RICE, Brig.-Gen. S. A.-Biographical notice of, 785.
RICHARDSON, Maj.-Gen. ISRAEL B.-In command at Bull Run,
68; in the battles before Richmond, 244; wounded at An-
tietam, 271; biographical notice of, 740.
Richmond, Ky.-Battle at, 282.

Richmond, Va.-Made the seat of the Confederate Govern-
ment, 54; railroads to, 309; evacuation and occupation
of, 692; report of, 692, 693.
Rich Mountain-Battle at, 66.
RICKETTS, Brig.-Gen. JAMES B.-At Bull Run, 75; commands
a division in McDowell's corps, 256; in the battle at
Cedar Mountain, 258; burns the bridge at Rappahannock
Station, 260; ordered to report to Gen. Meade for com-
mand, 549; at the Wilderness battle, 554; at Coal Harbor,
578; at Monocacy Junction, 587; wounded at Cedar Run,
627.

RIELY, Col. --Biographical notice of, 784.

RINGGOLD, Lieut.-Col. G. H.-Biographical notice of, 774.
RINGOLD, Col. BENJ.-Biographical notice of, 750.
Rio Grande-Banks' expedition to the mouth of the, 480.
Riots in New York and other cities-Commencement of
the draft in New York, 414; excitement, 414; disturban-
ces on the first and second days, 414, 415; meeting of
Board of Aldermen, 416; call of Gen. Wool, 417; procla-
mations of Gov. Seymour, 417; effect, 417; murder of
Col. O'Brien, 418; arrival of troops, 418; persons killed,
418; damage to property, 418; riot in Boston, 418; do.
in Portsmouth, 419; disturbances in Holmes County,
Ohio, 419.

RIPLEY, Col. O. H.-Biographical notice of, 780.
RIPLEY, Brig.-Gen. R. 8.-Biographical notice of, 766.
RIVES, COL. BENJAMIN A-Biographical notice of, 728.
Roanoke Island, N. C.-Capture of, 187.

ROBERTS, Col. G. T.-Commands a boat expedition across
the Mississippi, 163; biographical notice of, 782.
ROBERTS, Col. G. W.-Biographical notice of, 748.
ROBERTSON, Brig.-Gen.-Commands in Hood's division, 463;
at Chickamauga, 463.

ROBINSON, Brig.-Gen. J. C.-Commands 2d division of 5th
corps, 549; commands a division at Gettysburg, 400; at
the Wilderness battle, 553; wounded near Spottsylvania
Court House, 556.
ROBINSON, JAMES F.-Gov. of Ky., 283; proclamation on the
invasion of Kirby Smith, 283.

Rocky Gap, Va.-Conflict at, 471.

RODGERS, Com. E. R. P.-Commands naval force in the waters

of South Carolina, 148; expedition up the St. Mary's, 149.
RODGERS, Com. GEO. W.-Attacks forts at Charleston, 447.
RODGERS, Com. JOHN.-Captures the Atlanta, 450; attacks
batteries in Charleston harbor, 447.

RODMAN, Brig.-Gen. ISAAC P.-At the battle of South Moun-
tain, 269; wounded at Antietam, 272; biographical no-
tice of, 787.

RODMAN, Lieut.-Col. W. L-Biographical notice of, 758.
ROGERS, Col. --Biographical notice of, 788.

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BOGGERS, CHARLES.-Biographical notice of, 724.
Romney-Virginia troops at, captured by Col. Walker, 59.
ROSE, Col. E.-Biographical notice of, 772.
ROSECRANS, Maj.-Gen. WILLIAM S.-At Rich Mountain, 66;
operations in Western Virginia, 86; in command in
Western Virginia, 120; retires from West Virginia and
takes command of Pope's corps of Grant's army, 230;
relieves Gen. Buell in Tennessee, 289; moves with
Grant against Iuka, 291; fights at Iuka, 291; in com-
mand at Corinth, 292; address to his troops after the
battle at Corinth, 294; proceeds to Cincinnati, 294; ad-
vances to Bowling Green, Ky., 296; fights at Murfrees-
boro, 297, 298; position of his army, 452; replies to
Halleck's letters, 455; begins to move his army, 455; his
plan, 455; further replies to Halleck, 456; takes Chatta-

nooga, 457; line of his army, 460; advances against Bragg
in Georgia, 460; at Chickamauga, 462; retreats to Chat-
tanooga, 465; address to his army, 465; relieved of com-
mand, 466; in command in Missouri, 628.

