A Picture of the Desolated States, and the Work of Restoration. 1865-1868"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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... took me to his door . He was there to welcome me . John Burns is a stoutish , slightly bent , hale old man , with a light - blue eye , a long , aggressive nose , a firm - set mouth expressive of determination of character , and a ...
... took me to his door . He was there to welcome me . John Burns is a stoutish , slightly bent , hale old man , with a light - blue eye , a long , aggressive nose , a firm - set mouth expressive of determination of character , and a ...
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... took deliberate aim and fired . He does not say he killed the Rebel , but simply that his shot was cheered by the Wisconsin boys , and that afterwards the horse the Rebel rode was seen galloping with an empty saddle . " That's all I ...
... took deliberate aim and fired . He does not say he killed the Rebel , but simply that his shot was cheered by the Wisconsin boys , and that afterwards the horse the Rebel rode was seen galloping with an empty saddle . " That's all I ...
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... took place here for the possession of these heights. A photographic view, taken the Sunday morning after the battle, shows eight dead Rebels tumbled headlong, with their guns, among the rocks below the Den. A little farther on is Round ...
... took place here for the possession of these heights. A photographic view, taken the Sunday morning after the battle, shows eight dead Rebels tumbled headlong, with their guns, among the rocks below the Den. A little farther on is Round ...
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... took us to a new hotel erected on the ruins of an old one . The landlord , eager to talk upon the exciting subject , told me his story while supper was preparing . “ I had jeest bought the hotel that stood where this does , and paid ...
... took us to a new hotel erected on the ruins of an old one . The landlord , eager to talk upon the exciting subject , told me his story while supper was preparing . “ I had jeest bought the hotel that stood where this does , and paid ...
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... took the cars for Hagerstown ; passed Sunday in that slow and ancient burg ; and early on Monday morning set out by stage for Boonsboro ' . Our course lay down the valley of the Antietam . We crossed the stream at Funk's Town , a little ...
... took the cars for Hagerstown ; passed Sunday in that slow and ancient burg ; and early on Monday morning set out by stage for Boonsboro ' . Our course lay down the valley of the Antietam . We crossed the stream at Funk's Town , a little ...
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 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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