF FROM CONSCRIPTION--GOVERNOR SWAIN TO PRESIDENT DAVIS--ANOTHER DRAFT O...