Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive SECRETS OF THE LATE REBELLION, NOW REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME. By J. R. Freese Philadelphia: Crombargar & Co. 1882 [Illustration: 0008] [Illustration: 0009] [Illustration: 0010] CHAPTERS: CHAPT I. INTRODUCTORY. This not a General History of the War, but of Special Incidents not Heretofore Published--Most of the Actors Gone--Whence the Facts Contained in this Volume--Changes Since the War--Facts Herein Mostly New--Old Facts used as Frames and Canvas; New Facts as Pictures--All Reliable--Fabian Policy and Masterly Diplomacy--Written Without Prejudice, and from an Historic Standpoint Only CHAPT II. RUNNING THE LAND BLOCKADE. KING COTTON BEHIND THE SCENES. Meeting of Confederate Congress--Their Acts--President Davis's Proclamation--President Lincoln's Counter Proclamation--Second Meeting of Confederate Congress--Message and Acts--Third Meeting of Confederate Congress, at Richmond--Message and Acts--President Buchanan's Administration.--Lincoln Inaugurated President--His Cabinet--Call ' for Troops--Strength of Blockade Squadron--Extra Session of United States Congress--Message and Acts--Attempt at Liverpool to Break Blockade--English Blockade-Runners--New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore Blockade-Runners--Business at Wilmington, N. C.--Northern Sympathizers with the South--Quotations from Kattell and from Macaulay Applied to Condition of United States Government.....29 CHAPT III. ESTABLISHING STATIONS--FIRST TRIP AND FIRST PASSENGERS. BRAINS AND CAUTION SHIFTING THE SCENES. Battle of Gettysburg--The Outside and the Inside View of that Battle--Things Known Behind the Scenes--Communication Between North and South Nearly Closed--Necessity the Mother of Invention--President Davis's Plan for Opening New Route--How it was Done--Who the Conductors, and how Managed--Who Kept Way-stations, and how Paid--Guides, Engineers, Brakemen, and how Paid--Depot in Washington--Special Agents in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York--First Letters by New Line, and to Whom--The Baltimore Cotton Ring--The Philadelphia Cotton Ring--The New York Cotton Ring--Heads and Directors of Each--Lamb and Waddell First Passengers on New Line--Difficulties and Amusing Incidents of their Trip Across the Lines and Through the Confederate States--Their Return--Report to Cotton Rings--Results CHAPT IV. ANOTHER CONDUCTOR ON THE NEW LINE. CAUTION SLIDING THE SCENES. Colonel Killgore Conductor on New Line--His Former Services and Character--His First Service as Conductor--Recognized in Baltimore--Alarm, and Happy Termination--Again Recognized by One of Baker's Secret Detectives--Shoots Detective on the Spot--Serves Till Line Closes--Returns to Charleston--Opens Law-Office--One of the First Men of the State CHAPT V. NOBILITY AFTER THE NUGGETS. DIPLOMACY PROMPTING THE ACTORS.