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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—secession. (search)
ene of the most exciting discussions. All these assemblies imparted a feverish activity to political life during the month of January, and distinctly demonstrated the position of the different parties that were contending for the possession of the Republic. The word of command issued by the committee at Washington was promptly obeyed. Secession was proclaimed by the several conventions—in Mississippi on the 9th of January, in Florida on the 10th, in Alabama on the 11th, in Georgia on the 19th, and in Louisiana on the 26th. The secession intriguers had not achieved such an easy success in Texas, where they encountered a strong opposition on the part of the men who surrounded Governor Houston, the real founder of that State. Nevertheless, even there, their machinations succeeded in the end, thanks to a formidable association which inspired and directed them. The Knights of the Golden Circle constituted throughout the South a vast secret society, whose object was to extend the con
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the first conflict. (search)
ad 21,833 men and 29 pieces of artillery: thus, including a few troops which had been forwarded in haste from Richmond, and which were expected to arrive during the night, the army of the Shenandoah augmented his numbers to 30,000 men. McDowell, on the contrary, who had taken the field with 30,000 soldiers, had already seen their number reduced by the departure of one regiment and a battery of artillery, whose term of service had expired, and who shamefully left him at Centreville. On the 19th he found himself in the vicinity of this village with 28,000 men at the utmost; and although only ten leagues from Washington, he was in a strange country without maps or reliable guides to shape his course; before he could form his new plan of attack, he was obliged to spend two entire days in having the ground studied by his topographical officers. These two days, which were moreover required to complete the organization of his army, gave the enemy time to concentrate his forces. Finally
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
e thousand men, unmolested by the Federal detachments who were feebly pursuing him. In the south-east the Confederates were assembling considerable forces. Hardee and Pillow, each with a small division, had been sent by Polk to operate on the right bank of the Mississippi. Taking New Madrid as the base of their operations, they could have joined hands with J. Thompson in attacking either Cape Girardeau or Pilot Knob, or even Rolla. The small army of Sturgis had arrived in that city on the 19th, and had halted there; since then his ranks had been thinned daily by the departure of all the men whose term of service had expired, and could not have resisted a vigorous attack. But the various Confederate generals, jealous of each other, could not come to an agreement in order to seize the opportunity which presented itself. All their movements only ended in a mere skirmish, which took place on the 19th near Charleston, where a few of J. Thompson's troops were surprised and put to fligh