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