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Governor Tompkins, The.

Attacks the Royal George, V., 392.
Armament of, V., 403.

Attacks Fort George, V., 405.

Attacks the General Wolfe, V., 409.

Governor Tompkins, The, VI., 3.
Governors' Conference, X., 261.

Governors of the States and Territories, X., 536-553.

Gracie, Brig.-Gen. Archibald (Confed.).

At Yellow Tavern, VIII., 439.

At Dinwiddie Court House, IX., 117-118. Grafton, Duke of, II., 408.

Graham, John.

Sent to inquire into Burr's movements, V.,

140.

Obtains appropriation from Ohio to frustrate Burr's conspiracy, V., 153. Graham, Patrick, Becomes president of Georgia, II., 49.

Graham, William A.

Becomes Secretary of the Navy, VII., 292. Defeated for Vice-President, VII., 310314.

Graham's Magazine, IX., 287.

Grain.

Exportation from colonies limited to Eng-
land, II., 205.

Allowed to be exported in English ships,
II., 207.

See also WHEAT; RYE; QATS; CORN; BAR-
LEY, etc.

Gram, G. W. W., X., 63.

Grand Model, The, I., 385-386.

Grand Pré, Louis, Killed at Baton Rouge, V., 254.

Grand Rapids, Mich., Population of, in 1910,

I., 7.

Grange, The, Captured by L'Ambuscade, IV.,

219.

Granger, Francis.

Nominated for governor of New York, VI., 330, 332.

Receives electoral votes for Vice-President, VI., 493.

Becomes Postmaster-General, VII., 58. Granger, Gideon.

Appointed Postmaster-General, V., 3, 223. Acts as agent for Yazoo company, V., 82. Granger, Gen. Gordon (Fed.)

Commands reserve corps, VIII., 361.

Granger, Gen. Gordon-Continued.

At Thompson's Station, VIII., 363.
Repulses Van Dorn, VIII., 364.

Grant

In Tullahoma campaign, VIII., 368-369.
At Chickamauga, VIII., 375-377.
At Mobile, IX., 14.

Captures Fort Morgan, IX., 16–17.
Granger Movement, The, IX., 480; X., 498.
Granite City, The (Fed.), At Sabine Pass,
VIII., 413.

Granite Railway Company, Chartered, VI.,

317.

Grant, Colonel, Subdues the Cherokees, II.,

122.

Grant, General.

At battle of Long Island, II., 444 et seq. Warns Rall of Washington's advance, III.,

4.

Marches toward Trenton, III., 7.

At the Brandywine, III., 56-58.

Fails to capture Lafayette at Barren Hill,
III., 112-113.

Departs for West Indies, III., 129.
Grant, Ulysses S.

Finds Paducah ready for Confederates,
VIII., 33.

Begins movement toward Fort Henry,
VIII., 86.

Defeated at Belmont, Mo., VIII., 86-87.

Captures Fort Henry, VIII., 89-90.

Captures Fort Donelson, VIII., 90–92.
At Shiloh, VIII., 96-102.

Dissuaded from leaving army, VIII., 102-
103.

At Corinth, VIII., 164-166.

Sends Rosecrans after Price, VIII., 304. Begins his southward movement, VIII., 307.

Plans campaign with Sherman, VIII.,
308.

Orders McClernand to return to Milliken's
Bend, VIII., 311.

His plan of campaign against Vicksburg,
VIII., 311.

At Grand Gulf, VIII., 315.

Sends expedition to capture Jackson, VIII.,
316.

At Champion's Hill, VIII., 317-319.
At Big Black, VIII., 319-320.
Captures Vicksburg, VIII., 320–323.
Takes charge at Chattanooga, VIII., 378.
Defeats Bragg at Chattanooga, Lookout
Mountain and Missionary Ridge, VIII.,
379-386.

Sends Thomas to Dalton, VIII., 427.
Appointed lieutenant-general, VIII., 428.

Grant

Grant, Ulysses S.-Continued.

INDEX

Plans campaign against Lee, VIII., 428

429.

Strength of his army, VIII., 429.

At the Wilderness, VIII., 429–436.
Marches to Spottsylvania Court House,
VIII., 438.

At Spottsylvania Court House, VIII., 441446.

At the North Anna, VIII., 446-448.
At Cold Harbor, VIII., 452-455.

Sends Sherman on Atlanta campaign, VIII., 471.

Reinforces Washington, IX., 27.

Begins movement on Petersburg, IX., 32. Assaults Petersburg, IX., 34-37.

Orders assault on Fort Harrison, IX., 45. Dissatisfaction with, IX., 49.

Sends Sheridan to the Shenandoah, IX., 50.

Corresponds with Sherman

march to the sea, IX., 60-61.

regarding

Orders Thomas to attack Hood, IX., 75. Letter of, on conditions in South, IX., 83-84.

Orders Schofield to capture Wilmington,

IX., 93.

Sends out expedition to cut off Lee, IX., 113.

Begins general movement against Lee, IX., 116.

Assaults the Petersburg lines, IX., 119–120. Pursues Lee, IX., 123–126.

Receives Lee's surrender, IX., 126-128. Refuses to exchange prisoners, IX., 139. On suffering in the South, IX., 352, note. Reports on sentiment in South, IX., 371. Accompanies Johnson on "Swing around the circle," IX., 378.

Given power to appoint and remove officers, IX., 385.

Assumes duties of Secretary of War, IX., 386.

Retires, IX., 392.

Becomes unfriendly to Johnson, IX., 392. Elected President, IX., 396–398. Inaugurated, IX., 400.

Connection of, with "Gold Conspiracy," IX., 405-407.

Nominates Supreme Court Justices, IX.,

409.

Turns Alabama claims dispute over to Secretary Fish, IX., 416.

Endeavors to annex San Domingo, IX.,

419-421.

Quarrels with Sumner, IX., 420.

Grant, Ulysses S.-Continued.

Gray

Authorizes recognition of Cuban belligerency, IX., 422.

Orders Mississippi constitution to be resubmitted to people, IX., 425.

Orders inclusion of expelled negro legislators in Georgia, IX., 427.

Declares existence of insurrection in South
Carolina, IX., 435.

Waning popularity of, IX., 439.
Reëlected, IX., 444-445.

Second inauguration of, IX., 446.
Vetoes inflation bill, IX., 452.
Proclaims Brooks lawful governor of Ar-
kansas, IX., 461.

Supports carpet-bag government in Louisiana, IX., 464–466.

Pardons whiskey fraud convicts, IX., 472. Endeavors to prevent election frauds, IX.,

474.

Remains neutral in Louisiana dispute, IX., 476-477.

Commands South Carolina rifle clubs to
disperse, IX., 477.

Failure of the firm of Grant & Ward,
X., 21.

Recommends Panama canal, X., 232.

Messages of, IX., 420, 424-425, 434-435,
437, 440, 447, 453; X., 29.

Grant, Zilpah P., IX., 266.
Grants, Colonial. See CHARTERS, GRANTS AND
CONCESSIONS.

Grapes, Experiments in cultivation of, II., 184.

Grasse, François Jean Paul, Count de.

Sent to America with fleet, III., 230, 267.
Informed by Lafayette of land movements,

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Great Falls, Mont., Population of, in 1910, I., 7.
Great Kanawha, Battle of, II., 289.
Great Meadows, Washington defeats French
at, II., 83.

Great Salt Lake, I., 18.

Great Serpent Mound, I., 59, 96.

Greathouse, Daniel, Murders Logan's relatives, II., 289.

Greece, treaties with, X., 522.

Greeley, Ebenezer, Arrested by New Brunswick authorities, VII., 2.

Greeley, Horace.

Founds the Tribune, IX., 286.

President of the Associationists, VII., 130.
Favors restriction of slavery, VII., 282.
Drafts Republican anti-slavery platform,
VII., 360.

Endorses the Impending Crisis, VII., 419.
Claims South had right to secede, III.,
495; VII., 447.

His "Prayer of Twenty Millions" and Lin-
coln's reply, VIII., 216-217.

Opposes Lincoln's renomination, IX., 2.
The Confederate peace mission and the
Niagara Falls conference, IX., 80-81.
Signs bond for release of Davis, IX., 389.
Defeated for Presidency, IX., 444-445.
Death of, IX., 445.

Green, Col. (Confed.), At battle of Wilson's

Creek, VIII., 65-66.

Green, Albert G., IX., 298.

Green, Ashbel, Statements regarding England's designs on Texas, VII., 104. Green, Duff.

Edits the United States Telegraph, VI., 335.
Assertions regarding Jackson's remarks in
relation to the Clay-Adams deal, VI., 338.
Public printing given to, VI., 344.
Writes to Gilmer regarding annexation of
Texas, VII., 102.
Advocates peace, VIII., 354.

Greene

Green, J. S., Reports on Lecompton scheme, VII., 399.

Green, Gen. Martin E. (Confed.), At Corinth, VIII., 306.

Green, Samuel.

Takes charge of Cambridge press, IV., 69. Prints Bible in Indian language, IV., 69. Green, Gen. Thomas (Confed.).

At Port Gibson, VIII., 314-315.

At Champion's Hill, VIII., 319.

At Stirling's Plantation, VIII., 414.

