636

campaign of the Army of Virginia under, ii. 442-463;
unwillingness of McClellan to support (note), ii. 462.
POPE PIUS IX., the Confederacy recognized by, iii. 47.
PORTER, Admiral DAVID D., operations of against the
forts below New Orleans, ii. 331; at the siege of Vicks-
burg, ii. 621; force under in the Red River expedition,
ili. 253; difficulties of in descending the Red River
from Grand Ecore, iii. 266.

Port Gibson, battle of, ii. 604.

Port Hudson, Farragut's attempt to pass the batteries
at, ii. 598; investment of by Gen. Banks, ii. 601;
investment of, ii. 631; general assault on the defenses
of, ii. 632; attempt to carry the works by storm, ii. |
635; surrender of after the fall of Vicksburg, ii. 637.
Port Republic, "Stonewall" Jackson at, ii. 897; battle
of, ii. 399.

Port Royal expedition, ii. 115, 128.

Port Royal Ferry expedition, li. 127; battle at, ii. 128.
Potomac River, blockaded by the Confederates, ii. 134.
Potomac, Upper, movements on the line of, ii. 138-149.
Powder-ship, explosion of near Fort Fisher, iii. 478.
POWELL, LEWIS PAYNE, his attempt to assassinate Sec-
retary Seward, iii. 569.

Prairie Grove, battle of, ii. 585.

PRENTISS, Gen. B. M., his defense of Helena, iii. 148.
Press and pulpit, subserviency of in the South, i. 38.
Prestonburg, battle of, ii. 191.

PRICE, Gen., driven out of Missouri, ii. 183; driven out
of luka, by Rosecrans, ii. 516; his invasion of Mis-
souri in 1864, iii. 275–250.

Prisoners, taken at Bull's Run, in Richmond, ii. 25, 27.
Prisoners, exchange of suspended, iii. 229; exchange
of, iii. 589, 603; barbarous treatment of in the Con-
federacy, iii. 592-604; comparative mortality among
Union and Confederate, iii. 604.

Privateering, authorized by Jefferson Davis, i. 372.
Privateers, fitted out by the Confederates, i. 373; dep-
redations of, ii, 568-571.

RENSHAW, Commodore, death of, ii. 594.
Reorganization of State governments, iii. 613–621.
Representatives, Southern, conduct of in Congress, L

86.

Republican majorities in 1863, iii. 231.
Resaca, battle of, iii. 375; visit of the author to in
1966, iii. 401.

Resignation of National officers, i. 48-97.
REYNOLDS, Gen. Joux F., at the battle of Gettysburg,
iii. 59; killed, iii. 60.

REYNOLDS, Gen. J. J., operátions of in Western Vir-
ginia, ii. 99; his descent on McMinnville, iii. 119.
RHETT, ROBERT BARNWELL, incendiary speeches and
action of in South Carolina, i. 96.

Rhode Island, personal liberty act repealed in, i. 204;
response of to the President's call for troops, i. 402
Richmond, transfer of the Confederate Government ta,
i. 547; scenes in after the battle of Bull's Run, ii. 18:
treatment of Bull's Run prisoners in, ii. 26; move-
ments of the Army of the Potomac against under Me-
Clellan, ii. 402-434; movements against under Keyes
and Spear, iii. 97; Gen. Butler's plan for the surprise
of, iii. 287; Kilpatrick's raid against in 1964, i¡, 258;
movement from Deep Bottom against, iii. 351, 858;
movement of Gens. Ord and Birney against, iii. 3858;
evacuation of, iii. 545; conflagration in, fii. 546; sur-
render of to Gen. Weitzel, iii. 549; rejoicings at the
fall of, iii. 550; visit of President Lincoln to after the
surrender, iii. 562; visit of the author to in 1865, fil.
587.

Richmond, Ky., battle of, ii, 502.

RICKETTS, Gen., at the battle of the Monocacy, iii. 344.
Ringgold, battle of, iii. 170.

Rio Grande expedition, Gen. Banks's, iii, 228
Riot at St. Louis, i, 469.

Roanoke Island, battle of, ii. 170.

