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PREFACE

I. Birth and Education

II. Service in the Army

III. His Life at Briarfield

IV. First Appearance in Politics

V. Enters Mexican War

VI. The Hero of Buena Vista

VII. Enters the Senate

VIII. Becomes Secretary of War

IX. He Re-enters the Senate

X. Still Hoped to Save the Union

XI. President of the Confederacy

XII. His First Inaugural

XIII. Delays and Blunders

XIV. The Bombardment of Sumter

XV. Conditions in the South

XVI. The First Battle

XVII. A Lost Opportunity

XVIII. The Quarrel with Johnston

XIX. The Battle of Shiloh

XX. The Seven Days of Battle

XXI. Butler’s Infamous Order 28

XXII. Mental Imperfections

XXIII. Blunders of the Western Army

XXIV. Davis and Gettysburg

XXV. The Chief of a Heroic People

XXVI. Sherman and Johnston

XXVII. Mr. Davis’ Humanity

XXVIII. General Lee’s Surrender

XXIX. The Capture of Davis

XXX. A Nation’s Shame

XXXI. Efforts to Execute Mr. Davis

XXXII. Indictment of Mr. Davis

XXXIII. Why Davis Was Not Tried for Treason

XXXIV. Freedom, Reverses, Beauvoir

XXXV. Death of Mr. Davis