CHAPTER I. PAGE Down the Mississippi--Hotel at Vicksburg--Dinner--Public meeting--News of the progress of the war--Slavery and England--Jackson--Governor Pettus--Insecurity of life--Strong Southern enthusiasm--Troops bound for the North--Approach to Memphis--Slaves for sale--Memphis--General Pillow 1 Camp Randolph--Cannon practice--Volunteers--“Dixie”--Forced return from the South--Apathy of the North--General retrospect of politics--Energy and earnestness of the South--Firearms--Position of Great Britain towards the belligerents--Feeling towards the Old Country 22…
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