At Sabine Cross Roads, VIII., 417-418. Green Bay, Wis.

Marquette at, I., 426.

LaSalle at, I., 427.

Green Mountains, I., 12.

Greene, Christopher.

Accompanies expedition to Quebec, II., 388.

Repulses assault on Fort Mercer, III., 6667.

Greene, Gen. Francis V., Sent to the Philippines, X., 173.

Greene, Maj.-Gen. George S. (Fed.).
At Cedar Mountain, VIII., 203-204.
At Antietam, VIII., 225-229.

Greene, Gen. Nathanael.

Appointed brigadier-general, II., 351.
Prepares to
to repel Howe's attack, II.,
382.

At battle of Long Island, II., 443 et seq.
Advises abandonment of Fort Washington,
II., 455.

At Fort Washington, II., 457.

At Trenton, III., 3 et seq.
At the Brandywine, III., 56-58.
At Germantown, III., 62-65.

Appointed quartermaster-general, III., 70.
At battle of Monmouth, III., 117.

Sent to aid in reduction of Rhode Island,
III., 121.

Beseeches D'Estaing to remain at Rhode
Island, III., 123.

Attempts to conciliate French officers, III.,

127.

Repulses British at Quaker Hill, III., 128. Attacks Knyphausen, III., 180.

Supersedes Gates in command, III., 202. President of André court-martial, III., 217. Divides his army, III., 242.

Pursued by Cornwallis, III., 247-249. Compelled to retreat at Guilford Court House, III., 251-253.

Retreats at Hobkirk's Hill, III., 254. Discontinues pursuit of Rawdon, III., 256. Abandons siege of Ninety-six, III., 257-258.

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Citoyenne, V., 468.

Greene, Thomas, Becomes governor of Maryland, I., 283.

Greene Spring, Battle near, III., 265.
Greenfarms, Conn., British depredations at,
III., 175.

Greenhow, Robert, Sent to Texas, VI., 473.
Greenland.

Colonized by Eric the Red, I., 107.

Exploration of the coast by Frobisher, I., 138.

Greenman, John, Case of, VII., 171-172.

Greenough, Horatio, X., 457.

Greenville, Treaty of, IV., 199.

Greenville College, IV., 236.

Greenwich, Conn., Founded, I., 263.

Greenwich, The, Captured by Porter, V., 487.

Greer, James R., Nominated for Vice-Presi

dency, X., 39.

Gregg, Andrew, Introduces non-importation

agreement, V., 168.

Gregg, Maj.-Gen. David M. (Fed.).

At Fleetwood or Brandy Station, VIII., 331.

At Upperville, VIII., 335-336.

At Gettysburg, VIII., 338-345.

At Jeffersonton, VIII., 405.

In Mine Run campaign, VIII., 408-409.
At the Wilderness, VIII., 430–436.

At Todd's Tavern, VIII., 436-437.

At Yellow Tavern, VIII., 439.

At Hawes' Shop, VIII., 448.

At Cold Harbor, VIII., 452-455.

With Sheridan on Trevilian raid, IX., 33-34.
At St. Mary's Church, IX., 34.

At Deep Bottom, IX., 41-42.

At Reams' Station, IX., 44-45.

At Poplar Spring Church, IX., 46.

At Hatcher's Run, IX., 113-114.
At Dinwiddie Court House, IX., 118.
Captured, IX., 125.

Gregg, Brig.-Gen. John (Confed.).

At Chickasaw Bayou, VIII., 309–310.
Defeated at Raymond, VIII., 316.
At Jackson, VIII., 317.

Gregg, Brig.-Gen. Maxey (Confed.).
At Mechanicsville, VIII., 191.
At Gaines' Mill, VIII., 192.
At Glendale, VIII., 196.

Griffin

At Spottsylvania Court House, VIII., 441446.

Gregory, Lieut. Francis H., Captures the Black Snake, V., 423.

Grenfell, St. Leger, Attempts to liberate Confederate prisoners, VIII., 397.

Grenville, George.

Introduces the Stamp Act, II., 217-218.
Becomes prime minister, II., 218.

Other measures of, to tax colonies, II.,
218.

Franklin's letter regarding interview of colonial agents with, II., 240–241. Determines to tax colonies, II., 221-222. Opposes repeal of Stamp Act, II., 233-234. Taunts Townshend with fear of taxing colonies, II., 254.

Grenville, Sir Richard.

Commands Raleigh's expedition, I., 143.
Establishes second colony on Roanoke
Island, I., 146.

Grenville, Thomas.

Consults with Vergennes regarding peace,

III., 301.

Concludes treaty with Jay, IV., 257. Gresham, Walter Q.

Becomes Postmaster-General and Secretary

of the Treasury, X., 16.

