: My Diary: North and South (vol. 2 of 2) by Russell William Howard Sir - United States Description and travel; United States History Civil War 1861-1865 Personal narratives; Confederate States of America Description and travel; Russell William Howard Sir 18

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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

Heavy Bill--Railway travelling--Introductions--Assassinations --Tennessee--"Corinth"--"Troy"--"Humbolt"--"The Confederate camp"--Return Northwards--Columbus--Cairo--The slavery question --Prospects of the war--Coarse journalism 41

Camp at Cairo--The North and the South in respect to Europe-- Political reflections--Mr. Colonel Oglesby--My speech--Northern and Southern soldiers compared--American country-walks-- Recklessness of life--Want of cavalry--Emeute in the camp-- Defects of army medical department--Horrors of war--Bad discipline 63

Progress of events--Policy of Great Britain as regarded by the North--The American Press and its comments--Privacy a luxury--Chicago--Senator Douglas and his widow--American ingratitude--Apathy in volunteering--Colonel Turchin's camp 88

Niagara--Impression of the Falls--Battle scenes in the neighbourhood--A village of Indians--General Scott--Hostile movements on both sides--The Hudson--Military school at West Point--Return to New York--Altered appearance of the city-- Misery and suffering--Altered state of public opinion as to the Union and towards Great Britain 96

Departure for Washington--A "servant"--The American Press on the War--Military aspect of the States--Philadelphia--Baltimore --Washington--Lord Lyons--Mr. Sumner--Irritation against Great Britain--"Independence" day--Meeting of Congress--General state of affairs 114

Interview with Mr. Seward--My passport--Mr. Seward's views as to the war--Illumination at Washington--My "servant" absents himself--New York journalism--The Capitol--Interior of Congress--The President's Message--Speeches in Congress--Lord Lyons--General M'Dowell--Low standard in the army--Accident to the "Stars and Stripes"--A street row--Mr. Bigelow--Mr. N.P. Willis 124

Arlington Heights and the Potomac--Washington--The Federal camp--General M'Dowell--Flying rumours--Newspaper correspondents --General Fremont--Silencing the Press and Telegraph--A Loan Bill--Interview with Mr. Cameron--Newspaper criticism on Lord Lyons--Rumours about M'Clellan--The Northern army as reported and as it is--General M'Clellan 142

Fortress Monroe--General Butler--Hospital accommodation--Wounded soldiers--Aristocratic pedigrees--A great gun--Newport News--Fraudulent contractors--General Butler--Artillery practice--Contraband negroes--Confederate lines--Tombs of American loyalists--Troops and contractors--Duryea's New York Zouaves--Military calculations--A voyage by steamer to Annapolis 160

The "State House" at Annapolis--Washington--General Scott's quarters--Want of a staff--Rival camps--Demand for horses--Popular excitement--Lord Lyons--General M'Dowell's movements--Retreat from Fairfax Court House--General Scott's quarters--General Mansfield--Battle of Bull's Run 186

Skirmish at Bull's Run--The crisis in Congress--Dearth of horses--War prices at Washington--Estimate of the effects of Bull's Run--Password and countersign--Transatlantic view of "The Times"--Difficulties of a newspaper correspondent in the field 202

To the scene of action--The Confederate camp--Centreville-- Action at Bull Run--Defeat of the Federals--Disorderly retreat to Centreville--My ride back to Washington 214

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