Attack, i [162–3]
Infantry fire, i [162]
Use of bayonet, i [163], [229]
Cavalry in touch with the enemy, i [342]
Strategy of weaker army, i [412], [415], [420]; ii [398]
Defensive strategy, i [418]
Value of time, i [417–8], [481]
Mystifying and misleading, i [420]
Pursuit, i [420]; ii [76–7], [481]
A routed army, i [420]
Battle against odds, i [420]
Point of attack, i [420]
Vigour in attack, i [420]; ii [31], [76–7], [179], [481]
Rapidity, i [420]; ii [481]
Rest on the march, i [426]
Forced marches, i [426–7]
Invasion, i [174–5]; ii [77], [481]
Concentration of force, i [175]; ii [77]
Councils of War, i [230]
Reaping fruits of victory, ii [322], [481]
Defensive positions, ii [305]
Meeting superior numbers, ii [326]
Unsuccessful officers, ii [342]
Promotion of officers, ii [374], [465]
Example to be set by superior officers, ii [386]
Activity, i [412], [419–20]; ii [398]
Secret of success in war, ii [480]
Earthworks, ii [481]
Loss in forced marches, ii [482]
Patriotism, ii [497]

Narrow escapes of, i [369]; ii [41–2], [160]
Personal characteristics of:

Ability, i [47–8]
Absence of show and assumption, i [115], [117], [164–5], [435–6], [444–5]; ii [71], [478]
Absent-minded, i [63], [77]; ii [390], [398]
Abstemiousness, i [60], [336], [436]; ii [495]
Abstraction, power of, i [21], [69], [74]; ii [391]
Accuracy of statement, i [62–3]
Admiration of Lee, i [307], [397–8]; ii [77]
Admiration of Napoleon’s genius, i [58], [416]
Admiration of Confederate soldier, i [437]; ii [373–4], [462]
Affection, i [8], [22]; ii [495–6]
Ambition, i [11], [21], [23], [46], [71], [157], [196]; ii [381], [495]
Anger, i [19], [436], [441–2]; ii [71], [370]
Appearance:

On the battlefield, i [147], [149], [165], [243–4], [340]; ii [34], [50], [94], [311–2], [432], [436]
As a cadet, i [14], [18], [22]
In camp, ii [388–9]
In childhood, i [9]
At councils of war, i [229–30], [397]; ii [69], [123]
At Lexington, i [61], [63]
At reviews, i [164–5]
On service, i [115], [312–3]; ii [478]

Application, i [10], [15–17], [20–1], [33], [46]; ii [490]
Audacity, i [411]; ii [487], [491]
Bible:

His guide, i [61], [73]
Literal interpretation of the, i [61], [257]
Study of the, i [61], [69]

