The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume 2 (of 2) / A Narrative and Critical History

INDEX

Abolitionists, vol. I, 53, 63, 65–66
Adams, Abigail, vol. I, 22
Alabama, the, vol. II, 262–63
Anti-slavery presidential candidates, vol. I, 82–83
Anti-slavery sentiment in South, vol. I, 43–47
Anti-war sentiment in North, vol. I, 99; vol. II, 124, 174–75
Anderson, Major Robert, vol. I, 178–79, 191–92
Antietam, battle of, vol. I, 429–32
Atlanta, Sherman's campaign against, vol. II, 265–77
Appomattox Court House, vol. II, 355
Army of Northern Virginia, quality of, vol. II, 124–25
Ball's Bluff, battle of, vol. I, 247
Baltimore, first blood of war shed in, vol. I, 206–207
Banks, Gen. N. P. , in Valley campaign, vol. I, 381–84;
- in Red River campaign, vol. II, 207–208
Bailey, Capt. Theodorus, vol. I, 344–45
Belligerent Rights of Confederates, vol. I, 250–51
Belmont, battle of, vol. I, 274
Bell and Everett Party in 1860, vol. I, 146
Benjamin, Judah P., vol. I, 368–71
Benton, Thomas H., vol. I, 128
Beauregard, Gen., reduces Fort Sumter, vol. I, 179–80, 191–92;
- at Manassas, vol. I, 215 et seq.;
- under Gen. A. S. Johnston, vol. I, 305 et seq.;
- at Shiloh, vol. I, 323–27
Big Bethel, battle of, vol. I, 210
Blockade of Southern ports, vol. I, 261 et seq.
Brandy Station, battle of, vol. II, 127
Border States, attitude of toward secession, vol. I, 194 et seq.;
- war operations in, vol. I, 256–59
Bragg, Gen. Braxton, campaign against Louisville, vol. II, 49–71;
- at Murfreesboro, vol. II, 76–82;
- at Chattanooga, vol. II, 196 et seq.
Brown, John, in Kansas, vol. I, 124;
- at Harper's Ferry, vol. I, 133 et seq.;
- influence of raid, vol. I, 141–42
Brown, Gov. Joseph E., of Georgia, discontent with war, vol. II, 322, 325–26
Brownell, Henry Howard, vol. II, 282
British Government, fostering of slavery in American colonies by, vol. I, 39;
- attitude of toward Confederacy, vol. I, 254–55;
- payment of indemnity by, vol. II, 264
Buchanan, James, vol. I, 155 et seq.
Buell, Gen. Don Carlos, operations in Kentucky, vol. I, 284;
- occupies Nashville, vol. I, 292;
- movement toward Pittsburg Landing, vol. I, 316;
- at Shiloh, vol. I, 323–24;
- campaign against Louisville, vol. II, 49–71;
- superseded by Rosecrans, vol. II, 75
Bull Run, see Manassas
Burnside, Gen, A. E. , operations on Southern coast, vol. I, 354;
- in command of Army of Potomac, vol. II, 21;
- Fredericksburg campaign, vol. II, 19–30
Butler, Gen, B. F. , in command of troops sent to New Orleans, vol. I, 335;
- rule over New Orleans, 346–48;
- at Petersburg, vol. II, 258–59
California, controversy over admission, vol. I, 76
Casey, Gen., vol. I, 409
Calhoun, John C., vol. I, 51, 91
Carthage, Mo., battle of, vol. I, 257
Causes of war, vol. I, 19 et seq.
