A Picture of the Desolated States, and the Work of Restoration. 1865-1868

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Good Press, Dec 9, 2019 - History - 2475 pages
"A Picture of the Desolated States, and the Work of Restoration. 1865-1868" is a book about the consequences of the Civil War in the United States. The author, who traveled around the post-war country and interviewed the representatives of the opposite forces, accentuates the ruination the land suffered from war actions.

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Contents

A NIGHT IN A TENNESSEE FARMHOUSE
THE FIELD OF SHILOH
WAITING FOR THE TRAIN AT MIDNIGHT
FROM CORINTH TO MEMPHIS
FREEDMENS SCHOOLS AND THE FREEDMENS BUREAU
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
IN AND ABOUT VICKSBURG
FREE LABOR IN MISSISSIPPI

A TRIP TO CHARLESTOWN
A SCENE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
BULL
A VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON
STATE PRIDE
THE FIELD OF FREDERICKSBURG
TO CHANCELLORSVILLE
THE WILDERNESS
SPOTTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE
THE FIELD OF SPOTTSYLVANIA
ON TO RICHMOND
THE BURNT DISTRICT
LIBBY CASTLE THUNDER AND BELLE ISLE
FEEDING THE DESTITUTE
THE UNION MEN OF RICHMOND
MARKETS AND FARMING
IN AND AROUND RICHMOND
PEOPLE AND POLITICS
FORTIFICATIONS DUTCH GAP FAIR OAKS
IN AND ABOUT PETERSBURG
JAMES RIVER AND FORTRESS MONROE
ABOUT HAMPTON
A GENERAL VIEW OF VIRGINIA
THE SWITZERLAND OF AMERICA
EAST TENNESSEE FARMERS
IN AND ABOUT CHATTANOOGA
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
THE SOLDIERS CEMETERY
MISSION RIDGE AND CHICKAMAUGA
FROM CHATTANOOGA TO MURFREESBORO
STONE RIVER
THE HEART OF TENNESSEE
BY RAILROAD TO CORINTH
ON HORSEBACK FROM CORINTH
ZEEK
ZEEKS FAMILY
A RECONSTRUCTED STATE
A FEW WORDS ABOUT COTTON
DAVISS BEND GRAND GULF NATCHEZ
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
THE CRESCENT CITY
POLITICS FREE LABOR AND SUGAR
THE BATTLE OF MOBILE
MOBILE
ALABAMA PLANTERS
WILSONS RAID
IN AND ABOUT ATLANTA
DOWN IN MIDDLE GEORGIA
ANDERSONVILLE
SHERMAN IN MIDDLE GEORGIA
PLANTATION GLIMPSES
POLITICS AND FREE LABOR IN GEORGIA
SHERMAN IN EASTERN GEORGIA
A GLANCE AT SAVANNAH
CHARLESTON AND THE
A VISIT TO FORT SUMTER
A PRISON AND A PRISONER
THE SEA ISLANDS
A VISIT TO JAMES ISLAND
SHERMAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
THE BURNING OF COLUMBIA
THE RIDE TO WINNSBORO
A GLIMPSE OF THE OLD NORTH STATE
CONCLUSIONS
A Picture of the Desolated States
RECONSTRUCTION
THE WORK OF RESTORATION
VOTES OF STATE LEGISLATURES ON THE FOURTEENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
SOCIAL CONDITION
IMPEACHMENT
APPENDIX SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF GENERAL U S GRANT
HON SCHUYLER COLFAX

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