Southern History of the Great Civil War in the United States

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1863 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. The Situation in Tennessee and Kentucky..The Affair at Woodsonville..Death of Colonel Terry..The Strength and Material of the Federal Foree in Kentucky.. Condition of the Defences on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivera..The Confederate Congress and the Secretary of the Navy..The Fall of Fort Henry..Fort Donelson Threatened..The Army of General A. S. Johnston.. His Interview with Qeneral Beauregard..Insensibility of the Confederate Government to the Exigency.. General Johnston's I'lan of Action..battle or Foet Donelson..Carnage and Scenery of the Battle Field..The Council of the Southern Commanders..Agreement to Surrender..Escape of Generals Floyd and Pillow..The Fall of Fort Donelson Developes the Crisis in the West..The Evacuation of Nashville..The Panic. Extraordinary Scenes..Experience of the Enemy in Nashville..The Adventures of Captain John Morgan.. General Johnston at Murfreesboro'.. Organization of a New Line of Defence South of Nashville..The Defences of Memphis and the Mississippi..Island No. 10..Serious Character of the Disaster at Donelson.. Generals Floyd and Pillow Relieved from Command .. General Johnston's Testimony in Favour of These Officers..President Davis' Punctilio..A Sharp Contrast.. Negotiations for the Exchange of Prisoners.. A Lesson of Yankee Perfidy..Mr. Benjamin's Release of Yankee Hostages. The unequivocal demonstrations of the Federals for an advance upon Tennessee through Kentucky, urged the Confederate government to send all the disposable forces at its command to strengthen the army of the Southwestern division. Near the close of the year 1861, the Floyd Brigade and several regiments belonging to Tennessee and other Confederate States were sent from Virginia to Bowling Green, in Southern Kentucky, the principal ...