Cedar Mountain, battle of, vol. I, 417
Cedar Creek, battle of, vol. II, 307
Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, vol. II, 134, 143
Charleston, struggle for possession of, vol. II, 181–195;
- blockade running, vol. II, 182–83;
- attempt to capture by sea, vol. II, 184;
- topography of, vol. II, 187;
- Gen. Gillmore's expedition against, vol. II, 186–195;
- bombardment of, vol. II, 194
Chancellorsville, campaign of, vol. II, 83–121
Champion Hills, battle of, vol. II, 165
Chattanooga, strategic importance of, vol. II, 53–54;
- operations around, vol. II, 196–206
Chickamauga Creek, battle of, vol. II, 199–202
Chickamauga, campaign of, see Chattanooga
"Civil War" not accurate term, vol. I, 13–18
Clay, Henry, vol. I, 45, 51, 53, 54, 59, 86–87
Compromise of 1850, vol. I, 71–112
Confederate States Government organized, vol. I, 152
Confederate war, magnitude of, vol. I, 3 et seq.;
- compared with other wars, vol. I, 4–5;
- consequences of, vol. I, 5 et seq.;
- causes of, vol. I, 19 et seq.;
- inevitableness of, vol. I, 177
Confederate Commission at Hampton Roads, vol. II, 341–42
Cold Harbor, battle of, vol. II, 249–54
Congress, resolutions of to avoid war, vol. I, 184–85
Cotton-gin, effect of on slavery, vol. I, 47–51
Cruisers, the Confederate, vol. II, 261–64
Corinth, Confederate concentration at, vol. I, 314;
- Gen. Grant at, vol. II, 37–52;
- attacked by Gen. Van Dorn, vol. II, 72–74
Cross Keys, battle of, vol. I, 394
Credit, national, effect upon of war, vol. II, 69
Crittenden, Gen. J. J. , vol. I, 160–162
Culpeper Court House, vol. II, 127–28
Dahlgren, Admiral, vol. II, 194
Davis, Jefferson, unjustly blamed for inaction of Confederate army after Manassas, vol. I, 240;
- favoritism toward Gen. Pemberton, vol. II, 74–75;
- animosity toward Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, vol. II, 326–27;
- reveals Hood's plan of campaign, 327–28;
- instructions of to Confederate commanders, vol. II, 342–43;
- rejects Lee's proposals, vol. II, 343
Daniel, John M., vol. I, 152
Democratic Party, division of in 1860, vol. I, 144–5;
- opposition of to war in 1864, vol. II, 308–309, 311–13
Disunion sentiment, growth of in South, vol. I, 83–86;
- in North, vol. I, 88–90
District of Columbia, slave trade in, vol. I, 96
Douglass, Frederick, vol. I, 135
Douglas, Stephen A., personality of, vol. I, 115–17;
- of "Squatter Sovereignty," vol. I, 120;
- division over in Democratic convention in 1860, vol. I, 144–45
Dodge, Col. Theodore A., vol. II, 84, 98, 112, 115, 120
DuPont, Rear-Admiral S. F. , vol. II, 184–86
Draft Riots in New York City, vol. II, 176–78
Early, Gen., invasion of Pennsylvania by, vol. II, 294–98;
- operations of in Shenandoah Valley, vol. II, 303–307
Elliott, Gen. Stephen, vol. II, 191–92
Election of 1860, temper of North and South as it approached, vol. I, 137–38;
- story of, vol. I, 139–147
Enlistments, North and South, vol. I, 169
Emancipation, of slaves by owners, vol. I, 44, 73;
- the struggle for, vol. II, 3–18;
- Lincoln's plan of compensated, vol. II, 9–11;
- his plan by purchase in border states, vol. II, 14;
- as a war measure, vol. II, 15;
- results of, vol. II, 16–18
English people, sentiments of against slavery, vol. I, 254
European nations, attitude of toward Confederacy, vol. I, 251–55
Ericsson, Capt. John, vol. I, 299
Ewell, Gen., called to aid of Gen. Jackson in Valley campaign, vol. I, 375–81;
- in Shenandoah Valley, vol. II, 127–29;
- at Gettysburg, vol. II, 135–37
Fair Oaks, battle of, vol. I, 359–61
Farragut, Admiral D. G. , early neglect of, vol. I, 272;
- record of, vol. I, 232–33;
