Egypt enters cotton competition,
56-57.
Elmore, of Alabama, addresses South Carolina convention, 3.
Emancipation, 184, 197, 198; Proclamation, 53, 77.
England, attitude toward Confederacy, 35, 46-47, 54, 56, 198-199; mission to, 46; effort to coerce, 51-52; Mason in, 52-53; cotton famine in, 53; bitterness against, 77, 137-138; "Southern party," 135, 136; shipbuilding investigations, 135-136; decides France's attitude, 142.
Erlanger, Émile, 54-56, 131, 133.
Exemptions, 102, 123-124.
Elmore, of Alabama, addresses South Carolina convention, 3.
Emancipation, 184, 197, 198; Proclamation, 53, 77.
England, attitude toward Confederacy, 35, 46-47, 54, 56, 198-199; mission to, 46; effort to coerce, 51-52; Mason in, 52-53; cotton famine in, 53; bitterness against, 77, 137-138; "Southern party," 135, 136; shipbuilding investigations, 135-136; decides France's attitude, 142.
Erlanger, Émile, 54-56, 131, 133.
Exemptions, 102, 123-124.
F
Finance, 45, 48;
specie seized, 49;
"fifteen million loan," 49;
war tax, 49-50;
loans, 50;
note issues, 50;
"hundred million loan," 51;
"Erlanger bonds," 54-56;
price fixing, 78;
79, 80,
90-91,
95;
Impressment Act, 80;
tax in kind,
80-81,
91, 92,
125;
licensing of occupations,
81, 91;
income tax, 81, 91;
property tax, 81;
Funding Act, 81 (note),
125;
financial breakdown,
157-158.
Florida, 7, 74.
Florida, The, Confederate cruiser, 139.
Floyd, J. B., U. S. Secretary of War, resignation, 5, 6.
Food situation, 77, 108-109, 160-161.
Foote, H. S., 29, 84, 178, 179-180.
Forey, General, dispatched to Mexico, 132.
France, see Napoleon.
France, Mexico, and the Confederate Slates, 138.
Florida, 7, 74.
Florida, The, Confederate cruiser, 139.
Floyd, J. B., U. S. Secretary of War, resignation, 5, 6.
Food situation, 77, 108-109, 160-161.
Foote, H. S., 29, 84, 178, 179-180.
Forey, General, dispatched to Mexico, 132.
France, see Napoleon.
France, Mexico, and the Confederate Slates, 138.
G
Georgia, 74;
secession issue in,
4-8;
state sovereignty in,
65-66,
75-76;
unrest in, 94,
158, 172;
invaded,
127-129,
145-150.
Gettysburg, Battle of, 88, 89.
Grant, General U. S., crosses Rapidan, 126; at Cold Harbor, 126.
Gettysburg, Battle of, 88, 89.
Grant, General U. S., crosses Rapidan, 126; at Cold Harbor, 126.
H
Habeas corpus acts,
41, 59,
82-86,
116-118,
119-120;
122, 197.
"Heroes of America," 120-121.
Hindman, General T. C., 84.
Holden, W. W., of North Carolina, 93, 170-171.
Hood, General J. B., 129, 147.
Hooker, of Mississippi, 3.
Houston, Sam, Governor of Texas, 8-9.
Hunter, R. M. T., Secretary of State, 34, 69; in Senate, 177; Confederate commissioner at Hampton Roads, 180; opposes levy of negro troops, 192.
Huntsville (Ala.), 118-119.
"Heroes of America," 120-121.
Hindman, General T. C., 84.
Holden, W. W., of North Carolina, 93, 170-171.
Hood, General J. B., 129, 147.
Hooker, of Mississippi, 3.
Houston, Sam, Governor of Texas, 8-9.
Hunter, R. M. T., Secretary of State, 34, 69; in Senate, 177; Confederate commissioner at Hampton Roads, 180; opposes levy of negro troops, 192.
Huntsville (Ala.), 118-119.
I
Impressment Act, 80,
90-91,
159.
Index, The, Confederate foreign organ, 62 (note).
India begins to export cotton, 56.
Industries in the South, 105-107.
Ismail Pasha, 56, 57.
Index, The, Confederate foreign organ, 62 (note).
India begins to export cotton, 56.
Industries in the South, 105-107.
