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Property by
Order of President Lincoln.
CHAPTER V.
Maryland first approached by Northern Invasion.--Denies to United
States Troops the Right of Way across her Domain.--Mission of Judge
Handy.--Views of Governor Hicks.--His Proclamation.--Arrival of
Massachusetts Troops at Baltimore.--Passage through the City
disputed.--Activity of the Police.--Burning of Bridges.--Letter of
President Lincoln to the Governor.--Visited by Citizens.--Action of the
State Legislature.--Occupation of the Relay House.--The City Arms
surrendered.--City in Possession of United States
Troops.--Remonstrances of the City to the Passage of Troops
disregarded.--Citizens arrested; also, Members of the
Legislature.--Accumulation of Northern Forces at
Washington.--Invasion of West Virginia by a Force under
McClellan.--Attack at Philippi; at Laurel Hill.--Death of General
Garnett.
CHAPTER VI.
Removal of the Seat of Government to Richmond.--Message to
Congress at Richmond.--Confederate Forces in Virginia.--Forces of the
Enemy.--Letter to General Johnston.--Combat at Bethel
Church.--Affair at Romney.--Movements of McDowell.--Battle of
Manassas.
CHAPTER VII.

Conference with the Generals after the Battle.--Order to pursue the
Enemy.--Evidences of a Thorough Rout.--"Sweet to die for such a
Cause."--Movements of the Next Day.--What more it was practicable
to do.--Charge against the President of preventing the Capture of
Washington.--The Failure to pursue.--Reflection on the President.--
General Beauregard's Report.--Endorsement upon it.--Strength of the
Opposing Forces.--Extracts relating to the Battle, from the Narrative of
General Early.--Resolutions of Congress.--Efforts to increase the
Efficiency of the Army.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798-'99.--Their Influence on Political
Affairs.--Kentucky declares for Neutrality.--Correspondence of
Governor Magoffin with the President of the United States and the
President of the Confederate States.--Occupation of Columbus,
Kentucky, by Major-General Polk.--His Correspondence with the
Kentucky Commissioners.--President Lincoln's View of
Neutrality.--Acts of the United States Government.--Refugees.--Their
Motives of Expatriation.-- Address of ex-Vice-President Breckinridge
to the People of the State.--The Occupation of Columbus secured.--The
Purpose of the United States Government.--Battle of Belmont.--Albert
Sidney Johnston commands the Department.--State of Affairs.--Line of
Defense.-Efforts to obtain Arms; also Troops.
CHAPTER IX.
The Coercion of Missouri.--Answers of the Governors of States to
President Lincoln's Requisition for Troops.--Restoration of Forts
Caswell and Johnson to the United States Government.--Condition of
Missouri similar to that of Kentucky.--Hostilities, how initiated in
Missouri.--Agreement between Generals Price and Harney.--Its
Favorable Effects.--General Harney relieved of Command by the
United States Government because of his Pacific Policy.--Removal of
Public Arms from Missouri.--Searches for and Seizure of
Arms.--Missouri on the Side of Peace.--Address of General Price to the
People.--Proclamation of Governor Jackson.--Humiliating Concessions

of the Governor to the United States Government, for the sake of
Peace.--Demands of the Federal Officers.--Revolutionary Principles
attempted to be enforced by the United States Government.--The
Action at Booneville.--The Patriot Army of Militia.--Further Rout of
the Enemy.--Heroism and Self-sacrifice of the People.--Complaints and
Embarrassments--Zeal: its effects.--Action of Congress.--Battle of
Springfield.--General Price.--Battle at Lexington.--Bales of
Hemp.--Other Combats.
CHAPTER X.
Brigadier-General Henry A. Wise takes command in Western
Virginia.--His Movements.--Advance of General John B.
Floyd.--Defeats the Enemy.--Attacked by Rosecrans.--Controversy
between Wise and Floyd.--General R. E. Lee takes the Command in
West Virginia.--Movement on Cheat Mountain.--Its Failure.--Further
Operations.--Winter Quarters.--Lee sent to South Carolina.
CHAPTER XI.
The Issue.--The American Idea of Government.--Who was responsible
for the War?--Situation of Virginia.--Concentration of the Enemy
against Richmond.--Our Difficulty.--Unjust Criticisms.--The Facts set
forth.--Organization of the Army.--Conference at Fairfax
Court-House.--Inaction of the Army.--Capture of Romney.--Troops
ordered to retire to the Valley.--Discipline.--General Johnston regards
his Position as unsafe.--The First Policy.--Retreat of General
Johnston.--The Plans of the Enemy.--Our Strength magnified by the
Enemy.--Stores destroyed.--The Trent Affair.
CHAPTER XII.
Supply of Arms at the Beginning of the War; of Powder; of Batteries;
of other Articles.--Contents of Arsenals.--Other Stores, Mills,
etc.--First Efforts to obtain Powder, Niter, and Sulphur.--Construction
of Mills commenced.--Efforts to supply Arms, Machinery,
Field-Artillery, Ammunition, Equipment, and Saltpeter.--Results in

1862.--Government Powder-Mills; how organized.--Success.--Efforts
to obtain Lead.--Smelting-Works.--Troops, how armed.--Winter of
1862.--Supplies.-- Niter and Mining Bureau.--Equipment of First
Armies.--Receipts by Blockade-Runners.--Arsenal at
Richmond.--Armories at Richmond and Fayetteville.--A Central
Laboratory built at Macon.--Statement of General Gorgas.--Northern
Charge against General Floyd answered.-- Charge of Slowness against
the President answered.--Quantities of Arms purchased that could not
be shipped in 1861.--Letter of Mr. Huse.
CHAPTER XIII.
Extracts from my Inaugural.--Our Financial System: Receipts and
Expenditures of the First Year.--Resources, Loans, and Taxes.--Loans
authorized.--Notes and Bonds.--Funding Notes.--Treasury Notes
guaranteed by the States.--Measure to reduce the Currency.--Operation
of the General System.--Currency fundable.--Taxation.--Popular
Aversion.--Compulsory Reduction of the Currency.--Tax
Law.--Successful Result.--Financial Condition of the Government at its
Close.--Sources whence Revenue was derived.--Total Public
Debt.--System of Direct Taxes and Revenue.--The Tariff.--War-Tax of
Fifty Cents on a Hundred Dollars.--Property subject to it.--Every
Resource of the Country to be reached.--Tax paid by the States
mostly.--Obstacle to the taking of the Census.--The Foreign
Debt.--Terms of the Contract.--Premium.--False charge against me of
Repudiation.--Facts stated.
CHAPTER XIV.
Military Laws and Measures.--Agricultural Products
diminished.--Manufactures flourishing.--The Call for Volunteers.--The
Term of Three Years.--Improved Discipline.--The Law
assailed.--Important Constitutional Question raised.--Its Discussion at
Length.--Power of the Government over its own Armies and the
Militia.--Object of Confederations.--The War-Powers granted.--Two
Modes of raising Armies in the