Longstreet’s answer thereto, [504], [505];
the assault made, [505], [506];
troops recalled under a misconception, [506], [507];
Bragg orders Longstreet to co-operate with his army, [507];
losses in, [508].
L.
Lamb, Colonel, wounded at Fort Fisher, [582].
Lane, General, at Fredericksburg, [309];
succeeds Pickett in command of charge at Gettysburg, [394].
Latane, Captain, killed on Stuart’s raid, [118].
Latrobe, Colonel, at Fredericksburg, [316].
Law, General E. M., march of, to Gettysburg, [365];
succeeds to command of Hood’s division at Gettysburg, [370];
in Chattanooga campaign, [464];
claims of, for promotion, urged by President Davis, [467];
takes part in night attack on Hooker’s rear-guard, [476], [477];
order for preferring charges against, [477];
late report on Federal retreat from Lenoir’s Station, [491] (note);
at Campbell’s Station, [494];
charge against, that he withheld attack improperly, [495];
slow march of, [514];
resigns under privilege, [519];
action of President Davis towards, [548];
rearrest ordered by General Longstreet, [549].
Lawton, General, ordered by Lee to reinforce Jackson, [115];
wounded at Sharpsburg, [243].
Leadbetter, General, makes reconnoissance at Knoxville, [501];
favors attack of Fort Sanders, [502];
adds postscript to General Longstreet’s letter urging determined assault of Fort Sanders, [505].
Lee, General Fitzhugh, left in command of cavalry by Stuart, [160];
failure to comply with instructions, [160];
consequences of that failure, [196];
attacked by Pleasonton at South Mountain, [229];
on General R. E. Lee at Gettysburg, [401];
on Longstreet, [405];
charges that Longstreet lost his way in Wilderness, [568], [569];
recalled to join Longstreet at Richmond, [591];
at Five Forks, [597], [598];
in retreat from Petersburg, [610].
Lee, General G. W. C., on Longstreet at Wilderness, [569];
at Five Forks, [596];
at Rice’s Station, [613], [614].
Lee, General Robert E., assigned to command at Seven Pines, [109];
impression of, in the army, [112], [113];
established in confidence, [114];
plans simultaneous attack on front and rear of McClellan, [115];
adopts suggestion of Longstreet making change in plans against McClellan, [120];
orders Longstreet’s reserve into action at Gaines’s Mill, [127];
at Frayser’s Farm with President Davis, [134];
abandons his original plan at Malvern Hill, [144];
campaign of, against McClellan reviewed, [147] et seq.;
momentary facetiousness, [149];
letter of, to General Magruder, [150];
original plan for pursuit of McClellan, [152];
enjoys increased esteem of his army, [158];
plans of, for striking Pope, [159];
witnesses retreat of Pope, [162];
on field of Manassas, [181], [182];
decides to cross Bull Run and reach Pope’s rear, [186];
joins Longstreet on field and rides under fire, [189];
injury to, in stampede, [192];
letters of, to General Pope on killing of Kearny, [194];
decides to enter Maryland, [200];
orders of, for Maryland campaign, [203];
address of, to people of Maryland, [280];
letter of, to Jefferson Davis, suggesting peace proposition, [204];
celebrated “lost order” of, [203], [212], [213];
receives information of Federal advance at South Mountain, [219];
prefers stand at Turner’s Pass, [220];
orders withdrawal of troops from South Mountain, [228];
with Longstreet and Hill on field at Sharpsburg, [254];
orders flank move by Jackson, [257];
sends for brigades left at Harper’s Ferry, [261];
calls Longstreet his old war-horse, [262];
in contempt of Federal army disperses forces, [284];
description of, [285];
reorganizes army of Northern Virginia, [290];
on retirement of McClellan, [291];
advice of, to citizens of Fredericksburg, [299];
orders of, at opening of battle, [308];
narrowly escapes death or injury from a shell, [312];
goes to Richmond, [317];
orders Longstreet to return from Suffolk, [326];
grief of, over loss of Stonewall Jackson, [328];
his conduct of battle of Chancellorsville, [329];
falls on plan of Northern invasion, [331];
plans of, for Gettysburg, [335], [336];
caution of, in revealing plans to Richmond authorities, [336], [337];
orders of, to cavalry chief, [341];
issues orders for march of army to Harrisburg, [344];
refuses to credit information of Scout Harrison, [347];
changes direction of march, [348];
order for concentration at Cashtown, [348], [351];
mind disturbed by absence of cavalry, [351];
calls Longstreet to ride with him towards Gettysburg, [351];
expresses regret at absence of cavalry, [357];
on field of Gettysburg at close of first day, [357];
had not intended delivering general battle, [358];
gives discretionary order for Second Corps to attack Cemetery Hill, [359];
official report of, on first day’s battle, [359] (note);
settles on making the opening (second day) by his right, [365];
alleged order of, to Longstreet for battle at sunrise, [377] et seq.;
excitement of, [384];
on battle of Gettysburg, third day, [385];
plans of, [386];
claimed attack was not made early enough, [388];
on the field with the right, [395];
official report of, on Longstreet’s battle on the right, [397];
acknowledges fault at Gettysburg, [399], [400];
comments upon, [400], [401];
on field and responsible for Gettysburg, [402], [405];
review of campaigns of, [406];
review of orders of, for Gettysburg, [407] et seq.;
“harder to move than his lieutenant,” [409];
in the retreat from Gettysburg, [429], [430];
desires retirement, [432];
Longstreet mentions westward movement to, [434];
goes to Richmond, [434];
letter from, to Longstreet, [435];
letter to, from Longstreet, [435];
parting with Longstreet, [437];
letter from, to Longstreet, [469], [470] (note);
favors sending Pickett’s division to Longstreet, [539];
Longstreet’s suggestion to, of plans for continuance of war, [544];
goes to Richmond to confer with authorities, [544];
suppressed excitement of, in council with Richmond authorities, [546];
becomes impatient in Longstreet-Law affair, [549];
compared with General Grant, [554];
gives orders against general engagement, [558];
endeavors to lead a brigade in charge, [560];
assumes command on field after Longstreet is wounded, [565];
delays advance, [565], [567];
alleged saying of, concerning Longstreet, [569];
hard labors of, [573];
becomes anxious about line on north side of the James, [579];
hears from Longstreet proposition of General Ord for peace meeting, [584];
letters of, to General Grant on military peace convention, [585], [586];
reply to, from General Grant, [587];
consents to sortie against Fort Steadman, [592];
strength of, for defence of Richmond, [593], [594];
endeavors to anticipate Grant’s move around his right, [596];
at Petersburg, [604], [605];
gives orders for retreat, [608];
at Jetersville, [610];
realizes fulness of disaster at Rice’s Station and Sailor’s Creek, [614], [615];
at Farmville, [616];
urged by officers to negotiate for surrender, [618];
letter to, from General Grant, asking surrender, [619];
replies to, asking terms, [619];
letter to, from General Grant, stating terms of surrender, [621];
writes General Grant, proposing meeting, [622];
gives orders for advance to Appomattox Court-House, [623];
still hopes to break through the Federal cordon, [624];
confers with Longstreet and Mahone, [624], [625];
rides to meet General Grant, [625], [626], [628];
sympathy for, of troops, [629];
letter of, to General R. H. Anderson, [639];
letter of, to General Longstreet, congratulating him on convalescence, [639];
letter to, from Longstreet, [640];
letter to, from Longstreet, on impressment of gold, [641];
letter from, to Longstreet, [642];
letter to, from Longstreet, on impressment of men, [644];
letter from, to Longstreet, [645];
letter to, from Longstreet, on impressment of gold, [646];
letter to, from Longstreet, on interview with General Ord, [647];
letter to, from Longstreet, on exchange of prisoners, [648];
letter of, to Longstreet, on interview with General Grant, [649];
letter to, from Longstreet, on use of gold, [649];
letter to, from Longstreet, on guarding Danville Railroad, [650];
letter to, from Longstreet, on Sheridan’s operations, [652];
letter of, to Longstreet, on proposed history, [654];
letter of, to Longstreet, suggesting preparation of memoirs, [656];
letter to, from Longstreet, on battle of Gaines’s Mill, [656];
letter of, to Longstreet, on prospects, etc., [657].