- at New Orleans, vol. I, 335–46;
- up the Mississippi, vol. I, 348–51;
- expedition against Mobile, vol. II, 278–83
Fisher's Hill, battles of, vol. II, 303–305
Five Forks, battle of, vol. II, 352
Foote, Commodore, secures permission for Grant to proceed against Forts Henry and Donelson, vol. I, 276;
- at Island Number 10, vol. I, 329
Forrest, Gen. N. B. , operations in Kentucky, vol. II, 56–58;
- operations against Grant in Vicksburg campaign, vol. II, 154;
- captures Col. Streight, vol. II, 197–98;
- raids West Tennessee and Kentucky, vol. II, 216;
- at Fort Pillow, vol. II, 219–20
Franklin, Benjamin, vol. I, 22
Frazier's Farm, battle of, vol. I, 407–408
Free Soil Party, vol. I, 82, 112, 123
Fredericksburg, Burnside's campaign of, vol. II, 19–30;
- battle of, 23–28
Fremont, Gen. J. C. , forces of opposed to Gen. Jackson in Valley campaign, vol. I, 378, 389–94;
- at battle of Cross Keys, 394–95;
- emancipation proclamation of, vol. II, 9;
- resignation of, vol. II, 12;
- candidate for presidency in 1864, vol. II, 309
French, Gen., vol. II, 25
Fugitive Slave Act, vote in Congress on, vol. I, 99;
- enforcement of, vol. I, 104–5;
- as concession to South, vol. I, 114;
- denunciation of by extremists, vol. I, 117
Gaines's Mill, battle of, vol. I, 401, 404
Georgia, discontent with war in, vol. II, 4, 14
Gettysburg, battle of compared with Waterloo, vol. I, 4;
- campaign of, vol. II, 122–150;
- battle of, vol. II, 134–149
Gillmore, Gen. Q. A. , operations against Charleston, vol. II, 186–195
Gordon, Gen., vol. II, 345
Granger, Gen. Gordon, vol. II, 279
Grant, Gen. U. S. , early neglect of, vol. I, 268;
- antagonism toward at headquarters, vol. I, 274;
- captures Paducah, vol. I, 274;
- expedition against Forts Henry and Donelson, vol. I, 275–77;
- restrained by Halleck, vol. I, 278, 285;
- plan of for prosecuting war, vol. I, 291–92;
- restored to command, vol. I, 308;
- his conception of strategy, vol. I, 310–11;
- at Pittsburg Landing, vol. I, 315 et seq.;
- superseded by Halleck, vol. I, 326;
- treatment of by Halleck, vol. II, 31–37;
- at Corinth, vol. II, 38–52;
- Vicksburg campaign, vol. II, 152–70;
- at Chattanooga, vol. II, 202–206;
- appointed Lieutenant-General, vol. II, 209;
- strategy of, vol. II, 210–15;
- plan of campaign, 1864, vol. II, 221–27;
- at battle of the Wilderness, vol. II, 228–36;
- at Spottsylvania, vol. II, 237–48;
- movement to Cold Harbor, vol. II, 249–52;
- battle of Cold Harbor, vol. II, 252–54;
- to Petersburg, vol. II, 255–59;
- confidence in Sherman, vol. II, 265–66;
- operations at Petersburg, vol. II, 284–93, 299–301;
- plans Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign, vol. II, 302–303;
- operations early in 1865, vol. II, 344–46;
- moves against Lee, vol. II, 352 et seq.;
- receives Lee's surrender at Appomattox, 355
Halleck, Gen. H. W. , opposition of to Grant, vol. I, 275, 278, 285–88, 292, vol. II, 31–37;
- assumes command at Pittsburg Landing, vol. I, 326–27;
- inaction of, vol. I, 330–31, vol. II, 38–40;
- in supreme command, vol. II, 43;
- blunders of while opposing Bragg's campaign against Louisville, vol. II, 54, 57;
- opposition to Hooker during Gettysburg campaign, vol. II, 128
Harper's Ferry, John Brown's raid upon, vol. I, 134 et seq.;
- capture of by Gen. Jackson, vol. I, 427
Hancock, Gen. W. S. , charge upon Marye's Heights, vol. II, 25;
- at Gettysburg, vol. II, 137;
- in battle of the Wilderness, vol. II, 230–33;
- at Spottsylvania, vol. II, 243–47;
- attack upon Richmond, vol. II, 300
Hartford, the, Farragut's flagship at Mobile, vol. II, 280–82
Heintzelman, Gen., vol. I, 404–405
