Alston, Willis, kills Reed, 261; his trial, 261;
death, 262.

Ames, Major, bears dispatches for Governor
Andrew, 94.

Anderson, General Robert, at Sumter, 64; allu-
sion to, 232; redressed by Butler, 431; Cocks
to, 542.

Andrew, Governor, advised to prepare for war,
65; adopts Butler's suggestions, 66; appoints
Butler brigadier, 69; addresses Sixth Regi-
ment, 69; Butler to, from Philadelphia, 71;
his letter to Butler, on the insurrection ques-
tion, 94; recruiting controversy with Butler;
179-184, 186,

Andrew, John, story of, 538.

Andrews, John W., committed to Ship Island,

442.

Andrews, private George, distinguished at Ba-
ton Rouge, 573.

Annapolis, General Butler to and at, 75.

Appleton, Captain John F., commended, 585;
to Butler, 601.

Appleton, Nathan, surveys the site of Lowell, 16.
Arkansas, ram, threatens New Orleans and Ba-
ton Rouge, 565; blown up, 565.
Arnold, Rev. Thomas, allusion to, 18.
Astor Place riot, effects of, 257.
Atlantic Monthly, quoted upon Pass Office at
New Orleans, 457; anecdote from, 628.
Autographs. Butler gives, 590,
Avendaño Brothers, case of, 359.
Avery, Mr., in Charleston Convention, 49.

Bache, Dr. Thomas H., on staff of Butler, 212.
Bache, Professor, details Gerdes to survey Mis-
sissippi, 266.

Bacon, Captain D., distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 573.

Bailey, Captain Theodorus, at conference on
Ship Island. 210; runs by the forts, 288, 241;
lands in New Orleans, 269; interview with
Mayor and Lovell, 270 to 272.

Baker, Colonel, saves Butler in the senate, 153;
recalled from Fortress Monroe, 167, 168; But-
ler to, 175.

Baller, Sergeant, distinguished at Baton Rouge,

573.

Baltimore, chapter on, 100; condition in April,
1861, 102; women insult Union soldiers 324.
Banks, General N. P., his rank, 120; succeeds
Butler at New Orleans, 597, 599; his policy,

612.

Bank of Kentucky, affair of, 429, 430.
Banks of New Orleans, dealings of Butler with,
414-431.

Barker, Jacob, allusion to, 174; lends money to
Butler, 409.

Bartlett, Captain A. W., with Eighth Regiment,

74.

Batchelor, private II. T., distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 572.

Beauregard, General P. G. T., number of his
troops at Bull Run, 190; builds forts below
New Orleans, 221; troops from New Orleans
join, 264; cheered at New Orleans, 251, 843;
engineer of Custom House, 281; his bells, 253.
Bates, Moses, Butler to, on convicts' children,
534.

Baton Rouge, McClellan upon, 194; visited by
Butler, 43, 440; battle of, 463; taken. 551;
battle of, 565.

Beauregard, Mrs., Butler's courtesy to. 345.
Beck, Quarter-mastor James, his fortitude. 242.
Bee, New Orleans, The, comments upon But-
ler's first measures, 300; allusion to, 823.
Bell, Captain John, reconnoiters forts. 227;
runs by the forts, 239, 241; hoists United
States flag on Custom-House and Mint of New
Orleans, 277, 278, 251.

Bell, John, New Orleans votes for, in 1860, 258.
Bell, Major Joseph M., anecdote of, 41; joins
staff of Butler, 189; on the voyage to Ship Is-
land, 204, 206, 207; announced, 212; views
the running by the forts, 246; demands St.
Charles's Hotel, 284; avoided by his old
friends at New Orleans, 281; appointed pro-
vost-judge of New Orleans, 297; purity of
his character, 412; decides for Durand, 423;
his valuable services in provost court, 432,
532; on Lafourche commission, 582; compli-
mented on his retirement f.om provost court,
585, 602.