Lee, Lieutenant-Colonel S. D., at Sharpsburg, [243].
Lee, General W. H. F., at Five Forks, [596], [597], [598];
in engagement at Jetersville, [610].
Leesburg, Confederate army at, on the way to Maryland, [201].
Lenoir’s Station, Federal retreat at, [491].
Letters. See [Lee], [Longstreet], [Grant], etc.
Lewinsville, J. E. B. Stuart disperses Federals at, [60].
Liddell, General, at Chickamauga, [441], [446].
Lincoln, President, telegrams from, on Lee in Maryland, [209];
letter to, from McClellan, on prospect in Maryland, [214];
issues emancipation proclamation, [288], [289];
General Burnside submits plans to, [292];
humorous advice of, to Hooker, [329];
position in Hampton Roads conference, [583];
desire attributed to, for devising means for payment of slaves, [585].
Long, General A. L., letter of, to General Longstreet, on order for “battle at sunrise” (Gettysburg), [380] (note);
gives account of appeal of Lee’s officers for surrender, [618];
on interview of Generals Lee and Pendleton about surrender, [620].
Longstreet, Lieutenant-General James, birth of, [13];
appointed to West Point, [15];
assigned to duty as brevet lieutenant at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, [16];
goes to Louisiana, [18];
to Florida, [18];
assigned lieutenant, [18];
goes to Corpus Christi, [19];
at Palo Alto, [25];
at Resaca de la Palma, [27], [28];
at outbreak of civil war, [29];
leaves Albuquerque, [30];
arrives at Richmond, [32];
appointed brigadier-general, [33];
reports to Beauregard at Manassas Junction, [33];
stays retreat at Blackburn’s Ford, [39];
advance of, at Manassas, [44];
orders batteries to fire on Federal retreat, [52];
criticism of, on McDowell, [54];
on Tyler’s reconnoissance, [55];
on Beauregard, [56];
invited to dine with the enemy, [60];
promoted major-general, [61];
marches to Culpeper Court-House, [65];
meets President Davis and General Lee in war council at Richmond, [66];
on McClellan, [66];
at Williamsburg, [72], [74];
opposes attack on Hancock’s redoubts, [77];
estimates forces engaged at Williamsburg, [79];
Johnston’s testimonial to, [80];
in command of right wing from James River to White Oak Swamp, [81];
to strike against Federal right at Seven Pines, [85];
in council with Johnston, [86];
ordered to Williamsburg road, [86];
tactical handling there left to him, [88];
complaint against, by General Smith, [90];
endeavors to harmonize with Huger, [92];
his battle on the Williamsburg road, [96];
plans for resuming battle of Seven Pines at daylight, [103];
asks for reinforcements and a diversion, [108];
makes appeal for ten thousand men to renew fight at Seven Pines, [109];
meets General Lee, [112];
suggests to Lee movement against McClellan’s right flank, [114];
letter to, from D. H. Hill, [115], [116];
suggestion of, for method of attack on McClellan adopted by Lee, [120];
in conference with Lee and others, [121];
at Mechanicsville, [124];
puts his reserve into action at Gaines’s Mill, [127] et seq.;
encounters main force of McClellan at Frayser’s Farm, [133];
on the field with President Davis and General Lee, [134];
at Malvern Hill, [142], [145];
review by, of campaign, [147];
ordered to Gordonsville with ten brigades, [158];
proposes move against Pope’s right, [159];
rides with Lee to Clarke’s Mountain, [161];
orders arrest of Toombs, [161],
and release of, [166];
reaches Thoroughfare Gap, en route for Manassas, [173];
arrival on field of Manassas, [180];
makes reconnoissance and reports against attack, [182];
right flank of, ordered attacked by Porter, [184];
orders batteries to attack Porter, for Jackson’s relief, [187];
arrives on field of Chantilly, [194];
objects to movement against Harper’s Ferry, [201], [202];
orders to, for Maryland campaign, [203];
march of, [206];
expresses to General Lee preference for concentration at Antietam rather than at Turner’s Pass, [219];
at South Mountain, [222];
estimate of troops of, at South Mountain, [226];
position of, in the line, preparatory to battle of Sharpsburg, [234];
advance against his left by Hooker, [236];
troops of, enter fight, [242];
sustains strong attack of General Richardson, [249];
ride of, with General Lee and D. H. Hill on field of Sharpsburg, [254];
orders McLaws and Walker to prepare to assault, [256];
called by General Lee his “old war-horse,” [262];
criticism of, on Maryland campaign, [279] et seq.;
commissioned lieutenant-general, [290];
marches to Culpeper Court-House, [291];
marches for Fredericksburg, [293];
on the heights, [293];
position of troops of, at Fredericksburg, [305];
views his lines preparatory to battle, [306];
differs with General Jackson as to the enemy’s purpose, [323];
covers route to Richmond, [323];
ordered to south side of James River, [324];
employs one Harrison as scout, [324];
ordered to rejoin Lee, [326];
criticism of, on battle of Chancellorsville, [329], [330];
proposes measures to General Lee for relief of Vicksburg, [331];
urges that campaign in Pennsylvania should be one of defensive tactics, [331];
sends Scout Harrison out with secret orders, [333];
takes up march for Gettysburg, [337];
directions to Stuart for movement of cavalry, [342];
orders treated with contumely, [343];
entertains Colonel Fremantle, [343];
Harrison, the scout, reports to, [346];
suggests, on information received, change of march eastward, [347];
rides with General Lee towards Gettysburg, [351];
proposes to General Lee move around the Federal left, [358];
orders columns of First Corps hurried forward for battle, [359];
advances with command, [366];
rides with Wofford’s brigade into fight at Little Round Top, [372];
losses of (on second day), [373], [376], [377];
alleged order to, for “battle at sunrise,” [377] et seq.;
letter to, from Colonel Taylor, [379];
letter to, from Colonel Venable, [379];
letter to, from General Long, [380];
letter to, from Charles Marshall, [380];
letter to, from Colonel Fairfax, [380], [381];
letter to, from J. S. D. Cullen, [383], [384];
losses of, on third day, [385] et seq.;
sends scouts to find way for striking the enemy’s left, [385];
interview with General Lee, [386];
did not believe in attack as made, [388];
carefully prepares for making assault, [389], [390];
not advised of failure of Confederate left, [392];
rides to batteries, [395];
testimony to claims of, at Gettysburg, [400];
Fitzhugh Lee upon, [403];
Franco-German war affords parallel for suggestion of, for move around Federal left, [404];
refutation of the statement that he was “hard to move,” [405] et seq.;
résumé of action of, at Gettysburg, [407] et seq.;
in the retreat from Gettysburg, [429], [430];
urges on Secretary of War Seddon a westward movement, [433], [434];
mentions the matter to General Lee, [434];
letter to, from General Lee, [435];
letter from, to General Lee, [435];
transportation ordered for movement of, to Tennessee, [436];
route of, on westward movement, [436], [437];
parting with Lee, [437];
reaches General Bragg’s head-quarters, [438];
placed in command of General Bragg’s left wing, [439];
orders to division commanders of, from General Bragg, [447];
orders Hood’s division to assault, [447];
rides with General Buckner and comes under fire of the enemy, [450];
lunches on the field, [451];
reports to General Bragg on battle of Chickamauga, and urges pursuit of enemy, [461];
gives opinion to President Davis against Bragg, [465];
declines assignment to command of Army of Tennessee, [466];
offers resignation to President, who declines it, [467];
urges appointment of General Micah Jenkins to command of Hood’s division, [467];
suggests change of base to Rome, Georgia, [468];
letter to, from General Lee, [469], [470] (note);
calls a signal force from Virginia to Tennessee, [471];
defends position, [472], [473];
arranges night attack on Hooker’s rear-guard, [475], [476];
reviews effects and possibilities of Western move, [478], [479];
ordered on campaign in East Tennessee, [480], [481];
organization of command of, [482];