Hill, Gen. A. P. , vol. I, 400, vol. II, 300
Hill, Gen. D. H. , vol. I, 400, vol. II, 22
Hollins, Commodore, vol. I, 329
Holly Springs, battle of, vol. II, 154
Hood, Gen. J. B. at Gettysburg, vol. II, 139–140;
- qualities as commander, vol. II, 274;
- at Atlanta, vol. II, 274–77, 327–29;
- campaign north of Atlanta, vol. II, 337–39
Hooker, Gen. Joseph, charge of up Marye's Heights, vol. II, 26;
- appointed to command of Army of Potomac, vol. II, 85–87;
- state of army, 88–89;
- Chancellorsville campaign, vol. II, 90–122;
- forced by Lee back to Potomac, vol. II, 128–29;
- resigns command, vol. II, 131;
- at battle of Lookout Mountain, vol. II, 205
Huger, Gen., vol. I, 407–408
Hunter, Gen. David, vol. II, 11–12, 295
Irrepressible Conflict, the, vol. I, 37–57
Island No. 10, vol. I, 328–30
Iuka, vol. II, 51
Jackson, Fort, vol. I, 341–44
Jackson, "Stonewall," at Manassas, vol. I, 225–26;
- in Shenandoah Valley, vol. I, 358;
- Valley campaign of, vol. I, 364–96;
- offers resignation, vol. I, 366;
- restrained by Johnston and Letcher, vol. I, 369–70;
- at Gaines's Mills, vol. I, 400–401;
- operations against Pope in northern Virginia, vol. I, 416–17;
- at second battle of Manassas, vol. I, 420–21;
- captures Harper's Ferry, vol. I, 427;
- at Chancellorsville, vol. II, 98–107;
- mortally wounded by his own men, vol. II, 104–105;
- influence of upon his men, vol. II, 105–106;
- Col. Dodge's tribute to, vol. II, 112
Jefferson, Thomas, vol. I, 39, 43
Johnson, Andrew, proposes constitutional amendment, vol. I, 158;
- vice-presidential candidate, vol. II, 310
Johnson, Edward, vol. I, 375–78
Johnston, Gen. Albert Sydney, killed at Shiloh, vol. I, 321
Johnston, Gen. Joseph E., strategy of before battle of Manassas, vol. I, 211;
- at Manassas, vol. I, 224;
- in command at Richmond, vol. I, 356–57;
- at Seven Pines, vol. I, 360–61;
- interference with plans of by Benjamin, vol. I, 368–70;
- at Jackson in Vicksburg campaign, vol. II, 165;
- operations in Sherman's Atlanta campaign, vol. II, 266–74;
- criticized by Jefferson Davis, vol. II, 326–27;
- recalled to command of Confederate forces in South Carolina opposed to Sherman, vol. II, 347;
- opposes Sherman's northward advance from Columbia, vol. II, 349–51
Kansas, civil war in, vol. I, 123–27
Kansas-Nebraska Bill, vol. I, 119 et seq.
Kentucky, neutrality of, vol. I, 194, 258;
- military operations in, vol. I, 258, 282 et seq.
Ledlie, Gen. J. H. in command of mine explosion at Petersburg, vol. II, 289–93
Lee, Gen. Robert E., resigns from U. S. Army and takes commission from Virginia, vol. I, 207–209;
- early neglect of, vol. I, 269;
- assumes command of Confederate Army, vol. I, 361–62;
- plans for conduct of war, vol. I, 363–64;
- strategy of in Jackson's Valley campaign, vol. I, 387–88;
- in Seven Days battles, 397 et seq.;
- in second Manassas campaign, vol. I, 416–21;
- first invasion of Maryland, vol. I, 423–32;
- at Fredericksburg, vol. II, 21–28;
- at Chancellorsville, vol. II, 91–121;
- plans invasion of the North, vol. II, 123 et seq.;
- enters Pennsylvania, vol. II, 129;
- at Gettysburg, vol. II, 131–50;
- battle of Wilderness, vol. II, 228–236;
- battle of Spottsylvania, vol. II, 237–48;
- Cold Harbor, vol. II, 249–54;
- at Petersburg, vol. II, 283–93;
- strategy of in Early's invasion of Pennsylvania, vol. II, 294–95, 297–98;
- defense of Petersburg and Richmond, vol. II, 299–301;
- conference with Jefferson Davis, vol. II, 343;
- retreat from Richmond, vol. II, 353–55;
- starved condition of army, 354;
- surrender at Appomattox, 355
Leesburg, battle of, see Ball's Bluff
Letcher, Gov. John, vol. I, 46, 366, 370
