| CHAPTER | PAGE | | I | Birth and Education | 11 | | II | Service in the Army | 21 | | III | His Life at Briarfield | 29 | | IV | First Appearance in Politics | 35 | | V | Enters Mexican War | 41 | | VI | The Hero of Buena Vista | 45 | | VII | Enters the Senate | 49 | | VIII | Becomes Secretary of War | 53 | | IX | He Re-enters the Senate | 59 | | X | Still Hoped to Save the Union | 67 | | XI | President of the Confederacy | 75 | | XII | His First Inaugural | 79 | | XIII | Delays and Blunders | 85 | | XIV | The Bombardment of Sumter | 91 | | XV | Conditions in the South | 97 | | XVI | The First Battle | 101 | | XVII | A Lost Opportunity | 105 | | XVIII | The Quarrel with Johnston | 111 | | XIX | The Battle of Shiloh | 115 | | XX | The Seven Days of Battle | 121 | | XXI | Butler’s Infamous Order 28 | 125 | | XXII | Mental Imperfections | 131 | | XXIII | Blunders of the Western Army | 135 | | XXIV | Davis and Gettysburg | 139 | | XXV | The Chief of a Heroic People | 145 | | XXVI | Sherman and Johnston | 151 | | XXVII | Mr. Davis’ Humanity | 155 |
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