Camaraderie, i [436–7], [439]; ii [373]
Carelessness of comfort, i [161], [187], [192], [196], [246], [435–6], [438]
Careless of popular opinion, i [155–6]; ii [376]
Catholicity, i [438–9]
Cheerfulness, i [8], [66–7]; ii [315], [377–8]
Choice of companions, i [21]
Clanship, i [11]
Concentration, power of, i [20], [66], [74]; ii [391], [396], [496]
Consideration for others, i [19–20], [438]; ii [374], [376]
Conversation, i [165]; ii [389–90]
Coolness under fire, i [41–2], [47], [130], [147], [149], [163], [165], [437]; ii [318], [396]
Courage, moral, i [12], [21], [77], [437]; ii [480]
Courage, physical, i [10], [39], [41–2], [77], [130], [163], [165], [244]; ii [480–2]
Courtesy, i [9], [66], [116], [436], [438]; ii [376], [389–90], [453]
Decision, i [10], [12]
Decision in emergencies, ii [490–1]
Devotion to duty, i [19], [21], [33], [78], [116], [161]
Devotion to Virginia, i [99], [103], [204], [209–10]; ii [346], [495]
Devotion to his wife, i [116]
Dislike of profanity, i [145]
Distaste of show, i [115], [129–30], [221]
Early rising, ii [50], [55], [68], [284–5]
Earnestness, i [12], [20], [66], [77], [117], [237]; [390]
Economical habits, i [70]
Endurance, i [438]; ii [189], [481]
Energy, i [10], [43], [60], [191], [192], [377–9], [412], [436]; ii [189], [233], [478], [481], [494]
Enthusiasm, i [66]
Estimate of time, i [13], [187–8]
Faith, i [71–3], [77], [163], [211]; ii [462], [465], [488], [495]
Family pride, i [11]
Fearlessness of responsibility, i [77]; ii [480]
Finesse, i [116]; ii [280]
Freedom from cant, i [73]
Gentleness, i [20], [71], [436], [439]
Gravity, i [8], [66]; ii [390]
Health, i [9], [11], [21], [60], [69], [78], [160–1], [214]; ii [55], [76], [385], [481]
Horror of war, i [103], [257]; ii [385]
Hospitality, i [70]; ii [388–9]
Humility, i [445]; ii [495]
Imagination, i [66], [74], [417]; ii [478], [484]
Industry. (See Application)
Inflexibility, i [19], [63]
Information, range of, ii [390]
Intellectual development, i [21], [23]
Intellectual training for war, i [74–6], [78]; ii [394–6]
Kindness, i [8], [20], [67], [76]; ii [364], [389]
Knowledge of military history, i [58], [420]; ii [390], [394–5]
Language, i [73]
Love of art, i [71]; ii [390]
Love of children, i [68], [212]; ii [302], [364], [400]
Love of fighting, i [27], [33], [43], [149], [209], [439]; ii [481]
Love of history, i [69–70]; ii [390]
Love of home, i [9], [71], [199], [210]; ii [346]
Love of Nature, i [66], [70], [71], [366]
Love of peace, i [103], [257]; ii [385]
Love of theological discussion, i [165], [212]
Love of truth, i [62]
Manners. (See Courtesy)
Modesty, i [47], [198], [210]; ii [370], [380], [390], [462], [465]
Neatness, i [63]
Never knew when he was beaten, i [150], [244], [252], [438]
Peculiar gestures, i [149], [166]
Perseverance, i [10], [15–16], [22]
Personal magnetism, i [197], [437]
Playfulness, i [65], [177], [212]
Power of drawing inferences, ii [483], [486]
Prayer, i [61], [68], [73], [103], [165], [210], [443–4]; ii [496]
Pride in his soldiers, i [156–7], [166–7], [195], [443]; ii [341]
Purity, i [10], [23], [74]; ii [399]
Recreations, i [18], [60], [69], [70]
Reflective habits, ii [391], [396]
Religion on service, i [443–4]; ii [399]
Religious views, i [72], [163]
Reserve, i [18], [66], [74]
Resolution, ii [435], [445], [481], [491]
Reticence, i [115–6]; ii [89], [284–5], [483]
Reticence as regards his achievements, i [155], [157]; ii [374]
Self-control, i [210]; ii [494]
Self-possession, ii [478]
Self-reliance, i [21], [23], [48]; ii [488], [490], [495]
Self-sacrifice, i [204], [209]; ii [494]
Sense of honour, i [20]
Shrewdness, i [14]
Shyness, i [18], [27], [60]; ii [478]
Silence, i [22], [63], [64], [115], [197], [436]; ii [390], [391], [398], [478]
Simplicity, i [23], [115], [435–6]; ii [494]
Studious habits, i [18], [22], [68–9], [74], [410]
Study, method of, i [20], [69]; ii [391]
Study of, and training for, war, i [48], [57–9], [69], [745–5], [78], [250], [410], [416]; ii [394–5]
Sunday, observance of, i [61], [257], [273], [287], [302], [443]
Tact, i [19], [117–8], [165], [438]
Taste for strong liquor, ii [495]
Temper, i [14], [71], [210], [436]; ii [370], [495]
Temperance, i [60]; ii [399]
Thankfulness, i [71], [130], [156]
Thoroughness, i [421]; ii [496]
Truthfulness and sincerity, i [8], [20], [23], [62], [74]; ii [370], [380], [492], [496]
Vindictiveness, i [19]; ii [370], [495]

Practice and principles of, military:

Administration:

Care for comfort of men, i [165], [192], [443]; ii [374]
Care of private rights, i [166], [197–8]
Care of wounded, i [260], [300], [437]; ii [402–3]
Examination of officers, i [182]
Hospitals, i [437]
Medical service, i [118], [437], [444]; ii [386]
Supply, i [118]; ii [374], [386], [417]
Transport, i [118]; ii [374], [386]