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Title: Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863

Author: Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle

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Language: English

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[Illustration: PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS.]

THREE MONTHS

IN

THE SOUTHERN STATES

APRIL-JUNE 1863

BY

LIEUT.-COL. FREMANTLE

COLDSTREAM GUARDS

WITH PORTRAITS ENGRAVED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
MDCCCLXIII

_The Right of Translation is reserved_

PORTRAITS.

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS, _Frontispiece_

JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, _Page_ 117

LIEUT.-GENERAL LEONIDAS POLK, 147

GENERAL G. T. BEAUREGARD, 196

LIEUT.-GENERAL JAMES LONGSTREET, 242

GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE, 253

PREFACE.

At the outbreak of the American war, in common with many of my
countrymen, I felt very indifferent as to which side might win; but if I
had any bias, my sympathies were rather in favour of the North, on
account of the dislike which an Englishman naturally feels at the idea
of Slavery. But soon a sentiment of great admiration for the gallantry
and determination of the Southerners, together with the unhappy contrast
afforded by the foolish bullying conduct of the Northerners, caused a
complete revulsion in my feelings, and I was unable to repress a strong
wish to go to America and see something of this wonderful struggle.

Having successfully accomplished my design, I returned to England, and
found amongst all my friends an extreme desire to know the truth of what
was going on in the South; for, in consequence of the blockade, the
truth can with difficulty be arrived at, as intelligence coming mainly
through Northern sources is not believed; and, in fact, nowhere is the
ignorance of what is passing