EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I THE RAW MATERIAL
CHAPTER II THE START IN LIFE
CHAPTER III LOVE; A DUEL; LAW, AND CONGRESS
CHAPTER IV NORTH AND SOUTH
CHAPTER V THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS JOINT DEBATE
CHAPTER VI ELECTION
CHAPTER VII INTERREGNUM
CHAPTER VIII THE BEGINNING OF WAR
CHAPTER IX A REAL PRESIDENT, AND NOT A REAL BATTLE
CHAPTER X THE FIRST ACT OF THE MCCLELLAN DRAMA
CHAPTER XI MILITARY MATTERS OUTSIDE OF VIRGINIA
CHAPTER XII FOREIGN AFFAIRS