Ross, Brig.-Gen. L. F.-Commands the expedition through
the Cold Water to Fort Pemberton, 343; repulsed, 344.
ROSSEAU, Maj.-Gen. LOVELL H.-Takes command of Gen.
Mitchell's division of Buell's army, 185; commands a
corps of Rosecrans' army, 296; encounters Wheeler,
395; advances in Tennessee, 456; makes a raid on rail-
roads in Alabama, 589; pursues Wheeler, 544; at Mar-
freesboro, 630.

ROSSER, Brig.-Gen.-Captures Beverly, 672; opposes Sher-
idan's advance, 686.

RowAN, Com. STEPHEN C.-Captures Elizabeth City, N. C.,
187; moves on Winton, 187; commands South Atlantic
squadron, 636.

RUFFIN, Col. THOMAS-Biographical notice of, 768.
RUGER, Brig.-Gen. THOMAS H.-Commands a division of the
28d corps, 688.

RULISON, Dr. W. H.-Biographical notice of, 788.
RUNYON, Brig.-Gen. THEODORE-Appointed to command
New Jersey troops, 51; in command at Bull Run, 68.
RUSSELL, Brig.-Gen, D. A.-Commands 2d brigade 3d divis-
ion 6th corps, 549; at Coal Harbor, 578; killed at Ope-
quan Creek, 624; biographical notice of, 790.
RUSSELL, EARL-Correspondence with Mr. Adams relative to
the destruction by the Oreto and Alabama, 280, 281.

Sabine Pass-Expedition against, 480; disaster to the fleet,
480.

Sachem-A gunboat captured at Sabine Pass, 480.
Salem, Va.-Railroad destroyed by Averill, 471.
Saline River, Ark.-Conflict at, 516.
Sallie-A Confederate privateer, 63; her prizes, 63.
SANDERS, Major R.-Biographical notice of, 789.
SANDERS, Brig.-Gen. W. P.-Biographical notice of, 770.
SANDERSON, Col. J. P.-Biographical notice of, 791.
Sanitary and other Commissions-Origin, 594; organiza-

tions, 594; draft of powers asked for, 594; objects, 504;
material of volunteers, 595; prevention of disease, 593;
relief, 595; first commission, 595; tracts issued, 596;
committees, 596; agents, 596; transportation of the
wounded soldiers, 596; different means adopted, 596,
597; railroad cars, 597; departments of work compre-
hended, 600; sanitary inspection, 600; of general relief,
601; of special relief, 601; lodges, 601; cars, 602; steam-
ers, 602; hospitals, 602; department of field relief, 602;
expenditures and receipts, 603; Western Sanitary Com-
mission, 608; order of Gen. Fremont, 603; other commis-
sions, 604; New England Soldiers' Relief, 604; the sani-
tary aided by the Government, 606; receipts and ex-
penditures, 607; summary of work in 1864, Union Com-
mission, 607; object, 607; organizations, 607; officers,
608; system of work, 608; results, 608; closing up, 708
SARGENT, Lieut.-Col. L. M.-Biographical notice of, 794
SAUNDERS, Col. -Commands an expedition in East

Tennessee, 457.

SAUNDERS, T. M.-Biographical notice of, 772.
Savannah-Blockaded by Federal fleet, 54; invested by
Sherman, 621; evacuated, 622.

Savannah-A Confederate privateer, 64; prizes, 64.
Savage Station-Battle at, 250.

SAXTON, Brig.-Gen. Rurus-Orders the organization of 1st
regiment of South Carolina volunteers, 155; defends
Harper's Ferry, 287.

SCAMMON, Brig.-Gen. Eliakim P.-Commences a battle near

Bull Run, 261; commands an expedition along the
Georgia line, 507.

SCHAEFFER, J. W.-Biographical notice of, 744.
SCHALL, Col. E.-Biographical notice of, 782.
SCHENCK, Brig.-Gen. ROBERT C.-Repulse at Vienna, 60;
in command at Bull Run, 68; movements in West Vir-
ginia, 280; battles, 232; under Fremont at Strasburg,
288; commands the centre at Cross Keys, 289; resigns,
254; withdraws his resignation, 254; in command at
Baltimore, 885.