letter of, to General Buckner on East Tennessee campaign, [484], [485];
troops of, on short rations, [486];
orders of, to General Wheeler, [487];
command of, in engagement on Little Tennessee, [490];
orders McLaws to assault fort at Knoxville, [500];
reinforced by General Bushrod R. Johnson, [501];
ordered by Bragg to attack Knoxville, [501];
orders of, to McLaws for assault of Fort Sanders, [502];
letter to, from McLaws, urging delay in attack on Fort Sanders, [504];
answer of, thereto, [504];
recalls troops and gives reasons for, [505-507];
ordered by Bragg to co-operate with his army after defeat at Chattanooga, [507];
finds conformance to order impracticable, [509];
marches up the Holston Valley, [511];
presence of, in East Tennessee causes concern to Lincoln, [515],
and to Grant, [516];
orders relief of General McLaws, [518];
makes honorable mention of officers, [520];
renews effort to be relieved from service, [524];
marches to Dandridge, [526];
enters Dandridge and drinks to General Gordon Granger, [529];
General Grant gives orders that he be driven from Tennessee, [531];
Foster ordered to offensive against, [532];
despatches concerning, from General Grant to Generals Halleck, Thomas, and Schofield, [535-537];
orders concentration of forces, [538];
asks for ten thousand additional troops, [539];
purpose of, in latter part of campaign, [539];
on campaign in the far South, [540];
withdrawal of command eastward made necessary, [540];
asked by Richmond authorities for suggestions, [543];
ideas of, on prosecution of the war, [544];
goes to Virginia and submits plans to General Lee, [544];
criticism of, on Bragg before Richmond authorities, [546];
visits wife at Petersburg, [546];
returns to Tennessee, [547];
rejoins General Lee on the Rapidan, [547];
receives vote of thanks in Congress, [550];
in command of First Corps on the Rapidan (1864), [553];
takes short route of march to field of battle (Wilderness), [556], [557], [559];
troops of, form under fire, [560];
repulses Hancock, [561];
makes flanking movement on Hancock’s left, [562];
rides with flanking party, [563];
severely wounded, [564];
borne to the rear, [566];
Northern historian and General Hancock on advance of, [568];
Fitzhugh Lee upon, [568];
letter to, from Colonel Taylor on controversy as to guide at Wilderness, [569];
letter to, from General Alexander on same subject, [570], [571];
letter to, from Colonel Venable on same, [571];
absent on leave, [572];
again at front, and meets General Lee, [573];
letter of, to Colonel Taylor, [574];
assigned to command on north side of James River, [574];
orders roads broken with ploughs, [580];
puts stop to picket-firing, [581];
meets General E. O. C. Ord and hears proposition for peace convention, [583], [584];
disclaims authority to speak on, [584];
communicates proposition for meeting, to General Lee, [584];
advocates impressment of gold and men, [588];
starts in pursuit of Sheridan, [592];
visits General Lee at Petersburg, [604];
receives A. P. Hill’s corps as part of his command, [608];
on retreat from Richmond, [609];
marches for Farmville, pressed by the enemy, [610];
saves High Bridge, [612];
crosses Appomattox at Farmville, [615];
not among those of Lee’s officers who urged surrender, [618];
says “not yet” in regard to surrender, [619];
refuses to bear to General Lee report of officers favoring surrender, [620];
calls for interview with General Lee, [624];
endeavors to recall General Lee from ride to General Grant, [626];
forms last line of battle, [626];
refuses to surrender to General Custer, [627];
meets General Grant, [630];
formally surrenders command, [630], [631];
visits Washington, [632];
calls on General Grant, [633];
receives letter to President Johnson, [633];
interview of, with the President, [634];
is relieved from political disabilities, [634];
engages in business in New Orleans, [634], [635];
favors holding States under the President’s reconstruction policy, [635];
letter of, on the subject to J. M. G. Parker, Esq., [636], [637];
attacked by New Orleans press, [637];
appointed surveyor of customs, [638];
tribute of, to his old nurse, [638];
letter to, from General Lee, congratulating on convalescence, [639];
letter from, to General Lee, [640];
letter of, to General Lee, on impressment of gold, [641];
letter to, from General Lee, on policy of campaign, [642];
letter of, to General Lee, on impressment of men, [644];
letter to, from General Lee, [645];
letter of, to General Lee, on impressment of gold, [646];
letter of, to General Lee, on “peace” interview with General Ord, [647];
letter of, to General Lee, on exchange of political prisoners, [648];
letter to, from General Lee, on interview with General Grant, [649];
letter of, to General Lee, urging use of gold, [649];
letter of, to General Lee, on guarding Danville Railroad, [650];
letter of, to A. A. General Taylor, on suppression of desertion, [651];
letter of, to General Lee, on Sheridan’s operations, [652];
letter of, to General Taylor, on policy towards new organizations, [653];
letter to, from General Lee, on proposed history, [654];
letter of congratulation from General Lee, [655];
letter to, from General Lee, suggesting preparation of memoirs, [655];
letter of, to General Lee, on battle of Gaines’s Mill, [656];
letter to, from General Lee, on prospects, etc., [657].
Longstreet, Mrs. James, proposed meeting with Mrs. Grant to bring about peace, [584];
in church at Richmond, hears news of defeat at Petersburg, [607].
Longstreet, Owen & Co., letter to, from General Lee, [655].
Longstreet, Richard, settles in America, [13].
Longstreet, Robert Lee (son of General Longstreet), birth of, [546].
Longstreet, William, applies steam to navigation, 1787, [14];
letter to Governor Telfair, [14].
Lookout Mountain, Confederates upon, [463];
attack near, on Hooker’s rear-guard, [476], [477].
Lost orders, Lee’s to Stuart, captured by Pope, [160], [196];
Lee’s “General Order No. [191],” in Maryland campaign, [203], [212], [282], [283].
Loudon, Fort. See [Sanders, Fort].
Lubbock, Colonel, [48].
Lyle, Captain, in affair on Williamsburg road, [578].
M.
McCall, General John A., joins Army of Potomac, [122];
at Mechanicsville, [124];
at Gaines’s Mill, [126];
report of, on Frayser’s Farm, [136];
captured at close of battle (Frayser’s Farm), [138];
his tenacity of battle, [139].
McClellan, General George B., [61];
called “the young Napoleon,” [63];
delay in marching against Johnston at Centreville, [64];
concentrates army on the James River, [65];
President Davis’s high opinion of, [66];
not on field of Williamsburg until late in the day, [80];
at White House, [82];
organizes two provisional army corps, [82];
orders troops withdrawn from Mechanicsville, [125];
orders change of base to James River, [132];
main force of, encounters Longstreet at Frayser’s Farm, [133];
masterly retreat of, [132-140], [151];
strength of his position at Malvern Hill, [141];
shows himself well equipped in science of war, [151];
on a gunboat on the James, [151];
reaches Alexandria, [171];
marches in slow pursuit of Lee in Maryland, [208];
report of, on march, [209];
receives Lee’s “lost order,” [213];
writes President Lincoln of prospects in Maryland, [214];
writes General Halleck on same, [214-216];
“makes haste slowly” after receiving the “lost order,” [216];
orders for advance of commands, [217];
prisoners claimed by, at South Mountain, [225];
army of, in position at Antietam, [234];
on field with Hooker, [237];
disapproves of attack by Franklin, [257];
orders Burnside to take bridge over Antietam, [258];
neither plan nor execution of, strong at Antietam, [267];
letter to, from Governor Curtin, [282];
slow march of, after Lee in Maryland, [282];
his position at opening of Maryland campaign, [284], [285];
opinion of, against holding Harper’s Ferry, [286];
description of, [285];
compared and contrasted with Lee, [285];
crosses the Potomac, south of the Blue Ridge, [290];
relieved from command, [291].