Rock Castle Hills, repulse of Zollicoffer at, ii. 89.
Rock Gap, cavalry fight at, iii, 112.

Rocky Face Valley, battle in, iii. 241.

RODGERS, Com., his attack on Drewry's Bluff, ii. 402
Rogersville, battle at, iii. 155.

Rolla, retreat of Sigel to from Wilson's Creek, ii. 54.
Romney, battle near, ii. 103.

Romney Bridge, skirmish at, i. 518.
ROSECRANS, Gen. W. S., operations of in Western Vir-
ginia, i. 532; succeeds McClellan in command of the
army in Western Virginia, ii. 23; moves against
Floyd at Carnifex Ferry, ii. 94; operations of against
Lee and Floyd, ii. 101; relieves Buell after the battle
of Perryville, ii. 511; his defense of Corinth against
Price and Van Dorn, ii. 523; his Murfreesboro' cam-
paign, ii. 589-552; operations of to the battle of Chick-
amanga, ili. 120-142; relieved by Gen. Thomas, iii.
144; services of in Missouri, iii. 276–280.
Ross, Gen. L. F., his expedition up the Tazoo, ii. 586.
Ross, Jous, forms an alliance with Confederates, i. 476.
Ross's Gap, visit of the author to in 1866, iii. 179.

i. 226; on the "Trent" affair, il. 163; attempt to as-
sassinate, iii. 569.

Sewell's Point, attack on rebel works at, i. 486.
SEYMOUR, Gen. F., his expedition to Florida, iii. 466–469.

S.

Sabine Cross-Roads, battle of, iii. 257.
Sabine Pass, Franklin's expedition against, iii. 221.
Sailor's Creek, surrender of Gen. Ewell at, iii. 554.
St. Augustine, surrender of to the Nationals, ii, 821.
St. Louis, Union and secession organizations in, i. 466;
arms removed from the arsenal at, i. 466; riot at, i.
469; fortified by Fremont, ii. 60; martial law pro-
claimed in by Fremont, ii, 63; martial law declared
in by Halleck, ii. 183.

"St Nicholas," steamer, piratical capture of on Chesa-
peake Bay, ii. 555.

Salem, Ind., pillaged by the guerrilla Morgan, iii. 93.
Salem Church, battle at, iii. 36.

Salkhatchie River passage forced across by Sher-
man, iii. 458.

Saltville, destruction of works at, iii. 430.

Salt Works, the Virginia, movement of Burbridge
against, iii, 287.

San Antonio, scenes at on the departure of National
troops, i. 269.

SANDFORD, Gen., with New York militia at Arlington
Heights, I. 485.

Sanitary Commission, organization of, f. 575; origin
and history of, iii. 607.

Santa Fe, N. M., captured by Col. Sibley, ii. 188.
Santa Rosa Island, battle of, ii. 111.

Savage's Station, battle at, ii. 427; visit of the author
to in 1866, ii. 489.

Savannah, evacuation of, iii. 413; occupation of by
Sherman, iii. 414; visit of the author to, iii. 521
"Savannah," privateer, capture of by the Perry, i. 557;
crew of tried as pirates, i. 557.

Savannah River, obstructions placed in, ii. 317.
SCHOFIELD, Gen. J. M., operations of in Missouri, ii. 531,
at the battle of Franklin, iii. 421.

SCHURZ, Gen. CARL, at battle of Chancellorsville, fil. 29.
SCHUYLER, Col. GEORGE L, sent to purchase arms in
Europe, ii. 25.

SCOTT, Lieut-Gen. WINFIELD, his advice in relation to
Southern forts, i. 76; re-enforcement of Southern forts
urged by, i. 125; in favor of peace, i. 244; too in
firm to take the field, i. 580; retirement of, ii. 130.
Secessionville, battle of. fii. 187.

S5; anti-war speech of, iii. 87; action of during the
New York draft riots, iii. 89.

SHAW, Col., killed in an assault on Fort Wagner, iii. 205.
Shelbyville, Ten., Gen. Polk at, ill. 122; capture of by
Stanley and Granger, iii. 123.

