character of Western military operations, 346-348;
Northern successes along the coast, 348;
campaign in Missouri and Arkansas, 351;
operations in Kentucky, 354;
campaign of Forts Henry and Donelson, 354, 355;
capture of New Madrid and Island No. 10, 355;
career of the ram Merrimac, 356;
battle of Merrimac and Monitor, 357;
capture of New Orleans, 358;
battle of Memphis, 359;