Ismail Pasha, 56, 57.
J
Johnson, H. V., 172.
Johnston, A. S., 42-43.
Johnston, General J. E., 69; succeeds Bragg in command, 114; lower South demands removal of, 128; superseded by Hood, 129; appeals for restoration of, 154, 156; restored to command, 164; surrenders, 201.
Johnston, Fort, 17, 20.
Johnston, A. S., 42-43.
Johnston, General J. E., 69; succeeds Bragg in command, 114; lower South demands removal of, 128; superseded by Hood, 129; appeals for restoration of, 154, 156; restored to command, 164; surrenders, 201.
Johnston, Fort, 17, 20.
K
Kenesaw Mountain, 127.
Kenner, D. J., dispatched to Europe, 197-198.
Kentucky, 63; plan of Confederacy to win, 44.
Kenner, D. J., dispatched to Europe, 197-198.
Kentucky, 63; plan of Confederacy to win, 44.
L
Labor,
100-102,
152-153.
Laird rams controversy, 135-136, 137.
Lee, General R. E., inspires army, 43-44; to invade Maryland, 44; and Davis, 68-69; demand of full command for, 154, 156; conspiracy to set up as dictator, 155; made commanding general, 163; opinion of peace project, 180; as statesman, 187-190; officers propose to continue fighting, 202-203; address to army, 203.
Lee, Stephen, 18 (note).
Lincoln, Abraham, reëlection, 175, 178; conference at Hampton Roads, 181.
Louisiana, 7, 42, 74, 112, 113, 114.
Laird rams controversy, 135-136, 137.
Lee, General R. E., inspires army, 43-44; to invade Maryland, 44; and Davis, 68-69; demand of full command for, 154, 156; conspiracy to set up as dictator, 155; made commanding general, 163; opinion of peace project, 180; as statesman, 187-190; officers propose to continue fighting, 202-203; address to army, 203.
Lee, Stephen, 18 (note).
Lincoln, Abraham, reëlection, 175, 178; conference at Hampton Roads, 181.
Louisiana, 7, 42, 74, 112, 113, 114.
M
McClellan, General G. B.,
42, 127.
Magrath, A. G., Governor of South Carolina, 152, 153-154, 196.
Manassas, Battle of, 33; Second, 43, 59.
Mann, A. D., Confederate commissioner at Brussels, 46, 132-133, 142.
Martial law, see Habeas corpus. Maryland, plan of Confederate States to win, 44.
Mason, J. M., capture of, 46; replaces Yancey as commissioner, 47; in England, 52-53, 55, 198-199; in Paris, 137-138, 198.
Memminger, C. G., Secretary of Treasury, attempts to establish foreign credit, 48; resigns, 157; see also Finance.
Mexico, 114; Napoleon III and, 131, 132-133, 134, 138, 139; Confederate negotiations with, 139-140, 144; project condemned by French people, 143; expedition suggested, 179.
Military policy, 33, 43-44.
Mississippi, represented in South Carolina convention, 3; secedes, 7; typical of new order in South, 29-31; sense of Southern nationality, 31; status of, 74, 114-115.
Mobile Bay, capture of, 129.
Montgomery (Ala.), general Congress of seceding States at, 9-11.
Montgomery Mail, 162.
Moultrie, Fort, 6, 20.
Munitions, 33, 48, 61, 65, 105-106.
Magrath, A. G., Governor of South Carolina, 152, 153-154, 196.
Manassas, Battle of, 33; Second, 43, 59.
Mann, A. D., Confederate commissioner at Brussels, 46, 132-133, 142.
Martial law, see Habeas corpus. Maryland, plan of Confederate States to win, 44.
Mason, J. M., capture of, 46; replaces Yancey as commissioner, 47; in England, 52-53, 55, 198-199; in Paris, 137-138, 198.
Memminger, C. G., Secretary of Treasury, attempts to establish foreign credit, 48; resigns, 157; see also Finance.
Mexico, 114; Napoleon III and, 131, 132-133, 134, 138, 139; Confederate negotiations with, 139-140, 144; project condemned by French people, 143; expedition suggested, 179.
Military policy, 33, 43-44.
Mississippi, represented in South Carolina convention, 3; secedes, 7; typical of new order in South, 29-31; sense of Southern nationality, 31; status of, 74, 114-115.
