Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863

A number of changes have been highlighted in the text and listed below. Unexpected use of punctuation and hyphens have been standardised. 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 my countrymen, I felt very indifferent as to which side might win; but if I had any bias, my sympathies were rather in favour of the North, on account of the dislike which an Englishman naturally feels at the idea of Slavery. But soon a sentiment of great admiration for the gallantry and determination of the Southerners, together with the unhappy contrast afforded by the foolish bullying conduct of the Northerners, caused a complete revulsion in my feelings, and I was unable to repress a strong wish to go to America and see something of this wonderful struggle. Having successfully accomplished my design, I returned to England, and found amongst all my friends an extreme desire to know the truth of what was going on in the South; for, in consequence of the blockade, the truth can with difficulty be arrived at, as intelligence coming mainly through Northern sources is not believed; and, in fact, nowhere is the ignorance of what is passing in the South more profound than it is in the Northern States. In consequence of a desire often expressed, I now publish the Diary which I endeavoured, as well as I could, to keep up day by day during my travels throughout the Confederate States. The latter portion of the Diary, which has reference to the battle of Gettysburg, has already appeared in 'Blackwood's Magazine;' and the interest with which it was received has encouraged me to publish the remainder. I have not attempted to conceal any of the peculiarities or defects of the Southern people. Many persons will doubtless highly disapprove of some of their customs and habits in the wilder portion of the country; but I think no generous man, whatever may be his political opinions, can do otherwise than admire the courage, energy, and patriotism of the whole population,…