SCHEMMELFENNIG, Brig.-Gen.—Movements near Charleston,
678.

SCHNEIDER, Rev. JAMES H.-Biographical notice of, 776.
SCHOEPF, Brig.-Gen. ALBIN-Commands at Camp Wild-

cat, 96; advances against Gen. Zollicoffer, 122; com-
mands a brigade in Buell's army, 124.

SCHOFIELD, Maj.-Gen. JOHN M.-In command in Missouri,

814; his orders, 814; commands the Army of the Fron-
tier, 315; in command of the department of Missouri,
885; ordered to send troops to Tennessee, 460; com-
mands Army of Ohio, 526; moves on Thomas' left, 528;
moves toward Cassville, 581; carries first line of works
at Lost Mountain, 583; at Resaca, 580; moves to the
Chattahoochee, 585; at Atlanta, 585; in command at
Chattanooga, 610; at the battle near Nashville, 630;
defends Franklin, Tenn., 630; commands 23d army corps,
655; sent with 23d corps to the Atlantic coast, 670;
placed in command in North Carolina, 678; commands
department of North Carolina, 682; prepares to capture
Wilmington, 682; his movements, 682; at Goldsboro,
685; in the advance against Johnston, 689.
SCHURZ, Maj.-Gen. CARL-Commands a division of Howard's

corps at the battle of Chancellorsville, 879; routed by
Jackson, 879; commanding 11th corps at Gettysburg, 400.
SCOTT, Lieut.-Gen. WINFIELD-Reply to the message

brought by Col. Taylor, 61; retires from active com-
mand, 109; letter of resignation, 109; reply of President
Lincoln, 110.

SEDGWICK, Maj.-Gen. JOHN-In the battles before Richmond,
242; at Antietam, 271; occupies Bolivar Heights, 802;
commands the 6th corps at the battle of Chancellorsville,
878; fights at Fredericksburg and near Chancellorsville,
879; at Gettysburg, 408; attacks at Rappahannock Station,
471; advances from Madison Court House, 522; com-
mands 6th corps of Potomac army, 549; crosses the Rapi-
dan, 552; at the Wilderness battle, 553; at Spottsylvania
battle, 555; killed, 556; biographical notice of, 777.
SEMMES, Capt. RAPHAEL-Commands the Sumter, 276; the
Alabama, 276; vessels destroyed by his orders, 276-278;
cruises in the Alabama, 439; commands the Alabama,
648.

SEMMES, Brig.-Gen.

--Biographical notice of, 762.
Sernmesport, La.-Burned by Col. Ellet, 509.
SERGEANT, Col. WM.-Biographical notice of, 799.
Sewell's Point-Fight between batteries and gunboats, 52.
SEYMOUR, HORATIO-Governor of New York, 890; replies to
calls for troops, 891; proclamation to New York rioters,
417.
SEYMOUR, Brig.-Gen. TRUMAN-One of the garrison of Sum-
ter, 21; commands in the Florida expedition, 505; in-
structions to, 507; defeated at Olustee, 507; correspond-
ence with Finegan, 507, 508; at the Wilderness battle,
554; in the battles west of Petersburg, 695.
SHACKELFORD, Brig.-Gen. --Pursues and captures Mor-
gan, 409; under Burnside, 457; at Cumberland Gap, 458.
SHALER, Brig.-Gen. A.-Commands 4th brigade 1st division
6th corps, 549; at the Wilderness battle, 555,
SHARKEY, W. L-Provisional Governor of Miss., 711.
SHAW, Col. R. G.-An assault against Wagner, 474; biogra-
phical notice of, 763.

SHEPLEY, Brig.-Gen. GEORGE F.-Military Governor of New
Orleans, 201; appointed military Governor of Richmond,
693; his orders, 698.