Mobile Bay, capture of, 129.
Montgomery (Ala.), general Congress of seceding States at, 9-11.
Montgomery Mail, 162.
Moultrie, Fort, 6, 20.
Munitions, 33, 48, 61, 65, 105-106.
N
Napoleon III, offers mediation,
54, 77;
intrigues with Confederacy,
130 et seq.;
Italian policy,
134, 143;
purpose exposed, 142;
influence in Mexican policy of the South,
178.
New Orleans, loss of, 42, 74.
New York Herald, 175.
Niter and Mining Bureau supplies powder for South, 106.
North Carolina, resolutions concerning Congress of seceding States, 9-10; against secession, 12; secedes, 14; state rights, 12, 39; political life in, 74; protests tithes, 92; disorder in, 93-94; anti-Davis tendencies in, 94; peace illusion in, 169-170; see also Vance.
North Carolina Standard, 93.
New Orleans, loss of, 42, 74.
New York Herald, 175.
Niter and Mining Bureau supplies powder for South, 106.
North Carolina, resolutions concerning Congress of seceding States, 9-10; against secession, 12; secedes, 14; state rights, 12, 39; political life in, 74; protests tithes, 92; disorder in, 93-94; anti-Davis tendencies in, 94; peace illusion in, 169-170; see also Vance.
North Carolina Standard, 93.
P
Palmerston, Lord, British Prime Minister, Mason interviews,
198.
Peace, 93, 120, 121-122, 126-127, 169-170, 175-182, 202.
Peace Convention, 13.
"Peace Society," 121-122.
Peninsular campaign, 42, 59.
Perryville, Battle of, 53.
Petersburg (Va.), 107-108.
Pierce, Bishop, quoted, 109.
Pike, General Albert, 84.
Pollard, E. A., 62, 66, 69, 87; The First Year of the War, 62-64.
Porcher, F. A., 185.
Prentiss, S. S., 29.
Press, Freedom of, 59.
Preston, General J. S., 151.
Preston, General William, 140, 144.
Price-fixing, see Finance.
Profiteering, 78-79, 95, 108-109, 161-162.
Pryor, R. A., 13, 17-18 (note).
Pulaski, Fort, seized, 6.
Peace, 93, 120, 121-122, 126-127, 169-170, 175-182, 202.
Peace Convention, 13.
"Peace Society," 121-122.
Peninsular campaign, 42, 59.
Perryville, Battle of, 53.
Petersburg (Va.), 107-108.
Pierce, Bishop, quoted, 109.
Pike, General Albert, 84.
Pollard, E. A., 62, 66, 69, 87; The First Year of the War, 62-64.
Porcher, F. A., 185.
Prentiss, S. S., 29.
Press, Freedom of, 59.
Preston, General J. S., 151.
Preston, General William, 140, 144.
Price-fixing, see Finance.
Profiteering, 78-79, 95, 108-109, 161-162.
Pryor, R. A., 13, 17-18 (note).
Pulaski, Fort, seized, 6.
Q
R
Raleigh Progress, 93.
Ramsdell, C. W., The Confederate Government and the Railroads, cited, 108 (note).
Randolph, G. W., Secretary of War, 79 (note).
Refugees, 110-111.
Rhett, R. B., leader of secession movement of 1850-1851, 4; candidate for President of Confederate States, 24; disappointment, 25, 26; on state army, 72-73; retires, 87, 88-89; on arming the negroes, 184.
Rhodes, J. F., History of the United States, cited, 6 (note).
Richmond (Va.), capital of Confederacy, 34-35; martial law in, 41-42, 85; evacuated, 199.
Richmond Enquirer, government organ, 62, 82-83, 94, 95.
Richmond Examiner, opposition newspaper, 43, 62, 64-65, 80.
Richmond Sentinel, government organ, 94, 95, 161.
Richmond Whig, 80.
Rives, W. C., 155.
Roanoke Island, 36, 40, 63.
Roebuck, J. A., 136-137.
Rost, Confederate commissioner to Europe, 46.
Ramsdell, C. W., The Confederate Government and the Railroads, cited, 108 (note).
Randolph, G. W., Secretary of War, 79 (note).
Refugees, 110-111.