Bellows, Dr. Henry W., his opinion of Yan-
kees, 15.

Belly, Mr., his testimony on Confederate loan,

850.

Benachi, M. W., Butler to, on the sugar, 885;
to Butler, on the oath, 456.
Bendix, Colonel John E., at battle of Great
Bethel, 148, 145.

Benjamin, J. P., signs Davis's proclamation,

611.

Benjamin, Mr., takes oath of allegiance, 440.
Bennington, battle of incident, 13.
Bickmore, Major, distinguished at Baton Rouge,
573.

Biloxi, Miss., newspapers brought from, 209;
expeditions to, 213, 215.

Birge, Colonel, commended, 585.
Black, Mr., Butler's advice to, 63, 64.
Blackman, private A., distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 573.

Blair, Montgomery, Butler to, on battle of Bull
Run, 167; approves Butler's course, 593.
Blake, Captain, his alarm at Annapolis. 77; his
interview with Colonel Butler, 79; with Gen-
eral Butler, 80.

Blasco de Garay, the Confederate coin shipped
in, 850; conveys illicit passengers from New
Orleans, 394; case of, 406.

Boardman, Captain F., with Eighth Regiment,

74.

Boggs, Captain Charles, assists Butler at Port
Royal, 207; his gallantry in the battle above
the forts, 248; sent to Butler, 245, 245, 249;
returns with him, 250.

Bombardment of forts below New Orleans, 185,
227, 229; results of, 250.
Bonaparte, Louis, allusions to, 50, 283,
Bonaparte, Napoleon, allusions to, 101, 290.
Bonnell, Mr., with Winthrop, 92.

Boston Courier, The, upon the woman order, 343.
Bouligny, Mr., runs for Congress, 527.

Boutelle, Captain, assists Butler at Port Royal,
207.

Bovington, Sergeant John A., distinguished at
Baton Rouge, 572.

Brady, James T., compared with Soulé, 290.
Bragg, General Braxton, allusion to, 520.
Breckinridge, John C., in Charleston Conven-
tion, 49; his platform in 1860, 56; pledged to
the Union, 57; endeavors to prevent civil
war, 60; project to place him in the White
House, 65; his vote in New Orleans in 1860,
253; allusion to, 436; at battle of Baton Rouge,
565, 566.

Breed, Bowman G., with Eighth Regiment, 74.
Briggs, Captain Henry S., joins Eighth Regi-
ment, 70, 72.

British Guard, vote to send their arms to Beau-
regard, 278; consequences of the measure, 357.
Britton, Barkley, his guns, 209.

Broderick, Mr., died in arms of Colonel Butler,
69.

Brooklyn, the, protected by chain armor, 225;
runs by the forts, 238, 242.

Brooks, Sergeant, distinguished at Baton Rouge,
572.

Brown, Colonel E. M., detailed to edit Delta in
New Orleans, 312, 435.

Brown, John, Butler's speech upon, 42; hon-
ored by Phelps, 164; Leacock upon, 478; al-
lusion to, 500.

Brown, Lieutenant, distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 570, 572.

Brown, Mayor, inactive against mob, 103; his
note to Butler, 112.

Bruce, Lieutenant F., distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 578.

Buchanan, James, his terrors, 41; rejects But-
ler's scheme, 64.

Buchanan, Lieutenant McKean, at Ship Island,
197.

Bull Run, battle of, 167, 189.

Burr, Aaron, allusion to, 63, 292, 526.
Business in New Orleans, 407, 436,
Butler, Andrew Jackson, why so named, 14; his
boyhood, 16; serves as volunteer aile, 69;
makes purchases at Philadelphia, 71; goes
ashore at Annapolis, 76, 79; buys horses for
Fortress Monroe, 137; assists to equip New
Orleans expedition, 189: brings cattle from
Texas to New Orleans, 303; calumnies respect-
ing, 411: allusion to, 654; denounced by
Davis, 610.

