Contents

PART 1

Flight

1. “Now … they will repent”

2. “We should abandon our position to-night”

3. “Blow her to hell”

4. “A fire bell in the night”

5. “We could rally our forces”

6. “I cannot feel myself a beaten man!”

PART 2

The Pursuit

7. “Why are you still in the field?”

8. “You’re Southern gentlemen, not highway robbers”

PART 3

The Capture

9. “God’s will be done”

10. “He must be executed”

11. “This is not like being Secretary of State”

PART 4

The Prisoner

12. “Oh, the shame! The shame”

13. “Ankle deep in gold and silver”

14. “Watch and wait for the morning”

15. “We cannot convict him of treason”

16. “The President is bailed!”

PART 5

The Phoenix

17. “Preserve the traditions of our fathers”

18. “Alas for frail humanity!”

19. “My ambition lies buried”

20. “No infidelity to the Union”

EPILOGUE

A NOTE ON SOURCES

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

IMAGE GALLERY

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS