McClellan

McClellan, Gen. George B.-Continued.

Defeats Confederates at Rich Mountain,
VIII., 44-46.

Called to Washington, VIII., 75.

Assumes command of division of the Po-
tomac, VIII., 79-80.

Inaction of, VIII., 80.

Sends Stone to Ball's Bluff, VIII., 81.
Withdraws troops from Virginia, VIII., 82.
Becomes general-in-chief, VIII., 82.
Complains of lack of support, VIII., 83.
Falls ill, VIII., 83.

Lincoln's patience with, VIII., 84.

Begins forward movement, VIII., 153.
Protests at detaching of McDowell, VIII.,
154, 174.

Besieges Yorktown, VIII., 155-156.

Conducts his Peninsula campaign and re-
treats to Harrison's Landing, VIII., 171-
198.

Demands reinforcements, VIII., 199.
Criticizes government officials, VIII., 199-

200.

Confers with Lincoln, VIII., 200.
Opposition to, VIII., 200.

Argues with Halleck, VIII., 201.
Removed by Stanton, but reinstated by
Lincoln, VIII., 211-212.

Advises evacuation of Harper's Ferry,
VIII., 218.

Obtains Lee's plan of campaign, VIII., 218,

220.

Defeats Lee at South Mountain, VIII., 220-
223.

Fails to follow up victory, VIII., 229.
Stuart's second ride around army of, VIII.,
230-231.

Complaints and delays of, VIII., 231-
232.

Again removed from command, VIII., 232.
Nominated for the Presidency, IX., 83.
Defeated, IX., 85.
McClelland, Robert, Becomes Secretary of the

Interior, VII., 317.

McClernand, Brig.-Gen. John A. (Fed.).

Marches toward Fort Henry, VIII., 86.
At Fort Donelson, VIII., 91.

At Shiloh, VIII., 97–103.
At Corinth, VIII., 165–166.

Placed in command of expedition from
Memphis, VIII., 308.

Captures Fort Hindman or Arkansas Post,
VIII., 310-311.

At Hard Times, VIII., 314.
At Port Gibson, VIII., 315.

At Jackson, VIII., 316-317.

MacDonnell

McClernand, Brig.-Gen. John A.-Continued.
At Champion's Hill, VIII., 318-319.
At Vicksburg, VIII., 320-323.

McClure, Col. A. K., Urges Lincoln to remove
Grant, VIII., 102.

McClure, Brig.-Gen. George, Burns Newark,
V., 417.

McCook, Gen. Alexander McD. (Fed.).
Arrives at Shiloh, VIII., 101.
At Perryville, VIII., 245.

At Murfreesboro, VIII., 251-256.
Commands 20th army corps, VIII., 361.
In Tullahoma campaign, VIII., 368-369.
At Chickamauga, VIII., 372-377.
At Washington, IX., 25-28.
McCook, Brig.-Gen. Daniel (Fed.).

At Perryville, VIII., 246-248.
Killed at Kenesaw Mountain, VIII., 480.
McCook, Maj.-Gen. E. M. (Fed.).
Raid of, VIII., 485.

On Wilson's raid, IX., 128-131.
McCook, Col. R. L. (Fed.).

At Rich Mountain, VIII., 44-46.
At Carnifex Ferry, VIII., 78.
McCormick, Lieut.-Col. A. H. (Confed.), At
Camp Finegan, Fla., VIII., 411.
McCormick, Cyrus H., Invents reaper, IX.,
156, 226.

McCown, Maj.-Gen. John P. (Confed.), At
Murfreesboro, VIII., 251-256.

McCoy, Captain, Operations of, III., 257.
McCrary, George W., Becomes Secretary of
War, X., I.

McCrea, Jane, Murder of, III., 35-36.
McCulloch, Gen. Benjamin (Confed.).

Captures arsenal and public stores at San
Antonio, VIII., 37.

At battle of Wilson's Creek, VIII., 64-66.
Killed at Pea Ridge, VIII., 94.
McCulloch, Hugh.

Appointed Secretary of the Treasury, IX.,
86.

Reports on condition of Treasury, IX., 402.
Reduces internal taxation, IX., 402.
Retires greenbacks, IX., 404.

Again becomes Secretary of the Treasury,
X.,
16.

McCulloch, Col. Robert (Confed.), At Tupelo,
VIII., 423-425.

McCulloch vs. Maryland, Case of, VI., 180-181.
MacDonald, Sir John A., Alabama claims com-
missioner, IX., 417.