Butler, Captain John, his career and politics,
13, 14, 17.

Butler, Lieutenant, at battle of Great Bethel,
143.

Butler, General Benjamin F., his lineage, 13;
birth and childhood, 15; education. 16; at
college, 19; chooses profession, 23; voyage to
Labrador, 23; studies law, 24; joins militia 24:
anecdotes of his early career at the bar. 25, 26,
27; character as a lawyer, 29: debate with Mr.
Lord. 31; anecdote of his legal legerdemain, 32,
the scurvy case, 33; his success at the bar. 34;
examiner at West Point, 55; his state politics;
36; supports the ten hour law, 36; in the
legislature, 38; his national politics, 38, 39, 42;
calls on Sumner, 42; his John Brown speech,
42; his course in the Charleston Covention,
45; votes for Jefferson Davis, 55; supports
Breckinridge, 55, 56; hooted at Lowell, 57;
defends his course. 55; runs for governor, 59;
at Washington, in December, 1860, 60; his ad-
vice to Black, 3; advises Wilson to warn
Governor Andrew, 65; his own advice to the
governor, 66; sends flag to General Dix, 67
assists the departure of the troops, 67; or
dered to take command, 69; starts for Wash-
ington, 70; at Philadelphia,70; determines to
go by Annapolis, 71; the journey to Havre
de Grace, 78; at Annapolis, 76; interview
with Lieutenant Matthews, 77, 78; replies to
Governor Hicks and Captain Miller, S; res-
eues the Constitution, 80; interview with
Governor Hicks, 82; order of the day at Aa-
napolis, 83; Lefferts refuses to join him, 55;
seizes railroad, 86; offers to suppress insur-
rection in Maryland, $9; letter to Governor
Hicks, 90; orders for the march. 91; placed
in command at Annapolis, 93: letter to Gov-
ernor Andrew, 94; confers with Scott upon
Baltimore, 105; at Relay House, 106; takes
Baltimore, 111; explores Federal Hill. 112;
proclamation at Baltimore, 113; dines at Gil-
more House, 115; rebuked by Scott, 116;
prepares to try Winans, 116; recalled from
Baltimore, 117; offered major-generalship,
117: speech at Washington, 117; interview
with Scott, 119; at Fortress Monroe, 122;
first measures there, 125; interview with
Carey, on contrabands, 127; his letters to Scott,
on his operations and plans, 129, 133; inter-
view with old gentleman, 181; no horses at
the Fortress, 187; letter to, upon his position
at Fortress Monroe, 138; battle of Great
Bethel, 189; his letter to Mrs. Winthrop, 150;
censured for Bethel, 152, 153; correspondence
with Magruder, 153, 154; suggests examining
board, 155; war upon drinking, 157-159;
correspondence with Stead, 101; forbids pil-
lage, 162; visited by Russell, 158; to Blair, on

