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1 Snow, William P. Lee and His Generals. New York: Richard And 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-colonel 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 Cheat Mountain.— 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. — Battle of Seven Pines. — 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. — Battle of Fredericksburg. — 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 Stonewall Jackson. — 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 1 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 Maryland Campaign. 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.— Fitzhugh Lee. — 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. — Battle of the Wilderness. — 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. — Battle of Antietam. — 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. — Major 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, 2 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. — Battle of Shiloh. — 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.
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