Lincoln, Abraham, attitude toward slavery, vol. I, 20, 78;
- popular majority against in 1860, vol. I, 148–49;
- effect of election upon South, vol. I, 149–151;
- policy upon taking office, vol. I, 166–67;
- calls for troops, vol. I, 167–68;
- inaugural address, vol. I, 181–84;
- paramount object to save Union, vol. II, 4–6;
- appointment of Stanton, vol. II, 6–7;
- attitude toward emancipation, vol. II, 7 et seq.;
- proclamation of emancipation, vol. II, 16;
- opposition to, vol. II, 173–75;
- presidential campaign of 1864, vol. II, 308–14;
- desire to end war, vol. II, 341–42
Little Round Top, Gettysburg, vol. II, 134, 139–40
Lodge, Henry Cabot, vol. I, 29–30
Longstreet, Gen., at Gaines's Mills, vol. I, 400–401;
- at Gettysburg, vol. II, 138–39, 142–43, 146–47;
- at Chattanooga, vol. II, 199–200;
- in Wilderness battle, vol. II, 231–32
Lookout Mountain, battle of, vol. II, 202–205
Louisiana territory, taking of slaves into, vol. I, 52
Lovejoy, Owen, vol. I, 64
McClellan, Gen. George B., succeeds McDowell in command, vol. I, 245–47;
- genius for organization, vol. I, 249;
- character of, vol. I, 293–94;
- Peninsular campaign of, vol. I, 352–361;
- operations during Seven Days Battles, vol. I, 338–413;
- restored to command, vol. I, 426;
- at South Mountain, vol. I, 428–29;
- at Antietam, vol. I, 430–33;
- proclamation to slaveholders in Virginia, vol. II, 7–8;
- inaction of after Antietam, vol. II, 19–20;
- superseded by Burnside as commander of Army of Potomac, vol. II, 21;
- succeeded by Halleck as commander Federal army, vol. II, 36;
- Democratic candidate for president in 1864, vol. II, 308, 313
McDowell, Gen. Irwin, plans battle of Manassas, vol. I, 221;
- succeeded by McClellan in command of Federal army, vol. I, 245;
- operations during Jackson's Valley campaign, vol. I, 364, 389, 390, 393
McClernand, Gen., vol. II, 158
McGuire, Dr. Hunter, vol. I, 385–6
McPherson, Gen. J. B. , vol. II, 266, 268
Magruder, Gen., vol. I, 355, 357, 405, 407–408
Malvern Hill, battle of, vol. I, 410–12
Mails, use of by anti-slavery propagandists, vol. I, 66–69
Manassas, first battle of, vol. I, 215–32;
- inaction of Confederates after, vol. I, 233 et seq.;
- second campaign of, vol. I, 414–22;
- second battle of, vol. I, 420–21
Marshall, John, vol. I, 37
Maryland, division of sentiment in, vol. I, 259
Marye's Heights, vol. II, 24–27
Massachusetts, disunion threats in, vol. I, 88–89
Mason and Slidell, vol. I, 295
Meade, Gen., appointed to command Army of Potomac, vol. II, 131;
- at Gettysburg, vol. II, 133–50;
- at Petersburg, vol. II, 287, 289, 292
Mechanicsville, battle of, vol. I, 400
Merrimac and Monitor, fight of, vol. I, 299–301
Mexican war, effect of upon slavery controversy, vol. I, 61–62
Military strength of North and South, vol. I, 169–72
Mill Springs, battle of, vol. I, 284
Missouri Compromise, vol. I, 54–57;
- change of Southern feeling toward, vol. I, 71 et seq.;
- repeal of, vol. I, 113 et seq.
Missouri, secession sentiment in, vol. I, 198;
- civil war in, vol. I, 198–213;
- military operations in, vol. I, 256 et seq.
Missionary Ridge, battle of, vol. II, 202–206
Mississippi river under control of Confederates, vol. I, 328–29
Morgan, Gen. John, vol. II, 56, 58, 198
Morris Island, vol. II, 188, 193
Mobile, fortifications of, vol. II, 278–79;
- bay fight at, vol. II, 280–83
Monocacy campaign, vol. II, 294–98
Mountaineers, feeling of toward slavery, vol. I, 195–98;
- union sentiment among, vol. I, 259
Murfreesboro, captured by Forrest, vol. II, 58;
- battle of, vol. II, 76–81
National Idea, growth of, vol. I, 19 et seq.
