The rise and fall of the Confederate government

CHAPTER VI.

Removal of the Seat of Government to Richmond. — Message to Congress at Richmond. — Confederate Forces in Virginia. — Forces of the Enemy. — Let- ter to General Johnston. — Combat at Bethel Church. — Affair at Romney. — Movements of McDowell. — Battle of Manassas

CHAPTER II.

As heretofore stated, there was a prevailing belief that there would be no war, or, if any, that it would be of very short du- ration. Therefore the first bill which passed the provisional Congress provided for receiving troops for short periods — as my memory serves, for sixty days. The chairman of the Commit- tee on Military Affairs, the heroic Colonel Bartow, who sealed his devotion to the cause with his life's blood on the field of Manassas, in deference to my earnest remonstrance against such a policy, returned with the bill to the House (the Congress then consisted of but one House), and procured a modification by which the term of service was extended to twelve months unless sooner discharged.

CHAPTEK YI.

Removal of the Seat of Government to Richmond. — Message to Congress at Rich- mond.— Confederate Forces in Virginia. — Forces of the Enemy. — Letter to Gen- eral Johnston. — Combat at Bethel Church. — Affair at Komney. — Movements of McDowell. — Battle of Manassas.

CHAPTER YII.

" Dear Sir : Permit me to ask you to recall the conference held between General Johnston, yourself, and myself, on the night after the close of the battle of Manassas ; and to give me, if you can, a copy of the order which I dictated, and which your adjutant-gen- eral, T. J. Jordan, wrote at my dictation, directing Brigadier-Gen- eral Bonham to follow the retreating enemy. If you can not fur- nish a copy of the order, please give me your recollection of its substance.

CHAPTER VI.

Removal of the Seat of Government to Richmond. — Message to Congress at Richmond. — Confederate Forces in Virginia. — Forces of the Enemy. — Let- ter to General Johnston. — Combat at Bethel Church. — Affair at Romney. — Movements of McDowell. — Battle of Manassas

CHAPTER II.

As heretofore stated, there was a prevailing belief that there would be no war, or, if any, that it would be of very short du- ration. Therefore the first bill which passed the provisional Congress provided for receiving troops for short periods — as my memory serves, for sixty days. The chairman of the Commit- tee on Military Affairs, the heroic Colonel Bartow, who sealed his devotion to the cause with his life's blood on the field of Manassas, in deference to my earnest remonstrance against such a policy, returned with the bill to the House (the Congress then consisted of but one House), and procured a modification by which the term of service was extended to twelve months unless sooner discharged.

CHAPTEK YI.

Removal of the Seat of Government to Richmond. — Message to Congress at Rich- mond.— Confederate Forces in Virginia. — Forces of the Enemy. — Letter to Gen- eral Johnston. — Combat at Bethel Church. — Affair at Komney. — Movements of McDowell. — Battle of Manassas.

CHAPTER YII.

" Dear Sir : Permit me to ask you to recall the conference held between General Johnston, yourself, and myself, on the night after the close of the battle of Manassas ; and to give me, if you can, a copy of the order which I dictated, and which your adjutant-gen- eral, T. J. Jordan, wrote at my dictation, directing Brigadier-Gen- eral Bonham to follow the retreating enemy. If you can not fur- nish a copy of the order, please give me your recollection of its substance.