"Shenandoah," Confederate cruiser, history of, iii. 438.
Shenandoah Valley, operations of Gens. Banks and
Shields in, ii. 368; operations of Banks, Jackson,
Ewell, and Fremont in, ii. 389-399; rapid retreat of
Gen. Banks down, ii. 892–394; visit of the author to
In 1866, iii. 372, 400; Sheridan's operations in, to the
battle of Cedar Creek, iii. 363-372; Sheridan's raid in
from Winchester to Lynchburg, iii. 534.
Shepherdstown, cavalry fight at, between Gregg and
Fitzhugh Lee, iii. 98.

SHERIDAN, Gen. PHILIP H., at the battle on Missiona-
ries' Ridge, ili. 167; raid of against Lee's communi-
cations in May, 1864, iii. 312; raids of against rail-
ways in Lee's rear, iii. 332; succeeds Hunter in
command of the Middle Military Division, iii. 350,
operations of till the battle of Cedar Creek, i 263-
372; his raid from Winchester to Grant's lines, ii.
534-536 at the battle of Five Forks, iii 542; Lee's
retreat cut off by, fit. 557.

SHERMAN, Gen. T. W., in command of land forces in
the Port Royal expedition, ii. 115; relieved by Gen.
Hunter in command of the Southern Department, ii.
319; at the siege of Port Hudson, ii. 631.
SHERMAN, Gen. W. T., placed in command of the De-

partment of the Cumberland, ii. 78; at the battle of
Shiloh, it. 273; his movement on Vicksburg, ii. 575; his
demonstration against Haines's Bluff, ii. 605; com-
mands the Army of the Tennessee, iii. 144; joins Grant
at Chattanooga, iii. 159; commands the Military Divi-
sion of the Mississippi, iii. 235; expedition of from
Vicksburg to Meridian, iii. 238-240; his campaign in
Georgia against Johnston and Hood, iii, 874–899; his
great march from Atlanta to Savannah, iii. 405–414;
his march from Savannah to Columbia, iii. 456-461;
march of from Columbia to Goldsboro', iii. 494-503;
his pursuit of Johnston in North Carolina, iii. 571;
his "memorandum of agreement" with Johnston,
iil 574; receives the surrender of Johnston, iii, 575,
SHIELDS, Gen., in the Shenandoah Valley, ii. 368;
wounded at Winchester, ii. 369.

Shiloh, movements preceding the battle of, il. 261–270;
first day of the battle, ii. 271-276; second day of the
battle, ii. 278-283; visit of the author to the battle-
field of, ii. 284-287; victory claimed by Beauregard,
ii. 284; results of the battle of, ii. 288.

dition, ii. 325-828.

Seminary Ridge, battle of, iii. 61.

SEMMES, Capt. RAPHAEL, commander of the “Sumter,”
ii. 568, and of the “Alabama," ¡¡. 569.
Senators, expulsion of ten from Congress, i 572.
Seven Pines, battle of, ii. 409; visit of the author to the
battle-field of in 1866, ii. 489.

SIBLEY, Col. HENRY H., movements of in New Mexico,
ii. 186; compelled to surrender by Van Dorn, i. 272;
sent against Sioux Indians in Minnesota, iii. 225.
SICKLES, DANIEL E., amendment to the Constitution
proposed by, i. SS; at the battle of Chancellorsville,
iii. 30, 33; at the battle of Gettysburg, iii. 63; severe-
ly wounded, ill. 68

SIGEL, Gen., his pursuit of Price in Missouri, ii. 42; his
retreat to Springfield, ii. 44; at the battle of Wilson's
Creek, ii. 51; at the battle of Pea Ridge, ii, 255; de-
feat of near New Market by Breckinridge, iii. 314.
Signaling, methods of (note), iii. 547.

National army from, ii. 84; abandonment of by Gen.
Price, ii. 183; defense of by Gen. E. B. Brown against.
Marmaduke, iii. 212.

Spring Hill, capture of a redoubt on, by colored troops
under Gen. Paine, iii. 358.