McDonald, Col. Angus (Confed.), Defeated at
Romney, VIII., 41.

MacDonnell, Major, Attacks Ogdensburg, V.,
402.

McDonough, Commodore Thomas.
Sent to Lake Champlain, T., 340.
Fails to check British, V., 414.
Assumes command at Lake Champlain, V.,
435.

Defeats British fleet, V., 437-440.
McDougall, Alexander.

Arrested for denouncing New York Assem-
bly, II., 266.

Defeated at White Plains, II., 466.

At Germantown, III., 62-65.
Commands troops in the Highlands, III.,

129.

Fails to take Fort Lafayette, III., 177.
Presents memorial to Congress, III., 290.
McDowell, Col. Charles, At King's Mountain,
III., 204.

MacDowell, Edward A., X., 459.
McDowell, Gen. Irvin (Fed.).

Submits plan of attack on Beauregard,
VIII., 48.

Defeated at Bull Run, VIII., 48-54.
Advocates attack on Centreville, VIII., 84.
Commands army corps, VIII., 85, 153.
Detached from McClellan, VIII., 154,
174.

At second Bull Run, VIII., 205-210.
Commands military district in South, IX.,
386.

McDowell, Va., Battle of, VIII., 180–181.
McDuffie, George.

On tariff of 1828, VI., 272.

Recommends appeal to arms, VI., 274.

Reasserts bargain and corruption cry, VI.,
336-337.

Introduces tariff bill, VI., 359.

Moves amendment to Mallory's bill, VI.,

359.

Threatens secession, VI., 359-360.

Submits report on Bank, VI., 361–362.
Nullification speech, VI., 373.

Reports tariff bill, VI., 377.

Speech on South Carolina's attitude toward

the tariff, VI., 378-379.

Reports bill to recharter Bank, VI., 381.
Favors recharter, VI., 382.

On the slavery question, VI., 441.
Opinion as to value of Oregon, VII., 92.
Introduces resolutions to annex Texas,
VII., 115-116.

Favors retention of Oregon, VII., 178.
Introduces tariff resolution, VII., 182.

McEldery, Hugh, Rejected as Bank director,

VI., 419.

McEnery, John, Dispute with Kellogg over

Louisiana election, IX., 465-466.

McKean

McFeely, Col. George, At Lacolle Mill, V.,

419-420.

McGillivray, Alexander, Negotiates treaty of
New York, IV., 202–203.

McGowan, Brig.-Gen. Samuel (Confed.), At
Dinwiddie Court House, IX., 117-118.
McGregor, Gregor, At Amelia Island, VI.,

140-141.

McHenry, James.

Signs Constitution, III., 497.

Becomes Secretary of War, IV., 271.
Advises further negotiations with France,
IV., 331.

Bears note to Washington, IV., 407.
Endeavors to persuade Adams to confirm
Hamilton's appointment, IV., 409.
Endeavors to prevent Adams' renomina-
tion, IV., 438.

Describes Adams, IV., 448-449.
Resigns office, IV., 455.

Opinion of the Essex Junto, IV., 459.
McHenry, Jerry, fugitive slave, VII., 305-306.
McIntosh, Gen. James (Confed.), Killed at
Pea Ridge, VIII., 94.

McIntosh, John H., Engages in East Florida
revolution, V., 262.

McIntosh, Lieut.-Col. Lachlan.

Surrenders to British, III., 160.

Left to guard South Carolina, III., 163.
At siege of Savannah, III., 168-170.
Erects Fort Laurens, III., 279.

McIntosh, Col., At Molino del Rey, VII., 244–

245.

McIntyre, Rufus.

Arrested by Canadian authorities, VII., 38.
Released, VII., 39.

McKay, James J.

Introduces tariff bill, VII., 182.

Amends bill, VII., 184.

McKean, Resolutions of, VI., 26.

McKean, Joseph B., V., 50.

McKean, Thomas.

Delegate to Stamp Act Congress, II., 229.
Delegate to Continental Congress, II., 304.
Signs Declaration, II., 438.

Signs Articles of Confederation, III., 110.
Endeavors to secure adoption of Constitu-
tion by Pennsylvania, IV., 7.

Sent to confer with whiskey insurrection-
ists, IV., 249.

Charge of, to jury in Porcupine trial, IV.,

343.

Elected governor of Pennsylvania, IV., 450.

Disgusted at abuse of patronage, V., 7.

Vetoes judiciary bill, V., 101.

Reëlected governor, V., 102.