the battle of Bull Run, 167; troops ordered]
away, 167: procures promotion for Phelps,
168; to Cameron, on contrabands, 168; to
Tappan, on same, 173; Southern biography of,
174; to Baker, asking advice, 175; recalled
from Fortress Monroe, 175: receives appoint-
meat from Wool, 177; commands Hatteras
expedition, 177; recruits in New England,
179; collision with Andrew, 180 to 154; re-
commends Ship Island, 185; sends troops
thither, 185; his opinion upon the Mason and
Slidell affair, 186; letter to Colonel Wheldon,
on supporting families of his troops, 187; his
staff, iss; testifies before war committee,
159; urges New Orleans project, 191; placed
over Department of the Gulf, 192; leaves
Washington, 194: his remarks upon Phelps's i
proclamation, 201; his voyage to Ship Island,
203-208; arrives at Ship Island 208; con-
sults with Farragut, 210; embarks troops,
211; sends expedition to Biloxi, 215; com-
mends Biloxi troops, 218; meditates descent
upon Pensacola, 219; sends coal and medicines
to the fleet, 224; reaches mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, 232; reaches the fleet, 233; views the
running by, 239, 246; conducts troops to rear
of St. Philip, 248; goes to the fleet before
New Orleans, 250; reaches fleet, and advises
threat of bombardment, 276; orders troops
to the city, 277; his feeling toward the rebel-
lion, 278; lands in New Orleans, 250; first
measures, 252; interview with the mayor,
255; orders Summers to Custom-House, 288;
conducts Mrs. Butler to the St. Charles, 259;
mode of treating abusive letters, 290; inter-
view with mayor and council, 290–297: his
person and manner described, 291; reply to
Soulé, 295; consents to withdraw the troops
from New Orleans, 298; feeds and employs
the poor, 300; rebukes mayor and council,
804, 305; to Shepley, on cleaning the streets,
307; taxes rich for support of poor, 309–
312; to Stanton, defending poor tax, 316; sup-
ports charities of New Orleans, 320; to Santa
Maria Clara, 320; to Halleck, on poor in
New Orleans, 321; repeats poor tax, 322;
basis of his policy in New Orleans, 323; for-
bids Davis's fast, 323; issues woman order,
827; to mayor and council, on French fleet,
829; deposes and commits mayor, 331-335; '
to the mayor, on the woman order, 333; ar-
rests Soulé, 335; defends woman order, 342;
his courtesy to Mrs. Slocomb, 344; to Mrs.
Beauregard, 345; orders execution of Mum-
ford, 346; orders execution of six paroled
prisoners, 847; correspondence with Rosier
and Durant, upon, 349; reprieves them, 351;
interview with Mercer upon Mumford, 351;
compared with Seward, 355; banishes the
British guard, 357; ignores Coppell, 359; re-
plies to Heidsieck, 360; seizes silver from
Conturié, 365 to 377; receives Reverdy John-
son, 371; detects French consul, 878-382;
defends seizure of the sugar, 353; defends
seizure of Kennedy & Co's bill, 356; explains
case of Avendano Brothers, 359; his measures
against yellow fever, 398-406; his efforts
to revive business, 407; buys sugar for bal-
last, 408; sends cotton home, 409; calumnies
against, 409; failed to get cotton, 413; re-
stores currency of New Orleans, 414; affairs
with the banks of New Orleans, 418-431;

redresses Union men in New Orleans, 431;
engraves Union motto on Jackson's statue,
432; seizes Delta, 435; reforms public schools,
435 visits Baton Rouge, 440; commits Mrs.
Philips, Andrews, and Keller, 441, 442; con-
founds Wright, 443; detects and hangs four
robbers, 445-445; issues oath order, 450;
correspondence with consuls on same, 451–
459; disarms New Orleans. 463; to French
consul, on same, 464; confiscates Twiggs and
Slidell, 467; prepares for confiscation act,
461, 469; to Seward, on Fago case. 470; or-
ders register of property, 473; Jeff Thomp-
son to, 474; replies to Mercer, 475; confis-
cates dividends, 476; Leacock to, on his ser-
mon, 479; on the oath, 451; banishes the
clergymen, 484; pressure upon, for passes,
485, 486; his course upon negro question in
New Orleans, 491; correspondence with
Phelps, upon, 497; to Stanton, on Phelps,
504; raises regiments of free colored men,
517; to Weitzel, on same, 518; works aban-
doned plantations, 522; his contract with the
planters, 523; proposes to free slaves of for-
eigners, 529-531; negro anecdotes related
by and of, 532; to Bates, on convicts' children,
594; reviews regiment at reception of colors,
535; delivers Jeff, 536; John Andrew, 539;
protects Pugh's negroes, 541; supplies wants
of Cock's daughter, 543; punishes Landry,
547; his change of opinion upon slavery, 549;
his military operations, 551; governing the
troops, 555; his war upon guerillas, 559-
565; upon battle at Baton Rouge, 566: se-
questers Lafourche, 551; in his office, 557;
recall from New Orleans, 593-599; pro-
poses to roof Custom-House, 594; sends Hill to
Havana, 594; his popularity in New Orleans,
595; to Lincoln, on his recall, 597; receives
Banks, 599; his farewell order, 600; Appleton
to, C01; his farewell address, 602; proclaimed
a felon by Davis, G07; reward offered for kill-
ing him, 612; leaves New Orleans, 612; at
Washington, 614; reception by the people,
615-617; his recent speeches, 613-625;
remarks upon his character, 625.

