ALLAN, COLONEL WILLIAM, his conver- sation with Lee, 248-252. Anderson, General Richard H., 124, 134 and n., 139, 140, 229, 232, 234. Antietam. See Sharpsburg. Appomattox, 253-280. Armies, Confederate, volunteers called for, 11; reënlistment encouraged, 13; unwise reorganization, 14, 15, 16, 29, 30; lack of equipment, 15, 16, 17; difficulty of discipline, 17, 18; State Governors asked to enroll troops, 19, 20; inadequate numbers to meet Federal forces, 20, 21; new call planned by Lee, 30, 31, 32 and n.; its modification by Congress, 33 and n., 34; practical working of the modified plan, 34, 35, 36, 37; serious mistakes by Commissary Dept., 44 and n., 45, 46, 47; loss during the Seven Days, 117 and n.; lack of maps, 117 n.; campaign against Pope, 120-142; situation after second battle of Manassas, 144-148, 154, 155; in 1862-1863, 188; returning from Gettysburg, 243-248; Lee's farewell order to, 276-277, 278-280. Armies, Federal, early enrolment in, 12 and n.
Armistead, General Lewis A., 114 n., 240.
BABCOCK, COLONEL, at Appomattox, 268, 269.
Badeau, Colonel Adam, 269. Banks, General Nathaniel P., in the Shenandoah Valley, 28, 53, 54; dur- ing the Seven Days, 120 n. Beaver Dam Creek, battles around, 80-99.
Benjamin, Hon. Judah P., quoted on war legislation by the Confederacy, 14, 15 and n., 16, 17, 18; on the Roanoke Island loss, 16, 17; han- dling of Lee's new plan for army, 32,
Blesdoe, Dr. A. T., 165.
Boonsboro' Gap. See South Mountain. Buell, General Don Carlos, in Tennessee, 29. Buford, General John, 134 n., 226 n., 227 n.
Bull Run. See Manassas. Burnside, General Ambrose E., 119, 120, 122, 123, 248, 249.
CEDAR RUN. See Slaughter's Moun- tain. Chancellorsville, campaign of, 163- 176.
Chartres, Duc de, 143.
Confederacy, the, its unpromising condi- tion in spring of '62, 8 and n., 9; peril of coast and river cities, 13; in- terstate jealousies, 17, 18; hamper- ing effect of its theory of states' rights, 24, 25, 65; complicated problem of protecting civilians, 64, 65, 66, 67; population as compared with U. S. A., 68 and n.
Congress of Confederate States of America, offers President bill (vetoed) creating office of General-in-Chief, 3 and n.; Act providing staff for General on duty at seat of Govern- ment, 7 and n., 8; first provisions for raising an army, 11, 12; further provision, 13; asks for information about foreign relations, 24 n.; changes Lee's plan for enlarging army, 33 and n., 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 and n. Conscription. See Armies.
Cornwallis, Lord, at Yorktown, 256, 257, 258 and n.
Cotton, European demand for, 10, 18, 19 and n., 22, 25; proposals for secret purchase of, 26; later traffic, 27.
DAVIS, PRESIDENT JEFFERSON, vetoes bill creating office of General-in-Chief, 3 and n.; public criticism of his management, 4 and n.; his insist-
ence on his prerogatives, 5, 6; failure to see need of expert assistance, 7 n.; message of Feb. 1862 quoted, 15 and n., 16; implied rebuke to, in Con- script Law of 1862, 38 n.; appoints Lee to command of the Confederate forces, 58 and n., 59, 60; Lee's letters to, proposing Maryland cam- paign, 150, 151, 152, 153. Donelson, Fort, 8.
EARLY, GENERAL JUBAL A., 115 n., 138; in the invasion of Pennsylvania, 217; at Gettysburg, 227, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238. Earthworks and entrenchments, con- struction of, 78 and n., 79, 80 and n.; retreat from behind, 105 n. Evans, General Nathan G., 137, 138,
Ewell, General Richard S., 52, 99 n.,
102, 104, 132 and n., 133, 141; in Shenandoah Valley, 195; sent to ad- vance into Pennsylvania, 196, 198, 199; Lee's letter regarding advance into Pennsylvania, 200, 201; Lee's letter about the order to Stuart, 203; advance into Pennsylvania, 216, 217, 218; at Gettysburg, 220, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234 n., 236, 238, 239, 247, 248, 251, 252; surrenders at Sailor's Creek, 254 and n. Exemption of Slaveholders, 40 and n., 41, 42 and n., 43.
FAIR OAKS, battle of. See Seven Pines. Frayser's Farm, battle of, 108 and n., III and n.
Fredericksburg, 187, 189 n., 190, 191, 192, 193, 195 and n.
Frémont, General John C., 52, 120 n. French, General William H., 121.
GAINES'S MILL, battles near, 96 n., 97-103.
Garnet, General R. B., 240. Gettysburg, battle of, 225-252. Gordon, General John B., at Appo- mattox, 261, 262, 266 n.
Grant, General Ulysses S., 52; on the James River, 184, 185; at Appo- mattox, 253 et seq.; his desire for conference between Lee and President Lincoln, 275.