McCook, General A. McD., at Chickamauga, [442];
goes before court of inquiry, [465].
McCook, Colonel D., at Chickamauga, [442].
McDowell, General Irvin, at West Point, [16];
in the field, [35];
at Centreville, [37];
plan for battle at Manassas, [43];
pushes battle by artillery arm, [49];
gallant effort of, to recover lost power, [50];
criticism of, [54], [56];
in command of Third Corps, Army of Virginia, [153];
march of, to Manassas intercepted by Jackson, [176], [177];
at Manassas, [190].
McElroy, Colonel, death of, [520].
McLaws, Major-General L., at Williamsburg, [70];
at Seven Pines, [107], [108];
march of, in Maryland campaign, [207], [208];
orders from, at Crampton’s Pass, [230];
at Maryland Heights, [231];
arrives at Sharpsburg, [244];
brigades of, enter battle, [245], [247];
losses of Lee’s army in, [266];
at Fredericksburg, [307] et seq.;
at Gettysburg, [370], [393], [396], [397];
in retreat from Gettysburg, [431];
brigades of, start with Longstreet’s command for Tennessee, [437];
two brigades of, arrive at Chickamauga, [439];
but commander and other brigades too late, [440];
finally joins Longstreet, [462];
posts army in semicircle near Chattanooga, [463];
engages in attack on Hooker’s rear-guard, [476], [477];
in engagement on Little Tennessee, [490];
reaches Knoxville, [495];
advance of, [497];
ordered to assault of fort, [500];
again ordered to assault, [502];
orders of, to command for assault, [503];
letter of, to General Longstreet, urging delay of assault, [504];
letter to, from General Longstreet, [504];
makes assault, [505], [506];
relief of, ordered by General Longstreet, [518];
inquires cause therefor, [518];
is restored to duty, [548].
Magruder, Fort, at Williamsburg, [68];
attack on, [73].
Magruder, General J. B., [66];
reinforced by Huger and Early, [67];
builds fortifications at Williamsburg, [68];
engages with Sumner at Allen’s Farm and Savage Station, [132].
Mahone, General William, in battle of Wilderness, [562];
arrests advance of Hancock before Richmond, [576];
at Petersburg, [606];
describes General Lee’s reception of disaster in retreat to Appomattox, [614], [615];
fires High Bridge, [615];
at Cumberland Church, [615];
at Farmville, [617];
in conference with General Lee at Appomattox, [625].
Malvern Hill, battle of, [141];
positions of troops on field of, [141], [142];
Confederates make poor use of artillery, [143];
General Lee abandons his original plan, [144];
battle begun by advance of the Confederate right, [144];
Confederates repulsed, [144];
Federals march to Harrison’s Landing, [145];
Jackson ordered to follow retreat, [146];
casualties, [151].
Manassas (or Bull Run), first battle of, field chosen by Beauregard, [33];
description of, [34];
Beauregard’s plan of battle, [36];
McDowell’s arrival, [35], [37];
opening of battle, [38], [46];
forces available, [41];
McDowell’s advance driven back, [46];
Terry’s and Lubbock’s reconnoissance, [45], [48];
fight assumes large proportions, [48];
Jackson christened “Stonewall,” [49];
Beauregard in command on left, [49];
Kirby Smith’s forces arrive, [50];
McDowell makes effort to recover lost power, [50];
flight of Federals, [51];
Longstreet’s order to fire on retreat countermanded by General Bonham, [52];
pursuit revoked, [53];
losses, [53];
criticism of McDowell, [54], [56];
Tyler’s reconnoissance, [55];
Confederate battle-flag, [56];
organization of forces, [57], [58].
Manassas (or Bull Run), second battle of, making ready for, [163] et seq.;
strength of confronting armies, [169];
advance of Pope to, [170];
Jackson first on the field, [171];
Pope reaches the Junction, [172];
first passage of arms on field, [172];
Longstreet at Thoroughfare Gap, [173], [174];
engagement at, [175], [176];
Jackson attacks King’s division at Groveton, [175], [176];
Pope’s orders to Porter, [178], [179];
battle opened by Federals against Jackson’s right, [180];
positions of troops, [181];
Kearny opens against Jackson’s left, [182];
Longstreet reports against attack, [182];
Lee returns to first plan of battle, [183];
Confederate advance anticipated by Federals, [184];
Pope on his orders to Porter, [185];
Pope mistakenly thinks Confederates retreating, [185], [186];
Porter ordered against Jackson’s front, [186];
Longstreet orders batteries against Porter, [187];
charge of Longstreet’s troops, [187];
Lee rides under fire, [189];
action of United States regulars, [190];
Federals retreat, [190];
Jackson and Stuart ordered in pursuit, [191];
forces engaged, and losses, [195];
retreat covered by Sumner, [196];
review of campaign, [196], [197].
Manassas Junction, Longstreet reports at, to Beauregard, [33];
raid on, by Stuart and Trimble, [167];
engagement at, [169].
Manning, Colonel P. T., wounded while lunching with Longstreet on field of Chickamauga, [451].
Mansfield, Major-General Joseph K. F., crosses the Antietam preparatory to battle, [237];
mortally wounded at Antietam, [242].
Marshall, Colonel, letter of, to General Longstreet, on alleged order by General Lee for battle “at sunrise,” [380] (note).
Martin, Major-General, [441];
supersedes Wheeler in command of Confederate cavalry at Knoxville, [500];
operations against Sturgis’s cavalry, [522];
in affair at Dandridge, [526], [527];
in affair near Dandridge, [532];
President Davis orders cavalry of, sent to Johnston, [539];
leaves Longstreet for Georgia, [542].
Marye, Captain, at Manassas, [40].
Maryland campaign, the, [199] et seq.
(see [Harper’s Ferry], [Sharpsburg], etc.);
review of, [279] et seq.
Mason, George T., killed on the Rio Grande, [23].
Matamoras, Taylor’s army at, [22].
May, Charles, heroism of, at Resaca de la Palma, [28].
Meade, General George G., at South Mountain, [223-225];
at Antietam, [241];
handsome advance of, at Fredericksburg, [308], [309];
succeeds Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac, [348];
wires General Halleck of plans, [349];
suggestion to, by General Halleck that Lee may turn his left, [360];
position of, on second day at Gettysburg, [363];
recognizes and fears move by Confederate right, [368];
holds council on night of second day, [376];
not apprehensive of Lee’s left, [389];
attempts to bring his left against Longstreet’s battle, [396];
on suggestion of Longstreet to work towards his line of communications, [404];
concentrates army at Warrenton, [432];
before the battle of the Wilderness, [552];
orders his troops into action, [559];
at Petersburg, [608];
follows retreat, [610], [611].
Mechanicsville, battle of, attack by A. P. Hill, [123], [124];
losses of first day, [124];
McClellan orders withdrawal, [125].
Memoirs of General Longstreet, suggested by General Lee, [655].
Merritt, General Wesley, Sheridan’s chief of cavalry, [590], [598].
Mexican war, beginning of, [18];
precipitated by movement to the Rio Grande, [21], [22];
first hostilities, [23];
Palo Alto, [25];
Resaca de la Palma, [26].
Miles, Colonel Dixon H., mentioned by McClellan, [215];
mortally wounded at Harper’s Ferry, [232];
orders to, from General Wool, [286].
Miles, General, at Petersburg, [608].
Miller, Captain, at Gettysburg, [395].
Mills, Colonel Roger Q., commands brigade at Chickamauga, [446].
Milroy, General, fights severe engagement with Ewell at Winchester, [339].
Minnegerode, Rev., pastor of church in Richmond, [607].
Mitchell, General R. B., at Chickamauga, [442].
Moore, Colonel, killed at Seven Pines, [99].