Butler, Captain Zephaniah, fought
Wolfe, 13.

under

Butler, Mrs. Mere, her lineage, 18; left a widow,
14; educates her boy, 16-18.

Butler, Mrs. Sarah, allusion to, 35; at Fortress
Monroe, 149; Mrs. Johnson to, 152; enter-
tains Russell, 164; starts for New Orleans, 194;
on the voyage, 205, 206; clothes little girl at
Ship Island, 213: arrives at the St. Charles, in
New Orleans, 259; allusion to, 291.
Burrows, Captain, ordered to leave New Or
leans, 857, 359.

Byam, Major, takes oath of allegiance, 440.

Cable, the, described, 221; cut, 235, 236.
Cadwallader, General, succeeds Butler at Bal-
timore, 117.

Cahill, Colonel T. W., in Biloxi expedition,
215; appointed on jail commission, 529; dis-
tinguished at Baton Rouge, 571.
Caldwell, Captain, cuts the cable, 295.
Calhoun, John C., conversation with Stewart,
89; allusion to, 60, 266,
Callijon, Señor Juan, in case of the Cardenas,
404, 405; to Butler, on the oath, 456.

Cameron, Simon, orders troops from Massa- |
chusetts, 68, 69; ignorant of military matters,
102; Butler to, on Winans, 116; approves
Butler's taking Baltimore, 117; correspond-
ence with Butler on contrabands, 168-173;
authorizes Butler to recruit in New England,
179, 181, 183; retires from office, 189.
Camp Parapet, negroes at, 496.
Cardenas, the, case of, 400, 402.
Carey, Major J. N., interview with Butler,

127.

Carlyle, Thomas, quoted upon criticism, 18;
upon impressment of seamen, 221.
Carr, Colonel, at Great Bethel, 146.
Carney, James G., procures loan from his bank
to help off troops, 68.

Carroll family, Butler proposes to arrest
members of, 107.

Carrollton, Louisiana, visited by Farragut, 273;
Phelps in command at, 298.
Carter, vidette, exchanged, 154, 155.
Catinet, the, at New Orleans, 330,
Cavaroc, C., his notice to depositors, 418.
Cayuga, the, runs by the forts, 238, 241, 245.
Center. Captain A., with Eighth Regiment, 74.
Ceres, the, in expedition against Ponchatoula,
577.

Cilley, Colonel, at battle of Bennington, 13,
Cilley, Mr., shot in duel, 13.
Citizens' Bank of New Orleans, its silver
seized, 364-876; its correspondence with
Butler, on Confederate property, 427.
Chase, Salmon P., calls Butler the cheapest of
generals, 809, 409; receives Confederate
money from New Orleans, 481; approves
Butler's course, 593.

Chalmette, batteries at, reduced, 268.
Charity Hospital of New Orleans, scene in, 259;
aided by Butler, 312.

Charleston Convention, General Butler in, 45.
Chatham, Lord, quoted, 127.

Chessman, Lieutenant, distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 573.

Cheever, Sergeant, distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 571, 573.

Choate, Rufus, in the scurvy case, 33; anec-
dote of, 41.

Churchill, C. C., serves at Fortress Monroe, 177.
Clara, Santa Maria, Butler to, on bombardment
of Donaldsonville, 821.