SHERIDAN, Maj.-Gen. PHILIP H.-At the battle of Murfrees-
boro, 297; commands an expedition in Tennessee, 458;
advances with Rosecrans, 455; at Salem, 457; at Chick-
amauga, 463; causes the "Assembly" to be blown at
Chickamauga, 465; takes command of the cavalry of Poto-
mac army, 549; near Wilderness, 553; expedition to the
James River, 572; moves to the Pamunkey, 572; re-
pulses Hoke at Coal Harbor, 573; attacked near the
White House, 580; raid to the Virginia Central Railroad,
584; his report, 584; ordered to command in the Shenan-
doah valley, 589; in the feint upon Richmond, 589; po-
sition of his command, 624; attacks Early, 624; his report
624; attacks Early at Fisher's Hill, 626; his report, 626;
advances up the valley, 626; report of his march to Wood-
stock, 626; destruction of property, 626; report of the
battle of Cedar Run, 627; promoted to a major-general,
628; ordered to join Gen. Grant, 686; his movements, 686;
report from Charlottesville, 686; arrives before Peters-
burg, 687; 5th corps placed under his command, 690; at
Dinwiddie, 690; at battles west of Petersburg, 690; oper-
ations against Lee's army, 694; his despatch to Grant,

69 1.

Shenandoah-Her destructive cruise, 708.
SHNEMAN, Brig.-Gen. T. W.-Commands miliary force against

Port Royal, 108; its success, 109; in command in South
Carolina, 120; commands a division of Grant's army, 172;
commands a division in Banks' army, 368; expedition
from New Orleans, 868; marches to the rear of Port
Hudson, 369.

SHERMAN, Maj.-Gen. WILLIAM T.-In command at Bull Run,
68; in command in Kentucky, 98; on a reconnoissance to
Columbus, 162; takes command at Memphis, 170; orders,
170; further orders, 171; takes the field in December,
171; position at Shiloh, 178; advances on Corinth, 179;
causes Bear Creek bridge to be destroyed, 179; orders
the destruction of Randolph, Tennessee, 189; at Memphis,
296; prepares an expedition against Vicksburg, 296;
statement of the importance of the possession of the
Mississippi River, 331; embarks at Memphis for Vicks-
burg, 882; his plan to attack Vicksburg, 832; attacks the
bluffs, 383, 884; withdraws, 885; address to his troops,
385; advance against Arkansas Point, 336; returns, 888;
makes a demonstration on Haines' Bluff, 848; joins the
rest of the army at Hawkinson Ferry, 849; advances along
the Big Black River, 351; destroys railroads and bridges
at Jackson, 854; ordered to march toward Bridgport,
855; takes possession of Walnut Hills, 855; moves in pur-
suit of Johnston, 868; ordered to command Department
of Tennessee, 466; moving from Memphis to Chatta-
nooga, 466; at Bridgport, 467; his movements, 467;
marches for Knoxville, 470; turns Longstreet's flank,
470; march from Eastport to Chattanooga, 486; letter to
commanders of military on treatment of the inhabitants,
499; expedition to Meridian, 500; address to his troops
at Meridian, 502; orders, 502; report of destruction done,
502; assigned to the military division of the Mississippi,
524; prepares to advance on Atlanta, 525; commences his
advance, 528; crosses Oostanaula River, 580; at Kene-
saw Mountain, 584; at Marietta, 584; across the Chatta-
hoochee, 535; at Atlanta, 585; destroys West Point Rail-
road, 542; address to his troops after the capture of At-
lanta, 545; correspondence with Hood respecting Atlanta,
545, 546; makes a truce, 546; letter on the removal of the
people, 568; goes to the relief of Corse, 610; watches the
movements of Hood, 610; takes measures to thwart
Hood, 610; his plans, 612; sends the 4th and 28d corps to
reenforce Thomas in Tennessee, 612; retains the 14th,

15th, 16th, 17th, and 20th corps, 612; moves his army to
Rome, 612; prepares to march to Savannah, 612; order
of march for Savannah, 613; commences his march to
Savannah, 615; his order, 615; at Milledgeville, 618;
communicates with the fleet below Savannah, 620, de-
termines to reduce Fort McAllister, 620; orders to Gen.
Hazen, 621; despatch to the Secretary of War, 621; letter
to President Lincoln on the surrender of Savannah, 622;
order for the government of Savannah, 623; prepares to
march through the Carolinas, 673; his plans, 678; begins
his march from Savannah, 678; reply to Wheeler, 676;
enters Columbia, 677; his report, 677; on the burning of
Columbia, 677; letter to Wade Hampton, 680; report of
his position, 681; his movements near Bentonsville, 634,
685; arrives with his army at Goldsboro, 685; advances
against Johnston, 698; reply to Johnston, 698; inter-
view, 699; despatch to the Secretary of War, 699; report
of interview, 699; terms, 700; report on the terms, 701;
receives the surrender of Johnston, 701; farewell to his
troops, 706.

