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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 mycountrymen, I felt very indifferent as to which side might win; butif I had any bias, my sympathies were rather in favour of theNorth, on account of the dislike which an Englishman naturallyfeels at the idea of Slavery. But soon a sentiment of greatadmiration for the gallantry and determination of the Southerners,together with the unhappy contrast afforded by the foolish bullyingconduct of the Northerners, caused a complete revulsion in myfeelings, and I was unable to repress a strong wish to go toAmerica and see something of this wonderful struggle.vi
Having successfully accomplished my design, I returned toEngland, and found amongst all my friends an extreme desire to knowthe truth of what was going on in the South; for, in consequence ofthe blockade, the truth can with difficulty be arrived at, asintelligence coming mainly through Northern sources is notbelieved; and, in fact, nowhere is the ignorance of what is passingin the South more profound than it is in the Northern States.
In consequence of a desire often expressed, I now publish theDiary which I endeavo