Negroes, enlistment of, vol. II, 217–20;
- troops at Petersburg, vol. II, 292–93
New England, slave traders of, vol. I, 39–41
New Hope Church, battle of, vol. II, 269
New Madrid, vol. I, 328–29
New Orleans, importance of to Confederacy, vol. I, 333–35;
- capture of, 339–48
New York City, draft riots in, vol. II, 176–78
North Carolina, discontent with war in, 1864, vol. II, 321–22
North, political hostility to war, vol. I, 199
Patterson, Gen., vol. I, 211
Pea Ridge, battle of, vol. I, 257
Peace Conference, vol. I, 165
Peace proposals, vol. I, 185–87
Pemberton, Gen. John C., vol. II, 74–75, 153, 165, 167
"Pepper Box Policy," vol. I, 209 et seq.
Perryville, battle of, vol. II, 70
Petersburg, situation of, vol. II, 257;
- attack upon, vol. II, 258–59;
- siege of, vol. II, 285–93;
- mine explosion at, vol. II, 288–91
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, vol. II, 145–46
Pinckney, Eliza, vol. I, 22, 48
Pittsburg Landing, vol. I, 315, 320
Pillow, Fort, vol. II, 217–19
Pleasanton, Gen., vol. II, 127–28
Pocotaligo, vol. I, 264–65, vol. II, 195
Polk, Gen. Leonidas, vol. I, 306, vol. II, 200–201, 270
Pope, Gen. John, vol. I, 306, 328–29, 416–21
Porter, Commodore D. D. , at New Orleans, vol. I, 336 et seq.;
- with fleet at Vicksburg, vol. II, 161 et seq.;
- in Red River expedition, vol. II, 208
Porter, Gen. Fitz-John, vol. I, 421–22
Port Hudson, vol. II, 151, 152, 168
Price, Gen. Sterling, vol. II, 51–52
Potomac, Army of the, fighting quality of under McClellan, vol. I, 414 et seq.
Randolph, John, vol. I, 29
Red River Campaign, vol. II, 207–208
Republican Party, vol. I, 83, 123, 131, 146
Resources, comparative, of North and South, vol. I, 169–201
Richmond, evacuation and burning of, vol. II, 353
Rockingham Memorial, vol. I, 29
Rosecrans, Gen., at Corinth, vol. II, 72–73;
- supersedes Buell, vol. II, 73, 75;
- at Nashville, vol. II, 77;
- at Stone River, vol. II, 77 et seq.;
- at Murfreesboro, vol. II, 196 et seq.
Russia, opposition of to intervention, vol. I, 255
Savage's Station, battle of, vol. I, 404–405
Saxton, Gen., vol. I, 378–80
St. Philip, Fort, vol. I, 340–44
Secession, Ordinance of, vol. I, 151
Senate, balance of power in, vol. I, 76–77
Sedgwick, Gen., operations of in Chancellorsville campaign, vol. II, 91, 93, 115–118;
- death of at Spottsylvania, vol. II, 239
Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, vol. II, 134, 143
Semmes, Admiral Raphael, vol. II, 262–63
Seward, W. H. , vol. I, 297–98
Seven Days Battles, vol. I, 397–413
Schenck, Gen., vol. I, 378–80
Scott, Dred, vol. I, 127–28
Schofield, Gen. J. M. , vol. II, 266, 337–38
Sharpsburg, see Antietam
Sheridan, Gen. P. H. , in cavalry skirmish at Yellow Tavern, vol. II, 239;
- in Shenandoah campaign, vol. II, 302–307;
- at Cedar Creek, vol. II, 307;
- in pursuit of Lee, vol. II, 353–55
Sherman, Gen. Wm. T., at Shiloh, vol. I, 317 et seq.;
- in Vicksburg campaign, vol. I, 152–58;
- battle of Missionary Ridge, vol. II, 204–205;
- campaign against Atlanta, vol. II, 265–77;
- at Atlanta, vol. II, 315–29;
- order of depopulation, vol. II, 315–19;
- negotiations of with Southern statesmen, vol. II, 321–26;
- march to sea, vol. II, 330–36;
- march upon Columbia, vol. II, 347;
- burning of Columbia, vol. II, 349;
- northward march from Columbia, vol. II, 350–51
Shiloh, vol. I, 302–27
Shields, Gen., vol. I, 390–95
Sickles, Gen., vol. II, 139
Slaves as contraband of war, vol. II, 8
Slaves, return of fugitive, vol. I, 79
Slavery, effect of controversy upon sentiment of nationality, vol. I, 37 et seq.;
- attitude of colonies toward, vol. I, 39–40;
- political contest over, vol. I, 52;
- maintenance of as issue of war, vol. II, 3–4
Slidell, John, vol. I, 295
Smith, Gen. G. W. , vol. I, 361
Soldiers of North and South compared, vol. I, 204–206
South Mountain, battle of, vol. I, 428–29
Spottsylvania, battle of, vol. II, 237–248
"Squatter Sovereignty," vol. I, 120–22
Stanton, Edwin M., vol. II, 6–7
States, sovereignty of, vol. I, 25 et seq.
