. The lost cause : a new southern history of the war of the Confederates : comprising a full and authentic account of the rise and progress of the late southern Confederacy--the campaigns, battles, incidents, and adventures of the most gigantic struggle of the world's history . F CUSTER AND KILPATRICK.—FAILURE AND LUDICROUS COWARDICE OF THE SEVERAL EXPEDITIONS. DAHLGRENs ATROCIOUS DESIGNS.—HE RETREATS, AND IS CHASED BY POLLARD.—MANNER OF HIS DEATH. DISCOVERY OF THE DAHLGREN PA-PERS.—SENSATION IN RICHMOND.—PRESIDENT DAVIs MELODRAMA.—STATEMENT OF EDWARD W. HALBAOH IN RELATION TO THE DAHLGREN PAP
. The lost cause : a new southern history of the war of the Confederates : comprising a full and authentic account of the rise and progress of the late southern Confederacy--the campaigns, battles, incidents, and adventures of the most gigantic struggle of the world's history . F CUSTER AND KILPATRICK.—FAILURE AND LUDICROUS COWARDICE OF THE SEVERAL EXPEDITIONS. DAHLGRENs ATROCIOUS DESIGNS.—HE RETREATS, AND IS CHASED BY POLLARD.—MANNER OF HIS DEATH. DISCOVERY OF THE DAHLGREN PA-PERS.—SENSATION IN RICHMOND.—PRESIDENT DAVIs MELODRAMA.—STATEMENT OF EDWARD W. HALBAOH IN RELATION TO THE DAHLGREN PAPERS. THE PAPERS FIRST FOUND BY THE SCHOOLBOY LITTLEPAGE.—HOW TRANSMITTED TO RICHMOND.—THE THEORYOF FORGERY.—ITS UTTEE ABSURDITY. * Although tlio Northern public was gratified in contemplating the sumof Federal victories in the year 1863, it had yet to see in the early monthsof 1864 a remarkable train of Confederate successes, which, in the aggre-gate, did much to re-animate the Confederates, and to subdue expectationat Washington. These successes were principally a decisive victory inFlorida ; the defeat of Shermans expedition in the Southwest; and a tri-umphant issue in the most important campaign that had yet taken placewest of the Mississippi iy ^ THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBIARY, ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATiaNg. sheemans expedition m the southwest. 493, BATTLE OF OCEAK POND. The operations against Charleston having been virtually abandoned, itwas decided at Washington to use the surplus troops in an attempt uponFlorida. A command of six or seven thousand men, including two regi-ments of negroes, was organized under Gen. Seymour, left Charleston har-bour in eighteen transports, and in the month of February ascended theSt. Marys River. The enemy was allowed to land, as the small Confed-erate force under Gen. Finnegan was unequal for anything like a battle,and was awaiting reinforcements despatched by Gen. Beauregard, in whosemilitary departme
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