SHIELDS, Brig.-Gen. JAMES-Follows the retreat of Jackson,
209; falls back, 209; fights a battle at Winchester, 209;
ordered to join McDowell, 229; his movements, 229;
pursues the enemy up the east side of the Shenandoah
valley, 238.

Ship Island-Works on destroyed, 58; military operations
at in June, 1861, 101.

SIBLEY, Brig.-Gen. HENRY H.-Surrenders to Col. Van Dorn

in Texas, 85; operations against the northwestern In-
dians, 816; campaign against the Indians, 484; in com-
mand against the Indians, 631.

SIBLEY, Brig.-Gen. --Marches against Fort Craig, 812.
SICKLES, Maj.-Gen. DANIEL E.-Commands a part of Gen.

Hooker's division, 120; in the battles before Richmond,
246; east of the Blue Ridge, 302; commands the 8d corps
at the battle of Chancellorsville, 878; at the battle of
Gettysburg, 401; wounded, 408.

SIGEL, Maj.-Gen. FRANZ-Commands a force at Carthage,

61; in battle of Wilson's Creek, 82; commands under
Gen. Fremont, 89; in command under Gen. Curtis, 156,
157; at the battle of Pea Ridge, 158; position of his com-
mand, 256; advances to Cedar Mountain, 259; east of
the Blue Ridge, 802; commands the 11th corps, 808;
makes an advance at Fredericksburg, 872; commands
department of Western Virginia, 550; advances upon
Staunton, Va., 562; defeated by Breckinridge, 563; re-
lieved of his command, 569; evacuates Martinsburg, 585;
defeated at Leetown, 585.

SILL, Brig.-Gen. J. W.-Biographical notice of, 744.
Silver Spring, D. C.-Confederate cavalry appear at, 898.
SLACK, Brig.-Gen. JAMES R.-Takes command at Memphis,
169; proceedings, 170.

SLACK, G. W. Y.-Biographical notice of, 727.
SLAUGHTER, Brig.-Gen. JAMES E.-Pursues Col. Barret, 706.
Slaves-Questions raised in 1862, 152; is the negro a citizen?

152; opinion of Attorney-General Bates, 152; his posi-
tion in Massachusetts, 152; proceedings in Illinois, 153;
instructions to the marshal of the District of Columbia
relative to slaves, 158; order of Gen. Halleck, 158; do.
of Gen. Curtis, 153; do. of Gen. Hunter, 158; do. of Gen.
Williams, 153; instructions of Secretary Stanton rela-
tive to the slaves, 158; social experiment with the
negroes, 154; education, 154; field work, 154; organiza-
tion as soldiers, 154; letter of Gen. Hunter in answer to
a resolution of Congress, 154; orders of Gen. Lane, 155;
colonization, 155; removal to the New England States
proposed, 155. See Freedmen.

SLEMMER, Brig.-Gen. A. J.-Occupies Fort Pickens, 99.
SLIDELL, JOHN-Captured in the British steamer Trent, 110;
how released, 112.

SLOCUM, Maj.-Gen. HENRY W.-Commands a division of
Franklin's corps, 269; battle at Crampton's Gap, 269;
commands the 12th corps, 877; advances toward Kelly's
Ford, 377; at the battle of Chancellorsville, 873; position
at Gettysburg, 401; at Vicksburg, 541; succeeds Gen.
Hooker before Atlanta, 541; on Chattahoochee, 543; sends
a column into Atlanta, 543; garrisons Atlanta, 610; com-
mands left wing of Sherman's army, 618; order to his
troops, 618; commands 20th corps under Sherman, 613;
moves in the direction of Augusta, 615; march to Savan-
nah, 615; seizes Hutchinson Island, 622; ordered to
rendezvous near Robertsville, 678; in Sherman's march
through the Carolinas, 675; advances, 675; at Averys-
boro battle, 688; at Bentonsville battle, 684, 685; in the
advance against Johnston, 698.