Morgan, General John T., in engagement on Little Tennessee River, [490];
in affair near Dandridge, [532].
“Mud March,” the, [323].
Mumford, General T. T., at Five Forks, [596], [597];
ordered by Longstreet against Ord’s bridge-burners, [612];
at Cumberland Church, [615];
captures part of Gregg’s cavalry, [617];
at Appomattox, [629].
N.
Naglee, General, at Burnside’s Bridge (Antietam), [259].
Napoleon, quotation from, [405].
Negley, General, at Chickamauga, [442].
Negroes, Confederate Congress provides for enrolment of, as soldiers, [582];
suffrage of, [636].
Nichols, General W. A., at Gettysburg, [374];
extends hospitality to Longstreet, [632], [633].
North Carolina, Fifth Regiment, slaughter in ranks of, at Williamsburg, [78].
Nurse, the old, [638].
O.
Ord, General E. O. C., [62];
meets General Longstreet, [583];
proposes meeting of commanders in interest of peace, [584];
called by General Grant to south side of the James, [595];
following Confederate retreat from Petersburg, [610];
orders burning of High Bridge, [611];
at Appomattox, [623], [624];
interview with, described by Longstreet, [647].
Orders, lost. See [Lost orders].
Owen, Edward, [635].
Owen, Miller, [635].
Owen, William, [635].
P.
Palmer, General J. M., at Chickamauga, [442].
Palo Alto, [24].
Parke, General John G., in command at Knoxville, [496];
takes the field along the rear of Longstreet’s march, [512];
assumes command of Federals in field on march to Dandridge, [528];
at Fort Steadman, [594], [595];
at Petersburg, [605], [606].
Parker, J. M. G., letter to, from General Longstreet, [636], [637].
Patrick, General, at Antietam, [266];
carries Sumner’s demand for surrender of Fredericksburg to civil authorities and General Longstreet, [294];
in attack, [309].
Patterson, Robert, opposing Johnston in the Valley, [42], [53].
Peace, propositions for, by General Lee, [204];
to be secured because gold had gone up to [200], [317];
talk of, [582];
mission of Hon. Montgomery Blair, [583];
proposition of General Ord to Longstreet for meeting of commanders in interest of, [583], [584];
proposed meeting of wives of Generals Grant and Longstreet in interest of, [584];
correspondence of Generals Lee and Grant, [585], [586];
General Grant disclaims authority to act upon, [587];
Longstreet on interview with General Ord, [547].
Pegram, Colonel, at Five Forks, [597];
mortally wounded, [599].
Pegram, General, at Chickamauga, [441].
Pemberton, General, commissioned lieutenant-general, [290];
with President Davis before Army of the Tennessee, [469];
troops threaten mutiny when they hear Davis’s purpose to assign him to command of Polk’s corps, [470].
Pender, General, at Shepherdstown, [264];
at Fredericksburg, [307];
at Gettysburg, [354].
Pendleton, General, at Shepherdstown, [264];
saw opportunity for the right at Gettysburg, [368];
charges of, against First Corps, [377];
delivers to General Lee opinion of officers favorable to surrender, [618];
interview with General Lee on proposition for surrender, [620], [621].
Peninsula, the, [68].
Peninsular campaign (see [Chickahominy], [Seven Pines], [Mechanicsville], [Gaines’s Mill], [Malvern Hill], etc.), losses in, [151].
Pennsylvania, invasion of, [331], [334].
See [Gettysburg].
Perry, General, at Gettysburg, [371].
Petersburg, battle of, Confederates cross the James, [603];
General Grant’s concerted assault, [604];
General Wright makes opening assault, [605];
death of General A. P. Hill, [605];
General Grant rides over captured works, [606];
news of, received by President Davis in church at Richmond, [607];
fierce assaults on Fort Gregg, [607];
heavy losses at Fort Whitworth, [608];
Lee gives orders for retreat, [608];
Lee purposed to join Johnston in North Carolina, [610].
Pettigrew, General, wounded and captured at Seven Pines, [98];
charge of, at Gettysburg, compared with those of Meade’s divisions at Fredericksburg, [314];
at Gettysburg, [352];
position of, on third day (Gettysburg), [388];
famous charge, [393];
wounding of, [394];
attacked by Kilpatrick in retreat from Gettysburg, [430].
Pickett, General George E., at Seven Pines, [108];
at Gaines’s Mill, [127], [128];
at opening of Fredericksburg, [309];
his charge at Gettysburg compared with that of Meade’s division at Fredericksburg, [314];
position of, on third day, [388];
Alexander gives notice to, and Longstreet affirms order for advance of, [392];
General Lee favors sending division of, to Longstreet, in Tennessee, [539];
recalled, to join Longstreet, [591];
ordered to join Lee at Petersburg, [592];
opens battle of Five Forks, [596], [597];
rides under fire to his command, [599];
position at Five Forks not of his choosing, [600];
generalship of, [601];
reinforced too late, [599], [602];
in engagement at Amazon Creek, [606];
escapes capture at Rice’s Station, [614].
Pleasonton, General Alfred, in Maryland campaign, [209], [210];
pushes Confederate cavalry back from the Maryland mountains, [216];
opens battle of South Mountain, [221];
crosses bridge No. 2 (Antietam), [252];
in command of cavalry division under Burnside’s reorganization, [292];
engages Stuart’s cavalry at Brandy Station, [338];
drives Stuart back to Ashby’s Gap, [341].
Poe, Captain, constructs Federal earthworks at Knoxville, [496];
report on work by citizens and contrabands, [500].
Political prisoners, General Lee upon exchange of, [586];
General Grant upon, [587];
Longstreet on exchange of, [648].
Polk, General Leonidas (Bishop), commissioned lieutenant-general, [290];
in command of right wing at Chickamauga, [439];
put under charges by General Bragg, [465].
Pope, Major-General John, in command of Army of Virginia, [153];
displays bold front as a diversion, [154];
injudicious orders of, [154];
“General Orders No. 11,” [155];
his attitude towards non-combatants contrasted with Scott’s in Mexico, [155], [156];
engages with Jackson at Slaughter Mountain, [157];
increases strength of his army, [159];
captures one of Lee’s orders and officers, [160];
puts army in retreat across the Rappahannock, [160];
head-quarters of, raided by Stuart, [165];
forms plan to attack Lee, [166];
concentrates Army of Virginia at Warrenton, [168];
orders for advance and concentration at Manassas, [171];
reaches Manassas Junction, [172];
orders to Porter, [178], [179];
orders for attack at Manassas, [180];
orders Porter to attack Longstreet’s right, [184];
his report upon, [185];
mistakenly supposes Confederates retreating, [185], [186];
letter to, from General Lee, on death of Kearny, [194];
criticism of, in Manassas campaign, [197].
Porter, Major-General Fitz-John, in command of Fifth Corps, [82];
at Mechanicsville, [122];
at Gaines’s Mill, [126];
at Malvern Hill, [141];
ordered by Pope to Manassas, [171];
march of, delayed, [171];
Pope’s orders to, for Manassas, [178];
ordered to attack Longstreet’s right flank, [184];
receives order too late, [185];
ordered to attack Jackson’s front, [186];
hard battle against, by Jackson and Longstreet, [187], [188];
at Antietam, [234];
ordered ready to enter battle, [252].
Porter, Theoderic, in theatricals on Mexican frontier, [20];
killed on the Rio Grande, [23].
Potomac, Army of. See [Army of the Potomac].
Potter, General R. D., in East Tennessee campaign, [490], [492].
Powell, William H., report of, on Second Manassas, [190].
Preston, General William, at Chickamauga, [439], [450] (note);
gains Snodgrass Hill, [455].
Provisional Army Corps, two organized by McClellan, [82].
R.
Rains, General, leaves percussion shells at Williamsburg, [79].
Ransom, General, at Fredericksburg, [309], [310], [313];
at Five Forks, [596], [598];
horse killed, [599].
Reed, General Theodore, mortally wounded in engagement at Cumberland Church, [615].