Griffith, General Richard, 86.
Groveton. See Manassas, second bat- tle of.
HALLECK, GENERAL Henry W., 120 n.,
Hampton, General Wade, letter about the Seven Days action, 109, 110, 111, 112 and n. Hampton Roads, naval engagement at, 49; Burnside at, 122. Harper's Ferry, Federal garrison at, 149; Lee sends Jackson against it, 149, 150; Longstreet's criticism of movement, 156, 157; necessary to clear Shenandoah Valley, 157; its capture by Jackson, 158 and n., 159; discussion about, 248, 249. Henry, Fort, 8.
Heth, Major General Henry, at Gettys- burg, 225, 226, 227, 239, 245, 246. Hill, General Ambrose P., at Beaver Dam, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95; at Gaines's Mill, 97, 99, 100, 101 and n., 102; in movements about White Oak Swamp, 106, 107, 108 and n., 114; in the campaign against Pope, 121 and n., 133; at battle of Groveton (second Manassas), 137, 138, 141; at Fredericksburg, 195; moves over into Shenandoah Valley, 196, 198, 199; in invasion of Pennsyl- vania, 217, 218; at Gettysburg, 220, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 232, 234, 239, 247 n.
Hill, General Daniel H., in the Seven Days movement and action, 86 and n., 88, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 101, 103; at White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill, 106, 108 n., 113, 114 and n.; moves to Richmond, 119; on the James River, 121, 124; at South Mountain, 159; at Sharpsburg, 160. Holmes, Major General Theophilus H., 87, 107, 108.
Hood, General John B., 124, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 189 and n.; at Gettys burg, 228, 233, 234. Hooker, General Joseph, 108 n., 132 n.; at Chancellorsville, 163-170; his position at Fredericksburg, 191, 192, 193, 195 and n.; his movements to be watched by Stuart, 201, 202, 203, 208; advances North between Lee and Stuart, 214; his movements not reported to Lee, 216, 217; crosses Potomac, 219 n.
Hotchkiss, Major Jed, quoted, 166, 167. Huger, General Benjamin, 17, 86, 105 and n., 106, 107, 108 and n., 114 and n., 115.
IMBODEN, GENERAL JOHN D., 217, 243. Intervention, foreign, Southern expecta- tion of, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24 and n.,
JACKSON ("STONEWALL"), General
THOMAS J., in Shenandoah Valley, 28, 52, 53, 54, 76; supported by Davis, 60; his delay in reaching Beaver Dam, 83, 84-101; pursues Federals after Gaines's Mill, 106, 107 and n.; delays at White Oak Swamp, 108 and n., 109, 110, III, 112 and n., 113 and n.; moves to attack Pope, 124, 125, 128, 129 and n.; pursues him in retreat, 131, 132 and n., 133 and n., 134; at second Manassas, 136-142; moves against Harper's Ferry, 149, 150, 158 and n., 159; question of responsibility for his movement at Chancellorsville, 163-170; Lee's message to him, 173. Johnson, General Edward, 228, 232, 235, 238.
Johnston, General Albert Sidney, loses
to Federal forces in the west, 8, 9, 20; distrust of his competency, 9; letter to Davis, 21 and n.; supported by Davis, 60.
Johnston, General Joseph Eccleston, his lack of men, 9, 21; position in March 1862, 28; movement to Peninsula, 43, 47, 48 and n., 49; retreats from Yorktown, 50 and n., 51; his inadequate force for protec- tion of Richmond, 51; misunder- standing at Seven Pines, 56, 57 and n., 58; movements near Richmond, 78 and n.; retreat before Sherman, 258.
Jones, General D. R., 86, 135, 136, 137,
Jones, General William E., 240, 241.
KEARNY, GENERAL PHILIP, 108 n., 142 and n.
Kemper, General James L., 137, 140. Kentucky, Army of, 8, 9.
LEE, GENERAL FITZHUGH, 125, 126, 128 n., 259, 266.
Lee, Light Horse Harry, quoted on Cornwallis, 257, 258.