Clarke, Captain C. E., distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 572.

Clark, Captain John, in Biloxi expedition, 215,
216; distributes food among poor, 306; de-
tailed to edit Delta, 812, 435; commended
585.

Clarke, Lieutenant H. C., on staff of Butler, 212.
Clary, W. M., executed, 447, 449.

Clifton, the, in the running by the forts, 238.
Clogston, private, distinguished at Baton Rouge,

573.

Clouet, Captain de, remonstrates against bom-
bardment of New Orleans, 276.

Cocks, John G., his property seized in New
Orleans, 431; his letter to Anderson, 542; his
brutal incest, 543.

Conant, Captain, in Biloxi expedition, 215;
wounded, 216; arrests Soulé, 338.
Confiscation act enforced in Louisiana, 467.
Connecticut, the, fired at, 402.

Constitution, frigate, rescued by Eighth Massa-
chusetts, 80.

Constitution, the transport, voyages to Ship
Island, 197.

Consuls in New Orleans, for secession, 254; call
on Butler, 298; protest against poor tax, 818;
Butler's argument upon, 314; their import-
ance in New Orleans, 354; protest against
seizure of silver. 368; against the seizure of
the sugar, 382; Butler to, 353.
Continental Monthly, quoted upon survey of
the Mississippi, 227.

Contrabands, thie, at Fortress Monroe, 126, 129,
180; letters upon, of Butler and Cameron,
168-173; serve on Hatteras expedition, 178.
Conturié, Amedie, silver seized from, 365-
877.

Convicts' children in Louisiana, 584.
Cook's battery, at Relay House, 106.
Coppell, George, protests against banishment
of British Guard, 357; ignored by Butler,
859; Butler to, on the sugar, 385; supposed
author of consul's letter, 456; correspondence
with Butler on the oath, 460; approves free-
ing of foreigners' slaves, 531; complains of
John Andrew, 539.

Cordin, Captain, distinguished at Baton Rouge,
570.

Carruth, Lieutenant, distinguished at Baton
Rouge, 570.

Cotman, Dr., declines to run for Congress, 526.
Cotton, burnt at New Orleans, 265; Moore
urges planters to burn, 266; Lovell approves
burning, 271; forbidden to be brought to
New Orleans, 315; on what terms exported
by Confederates, 815; sent home by Butler,
410, 413.

Cotton kingdom, the, its morality, 257-263.
Covas, Mr., seizure of his sugar, 353.

Crage, G. W., executed, 447, 449.

Craven, Captain, in the running by the forts,
241.

Creasey, George, advocate of Eighth Regiment,

74.

Currency of New Orleans, mayor offers to re-
deem Confederate notes, 269; Confederate
notes permitted to circulate, 294; Butler's
measures to restore, 414-431.

Curtis, George W., quoted upon Winthrop, 149,

150.

Cushing, Caleb, in Charleston convention, 45.
Cushing, Lieutenant J. W., on staff of Butler,

212.

Custom-House of New Orleans, Farragut orders
United States flag upon, 270, 272; flag hoisted
upon, 278; United States troops enter, 280.
Cut-off, suggested by Butler, 554.
Cyprien's Canal, troops stationed near, 251.

Davis, Captain, bears flag of truce, 154.
Davis, Captain R. S., on voyage to Ship Island,
205; announced, 212; in Biloxi expedition,
215; in affair of Wright, 444; Phelps to,
on the negroes, 498, 505-507; commended,
585.

Davis, Jefferson, his opinion of Yankees, 15;
voted for by Butler at Charleston, 55; visited
by Butler at Washington, 62; cheered at
New Orleans, 269; his fast-day annulled in
New Orleans, 323: how prayed for in New
Orleans, 338; cheered by crew of Rinaldo,
893; knew of Butler's recall, 599; denounces
Butler as a felon, 607.