The Last Ninety Days of the War in North-CarolinaSpencer, Cornelia Phillips
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The Last Ninety Days of the War in North-Carolina
Spencer, Cornelia Phillips
North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Lord Cornwallis in Fayetteville--A young Lady's Interview with him--How
he treated her--How Sherman's Men treated her Grandson--"The
Story of the Great March"--Major Nichols and the "Quadroon Girls"--Such
is NOT War--Why these Things are recorded--Confederate Concentration
in North-Carolina--A Sad Story, 65
CHAPTER VI.
"Shays's Rebellion"--Kent on Massachusetts--Conduct of a Northern
Government to Northern Rebels--The "Whisky Insurrection"--How
Washington treated a Rebellion--Secession of New-England Birth--The
War of 1812--Bancroft on 1676--The Baconists--An Appeal, 76
CHAPTER VII.
Schofield's Army--Sherman's--Their Outrages--Union Sentiment--A
Disappointment--Ninety-two Years Ago--Governor Graham--His Ancestry--His
Career--Governor Manly, 94
CHAPTER VIII.
Governor Graham opposes Secession--But goes with his State--Is sent to
the Confederate Senate--His Agency in the Hampton Roads
Interview--Remarkable and Interesting Letters from Governor Graham,
written from Richmond in 1865, 109
CHAPTER IX.
State of Parties--The Feeling of the People--The "Peace"
Party--Important Letter from Governor Vance in January, 1864--His
Reëlection--The War Party--The Peace Party--The Moderates--Governor
Graham's Letter of March, 1865--Evacuation of Richmond, 121
CHAPTER X.
General Johnston preparing to uncover Raleigh--Urgent Letter from
Governor Swain to Governor Graham--Governor Graham's Reply--A Programme
of Operations agreed upon--Finally Governors Graham and
Swain start for Sherman's Headquarters, 134
CHAPTER XI.
Raleigh, when uncovered--The Commissioners to General Sherman--They
start--Are recalled by General Johnston--Are stopped by Kilpatrick's
Forces--Their Interview with Kilpatrick--Are carried to Sherman's
Headquarters--His Reply to Governor Vance--The further Proceedings
of the Commission--A Pleasant Incident--The Commissioners return
to Raleigh--Governor Vance had left--His Letter to Sherman--The
Federal Troops enter Raleigh--Incidents, 145
CHAPTER XII.
Johnston's Retreat--Governors Graham and Swain misunderstood--Wheeler's
Cavalry--Confederate Occupancy of Chapel Hill--The Last Blood--"Stars
and Stripes"--One in Death--General Atkins--Scenes around
Raleigh--Military Lawlessness, 165
CHAPTER XIII.
Correspondence between Governor Swain and General Sherman--Governor
Vance's Position and Conduct--Kilpatrick--The Conduct of the
Servants--"Lee's Men"--President Lincoln, 178
CHAPTER XIV.
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