Becomes Secretary of State, X., 51.

Grey, Sir Charles.

At the Brandywine, III., 56-58.

Routs Wayne at White Horse Tavern, III., 59-60.

At Germantown, III., 63-65.

Burns Fair Haven and New Bedford, III., 128-129.

Greytown.

The Prometheus affair at, VII., 308-309. Bombarded by the Cyane, VII., 337. Grider, Henry, On reconstruction committee, IX., 369.

Gridley, Capt. Charles V., At battle of Manila Bay, X., 108-110.

Gridley, Col. Richard, Fortifies Breed's Hill, II., 366.

Grier, Robert C., On legal tender case, IX., 408.

Grierson, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin H. (Fed.).

At Brice's Cross Roads, VIII., 423.

At Tupelo, VIII., 423-425.

Griffin, Gen. Charles (Fed.).

At first Bull Run, VIII., 52-54.

Griffin

Griffin, Gen. Charles-Continued.

At Fredericksburg, VIII., 234.

At the Wilderness, VIII., 432-436.

INDEX

At Spottsylvania Court House, VIII., 438.

At the North Anna, VIII., 447-448.

At Globe Tavern, IX., 43.

At Poplar Spring Church, IX., 46

At Hatcher's Run, IX., 47.

At Dinwiddie Court House, IX., 116-118.
At Five Forks, IX., 118-119.

Appointed commander of military district
in South, IX., 366.

Griffin, Gen. Cyrus, Fails to negotiate treaty with Creeks, IV., 202.

Griffin, The, The first rigged vessel that ever sailed on the western waters, I., 427. Griggs, John W., Becomes Attorney-General, X., 74.

Grimes, Capt. George S., At San Juan, X., 141-145.

Grimes, James W.

On organization of Republican Party, VII., 352, note.

Elected to Congress, VII., 353.

On committee of 13, VII., 451.

On corruption in government, VIII., 116. On result of Grant's operations, IX., 49. On reconstruction committee, IX., 369. On effect of Sumner's speech, IX., 416. Grimké Sisters, The, VII., 20. Grist Mills, Established in the colonies, II., 182.

Griswold, Gaylord, Calls for Louisiana purchase documents, V., 33.

Griswold, Roger.

Fracas of, with Lyon, IV., 346–347.
Returns to Congress, IV., 453.

Moves consideration of bill to abolish navy,

V., 14.

Calls on Jefferson for Louisiana documents, V., 26.

Opinion as to admission of Louisiana, V., 33-34.

Opposes occupation of Louisiana, V., 36. Plans secession of New England, V., 118. Letters to Wolcott regarding, V., 119,

I 20.

Favors election of Burr, V., 123.

Refuses to call out volunteers, V., 335. Griswoldville, Ga., Battle of, IX., 65.

Groesbeck, William S., Acts as counsel for

Johnson, IX., 394.

Grose, Maj.-Gen. William (Fed.).

At Murfreesboro, VIII., 255.
At Chattanooga, VIII., 383-386.
At Ringgold Gap. VIII., 387.

Guanica

Groseilliers, Medard Chouart, Sieur des, West

ern explorations of, I., 423.

Gross, Samuel, Favors tariff of 1820, VI., 192. Grosvenor, Gen. Charles H. (Fed.), At Chickamauga, VIII., 375–377.

Grover, Gen. Cuvier (Fed.).

At battle of Williamsburg, VIII., 171-173. At Glendale, VIII., 195-196. Occupies Baton Rouge, VIII., 325. At Port Hudson, VIII., 326-329. In Red River expedition, VIII., 416. At Winchester or Opequon, IX., 52-54. Groveton, Va., Battle of, VIII., 207-208. Grow, Galusha A., Withdraws from Speakership contest, VII., 419.

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Opposes extension of executive patronage,
V., 283.

Opposes naval increase, V., 284.
Opposes tax on whiskey, V., 288.
Opposes repeal of Embargo, V., 293.
Introduces impressment bill, V., 382.
Advocates a bank in District of Columbia,
VI., 102.

Remarks regarding Jackson's reëlection.
VI., 384.

Resolutions of, VI., 399.

Defends Jackson's right to protest, VI., 417.

Proposes scheme to spend the surplus, VI., 484.

Follows instructions regarding sub-treas

ury bill, VII., 31.

Opposes assumption of State debts, VII., 48.

Guadalupe, Blockaded by England, V., 167. Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Treaty of, VII., 251253.

Guam.

Situation and area of, I., 5.
Population of, I., II.

Acquisition of, X., 200.

Guanajuato, Captured by Hidalgo, VI., 245. Guanica, Porto Rico, American troops landed at, X., 164.

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