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Prison life of Jefferson Davis /
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| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Scituate, Mass. :
Digital Scanning,
2001.
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| Colección: | Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CHAPTER I
- An Introduction by Anecdote.
- The Old-fashioned Preface in a New Dress.
- CHAPTER II.
- Fortress Monroe.
- The Ceremonial of delivering Mr. Davis into Custody.
- His first Day in the Casemate.
- CHAPTER III.
- Placing Mr. Davis in Irons.
- His Protest and his Struggles.
- My First Visit to the Prisoner.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Conversation with Mr. Davis on many Points.
- The Removal of his Shackles demanded as a Medical Necessity.
- CHAPTER V.
- Conversations of some Interest.
- The Shackles Removed.
- Mr. Davis on Various Scientific Subjects.
- CHAPTER VI.
- Operations on the Southern Coast.
- Davis Hears that he is Indicted and to be Tried.
- His Joy.
- Views of his own Defence.
- CHAPTER VII.
- Mr. Davis on the New England Character.
- Future of the South and Southern Blacks.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- Mr. Davis on Cruelty to Prisoners.
- Mexico.
- Turtle on the Southern Coast.
- The Southern Leaders an Aristocracy.
- Lecture on the Fine Arts, by a Strange Man in a Strange Place.
- CHAPTER IX.
- Mr. Davis on Gen. Butler and Dutch Gap.
- He denies that Secession was Treason.
- His Opinion of Grant, McClellan, Pope, and other Union Officers
- also of Bragg, Lee and Pemberton.
- His Flight from Richmond and Arrest.
- CHAPTER X.
- Diseases of the Eye.
- Guards removed from the Prisoner 's Room.
- Mr. Davis takes his first Walk on the Ramparts.
- The Policy of Conciliation.
- Mr. Davis on Improvements in Land and Naval Warfare.
- CHAPTER XI.
- Mr. Lincoln 's Assassination.
- Ex-President Pierce.
- Torture of being Constantly Watched.
- Mr. Davis on the Members of his Cabinet and the Opponents of his Administration.
- Touching Tribute to the Memory of "Stonewall "Jackson.
- CHAPTER XII.
- Mr. Davis seriously Ill.
- Restrictions on Correspondence with his Wife.
- Clement C. Clay.
- A Rampart Interview.
- Religious Phase of Mr. Davis 's Character.
- CHAPTER XIII
- Southern Migration to Mexico.
- Mr. Calhoun 's Memory vindicated from one Charge.
- Tribute to Albert Sidney Johnston.
- Failure of Southern Ironclads and Loss of the Mississippi.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- Mr. Davis on Negro Character.
- The Assassination of President Lincoln.
- How the Prisoner 's Food was Served.
- A Solemn and Interesting Statement.
- CHAPTER XV.
- Southern Non-Belligerents.
- The Ant-Lion and its Habits.
- Mr. Davis on the Future of the Southern Blacks.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- Mr. Davis on Fenianism.
- Highly Important.
- His Views of Reconstruction.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- Mr. Davis seriously Ill.
- Change of Quarters officially Recommended.
- The Pictures and Poetry of the Bible.
- Lafayette 's Imprisonment.
- Marvellous Memory and great Variety of Knowledge.
- Mr. Davis on Female Lecturers.
- The True Mission of Women.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- Mr. Davis on Sensation News.