McKee, John, Appointed commissioner to East Florida, V., 257, 261.

McKee, Samuel, Favors renewal of Bank charter, V., 316.

McKee, Col. William R., At battle of Buena Vista, VII., 207-211.

McKeever, Capt. Isaac, Commands fleet sent to Florida, VI., 144-145.

McKenna, Joseph, Becomes Attorney-General, X., 74.

McKenzie, Captain, At Molino del Rey, VII., 245.

MacKenzie, Brig.-Gen. Ranald S. (Fed.), At Five Forks, IX., 118-119.

McPherson

McLaughlin, Maj. William (Confed.), At New
Market, IX., 20.

McLaws, Gen. Lafayette (Confed.).
Goes to Richmond, VIII., 171.
At Peach Orchard, VIII., 193-194.
At Savage Station, VIII., 194.
At Malvern Hill, VIII., 197.
At Harper's Ferry, VIII., 219–220.
At South Mountain, VIII., 220-223.
At Antietam, VIII., 225-229.
At Fredericksburg, VIII., 233-235.
At Chancellorsville, VIII., 295–303.
At Campbell's Station, VIII., 388-390.
At Averasboro, IX., 101.

McLean, Col. Allen, Repulsed by Warner, II., 390.

MacLean, Col. Francis, Expedition of, into. Maine, III., 178.

McReynolds, Col. A. T. (Fed.), At second
Winchester, VIII., 331-334.

MacVeagh, Franklin, Becomes Secretary of
the Treasury, X., 276.

MacVeagh, Wayne, Appointed Attorney-Gen-
eral, X., 14.

Meade, Cowles.

Issues proclamation, V., 141.

Not surprised at Wilkinson's duplicity, V.,

150.

Dismissed from office, V., 150.
Arrests Burr, V., 155.

Meade, Gen. George Gordon (Fed.).
At Mechanicsville, VIII., 190-191.
At Glendale, VIII., 196.

At South Mountain, VIII., 223.

At Antietam, VIII., 224-229.

At Fredericksburg, VIII., 233-235.
At Chancellorsville, VIII., 295–303.
Appointed to command of Army of Poto-

mac, VIII., 337.

Defeats Lee at Gettysburg, VIII., 337-345.
Fails to follow up victory, VIII., 345.
At Manassas Gap, VIII., 346–347.
Fails to intercept Lee, VIII., 404-405.
Sends Hooker to the West, VIII., 405.
At Jeffersonton, VIII., 405.
Repulses Lee at Kelly's Ford and Rappa-
hannock Station, VIII., 406-407.
Repulsed in Mine Run campaign, VIII.,
407-409.

At the Wilderness, VIII., 429-436.

At the Po River, VIII., 440-441.

At Spottsylvania Court House, VIII., 441-
446.

At Cold Harbor. VIII., 454.

At Petersburg, IX., 36-37.

Orders explosion of Petersburg mine, IX.,

40.

At Farmville and Highbridge, IX., 123-126.

Melville

Meade, Gen. George Gordon-Continued.
Commands military district in South, IX.,
386.

Meagher, Brig.-Gen. Thomas F. (Fed.).
At Gaines' Mill, VIII., 192.

At Malvern Hill, VIII., 197.
At Antietam, VIII., 228-229.

Meat, Exportation from colonies limited to
England, II., 205.

Mechanicsville, or Beaver Dam Creek, Battle
of, VIII., 190-191.

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, II.,
356-359.

Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Suspends discriminating tonnage duties,
VI., 457.

Medicine, Materia Medica, Etc.

Medical science of the Indians, and what

we have borrowed from it, I., 82-85.
Inoculation experiments at Boston in 1721,
I., 462.

Medicine-men, Among the Indians, I., 47.
Medill, Joseph, Member of civil service com-
mittee, IX., 440.

Mediterranean Fund, V., 91.

Medway, The, Captures the Siren, V., 485.
Meeker, N. C., Murdered by the Utes, X., 4-5.
Meigs, Montgomery C.

Sent to Missouri, VIII., 67.

Letter on crop failure, IX., 152.

Meigs, Return Jonathan.

Accompanies expedition to Canada, II.,
388.

Leads expedition against Sag Harbor, III.,

17.

Meigs, Return, J., Jr., Becomes Postmaster-
General, VI., 134.

Mejia, General.

Placed in command of Mexican army, VII.,

200.

At battle of Buena Vista, VII., 207-211.
Melampus, The.

Attacks American ships, V., 177.

Sailors desert from, V., 177.

