Excerpt from The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern Rebellion, From Its Incipient Stages to Its Close, Vol. 2: Comprehending, Also, All Important State Papers, Ordinances of Secession, Proclamations, Proceedings of Congress, Official Reports of Commanders, Etc., Etc VIII. Military Activity of the South. Governor Pickens' Address. Governor Moore's Call to Arms. Disappointment and Chagrin at the Desertion of their Northern Friends. Defiance of the North. Defamation of Northern Sol diers. Shocking Falsehoods Concerning the President. Troops Moving into Virginia from the South. The Women of the Confederate States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.