{"product_id":"2940016482965","title":"Slavery and Four Years of War","description":"Slavery and Four Years of War\u003cbr\u003eA Political History of Slavery in the United States together with a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War in Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eSlavery: Its Political History in the United States, (I.) Introductory — (II.) Introduction of Slavery into the Colonies — (III.) Declaration of Independence — (IV.) Continental Congress: Articles of Confederation — (V.) Ordinance of 1787 — (VI.) Constitution of the United States — (VII.) Causes of Growth of Slavery — (VIII.) Fugitive-Slave Law, 1793 — (IX.) Slave Trade Abolished — (X.) Louisiana Purchase — (XI.) Florida — (XII.) Missouri Compromise — (XIII.) Nullification — (XIV.) Texas — (XV.) Mexican War, Acquisition of California and New Mexico — (XVI.) Compromise Measures, 1850 — (XVII.) Nebraska Act — (XVIII.) Kansas Struggle for Freedom — (XIX.) Dred Scott Case — (XX.) John Brown Raid — (XXI.) Presidential Elections, 1856-1860 — (XXII.) Dissolution of the Union — (XXIII.) Secession of States — (XXIV.) Action of Religious Denominations — (XXV.) Proposed Concessions to Slavery — (XXVI.) Peace Conference — (XXVII.) District of Columbia — (XXVIII.) Slavery Prohibited in Territories — (XXIX.) Benton's Summary — (XXX.) Prophecy as to Slavery and Disunion.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eSumter Fired on — Seizure by Confederates of Arms, Arsenals, and Forts — Disloyalty of Army and Navy Officers — Proclamation of Lincoln for 75,000 Militia, and Preparation for War on Both Sides\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Mention — Occupancy of Western Virginia under McClellan (1861) — Campaign and Battle of Rich Mountain, and Incidents\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eRepulse of General Lee and Affairs of Cheat Mountain and in Tygart's Valley (September, 1861) — Killing of John A. Washington, and Incidents — and Formation of State of West Virginia\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eUnion Occupancy of Kentucky — Affair at Green River — Defeat of Humphrey Marshall — Battles of Mill Springs, Forts Henry and Donelson — Capture of Bowling Green and Nashville, and Other Matters\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Shiloh — Capture of Island No. 10 — Halleck's Advance on Corinth, and Other Events\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eMitchel's Campaign to Northern Alabama — Andrews' Raid into Georgia, and Capture of a Locomotive — Affair at Bridgeport — Sacking of Athens, Alabama, and Court-Martial of Colonel Turchin — Burning of Paint Rock by Colonel Beatty — Other Incidents and Personal Mention — Mitchel Relieved\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eConfederate Invasion of Kentucky (1862) — Cincinnati Threatened, and \"Squirrel Hunters\" Called Out — Battles of Iuka, Corinth, and Hatchie Bridge — Movements of Confederate Armies of Bragg and Kirby Smith — Retirement of Buell's Army to Louisville — Battle of Perryville, with Personal and Other Incidents\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eCommissioned Colonel of 110th Ohio Volunteers — Campaigns in West Virginia under General Milroy, 1862-1863 — Emancipation of Slaves in the Shenandoah Valley, and Incidents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eJOSEPH WARREN KEIFER\u003cbr\u003eBREVET MAJOR-GENERAL OF VOLUNTEERS;\u003cbr\u003eEX-SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U. S. A.;\u003cbr\u003eAND MAJOR-GENERAL OF VOLUNTEERS, SPANISH WAR.","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146611015920,"sku":"2940016482965","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016482965_p0.jpg?v=1763636634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016482965","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}