Regulars, United States, at First Manassas, [37], [51];
at Second Manassas, [189], [190].
Reno, General Jesse, division of, joins Pope at Culpeper, [159];
captures signal station, [161];
killed at South Mountain, [223].
Resaca de la Palma, [26-28].
Retreats, the great (McClellan’s), [132-152];
from Gettysburg, [426] et seq.
Reynolds, General John F., at Mechanicsville, [126];
ordered to attack at Manassas (Second), [180];
in command of right wing of Union army at Gettysburg, [353];
death of, [354].
Reynolds, General, at Chickamauga, [441].
Rice’s Station, [611];
engagement at, [613], [614].
Richardson, General I. B., at Sharpsburg, [244], [247];
brave advance of, against Confederate centre, [248], [250];
occupies Piper House at Antietam, [251];
mortally wounded, [251].
Richardson, Colonel John B., at Second Manassas, [188];
at Sharpsburg, [258], [269];
at Fredericksburg, [319];
at Gettysburg, [411].
Richmond, apprehended advance on, [64];
practicable routes to, [64];
D. H. Hill’s denial of reported proposed abandonment of, when Lee assumed command, [115], [116];
Burnside’s march for, [293];
route to, covered by Longstreet after Fredericksburg battle, [323], [324];
armies again in front of, [572] et seq.
(see [Richmond, campaign of, in 1864]);
news of Petersburg received at, [607].
“Richmond authorities,” forced to extremity, call for suggestions as to conduct of the war, [543];
Lee and Longstreet confer with, [544].
See [Richmond, campaign against].
Richmond, campaign against, in 1864, fall of General J. E. B. Stuart, [573];
Longstreet assigned to command north of the James, [574];
Confederate positions, [575];
General Grant conceives plan for left attack, [575], [576];
Mahone arrests advance of Hancock, [576];
affair on the Williamsburg road, [576-578];
closing scenes of (1864), [579];
Sherman’s movements come into remote bearing upon affairs around the capital, [580];
Longstreet orders roads broken up with ploughs, [580];
General Grant strengthens combination against Richmond, [590];
General Grant orders a grand move by his left, [592];
General Lee gives consent to sortie against Fort Steadman, [592];
positions and strength of Federal army, [593];
General Lee’s strength, [593], [594];
storming of Fort Steadman, [594];
losses at Fort Steadman, [595];
General Grant begins movement around the Confederate right, [595];
General Lee endeavors to anticipate the movement, [596]
(see [Five Forks, battle of], [Petersburg, battle of], etc.);
Longstreet in retreat marches for Farmville, [610];
General Meade’s pursuit, [610], [611];
movements of Generals Ord and Longstreet, [611], [612];
High Bridge saved by Longstreet, [612];
engagement at Rice’s Station, [613], [614];
Confederate disaster, [614];
General Lee’s reception of the news described by General Mahone, [614], [615];
engagement at Cumberland Church, [615];
panic among Confederate teamsters at Farmville, [615];
engagement at Farmville, [616], [617].
See [Appomattox, surrender at].
Ridgely, Randolph, heroism of, at Resaca de la Palma, [27].
Ripley, General, wounded at Sharpsburg, [243].
Robertson, General J. B., in engagement at Lookout Valley, [476], [477];
charges and specifications against, [517];
sentenced to suspension, [548].
Robinson, James, Longstreet’s guide in Wilderness, [548].
“Rock Brigade,” at Chickamauga, [448];
at Petersburg, [606].
Rodes, General R. E., takes Federal redoubt and battery at Seven Pines, [94];
at South Mountain, [224];
at Sharpsburg, [247];
at Gettysburg, [355], [374].
Rosecrans, General W. S., threatening of, in Georgia, [433];
understood Bragg’s plan for Chickamauga, [439];
rides along Union lines on eve of battle, [443];
at Chattanooga, [463];
reports condition of army deplorable, [470];
superseded in command by General George H. Thomas, [472].
Rosser, Colonel, on the Rappahannock, [164], [218], [221];
General, saves portion of Early’s command and reports to Longstreet, [591];
at Five Forks, [596];
ordered by Longstreet against Ord’s bridge-burners, [612];
at Cumberland Church, [615];
captures part of Gregg’s cavalry, [617].
Ruff, Colonel, honorably mentioned, and death of, [520].
Ruger, General, opens against Ewell (Gettysburg, third day), [387], [388].
S.
Sailor’s Creek, Confederate disaster at, [613-615].
St. John, Brigadier-General F. M., appointed commissary-general of subsistence, [583].
Sanders, Fort, assault on, by General McLaws, [505], [506].
Scales, General, wounded at Gettysburg, [389].
Scammon, Colonel, at Burnside’s Bridge (Antietam), [259].
Schofield, General J. M., despatch to, from General Grant, on driving Longstreet out of Tennessee, [535], [536];
despatch of, to General Thomas, [537].
Schurz, General Carl, at Gettysburg, [355].
Scott, General Winfield, [37];
treatment of non-combatants in Mexican war, [156];
advice of, as to “wayward sisters,” [631].
Scout Harrison employed by Longstreet, [324];
reports to Longstreet before Gettysburg, [346].
Seddon, Secretary of War, sends scouts to Longstreet, [324];
Longstreet calls on, and makes proposition to, for Western movement, [327], [409];
Western movement again urged on, by Longstreet, [433], [434].
Sedgwick, General, division of, leads Sumner’s advance at Sharpsburg, [244], [245];
encounters heavy fire, [246];
in command of Sixth Corps, [552].
Semmes, General, at Gettysburg, [370];
mortally wounded, [371].
Seven Days’ Retreat, McClellan’s, [132], [152].
Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks), battle of, [81];
new line of defence, [81];
McClellan advances to the Chickahominy, [82];
preliminary affairs, [82];
positions of the armies, [83], [84];
Johnston seeks to strike McClellan before McDowell can reach him, [85];
Johnston holds council, [85], [86];
Longstreet ordered to Williamsburg road, [86];
tactical handling there left to him, [88];
terrific storm on eve of battle, [88];
Johnston’s orders for Generals Smith and Huger, [89];
lack of harmony between Longstreet, Smith, and Huger, [90], [92];
hour of opening battle, [93];
Garland and the two Andersons strongly engage, [94];
Rodes takes Federal redoubt and battery, [94];
Longstreet’s battle on the Williamsburg road, [96];
McClellan orders Sumner’s corps to the fight, [97];
Sumner’s reports quoted, [98];
General Smith beaten, [98];
General Johnston orders troops to sleep on their lines, [100];
Johnston wounded, [100];
summary of forces and losses, [101], [102];
Longstreet plans for resuming battle at daylight, [103];
the second day’s battle, [105];
General Smith holds a council, [107];
Longstreet asks for reinforcements and a diversion, [108];
Pickett’s brave stand, [108];
losses, [110];
criticism on General Smith, [110], [111];
the battle should not have been lost by the Confederates, [110];
Keyes’s corroboration, [110].
Seward, Secretary, [583].
Seymour, General, taken prisoner at Wilderness, [565].
Shaler, General, captured at Wilderness, [565].
Shannon, Lieutenant, at Chickamauga, [441].
