Chapter 9:
- The victory of Manassas, a misfortune for the Confederates. -- Relaxation in Richmond. -- plotting among Confederate leaders for the Presidential succession. -- Beauregard's political letter. -- active and elastic spirit of the North. -- resolution of the Federal Congress. -- energy of the Washington Administration. -- its immense preparations for the prosecution of the war. -- the Missouri campaign. -- the politics of Missouri. -- Sterling Price and his party. -- imprudence and violence of the Federal authorities in Missouri. -- correspondence between Gens. Price and Harney. -- Gov. Jackson's proclamation. -- military condition of Missouri. -- her heroic choice. -- affair at Booneville. -- composition of the patriot army of Missouri. -- engagement at Carthage. -- Confederate reinforcements under McCulloch. -- Disagreement between Price and McCulloch. -- noble conduct of Price. -- the battle of Oak Hill. -- McCulloch surprised. -- a fierce fight. -- death of Gen. Lyon. -- the Federals defeated. -- withdrawal of McCulloch's forces into Arkansas. -- operations in Northern Missouri. -- Fremont in command of the Federal forces in Missouri. -- his proclamation emancipating the slaves. -- its novelty and brutality. -- repudiated at Washington. -- the siege of Lexington. -- its surrender to Price. -- gallantry of Col. Mulligan. -- critical position of Price. -- his disappointment of Confederate succour. -- his adroit retreat. -- Missouri's ordinance of secession. -- Fremont superseded. -- three military messengers in pursuit of him. -- excitement in his camp. -- Price at Springfield. -- close of the first campaign in Missouri. -- the campaign, a chapter of wonders. -- Missouri manhood. -- the Western Virginia campaign. -- resources and wealth of the Western section of Virginia. -- Wise's command. -- the enemy in the Kanawha Valley. -- Wise's retreat to Lewisburg. -- the Floyd brigade. -- advance of the joint forces towards the Gauley. -- the affair at cross Lanes. -- movement of Rosecrans. -- affair of Carnifax Ferry. -- Floyd and Wise fall back towards Sewell Mountain. -- an unfortunate quarrel of commanders. -- operations of Gen. Lee in Northwestern Virginia. -- his failure at Cheat Mountain. -- Col. Rust's part in the affair. -- movement of Lee to the line of Lewisburg. -- how Rosecrans escaped from him. -- engagement of the Greenbrier River. -- Gen. H. R. Jackson's success. -- failure of the Western Virginia campaign. -- Gen. Lee's new command
The victory of Manassas proved the greatest misfortune that could have befallen the Confederacy. It was taken by the Southern public as the end of the war, or, at least, as its decisive event. Nor was this merely a
