Snow, William P. Lee and His Generals. New York: Richard and Company, 1867.

General Robert Edward Lee 9 Important Position held by General Lee. — A Sketch of his Life more needed in Detail. — His Ancestors. — Bishop. Meade's Work on Old Virginia Families. — Thomas Lee. — Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee. — General Harry Lee. — Thanks of Congress to General Henry Lee. — His Children. — Robert Edward Lee. 9-20 CHAPTER II. Ancestry not to be lightly esteemed. — The parents of great men entitled to praise for the early promptings of youth. — They are not to be forgotten in the fame of the son. — Youth of Robert E. Lee. — Enters West Point as a Cadet. — Graduates, and is appointed a Lieutenant of Engineers.— Marries into the Custis family. — Made Captain, and appointed member of Board of Visitors to Military Academy. — Attached to Army of Mexico. — General Scott's high opinion of him. — Extracts from Scott's Autobiography. — Captain Lee's services in Mexico. — His companions in arms. — Wounded at Chapultepec. — Promoted for gallant and meritorious conduct. — Ap- pointed Superintendent at West Point. — Made Lieutenant- of Cavalry. — Employed in the Border wars against the Indians. — Returns to Washington. — Sent by Government to quell the John Brown Eaid. — Successfully accomplishes this, and returns to Washington. 21-34 CHAPTER III. Commencement of Civil War.— Lee at Texas.— Returns home and Resigns his Commission.— Difficulty of his Position.— His Letters on the Subject.— Parting be- tween him and General Scott. — His family Mansion. — Arlington House.— General McDowell's noble feeling in reference to it. — Description of the Estate. — "Washing- ton Relics.— Lee appointed to the Command in Virginia.— Organizes troops around Richmond. — Succeeds General Garnett in Western Virginia. — Battle of .— Retreat of Lee.— Appointed to take charge of Coast Defences.— Summoned to Richmond and made Commanding General of the Forces.— Commencement of Siege of Richmond.— General Johnston. — Defensive Operations. — The White House. — Mrs. General Lee Captured. — . — Johnston Wounded, and Lee appointed to Command the Army. 35-55 CHAPTER IV. Lee's Plan of Operations. — General Stuart's Cavalry Raid around McClellan's army. — -General Jackson's arrival from the Shenandoah Valley. — Battle of Mechanicsville. — Lee's Headquarters at Hogan's House. — Personal Description of Lee and his Generals. — Battle of Gaines' Mills. — General Cobb's gallant Charge. — Meagher and the Irish Brigade. — Their Heroic Defence. — Battles of the Chickahominy, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern Hill.— Tribute to McClellan. — Richmond Relieved. — Departure of the Federal Army. — Pope's Operations. — Battle of Cedar Mountain. — Second Battle of Bull Run. — Lee's Report. — Invasion of Maryland. — Capture of Harper's Ferry. — Battles of South Mountain and Antietam. — Retreat of the Confederate. — Stuart's Raid into Maryland. — Movements of the Federals. — McClellan Relieved by Burnside. — Rapid March of the Confederates to the Rappahannock. — . — Retreat of Burnside. 56-86 CHAPTER V. General Lie's Family. — Death of his Daughter. — Military Operations and Cavalry Exploits at Beginning of 1863. — Burnside relieved by Hooker. — Movements of the Northern Army to outflank Lee.— Battle of Chancellorsville. — Death of . — Lee's deep Regret and General Order on the Subject. — Evacuation of Fredericksburg. — March up the Shenandoah Valley. — Ewell in the Advance. — Capture of Winchester. — Crossing the