Off Sandy Hook, V., 246.

Melons.

Planted at Jamestown, I., 160.
Cultivation of, II., 184.

Melville, Herman, Writings of, IX., 289.
Melville, The.

Armament of, V., 403.

Renamed the Star, V., 421.

Work of, in Pennsylvania, II., 20.
Settle in Virginia, II., 175.

Ministers, churches and number of, X., 442.
Menomonie Indians, Participate in the Outa-
gamie war, II., 69-70.

Mercedita, The (Fed.), VIII., 287.

Mercer, Charles F., Proposes to colonize ne-

groes, VI., 277-278.

Mercer, Gen. Hugh.

At Fort Washington, II., 457.

At Trenton, III., 4.

Killed at Princeton, III., 9.

Merchant Marine. See SHipbuilding.
Mercury, The, Case of, V., 167.

Meredith, William M., Becomes Secretary of
the Treasury, VII., 279.

Meridian, Miss.

Sherman's expedition to, VIII., 426-427.
Population of, in 1910, I., 7.

Merino Sheep, First importations of, V., 302.
Merlin, The, At Fort Mercer, III., 67.
Merriam, C. Hart, X., 63.
Merrimac, The (Confed.).

Burned at Gosport navy yard, VIII., 27.
Raised and converted into ironclad, VIII.,
27, 139-140.

Destroys Union ships, VIII., 149-150.
Battle with the Monitor, VIII., 150-152.
Destroyed, VIII., 152.

Merrimack, The.

Constructed, IV., 404.

Captures prizes, IV., 416.

Sold, V., 84.

Merrimack, The, Sunk at Santiago, X., 124-

127.

Merritt, Gen. Wesley (Fed.).

At Manassas Gap, VIII., 346.

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

At Yellow Tavern, VIII., 439.

Merritt, Gen. Wesley-Continued.
At Shepherdstown, IX., 51.
At Smithfield, IX., 52.

Messages

At Winchester or Opequon, IX., 52-54.
At Fisher's Hill, IX., 55-56.
At Cedar Creek, IX., 57-59.
At Waynesboro, IX., 59-60.
At Sailor's Creek, IX., 124.
Subdues the Utes, X., 4-5.
Conducts campaign against Manila, X.,

173-177.

Merry, Anthony.

Coöperates in Burr's conspiracy, V., 130-
131, 134.

Recalled, V., 136.

Merryman, John, Case of, VIII., 30-31.
Mesa Encantada, I., 103.

Mesa Verde, Cliff dwellings in the canyon of,

I., 61, 103-104.

Mescal, Used by the Indians, I., 83-84.
Meshboha, The, Captured by the Philadelphia,
V., 89-90.

Mesozoic Era, I., 25.

Messages of the Presidents.

Washington, IV., 123, 132, 145, 175-176, 182,
184-185, 191, 203-204, 208, 251-252, 274,
276-277, 288-289, 295.

Adams, IV., 331-332, 339-340, 343, 357-358,
363, 429-430, 433, 453.

Jefferson, V., 8-9, 25, 32, 39, 50, 60, 74, 76,
91, 103, 156-157, 188, 190, 197, 213–214, 328.
Madison, V., 226, 231, 240, 241, 256, 279-280,
291, 293-294, 377, 384-385, 387-388; VI.,
43, 44, 45-46, 49, 86, 105, 110-111, 124, 142.
Monroe, VI., 150, 156, 160, 171, 173, 201, 218,
221, 222-223, 226, 228, 259-260, 283, 315-
316, 319.

Adams, VI., 239-240, 243, 258, 302, 303.
Jackson, VI., 349, 371–372, 374-375, 382-383,
395, 398, 402, 409-410, 413, 416, 418, 442-
443, 451, 454, 456, 471, 472, 478, 484, 496-
497.

Van Buren, VI., 508-509; VII., 10, 13, 30,
39, 48, 49, 55.

Tyler, VII., 61, 63, 65, 67, 71, 72-73, 76–77,
93-94, 112-113, 115, 116.

Polk, VII., 177-178, 182-183, 186, 192, 200,
220-221, 225-227, 252-253, 256, 265.
Taylor, VII., 283-284, 433.

Fillmore, VII., 307, 315. 433.

Pierce, VII., 319, 365, 385, 435, 436.

Buchanan, VII., 345, 397, 399, 402, 409, 441,
446-447.

Lincoln, VIII., 46-47, III, 115-116, 215, 259-
260, 269, 272, 398; IX., 105, 110, 111, 360,
361.