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Morgan's raid into Kentucky, VIII., 242. Engagements at Cynthiana and Paris, Ky., VIII., 242.

The capture of Richmond, Ky., VIII., 242. The battle of Perryville or Chaplin Hills, Ky., VIII., 246–248.

Engagement at Hartsville, Tenn., VIII., 249-250.

Engagement at Parker's Cross Roads,

Tenn., VIII., 250.

The battle of Stone River or Murfreesboro, Tenn., VIII., 250-256.

Attempts of Confederates to revive cause in

Missouri, VIII., 256–257.

Schofield's actions, VIII., 257.

Guerilla warfare in Missouri, VIII., 257258.

The battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., VIII., 258-259.

The use of negroes in the armies, VIII., 274-278.

Capture of the Princess Royal, VIII., 287. Battle between the Palmetto State and Chicora and the Union fleet, VIII., 287. Destruction of the Nashville, VIII., 288289.

Bombardment of Fort McAllister, Ga.,
VIII., 289.

DuPont's attack on Fort Sumter and
Charleston, S. C., VIII., 290–292.
Capture of the ram Atlanta, VIII., 292–293.
The Chancellorsville campaign, VIII., 293-
303.

Price's defeat at Iuka, Miss., VIII., 304-305. Van Dorn's repulse at Corinth, Miss., VIII., 306-307.

Engagement at Hatchie River, Tenn., VIII., 307.

Van Dorn's attack on Holly Springs, Miss., VIII., 308.

Sherman's repulse at Chickasaw Bayou,
Miss., VIII., 308-310.

Capture of Fort Hindman or Arkansas
Post, Ark., VIII., 310–311.
Engagements at Yazoo Pass and Steele's
Bayou, Miss., VIII., 312.

Running the Vicksburg batteries, VIII., 312-314.

Capture of Port Gibson, Miss., VIII., 314315.

Battle of Raymond, Miss., VIII., 316. Johnston's defeat at Jackson, Miss., VIII., 316-317.

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Battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., VIII.,

317-319.

Battle of the Big Black, Miss., VIII., 319320.

Siege and capture of Vicksburg, Miss., VIII., 320-323.

Siege of Jackson, Miss., VIII., 323-324. Occupation of Baton Rouge, La., VIII., 325.

Capture of Galveston by Magruder, VIII., 325.

Operations at Bayou Têche, La., VIII., 325327.

Engagement at Bayou Vermillion, La., VIII., 327.

The siege and capture of Port Hudson, La., VIII., 327-329.

Engagement at Fleetwood or Brandy Station, Va., VIII., 331.

Second battle of Winchester, Va., VIII., 331-334.

Engagements at Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville, Va., VIII., 335-336.

Capture 336.

of Chambersburg, Pa., VIII.,

The battle of Gettysburg, Pa., VIII., 337345.

Engagement at Manassas Gap, Va., VIII., 346-347.

Operations against Forts Wagner and Sumter, VIII., 357-360.

Rosecrans' inactivity at Murfreesboro, Tenn., VIII., 361-362.

Engagement at Spring Hill or Thompson's Station, Tenn., VIII., 362–364.

Engagement at Vaught's Hill, Tenn., VIII., 364.

Forrest's raid, VIII., 364.

Streight's raid from Tuscumbia, VIII., 364365.

Morgan's raid in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, VIII., 365-367.

The Tullahoma (Tenn.) campaign, VIII., 367-369.

Operations at McLemore's Cove, Ga., VIII., 369-371.

The battle of Chickamauga, Ga., VIII., 371377.

The siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., and the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, VIII., 377-386.

Engagement at Ringgold Gap, Ga., VIII., 386-387.

Capture of Cumberland Gap, Tenn., VIII., 388.

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Engagement at Rogersville, Tenn., VIII., 389.

Engagement at Campbell's Station, Tenn., VIII., 389-390.

Siege of Knoxville, Tenn., VIII., 390-392. The St. Albans, Vt., raid, VIII., 396-397. Engagements at Brandy Station and Jeffersonton, Va., VIII., 405.

Affairs at Bristoe Station, Kelly's Ford, and Rappahannock Station, VIII., 406407.

The Mine Run campaign (including Payne's

Farm and Robertson's Tavern), VIII., 407-409.

Wistar's attack on Richmond, Va., VIII., 409.

Expedition of Kilpatrick and Dahlgren

against Richmond, Va., VIII., 409–410. Seymour's defeat at Olustee, Fla., VIII.,

411-412.

Franklin's defeat at Sabine Pass, Texas, VIII., 413.

