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CHAPTER XXXIX.

WAR IN THE WEST, 1861.

War in Missouri.-Part of the people in Kentucky and Missouri were in favor of the North, and part were in favor of the South. So there was a struggle between the Federals and the Confed

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rates for these States. General Albert Sidney Johnston had command of the Confederates in the West, and he tried to keep the Federal armies out of that Aug. region. At Wilson's Springs, in Missouri, the Federal general, Lyon, was killed and his army beaten by the Confederates, under Price and McCulloch But the Confederates were afterwards Nov. driven back into Arkansas, and Missouri was held by 1861 the Federal forces. They soon had possession of Kentucky also.

Albert S. Johnston. (McCul'lo).

2. The Three Objects of the North.-During the first year of the war, the Federals had no definite plan for carrying on the war. From the end of 1861, however, they had three objects in view: (1) To get possession of the Mississippi River, (2) to keep vessels from going in and out of Southern ports, and (3) to capture Richmond, Virginia.

WAR IN THE WEST, 1862.

3. Forts Henry and Donelson.-The Federals had good gunboats, so that they could go up and down the rivers and attack the cities along the banks. To stop

these boats, Fort Henry was built on the Tennessee, and Fort Donelson on the Cumberland, and for a while they kept the gunboats from getting by. A heavy attack, however, was made on Fort Henry, which was forced to surrender. Most of the garrison escaped to Fort Donelson. General Grant, the greatest of the Federal generals, attacked Fort Donelson with his fleet and a large army. As this attack failed, Grant laid siege to the place. The garrison made a gallant attempt to fight their way out, Feb. but were driven back into the fort. The next day, Gen16, eral Buckner surrendered the fort with about 11,000

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4. Battle of Shiloh.-After taking Fort Donelson, Grant went up the Tennessee River and fought a great battle at Shiloh. The Confederates were commanded by Albert Sidney Johnston, and they had almost gained the victory, when Johnston was killed and the battle stopped. Early next morning, General Beauregard, who April took Johnston's place, would have renewed the fight, 6, 7, but General Buell, with a large force, had joined Grant

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in the night, and the Federals attacked the Confederates, and forced them to withdraw. The Federals now had possession of Tennessee. A short time after, by the capture of Island No. io and New Orleans, they got control of most of the Mississippi River.

5. Efforts to Recapture Tennessee and the Southwest. The Confederate general, Bragg, took Beauregard's place and tried to retake the country. Part of his Oct. force under Price and Van Dorn was defeated in the 4 battles of Iuka (Fū’kä) and Corinth. Another part, under Kirby Smith, defeated 10,000 Federals at Richmond, Kentucky, and 16,000 of Bragg's men under

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Oct. General Polk, fought a drawn battle at Perryville with 50,000 of Buell's men. Bragg then fell back into Ten

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nessee.

6. Battle of Murfreesboro, or Stone River. On December 31st, Bragg was attacked at

Dec. Murfreesboro by Rosecrans (Rose'-,
31, crǎns). The Federals had about 10,000
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more men than the Confederates, and a
bloody fight was kept up for parts of
three days. Each side claimed the vic-
tory. Both armies then went into win-
ter quarters near Murfreesboro.

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W. S. Rosecrans.

7. Result in the Southwest.-Both North and South were disappointed over the result. The North thought that Buell, as he had so many men, ought to have beaten Bragg completely. The South thought that Bragg had been too slow in his movements, and that he ought not to have scattered his men so much.

QUESTIONS.-1. Tell of the people of Kentucky and Missouri. 2. Who was the Confederate commander in the West? 3. Who was defeated and killed at Wilson's Springs? 4. Who got possession of Missouri and Kentucky? 5. Where were Fort Henry and Fort Donelson? 6. Who captured these forts? 7. Tell of the battle of Shiloh. 8. Which side afterwards had possession of Tennessee? 9. What did Bragg try to do? 10. Who were defeated at Iuka and Corinth? 11. What did Kirby Smith do? 12. Who fought at Perryville? 13. Tell of the battle of Murfreesboro. 14. What did the people in the South think of this campaign? 15. What did the people at the North think of it?

GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS

FOR CHAPTER XL.

Map of Confederate States-1. Locate Wilmington in North Carolina. 2. Find Savannah in Georgia. 3. Through what waters

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would you pass in going from Fortress Monroe to Port Royal, South Carolina? 4. Locate Mobile in Alabama. 5. How would you go by water from Savannah to Mobile? 6. Where is Norfolk? 7. How would you go from Norfolk to Richmond by water? 8. How far is it? (Answer: One hundred and twenty miles.)

CHAPTER XL.

WAR ON THE SEA AND IN VIRGINIA, 1862.

1. The Blockade.-Almost as soon as the war opened, the Federals began to blockade the Southern

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ports. There were few factories of any kind in the South, and it was necessary to get manufactured goods from Europe. In order to run the blockade, small, fast-going

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