STANLEY, Gen., at the battle of Franklin, ilt. 421.
STANTON, EDWIN M., succeeds Cameron as Secretary of
War, ii. 324; removal of by Johnson, iii. 618, 619.
"Star of the West," sent for the relief of Fort Sumter, i
153; over Charleston bar, i. 155; fired upon and com-
pelled to return, i. 156; language of the Charleston
Mercury in relation to, i. 158; correspondence be
tween Gov. Pickens and Major Anderson in relation
to, i. 159; captured off Indianola, Texas, i. 272
STEELE, Gen. F., his capture of Little Rock, iii. 215; co-
operative movements of in Arkansas, iii. 270–273.

186.

SMITH, Gen. A. J., at the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, ii.
578; at the battle of Arkansas Post, ii. 581; in the
Red River expedition, iii. 252: at the battle of Pleas-
ant Hill. iii. 261; services of in Missouri, iii. 277.
SMITH, Gen. CHARLES F., in command at Paducah, ii. 86.
SMITH, Gen. E. KIRBY, re-enforces Johnston at Bull's
Run, i. 602; his invasion of Kentucky, ii. 502; his
movement on Cincinnati, ii, 503; compelled to re-
treat, ii. 505; surrender of, iii. 580.

ledgeville, i 54; advantages of the Union to the
South shown by (note), i. 57; chosen Vice-President
of the Confederacy, i. 252; sketch of, i 259; declares
slavery the corner-stone of the new Government, i.
261; intentions of the Confederates stated by, i. 381;
reception of by the Virginia convention, i. 352.
STEVENS, Gen. ISAAC J., death of at Chantilly, iì. 461.
Stevens's Iron-clad Floating Battery, 1. 500.
STEVENS, THADDEUS, prophetic warning of, ii, 29; iron-
works of destroyed by Confederate cavalry, tit. 54.

SMITH, Gen. J. E., at the battle on Missionaries' Ridge,
iii. 167.

SMITII, Gen. M. L, at the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, ii.
578; at the battle on Missionaries' Ridge, iii. 167.
SMITH, Gen. T. K., in the Red River expedition, iii. 253.
SMITH, Gen. WILLIAM F., reconnoissance under toward
Lewinsville, ii, 135.

SMITH, Gen. W. S., driven back by Forrest from West
Point and Okolona, iii, 289.
Somerset, Pegram driven from by Gillmore, iii. 127.
South Carolina, secession movements in, i. 46; action
of the legislature of on the election of Lincoln, i. 50;
characteristics of the politicians in, i. 91; early seces-
sion movements in, i. 92; power of politicians in, i.
95; incendiary appeals to the people of, i. 97; seces-
sion a foregone conclusion in, i. 99; Pickens chosen
Governor of, i. 99; secession convention of assembled
at Columbia, i. 100, and adjourned to Charleston, i
101; ordinance of secession of, i. 103; commissioners
sent from to Washington, i. 109; address and declara-
tion to the people of, i. 109, 110; nationality of pro-
claimed, i. 111; withdrawal of representatives from
Congress, i. 140; commissioners in Washington, i.
147; civil war inaugurated by, i. 157; delegates from
in the Montgomery convention, i. 250, 252, 256; folly
and arrogance of conspirators from, i. 262; military
and naval operations on the coast of, ii. 115–128.
Southern Independence Association, ¡¡i. 46.
South Mills, battle of, ii. 314.

South Mountain, battle of, ii. 470.

South Side Railway, Warren's movement on, iii, 359.
"Sovereignty" assumed by the Confederacy, i. 264.
Spanish Fort, capture of, iii. 510.

Spottsylvania Court-House, battle of iii. 806-309;
works at abandoned by Lee and Grant, iii. 325; visit
of the author to the battle-field of, iii. 311.
Springfield, Mo., retreat of Sigel to, ii. 44; approach of
Lyon and the Confederates to, ii. 45; retreat of the

STONE, Gen. CHARLES P., placed under arrest and sent
to Fort Lafayette, ii. 146; letter of Superintendent
Kennedy, detailing important services of (note), i. 147
STONEMAN, Gen., his raid against Lee's communications
with Richmond, iii. 23; details of his raid. ii. D;
his unfortunate expedition against Macon, iii. 888;
operations of in East Tennessee, iii. 429; his great
raid from Knoxville in 1865, iii. 508.
Stone's River, battle of, ii. 544–550.
STOUGHTON, Col., carried off from Fairfax Court-House
by Moseby, iii, 21.