Engagement at Stirling's Plantation

on

Bayou Fordoche, La., VIII., 413-414. The Red River campaign, VIII., 414 et seq. Engagement at Camden, Ark., VIII., 415. Engagement at Mark's Mills, Ark., VIII., 415.

Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., VIII., 416.

Capture of Fort De Russy, La., VIII., 416. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads or Pleasant Grove, La., VIII., 417–418.

Battle of Pleasant Hill, La., VIII., 418–419. Banks' retreat to Alexandria, La., VIII.,

419.

Porter's fleet saved by Bailey, VIII., 420. Engagement at Yellow Bayou, La., VIII.,

420-421.

Forrest's attack on Paducah, Ky., VIII.,

421.

The Fort Pillow massacre, VIII., 422. Battle of Brice's Cross Roads or Tisho

mingo Creek, Miss., VIII., 423. Battle of Tupelo or Harrisburg, Miss., VIII., 423-425.

Sherman's expedition to Meridian, Miss., VIII., 426-427.

Thomas' advance to Dalton, Ga., VIII., 427. Battle of the Wilderness, Va., VIII., 429436.

Battle of Todd's Tavern, Va., VIII., 437. Sheridan's raid toward Richmond and the battle of Yellow Tavern, Va., VIII., 439– 440.

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Operations on the Po River, Va., VIII., 440-441.

Battle of Spottsylvania Court House, Va., VIII., 441-446.

Operations on the North Anna, Va., VIII., 446-448.

Engagement at Hawes' Shop, Va., VIII., 448-449.

Operations on the Pamunkey and Totopotomoy, VIII., 449.

Butler's operations at Drury's Bluff and Bermuda Hundred, Va., VIII., 450-452. Battle of Cold Harbor, Va., VIII., 452-455The battle of Helena, Ark., VIII., 455-456. The capture of Little Rock, Ark., VIII., 456-457.

Engagement at Pilot Knob, Mo., VIII., 468. The attack on Dalton, Ga., VIII., 472-473. The battle of Resaca, Ga., VIII., 473-475. Capture of Rome, Ga., VIII., 476.

Battle of New Hope Church, Ga., VIII., 476-477.

Battle of Pine Mountain, Ga., VIII., 477478.

Battle of Kolb's (or Culp's) Farm, Ga., VIII., 478-479.

Sherman's repulse at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., VIII., 479–480.

Battle of Smyrna Camp Ground, Ga., VIII., 480.

Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Ga., VIII., 480-482.

Battle of Leggett's or Bald Hill, Ga., VIII., 483-484.

Battle of Ezra Church, Ga., VIII., 484-485. Cavalry raids of McCook and Stoneman,

VIII., 485.

Raids of Wheeler and Kilpatrick, VIII., 486-487.

Battle of Jonesboro and the capture of Atlanta, Ga., VIII., 487-488.

Capture of the Florida by the Wachusett, IX., 10-11.

Destruction of the Alabama by the Kearsarge, IX., 10-13.

The battle of Mobile Bay, IX., 14-16. Capture of Forts Gaines and Morgan, IX., 16-17.

Surrender of Mobile, Ala., IX., 17-18. Sigel's defeat at New Market, Va., IX., 19-20.

Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., IX., 20-21.
Battle of Piedmont, Va., IX., 22.
Early's campaign against Washington, IX.,
22 et seq.

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Operations on the Monocacy, IX., 23-25. Early's repulse at Washington, IX., 25-28. Engagements at Snicker's and Berry's Ferries and Stephenson's Depot, Va., IX., 28-30.

Second battle of Kernstown, Va., IX., 3031.

McCausland's raid and the burning of
Chambersburg, Pa., IX., 31-32.
Beginning of Grant's movement on Peters-
burg, Va., IX., 32-33.

Sheridan's Trevilian raid, IX., 33-34. Engagement at St. Mary's Church, Va., IX., 34.

The assault on Petersburg, Va., IX., 34-37. Wilson's raid on the Weldon and South Side Railroads, Va., IX., 37-38. Engagement near the Jerusalem Plank Road, Va., IX., 38-39.

Battles at Deep Bottom, Va., IX., 39-42. Explosion of the Petersburg mine, IX., 4041.

Battle of Globe Tavern, Va., IX., 42-43.
Battle of Reams' Station, Va., IX., 44-45.
Capture of Fort Harrison, IX., 45-46.
Battle of Poplar Spring Church (Peebles'
and Pegram's Farms, Vaughan Road),
Va., IX., 46-47.

Battle of Hatcher's Run (Boydton Road),
Va., IX., 47-48.