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Potomac. — Occupation of Chambersburg. — Personal Characteristics of Lee. — Advance upon Gettysburg. — Commencement of the Battle.— Ewell, Anderson, Early, and McLaws. — A. P. Hill's bold Assault. — Terrific Combat. — Retreat of the Confederates. — General W. H. F. Lee. — Meade's Pursuit — Recrossing of the Potomac. — End of the . 87-109 CHAPTER VI. Position of the two Armies. — General Meade's Order. — Grand Review of the Confederate Army.— Longstreet sent to reinforce Bragg. — Lee's sudden Flanking of Meade. — Minor Operations of the Army. — Imboden.— . — General Stuart. — Meade's Attack on Ewell. — Lee visits Richmond. — Question of Ranking Officer. — Bragg as Military Adviser. — Condition of the Confederate Army. — Religion in the Camp. — Amusements. — Thanks of Confederate Congress to Lee and his Army. — General Custer's Raid.— Position of Lee's Forces. — Reinforced by Longstreet. — Day of Fast. — Commencement of a New Campaign. — Grand Advance of the Northern Army.— General Ulysses Grant. — . — Heroic Achievements. — Spotsylvania. — Grant Crosses the Pamunkey.110-68 Lieutenant-general Thomas J. Jackson , 169 CHAPTER I. The Farmer-lad. — His Journey on Foot to Washington. — Seek, and it may be Found: Persevere, and it maybe Obtained. — Struggles of Early Life. — The Young Lieutenant at Chapultepec. — The Bold General at Manassas. — "Stonewall" Jackson. — His Parentage, Education, and Peculiar Qualities of Mind. — His Military Career. — Appointed Professor in the Military Institute. — An Attempt to Murder him. — His First and Second Marriage. — Joins the Service of his Native State. — In Command at Harper's Ferry. — Engagement with the Onion troops. — Made a Brigadier-general. — Jackson in the Fight. — General Bee. — Arrival of Kirby Smith. — Jackson's Farewell to his Brigade. — Ordered to the Shenandoah. — Characteristics of General Jackson. — Winter Campaign. — Fearful March over the Mountains. — Romney Occupied. — General Banks in the Shenandoah valley. — Engagements at Kernstown. 169-87 CHAPTER II. Arrival of General Ewell. — Advance of General Milroy. — Jackson unites with General Edward Johnson. — The Military Institute Cadets and General Smith. — Movements in the Valley. — Observance of the Fast-day. — retreat of General Banks. — Divine Service in Camp. — Movements of Fremont and Shields. — Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic. — Jackson and the Bible Society. — McClellan's Army around Richmond. — Jackson's March to the Peninsula. — Battle of Cold Harbor. — Pursuit of the Federals. — Battle of Malvern Hill. — Jackson's Army in Camp recuperating. — On the March again. — Advance towards the Army of Pope. — Battle of Cedar Run. — Jackson Moves by the Federal Right Flank to Pope's Rear. — Attack on Manassas. — Affair at Bristoe Station. — Jackson falls back to the old Battlefield of Bull Run. — Battles of August 29th and 30th. — Rout of the Federals. — Pursuit. — Engagement at Ox Hill. — Movement into Maryland. — Arrival at Leesburg. — Crossing the Potomac. — Capture of Harper's Ferry. — . — Return to the Shenandoah valley. — Anecdote of Jackson. — Battle of Fredericksburg. 188-211 General P. G. T. Beauregard 213 Excitement at Charleston.— Bombardment of Sumter.— Beauregard, — Fall of Sumter. — R. Anderson and his Heroic Band. Beauregard's Parentage and Early Life. Career in Mexico Promotions. Resigns -Appointment to Confederate Service, — Assumes Command.— Official Correspondence Respecting Sumter. — Beauregard's Report of the Fall of Sumter, Incidents connected with the Taking of Sumter. Russell's sketch of Beauregard.- Flag-staff of Sumter. Bids Adieu to Charleston, and Assumption of Command at Manassas. -Military Position and Topographical Features, Characteristics of Beauregard,

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Engagement at Blackburn's Ford. Battle of Bull Run.- Letter to Beauregard from Colonel Cameron’s sister. — Reasons Why no Advanoe was made on Washington.- Prince Napoleon's Visit. — General Evans and the Battle of Leesburg. — Beauregard and President Davis. — His Transfer to the Mississippi Department 213-242 CHAPTER II. Beauregard at Corinth. — . — Correspondence between Beauregard and Grant. — Engagement at Farmington. — Van Dorn and Price. — Evacuation of Corinth. — Beauregard's Failing Health. — Retires from the Command. — Besides in Alabama. — Appointment to the Department of South Carolina. — Engagement at Poeotoligo. — Gunboat Exploit at Charleston. — The Blockade Declared to be Raised. — Combined Land and Naval Attack on Charleston. — The Federal Ironclads. — Fort Sumter again. — Result of the Engagement. — The Keokuk sunk. — General Ripley, and Colonels Rhett and Yates. — The Confederate Flag. — Characteristics and Opinions of Beauregard. — Renewed Attack on Charleston. — Admiral Dahlgren and Gilmore. — Bombardment of Sumter. — Morris Island, Fort "Wagner, and Battery Gregg abandoned. — Sumter in Ruins, but held by the Confederates. — Federals Repulsed. — Beauregard's Tribute to the Confederate Navy. — Death of his Wife. — Petersburg. — General Grant. — Beauregard Appointed to Western Department. — Recalled. — Savannah. — Lines to Beauregard. 243-71 General Joseph E. Johnston 273 CHAPTER I. Johnston.— Scotch Descent.— His Family.— Early Life.— Cadet at West Point- Military Career. — Services in Florida. — Anecdote. — In the Mexican War. — Wounded. — Promoted. — Chief of Quartermaster's Department. — Resigns, and gives his Services to the South. — Commands in the Shenandoah Valley.— Unites with Beauregard. - Manassas. — Characteristics. — Evacuation of Manassas. — March to Peninsula.— McClellan. — Prince de Joinville. — Yorktown. — Battle of Williamsburg. — Letter to Jackson. —Battle of Seven Pines.— Johnston Wounded. — Sickness. — Recovery.— Assigned to Command of the West. — His Movements. — Delicate Position with regard to General Bragg. — Correspondence on the Subject. — Vicksburg. — Infirm Health. — On the Field at Jackson.— Grant's Movements.— Battle of Baker's Creek. — Jackson Camped at Vernon. — Incidents. — Order to Evacuate Port Hudson. — Fall of Vicksburg. — Evacuation of Jackson. — Visits Mobile, etc. — Commands the Army in the Field. — Sherman in Georgia. — Resaca. — Sherman's Advance. — Atlanta. — Johnston Superseded by Hood. — High Estimate of Johnston. 273 General 305-11 Lieutenant-general 313 Birth, Education, and Early Life of Longstreet. — His Services in Mexico. — Longstreet and Meade. — Longstreet Promoted. — Resigns in the U. S. Army and Joins the South. — Battle of Bull Run. — Yorktown. — Williamsburg. — Heintzelman, Hooker, and Kearny. — Hancock's Gallant Charge. — Prince de Joinville, the Count de Paris, and Duc de Chartres in the Battle. — Battles around Richmond. — Longstreet's march Through Thoroughfare Gap. — Death of a Spy. — Second Battle of Bull Run. — Long- street in Maryland. — South Mountain and Antietam. — Battle of Fredericksburg. — Assigned to the Department of South Virginia. — Siege of Suffolk. — Returns to Lee's Army. — Maryland. — . — Anecdotes. — Sent to Reinforce Bragg. — Battle of Chickamauga. — Grant's Movements. — Battle of Lookout Mountain. — Order-ed to Knoxville. — General Burnside. — Siege of Knoxville. — Repulse of the Confederates. — Longstreet rejoins Lee. — Battle of the Wilderness. — Wounded. — Sickness.— Resumes Command at Petersburg. — Testimony to his Abilities and Value. 313-338

