Contents

Part I.

The Author's Place of Birth
The Magyars
Louis Kossuth
Kossuth as Editor
Kossuth Demanding Reforms
Kossuth in Vienna
Broken Promises
Kossuth's Appeal
Kossuth With An Army Before Vienna
Kossuth Prayer After the Battle of Kápolna (Hungary's Gettysburg.)
Declaration of Independence
Russian Invasion
The Storming of Buda
Martyrs of Hungary
Kossuth's Farewell Address
Release of Kossuth in 1851
Kossuth's Certificates to the Author
Kossuth's Speeches

Part II.

General Bem
The Battle of Piski
General Bem's Genius
Schumla, Bulgaria
A Bedouin Chief's Gift
Arrival in Aleppo
Massacre at Aleppo
Death of General Bem
Trip Across the Syrian Desert
City of Damascus (Sham)

Part III.

Alexandria, Egypt
Arrival in England
London
Hartford, Connecticut
Arrival in Chicago
Martin Koszta
Jonathan Young Scammon
William B. Ogden
My Political Life
The Decatur Convention
The Presidential Campaign of 1860
Interesting Interview With Abraham Lincoln

Part IV.

Abraham Lincoln's Election
Fort Sumter Fired On
The Spring of 1861
Organizing a Regiment
Ordered to the Seat of War
Election of Regimental Officers
Crossing the Missouri River
Col. U. S. Grant in Mexico, Mo.

Part V.

The Twenty-fourth Illinois at Mexico
Leonard Sweet and General Grant
Gen. John C. Fremont and His Brilliant Staff
Jessie Benton Fremont
Recruiting for Mounted Artillery
Horseback Ride With General Grant
Colonel Ransom
Personal Explanations

Part VI.

Joins the Board of Trade
First Home Visit In Twenty Years
Meeting Artists
Periodical Visits To Budapest
For the Seat of War
Sedan

Part VII.

The Franco-Prussian War
From Sedan to Meaux
Arrival at Lagni
Walk to Ferrieres
Copy of Royal Permit
Buying a Horse
The Siege of Paris
Starting for Versailles
Arrival at Versailles
The Arrest of an Editor
My Visit to Saint Cloud
My Report to General Sheridan
On a Foraging Expedition
Meudon
First Excursion to Bougival
Monte Christo
King William's Arrival at Versailles
The King's Headquarters at Versailles
The Castle of Meudon Destroyed
The Playing of the Fountains
My Meeting with Hans Blum
Peace Conditions Discussed
Bombardment of Bougival
Meeting Count Von Bismarck
An Unsuccessful Sortie
An Evening with Dr. Bush
Thiers in Versailles

Part VIII.

False Rumors Fly Thick and Fast
Friction at Versailles
Winter and Snow
My Last Tour Around Paris
Montmorency and Enghien
An Elegant Supper
Ducrot's Army Broken Up
The Re-clothing of the German Army
Hunting for Franctirreurs
The Imperial Crown Offered to King William
Celebrating Christmas

Part IX.

The Bombardment of Paris
Peace Preliminaries
End of the Siege
Social Life in Versailles
War Correspondents at the Siege of Paris
Reflections on the Siege
An Appeal to Chicago
Homeward Bound
Kriegseinzug (Triumphal Entry Into Berlin of War Veterans)
Marienbad
Musical and Dramatic Performance in Aid of Chicago
Trip to Russia
Fourth of July Celebrated at Vienna
World's Fair Venture at Vienna in 1873