Important Reconnoissances and Skirmishes..

Advance of the Army-Further Reconnoissances and Skir-
mishes, and capture of Holly Springs, Miss......
Preparation for the assault on Vicksburg-Changes in the
Army Organization...

The Williams' Canal-The Queen of the West and India-
nola-New "Cut Offs" proposed-The Yazoo Pass Ex-
pedition....

Reconnoissance of Steele's Bayou-Running the Gauntlet
-Advance of the Army.....

......

The Siege of Vicksburg-General Grant's Official Report
of the Siege

Official Correspondence with various Generals referred to

in General Grant's Official Report.....................

.... ...

119

.....

The Interview between General Grant and the Rebel Gen-

eral Pemberton....

123

.....

The Commander and his Men-He issues an Address to

the Soldiers of the Army of Tennessee....

The Rebel loss during the Siege-A tribute from General

Halleck

125

126

President Lincoln's Congratulatory Letter to General

Grant-How the news was received North and South.. 127

The Fall of Port Hudson-The pursuit after the surren-

der of Vicksburg-The reopening of the Mississippi... 129

U. S. Grant is appointed a Major-General in the Regular

Army...

130

Important Orders issued by Major-General Grant........ 131

General Grant at Memphis-A Public Entertainment

given to him by the citizens, and he is toasted........ 132

He makes no speech, but Dr. Hewitt speaks for him and
proposes a toast for General Grant....

General Grant's letter to the citizens of Memphis........ 134

General Grant at New Orleans-He meets with a serious

accident...

General Halleck refers to it-General Grant goes to Indi-

anapolis, and is met there by the Secretary of War-

He is appointed to the command of the Military Divi-

sion of the Mississippi.......

133

135

136

General Grant and the Secretary of War proceed to Louis-

ville, Ky.-General Grant's Order issued at Louisville.. 137

General Grant at Nashville and Chattanooga-His prepa-

rations for the Campaign....

138

His Order issued at Chattanooga in relation to Rebel

Cavalry visiting towns, villages, and farms, and pilla-

ging Union families.......

The Battles near Chattanooga-General Grant's Official

Reports, with all the Correspondence with Rebel Gen-

General Meigs's Official Report of the Battles, as sent by

him to the Secretary of War..

Tributes from General Halleck, General Scott, and Presi-

dent Lincoln.....

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139

140

153

...

156

158

General Grant's intrepidity in Battle

General Grant thanks his troops..

Thanks of Congress are given to General Grant, and a

Gold Medal ordered to be struck at the Mint, and pre-

sented to him..

159

160

General Grant visits Knoxville, Nashville, and the out-

posts....

161

General Grant arrives at St. Louis-He is invited to and

attends a Public Dinner given to him-His letter to the

Western Sanitary Commission....

General Grant goes to Nashville, via Louisville, and opens

the Spring Campaign....

.......

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant is made Lieutenant-Gen-

eral of the Armies of the United States....

Hon. E. B. Washburn, of Illinois, takes care of him in a

speech on the floor of Congress, showing what he had

done for the country....

......

162

163

165

166

167

168

The Lieutenant-General and the People ..

The Lieutenant-General's arrival at Washington-He pro-

ceeds to the White House and receives his Commission

as Lieutenant-General from the hands of President Lin-

coln, with the President's speech....

Lieutenant-General Grant's reply to the President-Inter-

view between Lieutenant-General Grant and General

Halleck....

"HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD"- General

Burnside's speech at Chicago about General Grant..... 170

The Lieutenant-General's Order on assuming command

of all the "Armies of the United States".

"ON TO RICHMOND"

Lieutenant-General Grant and Major-General Meade-A

Reorganization of the Army of the Potomac......... 174

The Grand Campaign of the Spring of 1864

175

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Battles of "The Wilderness".

The Bloody contest of Friday, May 6th, 1864.....

Grant out of "the Wilderness"-Saturday and Sunday's

Operations.....

177

180

183

Monday's Operations-Death of General Sedgwick....... 187

Tuesday's great battle-First day at Spottsylvania Court

House

Wednesday's Operations-Second day's battle at Spottsyl-

vania...

....

188

191

194

General Grant telegraphs to Secretary Stanton, "I pro-

pose to fight it out on this line if it takes all Summer."

-Thursday's battle-Hancock's splendid victory.. 192

First Bulletin from the Secretary of War ...

Second Bulletin-General Meade's address' to the Army of

the Potomac...

