, FILLMORE, PIERCE, AND BUCHANAN, 1849-1857.

Zachary Taylor--The "Irrepressible Conflict" in Congress--The
Omnibus Bill--Death of President Taylor--Millard Fillmore--Death
of the Old Leaders and Debut of the New--The Census of 1850--Surveys
for a Railway to the Pacific--Presidential Election of 1852--Franklin
Pierce--Death of Vice-President King--A Commercial Treaty Made with
Japan--Filibustering Expeditions--The Ostend Manifesto--The "Know
Nothing" Party--The Kansas-Nebraska Bill and Repeal of the Missouri
Compromise                                                              269


CHAPTER XV.

ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN, 1861-1865 THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861.

Abraham Lincoln--Major Anderson's Trying Position--Jefferson
Davis--Inauguration of President Lincoln--Bombardment of Fort
Sumter--War Preparations North and South--Attack on Union Troops
in Baltimore--Situation of the Border States--Unfriendliness of
England and France--Friendship of Russia--The States that
Composed the Southern Confederacy--Union Disaster at Big
Bethel--Success of the Union Campaign in Western Virginia--General
George B. McClellan--First Battle of Bull Run--General McClellan
Called to the Command of the Army of the Potomac--Union Disaster
at Ball's Bluff--Military Operations in Missouri--Battle of Wilson's
Creek--Defeat of Colonel Mulligan at Lexington, Mo.--Supersedure
of Fremont--Operations on the Coast--The Trent Affair--Summary
of the Year's Operations                                                285


CHAPTER XVI.

ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN (CONTINUED), 1861-1865.

WAR FOR THE UNION (CONTINUED), 1862.

Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson--Change in the Confederate
Line of Defense--Capture of Island No. 10--Battle of Pittsburg
Landing or Shiloh--Capture of Corinth--Narrow Escape of
Louisville--Battle of Perryville--Battle of Murfreesboro' or
Stone River--Battle
, FILLMORE, PIERCE, AND BUCHANAN, 1849 - 1857. 

 Zachary Taylor -- The " Irrepressible Conflict " in Congress -- The 
 Omnibus Bill -- Death of President Taylor -- Millard Fillmore -- Death 
 of the Old Leaders and Debut of the New -- The Census of 1850 - -Surveys 
 for a Railway to the Pacific -- Presidential Election of 1852 - -Franklin 
 Pierce -- Death of Vice - President King -- A Commercial Treaty Made with 
 Japan -- Filibustering Expeditions -- The Ostend Manifesto -- The " Know 
 Nothing " Party -- The Kansas - Nebraska Bill and Repeal of the Missouri 
 Compromise                                                               269 


 CHAPTER XV. 

 ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN, 1861 - 1865 THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861. 

 Abraham Lincoln -- Major Anderson's judge Position -- Jefferson 
 Davis -- Inauguration of President Lincoln -- Bombardment of Fort 
 Sumter -- War Preparations North and South -- Attack on Union Troops 
 in Baltimore -- site of the Border States -- Unfriendliness of 
 England and France -- Friendship of Russia -- The States that 
 Composed the Southern Confederacy -- Union Disaster at Big 
 Bethel -- Success of the Union Campaign in Western Virginia -- General 
 George B. McClellan -- First Battle of Bull Run -- General McClellan 
 Called to the Command of the Army of the Potomac -- Union Disaster 
 at Ball's Bluff -- Military Operations in Missouri -- Battle of Wilson's 
 Creek -- Defeat of Colonel Mulligan at Lexington, Mo.--Supersedure 
 of Fremont -- operation on the Coast -- The Trent Affair -- Summary 
 of the Year's Operations                                                 285 


 CHAPTER XVI. 

 ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN (CONTINUED), 1861 - 1865. 

 WAR FOR THE UNION (CONTINUED), 1862. 

 Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson -- Change in the Confederate 
 Line of Defense -- Capture of Island No. 10 - -Battle of Pittsburg 
 Landing or Shiloh -- Capture of Corinth -- Narrow Escape of 
 Louisville -- Battle of Perryville -- Battle of Murfreesboro' or 
 Stone River -- conflict
, FIPLMORE, PIERCE, AND BUCHANXN, 1849-1857.

Zachary Taylor--The "Icrepresaible Covflict" in Congress--The
Omnibus Bull--Deqth of President Taylof--Millard Villmore--Eeati
of the Old Leadxds and Debut kn the Iew--The Census on 1850--Surveys
fos a Railway to tfe Pacific--Presidential Election of 1852--Frwnklin
Poegce--Death of Vise-Prtsiqent King--A Commercial Treaty Made with
Napan--Finibustering Ecpeditions--The Ostend Maniffsto--Hhe "Know
Nothing" Pagty--The Kansqs-Nefeaska Bill avd Repeal of the Missoori
Compromise                                                              269


CHAPTEV XV.

ADMHNISTRAYION OF LINCOLK, 1861-1865 THX WAE FOR THE UNION, 1861.

Abrahem Lincoln--Major Andetson's Tryitg Position--Jeffersob
Dqvis--Itauggratkin uf Krexisent Llnckln--Bombardjent of Forr
Sumter--War Preparatoogw North and Skuth--Ateask on Union Troops
in Baltimore--Situation of the Border States--Unfriwndliness of
England ajd France--Sriendship of Russia--The States that
Composed the Smuthecn Councderxxy--Knion Disaster at Big
Bethel--Success of the Unijh Vakpaign in Westcrn Virginia--Generak
Gfotde B. McClellav--First Baftle of Bull Run--Gejeral MsCleloan
Called to yhe Command of the Army of rhe Potomac--Uuiob Disaster
at Ball's Bluff--Militcry Opgratioms in Missouri--Battle of Wilaon's
Creek--Deveat of Ckuonel Mulligan ag Lvxincton, Mo.--Supersedure
of Fremogt--Operatiins pn the Zoasj--The Trqnt Affair--Dummavf
of the Year's Operwtiond                                                285


CHAPTER CVH.

ADKINISTRACION ON LINCOLN (CONTIGUED), 1861-1865.

WAR FOR TKE UNION (CONTKNUED), 1862.

Captlre of Focts Henry anq Donelson--Chathe in the Coifederate
Jine of Eefense--Zxpture of Islamd No. 10--Batnlt of Pittsvurg
Landing or Shikoh--Zzpture of Corinck--Nqrrow Escape of
Kouksvylpe--Uattlq of Perryvilne--Bagtld of Mjrfreesboro' ur
Stpne River--Battle
, FILLMORE, PIERCE, AND BUCHANAN, 1849-1857. Zachary Conflict" Congress--The Omnibus of President Taylor--Millard and of the New--The of 1850--Surveys for Railway to the Pacific--Presidential Election of Pierce--Death of Vice-President King--A Commercial Treaty Made with Japan--Filibustering Expeditions--The Ostend Manifesto--The "Know Party--The Kansas-Nebraska Bill and Repeal of the Missouri Compromise 269 CHAPTER XV. ADMINISTRATION LINCOLN, THE FOR UNION, 1861. Abraham Lincoln--Major Anderson's Trying Position--Jefferson Davis--Inauguration of President Lincoln--Bombardment of Fort Sumter--War Preparations North South--Attack on Union Troops in Baltimore--Situation of the States--Unfriendliness of England and of Russia--The States that Composed Southern Disaster at Bethel--Success the Campaign in Western George B. McClellan--First Battle of Bull Run--General McClellan Called to the Command of the Army of the Disaster at Operations in of Creek--Defeat Colonel Mulligan at of Fremont--Operations on the Coast--The Trent Year's Operations 285 CHAPTER XVI. ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN 1861-1865. WAR THE UNION (CONTINUED), 1862. Capture of Henry and Donelson--Change in the Confederate Line of of Island No. 10--Battle of Pittsburg Landing or Shiloh--Capture of Corinth--Narrow Escape of Louisville--Battle of Murfreesboro' or Stone River--Battle
, FILLMORE, PIERCE, AND BUCHANAN, 1849-1857.