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General 339 His Birth and Early Services. — The Mexican "War. — The Battle of Buena Vista. — An Attempt to Assassinate him. — Engaged on the Utah Expedition. — Settles in Louisiana. — Joins the Confederate Service. — Appointed Brigadier-general. — Commands at Pensacola. — Lieutenant Slemmer. — Commander Worden. — Bragg's Position. — Fort Pickens and Colonel Brown. — Colonel Wilson and his Zouaves. — General K. H. Anderson. — Surprise on Santa Kosa Island. — Bombardment of Pensacola. — Bragg Promoted. — Joins A. S. Johnson. — Battle of Shiloh. — General Gladden. — Bragg made a full General. — His Movement into . — Munfordsville. — Arrival at Frankfort. — . — Betreat from Kentucky — Visits Richmond. — Returns to the Army. — Battle of Murfreesboro. — Generals Breckinridge and Hanson. — Retreat to Tullahoma. — Battle of Chickamauga. — Battles of Missionary Ridge and Chattanooga.— Retreat of Bragg. — Believed of Command. — New Appointment as Military Adviser. — In Command at Wilmington. — Conclusion. 339-360 Lieutenant-General R. S. Ewell 361 Early Life. — The Mexican War. — New Mexico. Resigns his Commission and Joins the South. — Night Affair at Fairfax Court-house. — Interesting Episode. — Warrenton "Babies." — Bravery of New Troops. — John Quincy Marr. — Ewell at the Engagement of Blackburn's Ford and Battle of Bull Run. — Joins Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. — Battle of Winchester. — Battle of Crosskeys. — Battles around Richmond. — Cedar Run. — Manassas. — Ewell Wounded. — His Sickness. — Rejoins the Army. — In Command of Jackson's Corps. — Defeats Milroy at Winchester. — March into Maryland. — Chambersburg. — Gettysburg. — Return to Virginia. — Bristoe Station. — Kelly's Ford. — Retirement of Ewell on Sick Leave. — Again in Command. — Battle of the Wilderness. — Accident to Ewell. — Obliged to leave the Field. — Appointed in Command of the Defences around Richmond. 361-73 Major-general J. E. B. Stuart 375 His Appearance. — Birth, Parentage, and Education. — Service in New Mexico. — Aide to Lee at the John Brown Affair. — Resigns his Commission and Joins the South. — His Family Connections. — At Harper's Ferry and the Upper Potomac. — Battle oi Bull Run. — Made Brigadier-general. — His Exploits. — Battles on the Peninsula. — His Expedition round McClellan's Army. — Promoted. — Interview with Federal Officers. —Old Acquaintances. — Surprise of Pope's Headquarters. — His Doings in Maryland.— Anecdote. — Fredericksburg. — His After Movements. — Chancellorsville. — Cavalry Battle at Brandy Station. — Gettysburg. — Mosby's Exploits. — Campaign of 1864. — General Sheridan's Raid. — Engagement at Yellow Tavern. — Stuart Mortally Wounded. —His Last Moments. — Death and Burial. 375-93 Lieutenant-general A. P. Hill 395 His Birth and Education. — Joins the Confederate Service. — Expedition to Romney. — Promoted. — Gallant Services around Richmond. — Mechanicsville. — Cold Harbor.— McCall. — Accompanies Jackson to Manassas. — Capture of Harper's Ferry. — Antietam. — Fredericksburg. — Chancellorsville. — Gettysburg. — Campaign of 1864. — Conclusion. 395-403 Lieutenant-general John B. Hood 405-17 Major-general A. S. Johnston 419-430 Lieutenant-general 431-43 Lieutenant-general 445-59 Lieutenant-general E. Kirby Smith 461-69 Major-general John H. Morgan 471-83 Lieutenant-general William J. Hardee 485-92

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