Strasburg, Gen. Banks at. ii. 392.
STREIGHT, Col. A. D., raid of in Georgia, iii. 119; cap
tured with his command, iii. 120.
STRONG, Gen., repulsed at Fort Wagner, iii 202, 204.
STUART, Col. J. E. B., attacks a reconnoitering force
under Gen. W. F. Smith. ii. 135; his raid in the rear
of the Army of the Potomac, îì. 416; raid of in the
rear of Pope, ii, 451; at Manassas Junction, ti, 454; his
incursion to Chambersburg, ii. 484; escape of from a
perilous position, iii. 104; death of, îli. 312.
STURGIS, Gen. S. D., at the battle of Wilson's Creek, ii.
53; defeat of near Gun Town, iii. 247.
Suffolk, siege of, iii. 41-44.

SUMNER, Gen., at the battle near Fair Oaks Station, IL
412; at the battle of Fredericksburg, ii. 492.
"Sumter," Confederate cruiser, career of, ii. 568.
Susquehanna River, bridge over at Wrightsville and
Columbia burned, iii. 54.

Sweden's Cove, skirmish at, ii. 800.
SYKES, Gen., at the battle of Chancellorsville, iii. 26.

T.

Tallahassee, secession convention at, l. 165.
TAYLOR, Gen. RICHARD, driven fro » Vermilion Bayon
toward Shreveport, ii. 600; movements of in Louis
ana, lii. 219; surrender of, iii, 576.
Téche region, expedition sent by Banks to, ii. 585,

Tennessee, the people of adverse to secession, i. 199;
the author's experiences in, i. 848; progress of seces-
sion in under Gov. Harris, i. 886; military league
formed by with the Confederate States, i. 887; fraud
practiced on the people of, i. 388; military move-
ments in, ii. 197-205; Andrew Johnson appointed
military governor of, ii. 235; Thomas's campaign in
against Hood, iii. 416-429.

Tennessee Iron Works, destruction of, ii. 232.

Tennessee," ram, capture of in Mobile harbor, iii.
442.

TERRY, Gen. A. H., his movement against James's

Island, iii. 201; his Fort Fisher expedition, iii. 485,
Texas, secession obstructed in by Gov. Houston, i. 62;
respect for the Union in, i. 186; intrigues of the
Knights of the Golden Circle in, i. 187; secession
convention in, i. 188; surrender by Gen. Twiggs of
forts, troops and stores in, i. 267; in the Confederacy,
1. 273; sufferings of loyalists in, ii. 536; massacre of
a band of young Germans in, ii. 587; Gen. Banks's
operations in; iii. 223.

THOMAS, Gen. GEORGE H., at the battle of Mill Spring,
ii. 194; movements of toward East Tennessee, ii. 200;
at the battle of Murfreesboro', ii. 545; at the battle of
Chickamauga, iii. 138; assigned to the command of
the Army of the Cumberland, iii. 144; at the battle
on Missionaries' Ridge, iii. 167; troops placed under
the command of by Sherman, iii. 399; campaign of
against Hood in Tennessee, iii. 416-429.

THOMPSON, Gen. JEFF. M., power exercised by in Mis-
souri, ii, 58.

THOMPSON, JACOB, implicated in the Indian Trust Fund
robbery, i. 144.

TOLLAND, Col. JOHN, his raid in West Virginia, iii. 112.
TOMPKINS, Lieut. CHARLES H., his dash on Fairfax
Court-House, i. 487.

TOOMBS, ROBERT, incendiary speeches of, i. 53; his
efforts to promote secession in Georgia, i. 177; vio-
lent speech of in the Senate, i. 223; the humbug of
the Confederacy (note), ii. 471.

Torpedo, described (note), i. 528.

Torpedoes (note), ii. 61; (note), ii. 202; (note), ii. 237;
iii. 194.

"Travelers Repose," tavern, battle near, ii. 100.