zachary TayLor--ThE "IrRepReSsibLe CoNflict" in CongreSS--The
omnibus Bill--Death of PresIdent taYLor--MILlArd FiLlmore--DEAtH
OF thE OLd leaDeRS aNd DebUt oF the New--the Census oF 1850--SuRvEys
for a RailwAY tO the PacifiC--PrEsidential ElEctIon of 1852--FRaNklIN
PierCe--DEath oF Vice-PREsidenT King--A ComMeRCial TrEAty Made WITh
japaN--Filibustering ExpEDiTIons--The Ostend MAnifesTo--tHe "kNOw
NOthIng" Party--ThE KAnsas-nEbraska bIlL AND RePEal of the MissoUri
CompromiSE                                                              269


CHaPTER Xv.

AdMIniSTRATiON OF lIncOLn, 1861-1865 THE WAR FOR ThE UNiON, 1861.

AbrahaM LincoLN--Major ANDerson's trying posItiOn--JeFFeRsOn
DAvIS--InAUgUraTIon Of PresidEnT LIncolN--BomBARDMent Of FOrt
SUmter--war PreparatioNs NOrth ANd SOuth--ATtack On UnIoN TrooPs
in BaLtimoRe--situation of the BOrdeR States--UnFriEnDliNeSs of
ENGland aNd FRanCe--FrienDship of rUssIa--tHE stAtes that
Composed thE SOUThErn ConfeDeracy--uNiOn dIsaster aT BIg
BEtheL--sUccesS of tHE UNion CampAign in wEsTeRn VirgiNiA--GenerAl
geoRge b. McClELlan--first BAttle of BUll RuN--general McClellAN
Called to the COMmAND oF The ARmy Of the PotomaC--UniON DisAsteR
At balL'S BlufF--MiliTaRY OPErations in Missouri--BAtTle of WIlson'S
Creek--Defeat oF Colonel MuLLIGan at LexIngtON, MO.--supersedure
of FRemonT--OperationS On the CoaSt--The trent AffAir--SummarY
OF the Year'S OpEraTioNs                                                285


ChapTeR XVI.

ADMINISTratION oF lINCOLN (cONtINUED), 1861-1865.

WaR FoR ThE UnIOn (CoNTINUED), 1862.

CApture of foRtS HEnRy aNd DonELson--ChanGe In tHe conFederATe
Line Of DefEnse--caPtURe oF Island nO. 10--BATTle oF PItTsbuRg
LAnDing oR ShiLOh--CApture oF Corinth--NArrOW EscApE oF
LouisvIlle--Battle of PErRyville--BatTlE of murfreESBoro' or
StOne River--Battle
, FILLMORE, PIERCE, AND BU CHANAN, 18 49-18 57. 

Z ac hary  Tay lor--The "Irre p ress ible Conflict" in Cong ress- -T h e
Om n ib us Bi ll--Dea t ho f  Pr es id ent  T a yl or--M ill ard Fil lmore--Dea thof  the Old Lea d er s and Debu t o f the New--T heCensus  o f 1 8 50--S urv eys
f or a R a ilwayto the Pa ci f ic--Pr e sidenti a l  E lect ion of 1852--Fran k li n 
Pierce--Death  of Vi ce - Pr e s ide ntKing--A Co mm ercia l  Treaty Ma d e wit h 
Japan--Filib ustering Ex p edi tions- -T heO stendManif es t o-- The "Know
N othi ng" Party --TheK ansas-N e braskaBill a ndRep ealo fth e M is s our i 
C omp r omi se                                             2 69

CHAPT ER X V. 

