HISTORY OF GRANT'S CAMPAIGN FOR THE CAPTURE OF RICHMOND (1864-1865) WITH AN OUTLINE OF THE PREVIOUS COURSE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

INTRODUCTION.
SKETCH OF PEEVIOUS CAMPAIGNS EOE THE CAPTURE OE RICHMOND
CHAPTER I.
SKETCH OF TBE LIFE OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE—HE A
SECOND TIME INVADES MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA—THE
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG AND OTHER SIMULTANEOUS REVERSES
TO THE SOUTH—SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA
DOWN TO THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1863 ....
CHAPTER II.
THE APPEARANCE, DISCIPLINE, AND CAMP LIFE OF THE ARMY
OF THE POTOMAC, AS ESTABLISHED ON THE RAPIDAN .
CHAPTER III.
SEETCH OF THE LIFE OF GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT—HIS
OPERATIONS UNDER HALLECK IN 1861-2—THE SIEGE OF
VICKSBURG—HIS EXPEDITION TO GET TO ITS REAR—CAPTURE
OF VICKSBURG—HIS OPERATIONS AT CHATTANOOGA—HE IS
NOMINATED LIEUTENANT-GENERAL, AND ASSUMES COMMAND
OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC . . . ...
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CHAPTER IV.
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THE BATTLE OF SPOTTSrLYA>'IA 135
CHAPTER V.
MARCH OE GEiSTEEAL GRAXT FROM SP0TTSYLYA:N^IA TO THE OrTSKIETS
OF RICHMOND—THE BATTLE OF COLD HARBOUR
—
MOVEMEITT THENCE TO THE SOUTH OF THE JAMES RIYER, AND
AITACE: on PETERSBURG 178
CHAPTER VI.
THE THIRD CONFEDERATE INVASION OF MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA
217
CHAPTER VII.
OPERATIONS BEFORE PETERSBURG—FUTILE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS 231
CHAPTER VIII.
OPERATIONS BEFORE PETERSRURG—EXHAUSTION OF THE SOUTH
—DETERMINATION OF THE NORTH 246
CHAPTER IX.
MARCH OF GENERAL SHERMAN FROM CHATTANOOGA TO ATLANTA,
AND FROM ATLANTA TO THE SEA 263
CHAPTER X.
CONQUEST OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY BY SHERIDAN—CLOSER
INVESTMENT OF RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG—OVERTHROW
OF HOOD BY THOMAS IN THE "WEST oil
CONTENTS. xi
CHAPTER XI.
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STATE OF APFAIRS IN THE NORTH—ADVANCE OF SHERMAN
THROUGH THE CAROLINAS—GLOOM AND DESPONDENCY IN
RICHMOND . 358
CHAPTER Xn.
DESPERATE EFFORT OF GENERAL LEE—ADVANCE OF GENERAL
GRANT—FALL OF RICHMOND—SURRENDER OF LEE . . 404
EPILOGUE.
ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN—DISBANDMENT OF THE
ARMY .457