Tredegar Iron Works, heavy ordnance made at, il. 35.
"Trent," steamer, Mason and Slidell taken from by
Captain Wilkes, ii. 154; details in relation to the
affair of the, li. 155-166.

Troops, President Lincoln's first call for, i. 336.
Tullahoma, flight of Bragg from, iii. 123.
Tupelo, Beauregard at, ii. 294; Forrest driven out of by
Gen. A. J. Smith, iii. 248.

TWIGGS, Gen., treasonable action of, i. 189; treasonable
conduct of, i. 266; his surrender of forts, troops and
stores in Texas, i. 267; general order issued by, i.
268; ignominious flight of from New Orleans, ii. 341.
TYLER, Col. E. B., surprised at Cross Lanes, ii. 93.
TYLER, JOHN, chosen President of the Washington Peace
Congress, i. 237; insincerity of, i. 244.

U.

"Union" Association in Philadelphia, i. 577.

Union City, garrison of surrendered by Col. Hawkins,
iii. 248.

V.

VALLANDIGHAM, CLEMENT L., amendment to the Con-
stitution proposed by, i. 88; speech of in Congress
against the "coercion" policy, i. 571, 573; factious
conduct of, iii. 83; sent within the Confederate lines,
iii. 84; Horatio Seymour on the arrest of, iii. 85.
VAN DORN, Major EARLE, appears in Texas with a
commission as colonel from Davis, i. 271; receives
the surrender of Major Sibley, i. 272, and of Col.
Reese, i. 273; in command of Confederate troops in
Arkansas, ii. 251; driven over the Duck River by
Sheridan, iii. 117; repulsed at Franklin, fii. 118;
death of (note), iii. 118.
Vicksburg, blockade of the Mississippi at, i. 164;
strongly fortified by the Confederates, ii. 524; bat-
teries at bombarded by Farragut, ti. 527; operations
of Grant and Sherman against, ii. 572-582; siege of,
ii. 583-591; operations of Grant in the vicinity of, ii.
603-613; investment of by Grant's forces, i. 614;
assault on the works at by Sherman's troops, ii. 616;
unsuccessful general assault on the defenses of, ii.
617; close investment of, ii. 620, 621; caves and cave
life in, ii. 622; plans for the escape of the garrison
of, ii. 624; siege of, ii. 615-627; surrender of, ii. 628;
terms of the surrender of, ii. 629; visit of the author
to in 1866, ii. 639.

Vienna, skirmish at, i. 526.

Virginia, leaders of secession in, i. 42; special mission
of Memminger to from South Carolina, i. 93; hesita-
tion of the legislature of, i. 94; action of in relation
to secession, i. 193; progress of the secession move-
ment in, i. 375; reply of President Lincoln to com-
missioners from, i. 376; how the ordinance of seces-
sion was carried, i. 377; effect produced by the news
of the secession of, i. 378; league, formed by with the
conspirators at Montgomery, i. 383; the blockade
extended to the ports of, i. 451; plans of campaign
in, in the spring of 1864, iii. 293.

Virginia convention, election of delegates to, i. 195.
Virginia, Western, Union sentiment prevalent in the
western portion of, i. 488; military operations in, ii.
92-104; military operations in, ii. 867; guerrilla
movements in, iii. 313.

Volunteers, character of the first Southern, i. 478.
VON STEINWEHR, Gen. A., at the battle of Chancellors-
ville, iii. 29.

Votes at the presidential election of 1860, i. 36.

W.

WADSWORTH, Gen. JAMES, placed in command of troops
in Washington, ii. 871; death of at the battle of the
Wilderness, iii. 302.

WALKER, ROBERT J., speech of in New York, i. 357.
WALLACE, Gen. LEWIS, employed to raise six regiments
in Indiana, i. 455; his expedition against insurgents
at Romney, i. 516; operations of in Northwestern
Virginia, i. 528-530; important services of at the
battle of Fort Donelson, i. 216; at the battle of
Shiloh, ii. 278; his measures for the defense of Cin-
cinnati, ii. 503; at the battle of the Monocacy, iii. 848.
WALLACE, Gen. W. H. L, mortally wounded at the
battle of Shiloh, ii. 275.