Chapter XI: COLUMBIA, S. C., February 20, 1862-July 21, 1862

Dissensions among Southern leaders—Uncle Tom’s
Cabin—Conscription begins—Abuse of Jefferson Davis—The battle
of Shiloh—Beauregard flanked at Nashville—Old Colonel Chesnut
again—New Orleans lost—The battle of Williamsburg—Dinners,
teas, and breakfasts—Wade Hampton at home wounded—Battle of
the Chickahominy—Albert Sidney Johnston’s death—Richmond
in sore straits—A wedding and its tragic ending—Malvern
Hill—Recognition of the Confederacy in Europe 131