Sharpsburg (or Antietam), battle of, preliminaries, [227] et seq.;
head of Lee’s army reaches the Antietam, [233];
Union army on the field, [234];
McClellan makes reconnoissance, [234];
description of the field, [235];
Hooker advances against Longstreet, [236];
Jackson arrives from Harper’s Ferry, [236];
General Mansfield crosses the Antietam, [237];
the bloodiest single day of the war, [239];
comparison with other battles, [240];
battle opens, [241];
fall of General Mansfield, [242];
heavy losses in General Walker’s, Hood’s, and Hill’s commands, [243];
Federals in heavy columns cross the Antietam, [244];
Sumner’s advance, [245], [247];
Richardson’s march against the Confederate centre, [248];
Longstreet’s battle on the Hagerstown pike, [249];
fall of G. B. Anderson, [249];
Richardson mortally wounded, [251];
attack against Confederate centre reduced to defensive, [252];
Pleasonton crosses bridge No. 2, [252];
his threatening demonstration checked, [253];
D. H. Hill’s horse shot under him, [254];
Jackson ordered to turn Federal right, [257];
McClellan’s orders to Burnside to take bridge, [258];
charge of Colonel Duryea, [259];
advance against Longstreet’s right, [260];
arrival of General A. P. Hill, [261];
Burnside’s progress arrested, [262];
meeting of Lee and Longstreet after close of battle, [262];
Lee withdraws across the Potomac, [263]
(see [Shepherdstown]);
strength of armies, [265];
losses, [266];
McClellan’s plan and execution not strong, [267];
Confederate troops engaged in, [267];
Federal troops engaged in, [271];
full significance of battle, [288];
comments on Stonewall Jackson at, [401] (note).
Shepherdstown, Lee’s army crosses Potomac at, [263];
engagement at, [264], [265].
Sheridan, General P. H., at Chickamauga, [442];
in command of Federals of Foster’s army on march to Dandridge, [528];
in fight at Yellow Tavern, [573];
marches cavalry from the valley to join Sherman, [590];
in battle of Five Forks, [596], [597], [598];
at Petersburg, [606];
at Appomattox, [622];
Longstreet on operations of, [652].
Sherman, General William T., at West Point, [17];
advance of, at Manassas, [48];
marching on Chattanooga, [480];
proposes to strike Hardee, [515];
movements of, come into remote bearing
upon matters around Richmond, [580];
progressive movements of, [581].
Sickles, General Daniel, at Fredericksburg, [309];
in affair at the Peach Orchard (Gettysburg), [366], [371];
wounded, [371].
Sigel, General, in command of First Corps, Army of Virginia, [153];
ordered by Pope to attack at Manassas (Second), [180].
Sims, Captain, at Appomattox, [627].
Slaughter Mountain, battle at, [157].
Slaughter, M., mayor of Fredericksburg, reply of, to General Sumner’s demand for surrender, [294-296].
Slocum, General Henry W., at Crampton’s Pass, [229];
at Gettysburg, [356].
Smith, General E. K., commissioned lieutenant-general, [290].
Smith, Major-General G. W., reports for duty with Army of Northern Virginia, [60];
called to Richmond for council with War Department, [65];
Johnston’s orders to, for Seven Pines, [89];
complaint of, against Longstreet, [90];
beaten at Seven Pines, [98];
command devolved upon, temporarily, after Johnston was wounded, [100];
standing of, [103];
holds council, [107];
criticism upon, [110], [111];
resignation of, [111].
Smith, General Kirby, arrives on field of Manassas, [49];
is wounded, [50].
Smith, General M. L., in Wilderness, [561];
makes reconnoissance and leads flanking force, [562], [563].
Smith, Major Melancthon, at Chickamauga, [441].
Smith, General W. F., at Crampton’s Pass, [229];
opens line of railway on the Tennessee, [472];
move of, against Confederate sharp-shooters, [473].
Soldiers, the Confederate, tributes to, [200], [288];
amusement of, [325].
Sorrel, Lieutenant-Colonel G. M., [47];
goes with Longstreet to Chickamauga, [438];
communicates to General McLaws order of relief from General Longstreet, [518];
leads divisions in flanking party in Wilderness, [562];
appointed brigadier, [581].
South Mountain, description of, [218];
advance of Union forces to, [219];
battle of, opened by Generals Pleasonton and Cox, [221];
General Garland killed, [221];
Federals in superior strength numerically, [222];
General Reno killed, [223];
the strong battle against General Rodes, [224];
exhaustion of the troops, [225];
losses, [225];
Lee orders withdrawal of troops from, [228].
Staff of General Lee, [573].
Steadman, Fort, sortie against, [592] et seq.
Steamboat invented by William Longstreet, [14].
Steedman, General, at Chickamauga, [442].
Stephens, Hon. Alex. H., [583].
Steuart, General George H., marches through McConnellsburg and Carlisle, [345];
at Gettysburg, [374];
at Five Forks, [600].
Stevens, General I. I., at West Point, [17];
division of, joins Pope on Rappahannock, [161];
at Manassas (Second), [182];
killed at Chantilly, [194];
tribute to, [195].
Stewart, General, at Chickamauga, [439];
makes strong advance and assault, [447].
Strawberry Plains. See [Dandridge].
Stribling’s battery, captured at Suffolk, [325].
Stuart, General J. E. B., disperses Federals at Lewinsville, [60];
at Dranesville, [62];
opposes Hooker on the Hampton and Yorktown roads, [68], [69];
at Williamsburg, [75];
reconnoissance by, around McClellan’s army, [116-119];
cuts off Stoneman’s cavalry at Savage Station, [130];
at Erlington Heights, [146];
raids General Pope’s head-quarters, [165], [166];
captures supplies, etc., at Manassas Junction, [167];
cavalry of, in first passage of arms on field of Manassas, [172];
takes a map on the field, [183];
in pursuit of Pope’s retreat, [193];
at Maryland Heights, [229];
rides around Union army at Sharpsburg and Harper’s Ferry, [290];
engages Pleasonton’s cavalry at Brandy Station, [338];
orders to, from General Lee, for march to Pennsylvania, [340];
driven by Pleasonton back to Ashby’s Gap, [341];
directions to, from Longstreet, for movements by cavalry, [342];
late arrival of, at Gettysburg, [373];
stubborn fight of, on third day, [396];
covering Confederate retreat from Gettysburg, [428];
death of, at Yellow Tavern, [572], [573];
character of, [573].
Sturgis, General, at Burnside’s Bridge (Antietam), [259];
operations against Martin’s cavalry, [521], [522];
occupies Dandridge, [526];
in affair at Dandridge, [526];
attempts to strike Martin’s rear, [527].
Suffolk, General Longstreet’s operations about, [324].
Sumner, General E. V., in command of right on Chickahominy, [84];
ordered by McClellan into battle at Seven Pines, [97];
reports of, [98];
defeats Magruder at Savage Station, [132];
gallant covering of retreat from Second Manassas, [196];
Lee’s “lost order” found in camp of, [213];
advance of, at Sharpsburg, [245];
eagerness and bravery of, [247];
in command of Right Grand Division Army of the Potomac, [292];
calls for surrender of Fredericksburg, [293];
troops of, enter Fredericksburg, [304].
“Sunrise order” for battle at Gettysburg, [377] et seq.
Surrender. See [Appomattox, surrender at].
Sykes, General, in command of United States regulars at Manassas, [51];
at Second Manassas, [189];
at Fredericksburg, [313];
corps of, at Little Round Top, [371].
T.
Taliaferro, General, wounded at Groveton, [177];
at Fredericksburg, [309].
Taylor, Colonel Erasmus, on Lee’s acknowledgment of fault at Gettysburg, [400];
takes guide to Longstreet in Wilderness, [557];
letter of, to Longstreet, on controversy as to guide at Wilderness, [569].
Taylor, General, mortally wounded at Manassas Junction, [170].
Taylor, Assistant Adjutant-General W. H., letter of, to General Longstreet, on order for “battle at sunrise” (Gettysburg), [379] (note);
on supporting Longstreet at Gettysburg, [397];
states strength of Army of Northern Virginia (May, 1864), [553];
letter to, from Longstreet, [574];
reports Lee’s strength for defence of Richmond, [593], [594];
letter to, from Longstreet, [651];
letter to, from Longstreet, on policy towards new organizations, [653].
Taylor, General Zachary, in command of “army of observation” in Louisiana, [18];
moves to the Rio Grande, [21];
calls for volunteers, [23];
at Resaca de la Palma, [27].
Tennessee, Army of the. See [Army of Tennessee].
Tennessee campaign, [438] et seq.
See [Chickamauga, battle of], etc.