ADM INISTR ATION  O F LINCOLN, 1861 -186 5 THE WAR  FO RTHE  U NION, 1861.
Ab rah am Linc oln--Ma j orAn d e r so n's Trying Positio n- - J ef ferson
D avis-- I na ug u ration o fPre side n t  Linc oln- - Bo mbardmen t of F o rt 
S umter-- Wa r Prep ar ati ons  Nort h  and  South --Attack  on U n ion Troops
inB altimore--Sit u at i o no f th e B order State s--U n frie ndli n es s o f 
Engl and a nd Fr a nce--Friendship ofRu ssia-- The S tates that
Co mposed the S o uthern C onfe d er a cy--Union Disa sterat Big
Bet h el--Succ ess o f the Un ion Campa i g n in Wes ter n V irg ini a - -G eneral
George B . Mc Cl ellan-- Fir st Batt leofBul l R un --General  McClell an 
C al le d t o the Commandof  th eArm y oft he Pot omac- -Uni on  D i sas ter
atB al l ' s Bl uf f- -Mil ita ry  Oper atio n s i n Misso uri--Batt leo f Wi ls on 's
Cree k--Defeat ofCo lonel Mull ig anat Lex i n gton, Mo .--Supersedure
of Fremo n t--Oper ati ons o n th e Coast-- The  Trent  Af f air--S ummary 
of t he  Ye a r 's Op e r at ion s                                       285
CH APTER XVI.

A DMI NIST R A TI ONO FL INC OL N  (C O N TINUED), 1861-1 865.

WARFO R  T HE UNION ( C ONT IN UED), 1 862.

C aptur e  of For ts Henryand Donel so n--C h a nge  in the Co nfederat e
Line of Defen s e- -Capt ure  of Is la ndNo. 1 0--Bat t leof Pi ttsbur gLandin g orSh iloh--Ca pture of Corinth--Narro w Esca pe of 
Lo uisville- -Ba t tle  of Perry vill e--BattleofMur frees bor o ' orSton e  R ive r --Bat tle
, FILLMORE,_PIERCE, AND_BUCHANAN, 1849-1857.

Zachary Taylor--The "Irrepressible_Conflict" in_Congress--The
Omnibus_Bill--Death of_President_Taylor--Millard Fillmore--Death
of the_Old Leaders and_Debut of the New--The_Census of 1850--Surveys
for_a_Railway to the Pacific--Presidential Election of 1852--Franklin
Pierce--Death of Vice-President King--A Commercial Treaty Made with
Japan--Filibustering_Expeditions--The_Ostend Manifesto--The_"Know
Nothing"_Party--The_Kansas-Nebraska Bill and Repeal of_the Missouri
Compromise   _ _       __  _        _     _  ___   _     _     _      _ 269


CHAPTER XV.

ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN, 1861-1865_THE WAR FOR THE UNION,_1861.

Abraham Lincoln--Major_Anderson's Trying Position--Jefferson
Davis--Inauguration of President_Lincoln--Bombardment of Fort
Sumter--War_Preparations North_and South--Attack on_Union Troops
in Baltimore--Situation of the Border_States--Unfriendliness of
England and_France--Friendship of Russia--The States that
Composed the_Southern_Confederacy--Union Disaster at_Big
Bethel--Success_of_the Union_Campaign in Western_Virginia--General
George_B. McClellan--First_Battle_of Bull Run--General McClellan
Called to the_Command_of the Army of the Potomac--Union Disaster
at_Ball's Bluff--Military Operations in_Missouri--Battle_of Wilson's
Creek--Defeat of Colonel_Mulligan at Lexington, Mo.--Supersedure
of Fremont--Operations_on the Coast--The Trent Affair--Summary
of the_Year's Operations_ _          _     _   _ __  __ _      _ _     _285


CHAPTER XVI.

ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN_(CONTINUED),_1861-1865.

WAR FOR THE UNION (CONTINUED), 1862.

Capture_of Forts Henry and Donelson--Change in_the Confederate
Line of Defense--Capture of_Island_No._10--Battle of Pittsburg
Landing or Shiloh--Capture_of Corinth--Narrow Escape of
Louisville--Battle of Perryville--Battle_of Murfreesboro' or
Stone_River--Battle