Lee, General Robert E., appointed to general command of Confederate armies, 3, 5 and n.; this position merely advisory, 6 and n., 7; is al- lowed a secretary and aides-de-camp and Col. Marshall comes into close relations with him, 7, 8 and n.; Lee's earlier responsibility for coast defenses, 17 and n., 59; anxiety about inadequate troops, 30 and n., plans a new draft bill, 30, 31, 32; made Commander-in-Chief, 58 and n., 59, 61, 62; his unselfish devotion, 61, 62; his policy for the Confeder- acy, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67; essential unity of his plans, 67-76; new use of en- trenchments criticised, 78 n., 79, 80 and n.; the Seven Days battles, 77-118; concentration in Northern Virginia, 119, 120; begins campaign against Pope, 120, 122; sends troops to Gordonsville, 124; plans attack on Pope, 124, 125, 126; commands at second battle of Manassas, 126; miscarriage of movement on the Rapidan, 128 and n., 129 and n., 130 and n.; narrowly escapes cap- ture, 134 and n.; in battle of Grove- ton (second Manassas), 137, 140, 142 and n.; his problem after second Manassas, 144-148; letter to Davis about proposed Maryland campaign, 150, 151, 152, 153; the "lost order' regarding Harper's Ferry, 158 and n., 160 and n., 161; letter to Mrs. Jackson, 163, 164; letter to Dr. Blesdoe, 165, 166; Marshall's an- niversary tribute to Lee, 171-176; Lee's procedure in making up report on Gettysburg campaign, 178-181; letter to Ewell about advance into Pennsylvania, 200, 201; instructs Stuart as to cavalry movements, 201; his written order as to Stuart's advance into Maryland, 202, 203; writes Ewell about the order to Stuart, 203; sends the Stuart order through Longstreet, 204, 205; sends second order to Stuart, 207, 208 and n., 209; lack of information about Hooker, 216, 217, 218, 220, 222; consequences of misunderstanding with Stuart, 223, 224 and n.; Lee at Gettysburg, 227, 228, 229, 230,
231, 232, 233, 234 and n., 238, 240; conversation with Allan about mili- tary campaigns, 248-252; receives Grant's first letter and replies, 254 and n., 255; might have avoided personal conference, 256, 257, 258; agrees to conference, 261; receives Grant's second letter, 263; meets Grant and accepts terms of surrender, 269-273; later interview under the apple tree, 274, 275; Lee's farewell order to the armies, 276-277. Lee, Colonel S. D., 139, 140. Lee, Colonel William H. F., 127. Lincoln, President Abraham, calls for Federal volunteers, 12 and n.; his War Order No. 1, 23 m.; his policy and McClellan's, 55, 56; prospect of long-continued war, 73, 74; anx- iety for Washington, 75, 76, 145; Grant's desire for him to confer with Lee after Appomattox, 275. Long, Brigadier General Armistead L., 8; quoted on Lee's surrender, 254 n. Longstreet, General James, at Seven Pines, 57 and n.; at Beaver Dam,
85 and n., 86, 91, 99, 101, 102; on the way to White Oak Swamp, 106, 107, 108 and n., 114; moves against Pope, 124, 125, 128, 129 and n., 133; at Thoroughfare Gap, 135, 136 and n.; at Groveton (second Ma- nassas), 136-142; at South Mountain and Crampton's Gap, 159; Sharpsburg, 160; at Suffolk, Va., 189 and n.; in the northward ad- vance, 195, 196, 198; receives and forwards Lee's order to Stuart, 204, 205; his own letter to Stuart, 205, 206; in the invasion of Pennsylvania, 217, 218, 219 and n., 220; at Gettys- burg, 228, 232, 233, 234 and n., 235, 237, 238, 239, 240; after Gettys- burg, 245, 246, 248, 252; at Appo- mattox, 262.
Lost order of South Mountain, 158 and n.
MAGRUDER, GENERAL JOHN B., hold-
ing the Peninsula in spring of '62, 28, 29, 30; reënforced by J. E. John- ston, 47; in the Seven Days battles, 86, 105 n., 106, 107 and n., 108, 114, 115, 118 n.
Malvern Hill, action at, 113-118.
Manassas, first battle of, 7 n., 9, 11,
12 n., 15; second battle of, 130 and n., 134, 136-140. Marshall, Colonel Charles, appointed an aide-de-camp of Lee, 8 and n.; begins to write a Life of Lee, 143; corresponds with the Comte de Paris, 144; explains Lee's plan for invasion of Maryland, 144-162; his Baltimore speech on Lee, 171-176; his account of the writing of Lee's report on the Gettysburg campaign, 178-181; explains necessity for Penn- sylvania campaign, 190-194; his copy of Lee's farewell order, 276–277, 278-280.
Maryland campaign, Lee's, 143-162. Mason, Hon. James M., quoted on probability of foreign intervention, 10, 11.
McCall, General George A., 108 n. McClellan, General George B., 9; expected to advance on Rich- mond, 28; reaches Fortress Monroe, 30 and n. advances to Yorktown, 50; his Peninsula forces, 51, 52; his policy of defense and offense, 55; movements in Northern Virginia, 56, 57 and n.; movements during the Seven Days, 78-118; during Pope's advance, 120, 121, 122 and n.; again at Malvern Hill, 123; sends reënforcements for Pope, 128 n., 129; his movements watched by Stuart, 148, 150; restored to Federal command after second Manassas, 149. McDowell, General Irwin, 52, 120 n. McIntosh, Major D. G., 225. McLaws, General Lafayette, 86, 124, 228, 233, 234, 235.
Meade, General George G., 228, 229, 265, 266 and n.
NORTH, political parties in the, 22; de- lays and difficulties of military con- scription, 38 n.
ORD, GENERAL EDWARD O. C., 269. Orléans, Louis Philippe Albert d'
(Comte de Paris), 143, 144, 153, 154.
PARIS, COMTE DE (Louis Philippe Al- bert d'Orléans), 143, 144, 153, 154. Pegram, General John, 225. Pender, General William D., 225, 226, 227, 232, 236, 237, 239.
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