Tennessee, East, campaign of. See [East Tennessee campaign].
Terry, Colonel, [48], [596].
Terry, General, before Richmond, [576];
in second expedition against Wilmington, [582];
at Five Forks, [595], [597], [600].
Texas seeks annexation, [18].
Thomas, Colonel, death of, [520].
Thomas, General George H., at West Point, [17];
commands four divisions of Rosecrans’s army at Chickamauga, [441-443];
calls for reinforcements, [446];
supersedes General Rosecrans in command, [472];
called on by General Foster for troops to aid in campaign against Longstreet, [533];
despatch from General Grant to, on Longstreet, [534-537];
despatch to, from General Schofield, [537].
Thompson, Major, killed, [630].
Thoroughfare Gap, Longstreet’s advance column at, [173];
description of, [174].
See [Manassas, Second].
Tidball’s artillery at Fort Steadman, [594].
Toombs, General Robert, on the Chickahominy, [113];
ordered under arrest by Longstreet, [161];
released, [166];
at Second Manassas, [189];
gallantly defends bridge against Burnside, [257];
forced to retire, [260].
Triggs, General, at Chickamauga, [449].
Trimble, General, in engagement on Rappahannock, [164];
at Manassas Junction, [167];
charge of, at Gettysburg compared with that of Meade’s men at Fredericksburg, [314];
position of, at Gettysburg, third day, [388];
in the famous charge, [393];
wounding of, [394].
Turner, General, at Petersburg, [607];
assaults Fort Whitworth, [608].
Tyler, General, reconnoissance of, at Manassas, [38], [55].
V.
Vance, General, captured by Federals, [531].
Van Cleve, General H. P., at Chickamauga, [442].
Venable, Colonel Charles S., mentioned, [363], [379];
letter of, to General Longstreet on “battle at sunrise” order at Gettysburg, [379] (note);
on putting Heth’s division in assaulting columns, [398];
takes order for change of direction to Longstreet in Wilderness, [557];
letter of, to Longstreet, on movement of latter to the Wilderness, [571];
gives account of last scenes and of General Lee, [624].
Vincent, General, killed at Little Round Top (Gettysburg), [372].
Virginia “Foot Cavalry,” [146].
Virginia, “too much,” [332].
W.
Wadsworth, General James S., at Gettysburg, [374];
mortally wounded at Wilderness, [563].
Wagner, Lieutenant, mortally wounded by remarkable cannon-shot, [255].
Walker, General J. G., at Harper’s Ferry, [231];
at Sharpsburg, [242], [247].
Walker, General W. H. T., at Chickamauga, [441], [446].
Walton, Colonel, Longstreet’s order to, [390].
War feeling in the South, [31].
War, Mexican. See [Mexican war].
War, the general status of, on Confederate side, [543];
suggestions for conduct of, by Longstreet, [544].
Warren, Major-General G. K., finds Little Round Top the citadel of the field at Gettysburg, [371];
testimony as to third day at Gettysburg, [398];
in command of Fifth Corps (1864), [552];
makes opening attack in Wilderness, [558];
at Five Forks, [597].
Washburn, Colonel, mortally wounded, [615].
Washington Artillery, the, at Manassas, [37], [40], [41], [49];
at Second Manassas, [181], [186];
at Sharpsburg, [233], [236], [243], [249], [250], [261], [267];
at Fredericksburg, [311];
at Gettysburg, [390] et seq.
Weed, General, killed on Little Round Top (Gettysburg), [372].
Weitzel, General, before Richmond, [576], [595], [603], [604].
West Point, distinguished men at, [16], [17].
Westward movement, first proposed to Secretary of War Seddon by Longstreet, [327], [409];
reverted to by Longstreet, [433], [434];
transportation ordered for, [436];
Longstreet reaches General Bragg’s head-quarters, [438]
(see [Chickamauga, battle of], etc.);
difference between time proposed for and actual making of, [478], [479].
Weymouth, Captain, at Fredericksburg, [303].
Wharton, General, [441].
Wheeler, General, makes cavalry raid on Tennessee River, [463];
Longstreet’s orders to, in East Tennessee, [487], [488];
in engagement on Little Tennessee River, [490];
returns to General Bragg, [500].
White House, McClellan establishes his permanent depot at, [82].
See [Seven Pines].
Whiting, Major, at Manassas, [52];
General, at Seven Pines, [105-107];
desires to leave Fair Oaks, [113];
reinforces Jackson, [115];
at Gaines’s Mill, [127], [128];
mortally wounded at Fort Fisher, [582].
Whittle, Colonel, wounded at Gettysburg, [394].
Whitworth, Fort (Petersburg), [606-608].
Wilcox, General, at Burnside’s Bridge (Antietam), [259];
at Gettysburg, [374];
at Wilderness, [556], [558], [560];
at Fort Steadman, [594];
at Petersburg, [605], [606], [608].
Wilderness, the, battle of, General Grant with Army of the Potomac, [552];
strength of confronting armies, [552-554];
Army of the Potomac crosses the Rapidan, [555];
General Grant had no fixed plan beyond avoiding Lee’s defensive line, [555];
Wilderness described, [555], [556];
march of Longstreet’s command, [556];
receives a guide, [557];
troops meet and action cannot wait, [558];
attack by General Warren, [558];
Confederates fail to intrench at night, [560];
Hancock’s advance in the morning, [560];
Longstreet’s troops form line under fire, [560],
and repulse Hancock’s advance, [561];
the Ninth Corps ordered in by General Grant, [561];
Longstreet organizes flanking movement against Hancock’s left, [562], [563];
General Jenkins mortally and Longstreet severely wounded, [564];
General Lee on the field in command, [565];
value of a “level head,” [566];
the failure to intrench by Third Corps, [565-567];
delay in advance after Longstreet was disabled, [567];
controversy as to Longstreet’s march and guide, [568], [571].
Willard, General, killed at Gettysburg, [371].
Williamsburg, battle of, [72];
advance of Hooker, [73];
Longstreet orders Early to support the left, [74];
Stuart’s charge, [75];
Anderson’s concentrated movement on, and capture of guns, [75];
Anderson driven back by Hooker’s reinforcements, [76];
Hancock takes two redoubts, [77];
attack by D. H. Hill and Early, with great slaughter of the latter’s troops because of blunder, [78];
forces engaged, [79];
casualties, [79];
object of the battle, [79];
Hancock called “the Superb,” [80].
Williamsburg, engagement near, [68-70].
Williamsburg road, affair on (1864), [576-578].
Williamsport, Confederates at, on retreat from Gettysburg, [428], [429].
Wilmington, first move against, [580];
second expedition against, [582].
Winchester, engagement at, between Ewell and Milroy, [339].
Winder, General, mortally wounded at Slaughter Mountain, [157].
Winthrop, Captain, wounded at Knoxville in leading assault, [497].
Wofford, General, Longstreet rides with, to Little Round Top, [372];
in retreat from Gettysburg, [431];
in engagement on Little Tennessee River, [490];
in assault on Fort Sanders, [502], [503], [505];
at Dandridge, [526];
at Wilderness, [562], [563].
Wood, General T. J., at Chickamauga, [442], [446].
Woodhull, Major Alfred A., gives account of remarkable cannon-shot, [255].
Wool, General John E., orders to Colonel Miles, in command of Harper’s Ferry, [286].
Worth, General, at Corpus Christi, [20].
Wright, General, at Gettysburg, [371];
makes assault at Petersburg, [605].
Wrightsville, bridge at, burned, [345].
Y.
Yellow Tavern, engagement at, between Sheridan and Stuart, [573].
York, authorities of, surrender to General John B. Gordon, [345].
Yorktown, Confederates occupy, [67];
intrenchments abandoned, [68].
THE END.
Footnotes:
[1] Brother of the rear-admiral.
[2] He had a similar wound in the war of 1812.
[3] Rebellion Record, vol. ii. p. 309. Less two regiments and one cavalry troop.