Battle of Fair Oaks (Darbytown Road), Va., IX., 48-49.

Engagement at Shepherdstown, W. Va., IX., 51.

Engagement at Smithfield, Va., IX., 52. Battle of Winchester or Opequon, Va., IX., 52-54.

Battle of Fisher's Hill, Va., IX., 54-56. Battle of Cedar Creek, Va., IX., 56-59. Battle of Waynesboro, Va., IX., 59-60. Sherman's March to the Sea, IX., 60 et seq.

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Stoneman's raid to southwestern Virginia,
IX., 78-79.

Attack on Saltville, Va., IX., 79.
Operations of the Albemarle, IX., 89-90.
Engagement at Plymouth, N. C., IX., 90.
Destruction of the Albemarle, IX., 90-91.
Capture of Fort Fisher, N. C., IX., 91–93.
Capture of Wilmington, N. C., IX., 93-94.
Sherman's march from Savannah to Golds-
boro, N. C., IX., 94 et seq.

The burning of Columbia, S. C., IX., 96–98. The desolation of Charleston, S. C., IX., 98-99.

The battle of Averasboro, N. C., IX., 100

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Battle of Kinston, N. C., IX., 101-102. Battle of Bentonville, N. C., IX., 102–103. Stoneman's raid into eastern Tennessee,

southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina, IX., 104-105.

Battle of Hatcher's Run, Dabney's and Armstrong's Mills, Va., IX., 113-114.

The assault on Fort Stedman, Va., IX., 114-116.

Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Va., IX., 116-118.

Battle of Five Forks, Va., IX., 118-119. Grant's assault on the Petersburg lines, IX.,

119-121.

Evacuation and burning of Richmond, Va., IX., 121-122.

Lincoln's peace terms, IX., 122–123.

Battles of Farmville, Highbridge and Sailor's Creek, Va., IX., 124-126.

Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Va., IX., 126-128.

Wilson's raid to Selma, Ala., IX., 128-129. The Sherman-Johnston convention, IX.,

131-133.

Capture of Davis, IX., 134.

Surrender of Taylor and Smith, IX., 134135.

The cost of the war, IX., 135. Treatment of prisoners of war, IX., 135-141. Federal Finances.

Loan authorized and taxes imposed, VIII., 46-47.

Condition of, as stated by Lincoln, VIII.,

III.

Chase's statement of financial operations in 1861, VIII., 112.

The legal-tender act of 1862, VIII., 112-113. Internal and income taxes imposed, VIII.,

212-213.

Increase of the tariff, VIII., 213.

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Lincoln's statement of financial operations,
VIII., 259-260.

Passage of the National Bank act, VIII.,
260.
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of legal-tender notes authorized, VIII., 260.

Loans and treasury note issues authorized,
VIII., 261.

Amount of the debt on July 1, 1863, VIII.,
399.

Statement of financial operations during 1862-1863, VIII., 399.

Revision of the tariff, VIII., 400-401. Passage of the internal revenue act and income tax, VIII., 401.

Other financial measures, VIII., 401. Confederate Finances.

Bond issues authorized and tariff of 1857 continued in force, VII., 472-473.

Issue of treasury notes authorized, VII., 477.

Bond issues and loans authorized, VIII., 38,
118-119.

Payment of debts to North forbidden,
VIII., 39.

Issues of treasury notes authorized and war
tax imposed, VIII., 56.

Amounts raised by loans and taxes, VIII.,

IIO.

Inefficacy of the funding acts of 1863 and 1864, VIII., 119.

Distrust of the government notes, VIII.,

I20.

Cotton used to float foreign loan, VIII.,

120.

Defective taxation and lax methods of collection, VIII., 120-121.

The note issue policy, VIII., 121.

The great amount of outstanding notes,
VIII., 121-122.

Depreciation of currency, VIII., 122.
Issues of State, local, and private currency,
VIII., 122; IX., 352–353.

Effect of finances on army, VIII., 123.
Influence of financial situation on outcome
of war, IX., 200.

Activities of the Confederacy in Industry and Trade.

The manufacture of arms and munitions of war, VIII., 139–140.

The establishment of iron-furnaces, VIII.,

140.

Manufacture of gunpowder, VIII., 140

141.

Operation of lead mines, VIII., 141.

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Establishment of clothing and shoe factories, VIII., 141-142.

Encouragement of cotton and wool industry, VIII., 142.

Efforts to obtain salt, VIII., 142-143. The raising of food crops, VIII., 143. Deterioration of the railways and appropriations to encourage construction,

VIII., 143-144.

