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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 16 : the Southern Confederacy . (search)
Chapter 16: the Southern Confederacy.
Origin of the troubles.
standpoint of the Southern people.
the slavery question.
views of the Constitution.
Mr. Lincoln's election.
Confederate Government organized.
its policy.
opinion in the South.
Virginia.
Lincoln calls for troops.
revulsion and secession of border States.
War.
Bethel.
Manassas.
its results.
comparative strength of the sections.
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia.
As the purpose of this biography is to set forth, not to justify, the acts and opinions of its subject, a discussion of the causes of the civil war would here be out of place.
Success gives strong ground for self-complacency, and so does martyrdom.
Hence the very conclusiveness of such an argument, while not needed to confirm the faith of its believers, would only serve to arouse anew the prejudices of adversaries.
Nor is it necessary to the truth of history; since all the phases of that famous controversy, though settled at
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 22 : efforts to get arms and troops. (search)
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 29 : the retreat from Bowling Green . (search)
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 32 : concentration at Corinth . (search)
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 35 : (search)
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 36 : General Johnston in the grave. (search)