Stephens, A. H. , vol. II, 322–24, 341, 343
Stoneman, Gen., vol. II, 91–93
Stone River, battle of, vol. II, 80
Story, Justice Joseph, vol. I, 41
Stowe, Mrs. Harriet Beecher, vol. I, 108
Streight, Col., vol. II, 197–98
Stuart, J. E. B. , at Manassas, vol. I, 228;
- desire of to advance upon Washington after Manassas, vol. I, 238–39;
- rides around McClellan, vol. I, 398–99;
- raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania, vol. II, 20;
- in Chancellorsville campaign, vol. II, 93, 100, 106–107;
- at Brandy Station, vol. II, 127–28;
- in Gettysburg campaign, vol. II, 131–32;
- death of at Spottsylvania, vol. II, 239
Sumner, Gen., vol. I, 361, 404–405
Sumter, Fort, occupation of by Major Anderson, vol. I, 179, 188;
- Beauregard's preparations for reduction of, vol. I, 179–80;
- bombardment of, vol. I, 192;
- results of reduction of, vol. I, 193;
- bombardment of by Gillmore, vol. II, 190–93
Supreme Court, decisions of, vol. I, 37
Taney, Chief Justice, vol. I, 128–29
Taylor, Gen. Richard, vol. II, 208
Texas, annexation of, vol. I, 58 et seq.
Thomas, Gen. George H., vol. I, 283;
- at Mill Springs, 284;
- at battle of Chickamauga, vol. II, 200–202;
- at Missionary Ridge, vol. II, 205;
- defeats Hood, vol. II, 338
Trent Affair, the, vol. I, 295 et seq.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," influence of, vol. I, 108 et seq.
Underground railroad, effect of on South, vol. I, 156
Van Buren, Martin, vol. I, 83
Van Dorn, Gen., vol. II, 62, 72–74, 154
Van Horne, Gen., vol. I, 320, 322, vol. II, 81
Vicksburg campaign, vol. II, 151–70;
- siege of, vol. II, 166–68
Virginia, sentiment against secession in, vol. I, 152–55;
- proposes peace conference, vol. I, 164–65;
- secession of, vol. I, 168–69;
- divided by secession of West Virginia, vol. I, 259–60
Wade, Benjamin F., vol. I, 159
Wagner, Fort, vol. II, 188–93
Warren, Gen., vol. II, 139–40
Washington, threatened by Gen. Early, vol. II, 296–97
Webster, Daniel, vol. I, 29, 50, 90, 97
West Virginia, creation of, vol. I, 259–60
Whig Party in 1860, vol. I, 146
Whitney, Eli, vol. I, 47–49
Welles, Gideon, vol. I, 349
Wilderness, battle of the, vol. II, 228–36
Wilkes, Capt. Charles, vol. I, 295
Williams, Gen., vol. II, 12–13
Williamsburg, battle of, vol. I, 357
Willoughby Run, Gettysburg, vol. II, 134, 135–37
Wilmington, capture of, vol. II, 350
Wilmot Proviso, vol. I, 64, 71–72
Winchester, battles of, vol. I, 384, vol. II, 305
Wythe, George, vol. I, 43
Yorktown, McClellan's siege of, vol. I, 355
Zollicoffer, Gen., vol. I, 282, 284

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