Operations of the Postoffice Department,
VIII., 144-145.

Trade with foreign nations, VIII., 145.
Illicit trade between North and South,
VIII., 145-146.

Federal Foreign Relations.

The Trent affair, VIII., 57-60, 128, 135.
Seward's vigilance, VIII., 123-124.
Rehabilitation of the consular service,
VIII., 124-125.

Seward's warning to Spain, VIII., 125.
Hasty recognition of Confederate bellig-
erent rights by France and England,
VIII., 126.

Seward's warnings to England, VIII., 126–
127.

Union complaints against England, VIII., 127-128.

The Alabama claims, VIII., 128; IX., 414-
419.

England fears annexation of Canada to
United States, VIII., 128-129.
Napoleon's policy, VIII., 129.

Seward's bearing toward Mexico and other
Spanish-American countries, VIII., 129-

130.

Russia's friendship, VIII., 130–131. Relations with other powers, VIII., 131. Treaties negotiated, VIII., 131–132. The Chesapeake affair, VIII., 394-395. Adams' protest to England at the building of the Florida and Alabama, IX., 9 et seq. Influence of the wheat crop on England's attitude toward the North, IX., 157-158. Confederate Foreign Relations.

Diplomatic agents sent abroad, VII., 477. The Trent affair, VIII., 57-60, 128, 135. Recognition of belligerent rights by England and France, and Seward's remonstrances, VIII., 126-127, 134.

Seward refuses to receive Confederate commissioners, VII., 478-479; VIII., 132–

133.

Efforts to form alliance with Mexico, VIII., 133.

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Reliance on cotton to compel recognition, VIII., 133, 145; IX., 157, 198.

Accession of Confederacy to rules of 1856,

VIII., 134.

Russell's discouragement of Confederate advances, VIII., 134-135.

Napoleon's attempts to compel European
intervention, VIII., 136.

Mason's hopes in foreign complications,
VIII., 137.

Failure of efforts to secure navy in France,
VIII., 137.

Last efforts to secure recognition, VIII.,
137-138.

Trade relations with foreign countries,
VIII., 145-146.

Economic Causes for the Defeat of the South.
Disparity of population between North and
South, IX., 197.

Lack of manufactures, IX., 198.

Failure of Southern reliance on cotton, IX.,
198.

Lack of skilled workmen and mechanics,
IX., 198-199.

Deterioration of railways, IX., 199.

The impressment of food-stuffs, IX., 199–

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Depression and disaffection in the North,
VIII., 347-348.

Vallandigham's speech, VIII., 348.
Political arrests, VIII., 349.

Arrest, trial and banishment of Vallandig-
ham, VIII., 349-351.

His defeat for Ohio governorship, VIII.,
352.

Burnside's suppression of the New York
World and Chicago Times, VIII., 353.
Elections of 1863, VIII., 353-355.

Suspension of the habeas corpus, VIII., 355-
357.

Conspiracies at the North, VIII., 392–393.
The Indiana trials, VIII., 393.

Governor Morton and the Indiana legisla-
ture, VIII., 393.

The Chesapeake affair, VIII., 394-395. Beall's attempt to liberate Southern prisoners, VIII., 395–396.

The St. Albans raid, VIII., 396-397.

The attempt to capture Camp Douglas at
Chicago, VIII., 397.

The plot to burn New York, VIII., 397.
The question of emancipation in Missouri,
VIII., 401-404.

Chase's desire for the Presidency, IX., I.
The Pomeroy circular, IX., 2.
Lincoln's second nomination, IX., 2-4.
Charges against Chase, IX., 4-5.
Chase's resignation and Fessenden's ap-
pointment, IX., 5-6.

The Wade-Davis bill and Wade-Davis
manifesto, IX., 7-8.

Increase in the price of gold, IX., 79-80.
Greeley's peace efforts and the Niagara
Falls conference, IX., 80-81.

The Jacques-Gilmore mission, IX., 81-82.
McClellan and Pendleton nominated by the
Democrats, IX., 83.

Changes in the Cabinet; Chase becomes
Chief Justice, IX., 86-87.

Congress passes the Thirteenth Amend-
ment abolishing slavery, IX., 106-107.
Blair's Mexican project, IX., 107.
The Hampton Roads conference, IX., 108-
109.

The assassination of Lincoln, IX., 141-144. Social and Economic Conditions.

Increase in prices of commodities in the
South, VIII., 110.

Lack of transportation facilities, VIII.,

IIO.

Prosperity and gaiety at Richmond, VIII.,

110-III.

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