Rhett, R. B., leader of secession movement of 1850-1851, 4; candidate for President of Confederate States, 24; disappointment, 25, 26; on state army, 72-73; retires, 87, 88-89; on arming the negroes, 184.
Rhodes, J. F., History of the United States, cited, 6 (note).
Richmond (Va.), capital of Confederacy, 34-35; martial law in, 41-42, 85; evacuated, 199.
Richmond Enquirer, government organ, 62, 82-83, 94, 95.
Richmond Examiner, opposition newspaper, 43, 62, 64-65, 80.
Richmond Sentinel, government organ, 94, 95, 161.
Richmond Whig, 80.
Rives, W. C., 155.
Roanoke Island, 36, 40, 63.
Roebuck, J. A., 136-137.
Rost, Confederate commissioner to Europe, 46.
S
Secession movement, 1 et seq.;
of 1850-51, 3-4.
Secrecy of Administration, 59, 60, 65, 66.
Seddon, J. A., Secretary of War, 79, 112, 113, 147; resigns, 163, 180.
Selma (Ala.), foundry at, 105.
Seven Pines (Va.), 59.
Seward, W. H., at Hampton Roads conference, 181.
Sherman, General W. T., Georgia campaign, 126, 127-129, 150.
Slaves, 53, 167: not directly taxed, 91, 125; relation of Government to, 99-102; "Fifteen Slave" Law, 102-103; arming of, 183 et seq.; see also Emancipation.
Slave-trade, African, prohibited, 11 (note), 99-100.
Slidell, John, capture of, 46; Confederate commissioner at Paris, 54; and Napoleon, 130 et seq.; conference at Paris, 198.
Smith, G. W., 79 (note).
Smith, William, Governor of Virginia, 161, 186-187.
South, division in, 28 et seq.; life in, 99 et seq.
South Carolina, convention (1860), 2-4; secedes, 4; community of aristocratic class, 28-29; question of state sovereignty in, 72; political life in, 73-75; anti-Davis, 88; situation in 1864, 150-152; passes State Conscription Act, 151.
Southern Advertiser, 117.
State sovereignty, 8, 12, 39, 56, 65-66, 71 et seq., 116-118, 169.
Stephens, A. H., leads opposition to secession, 7; on state sovereignty, 8; Vice-President in provisional Government, 11; a conservative, 27; elected Vice-President at first regular election, 34; as central figure in South, 172-174; on question of peace, 175-178; commissioner at Hampton Roads conference, 180, 181.
Stephens, Linton, 76.
Substitutes, Hiring, 92, 103.
Sumter, Fort, 6; attack on, 14-23.
Secrecy of Administration, 59, 60, 65, 66.
Seddon, J. A., Secretary of War, 79, 112, 113, 147; resigns, 163, 180.
Selma (Ala.), foundry at, 105.
Seven Pines (Va.), 59.
Seward, W. H., at Hampton Roads conference, 181.
Sherman, General W. T., Georgia campaign, 126, 127-129, 150.
Slaves, 53, 167: not directly taxed, 91, 125; relation of Government to, 99-102; "Fifteen Slave" Law, 102-103; arming of, 183 et seq.; see also Emancipation.
Slave-trade, African, prohibited, 11 (note), 99-100.
Slidell, John, capture of, 46; Confederate commissioner at Paris, 54; and Napoleon, 130 et seq.; conference at Paris, 198.
Smith, G. W., 79 (note).
Smith, William, Governor of Virginia, 161, 186-187.
South, division in, 28 et seq.; life in, 99 et seq.
South Carolina, convention (1860), 2-4; secedes, 4; community of aristocratic class, 28-29; question of state sovereignty in, 72; political life in, 73-75; anti-Davis, 88; situation in 1864, 150-152; passes State Conscription Act, 151.
Southern Advertiser, 117.
State sovereignty, 8, 12, 39, 56, 65-66, 71 et seq., 116-118, 169.
Stephens, A. H., leads opposition to secession, 7; on state sovereignty, 8; Vice-President in provisional Government, 11; a conservative, 27; elected Vice-President at first regular election, 34; as central figure in South, 172-174; on question of peace, 175-178; commissioner at Hampton Roads conference, 180, 181.
Stephens, Linton, 76.
Substitutes, Hiring, 92, 103.
Sumter, Fort, 6; attack on, 14-23.