Third Bulletin-Despatches from General Butler..... 196

Fourth Bulletin-Despatches from Major-General Sheri-

dan-His Great Cavalry Raid...........

Fifth Bulletin-Death of General J. E. B. Stuart. Sixth

Bulletin-Retreat of General Lee, and General Grant's

pursuit..

.......

Seventh Bulletin-The latest news from the Front-Fri-

day's Battle, May 13th-Burnside's Fight with A. P.

Hill...

Saturday, May 14th, 1864, and what happened.....

General Grant flanks General Lee at Spottsylvania Court

House, and General Sheridan takes possession of Hano-

ver Ferry and Hanovertown, and the Army crosses the

Pamunkey river....

The Great Battle Month

195

197

198

199

202

204

207

June, 1864-Battle of Cold Harbor.....

208

A new movement made by General Grant...

209

.....

The whole Army crosses to the South side of the James

General Wm. Tecumseh Sherman in the West-Capture

of Atlanta.

216

General Grant's plans being developed-Early defeated by

Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley.

217

The close of the year 1864, and where the various Armies

and Generals were......

Commencement of the New Year, 1865...
The attack on Fort Steadman...

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219

220

221

President Lincoln goes to City Point, and visits the battle-

field of March 25th, 1865

President Lincoln and Lieutenant-General Grant hold a

Council of War with Major-Generals Meade, Sherman,

Sheridan, and Ord-The Grand Campaign-Battles of

Wednesday, March 29th, 1865.

Doings of Thursday, March 30th...........

....

222

223

225

226

The Battles of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday-First Bul-

letin from the Seat of War-Telegraph from President

Lincoln

Second Bulletin-Third Bulletin-Fourth Bulletin.............. 227

Fifth Bulletin-Sixth Bulletin-Victory-Twelve thou

sand prisoners and fifty guns captured............

....

Despatches from President Lincoln to the Secretary of

War-The decisive Battle of the War-Sunday, April

2d, 1865...

......

...

228

229

Battle of Five Forks-Saturday night, April 1st, 1865.... 230

Sunday, April 2d, from four to five o'clock, A. M.........

Seven o'clock, A. M.-The Rebel Line carried.

232

234

Eight o'clock, A. M.-General Grant rides along the lines

toward Petersburg..

236

Nine o'clock, A. M.-The Sixth Corps advances on the

double-quick, captures rebel guns, and turns them at

once on the enemy...

237

Ten o'clock, A. M..........

240

Eleven o'clock, A. M..

241

Twelve o'clock, A. M.-Lee in retreat across the Appo-

mattox at two o'clock..

242

General Collis heads the charge on the right..

243

Six o'clock, P. M.-Evacuation of Petersburg-Transac-

The pursuit of General Lee-General Grant's Despatch to

the Secretary of War..........

248

The enemy's retreat a complete rout

249

Tuesday, the 4th of April-Lee retreating, and arrival

at Amelia Court House-The Union forces arrive at

Burkesville.....

251

Wednesday, April the 5th-Fight at Fame's Cross Roads

-Sheridan's despatch to General Grant.....

Letter sent by Sheridan to General Grant-The enemy

pursued by General Sheridan.

.....

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252

253

General Meade directs the Second and Sixth Corps....... 254

The Battle of Deatonsville......

The enemy retreats towards Painesville, and finds our Cav-

alry there before him

Surrender of General Lee-Correspondence between Gen-

eral Grant and General Lee-Thanks to General Grant

and the Army....

255

256

... 256

Salutes ordered by the Secretary of War-The Corres-

pondence-General Grant to General Lee...

257

General Lee to General Grant-General Grant to General

Lee-General Lee to General Grant....

258

General Grant to General Lee-General Lee to General

Grant.

259

General Grant to General Lee-The Terms of the Sur-

render.....

260

The Surrender of General Lee and the Army of Northern

Virginia to General Grant-General Lee's entire losses. 261

The Parole given by General Lee and all other rebel offi-

cers The Obligations of Officers for sub-divisions under

their command...

........

262

263

264

General Grant's movements after the Surrender-Order

from the Secretary of War stopping the Draft

General Grant goes North to visit his Family.

Grant leaves Washington for Raleigh, North Carolina.... 264

General Grant returns to Washington, from Raleigh

Important Order of the War Department reducing the

Expenses of the Military Establishment....

..... 265

265

The Rebel forces in Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louis-

iana surrender to General Canby...

267

Character and Abilities of Lieutenant-General Grant..... 268