Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... The Fiasco at Petersburg -- Welles's Lack of Confidence in Grant -- Attorney-General Bates's Opinion of the Cabinet and of General Halleck -- Assault of -Wade and Winter Davis upon the President for omitting to sign a Reconstruction Bill -- Sheridan supersedes Hunter on the Upper Potomac -- Party Assessments in the Brooklyn Navy Yard -- Publication of the Niagara Peace Proceedings -- Furragut passes Forts Morgan and Gaines -- Count Gurowski and his Published Diary -- The New York Press -- Depredations by the Tallahassee -- Outburst of Seward in the Cabinet -- Unsuccessful Peace Proposals at Richmond -- The President's Opinion of Greeley -- How Farragut was discovered -- Du Pont's Intriguing -- The Character of Chase -- Politics in the Brooklyn Navy Yard -- Pressure from Massachusetts in Behalf of the Smith Brothers -- Proposed Movement against Wilmington, N. C. -- The Navy benefited by the Army Draft -- McClellan nominated for President by the Democratic Convention. August 1, Monday. We yesterday had word that our forces had mined and blown up a fortification in front of Petersburg. All sorts of stories were current, some of them absurdly wild and ridiculous. Petersburg was said to be in flames. Our army were reported to have undermined a large portion of the city. Men of sense gave credit to the absurdity. I went over to the War Department, and Stanton showed me a telegram from Grant, stating the mine had been sprung, but the result is inconclusive, and evidently, I think, a disappointment. Stanton seemed uncertain and confused. Exciting and silly stories prevailed about the raid into Pennsylvania. Street rumors put the Rebels at 40,000, and the press states that number, but reports are contradictory. Am still of the opinion that the...