SLOCUM, Col. J. S.-Biographical notice of, 722.
SLOUGH, Col.

Commands a Colorado regiment, 318;
fights with the Texans, 313.
SMALL, ROBERT-Runs away with a Confederate gunboat st
Charleston, 152.

SMITH, Lieut.-Col. A.—Biographical notice of, 759.
SMITH, Maj.-Gen. ANDREW J.-At the attack on Chickasy

Bluffs, 883; commands a division under Sherman against
Vicksburg, 888; fails to join Sherman, 502; embarks to
join the fleet on Red River, 509; near Mansfield, 510; at
Pleasant Hill, 510; at Cairo, 629; ordered to Missouri,
629; near Nashville, 680; falls back, 630; in command
against Mobile, 703.

SMITH, Maj.-Gen. CHAS. F.-Commands a division in Grant's
army, 125; lands with troops opposite Fort Henry, 125;
charges upon the enemy at Fort Donelson, 129; advances
up the Cumberland, 183; biographical notice of, 729.
SMITH, Lieut.-Gen. E. KIRBY-Attacks Negley near Chatta-

nooga, 185; advances from East Tennessee into Ken-
tucky, 282; his division a part of Braggs' army, 953;
address to the Kentuckians, 288; occupies the State
capital, 283; at the battle of Murfreesboro, 297; in com-
mand in Texas, 499; order to his forces in Texas, 705;
surrenders his army to Gen. Canby, 706.

SMITH, Brig.-Gen. GILES A.-Commands a division of 17th
corps, 588; at Atlanta, 588; commands a division under
Blair, 676; in Sherman's march through the Carolinas,
676; commands a division of 14th corps, 678; on the first
occupation of Columbia, 678.

SMITH, Brig.-Gen. GREEN C.-Defeats John Morgan, 289;
in command in Buell's army, 288.

SMITH, Maj.-Gen. G. W.-In command under Johnston, 241 ;
in command at Augusta, 678; made a prisoner at Macon,
703.

SMITH, Col. J. L. K.—Biographical notice of, 789.
SMITH, Capt. MELANOTHON-In the battle below N. Orleans,
194; commands in North Carolina Sounds, 688; com-
mands Frigate Mississippi, 365; her destruction before
Port Hudson, 365.

SMITH, Brig.-Gen. MORGAN L-Commands a division under
Sherman, against Vicksburg, 383; wounded at Vicksburg,
888; commands Logan's corps at Atlanta, 588,
SMITH, Brig.-Gen. P.-Biographical notice of, 767.
SMITH, Maj.-Gen. WILLIAM F.-Commands a division in Me-

Clellan's army, in Keyes' corps, 220; advances from York-
town, 220; encounters the enemy, 221; in the battles before
Richmond, 246; commands a division of Sumner's corps,
271; at Antietam, at the battle of Fredericksburg, 307;
in command under Couch, 405; commands 18th corps of
Army of the James, 550; movements near Petersburg,
568; moves against Richmond and Danville Railroad,
567; reenforces Gen. Grant with his corps, 578; at Coul
Harbor battle, 575;, embarks at White House for the
James River, 576; at Petersburg, 577; relieved from
command of 18th corps, 589.

SMYTH, Brig.-Gen. THOMAS A.-Commands 2d brigade 1st
division 2d corps, 549; at Coal Harbor battle, 576; ad-
vance on Hatcher's Run, 671; biographical notice of, 799.
SNYDER, Capt. GEO. W.-One of the garrison of Sumter, 21;
biographical notice of, 726.

SOLOMON, Brig.-Gen. FREDERIC-In the battle at Carthage,

61; commands an expedition into the Indian territory,
818; at Saline River, 516.
South Carolina-Secession of, 3; meeting of the Convention,
8; adjourns to Charleston, 4; committee to draft a seces-
sion ordinance, 4; resolution relative to State property,
4; state of affairs, 4; ordinance of secession, 5; signing
the ordinance, 5; State oath of allegiance, 5; cabinet of
Gov. Pickens, 5; military preparations, 5; situation of
the forts in Charleston harbor, 6; demand for their sur-
render, 6.

South Mountain-Battle of, 269.

Spanish Fort-Near Mobile, surrender of, 704.

SPEAR, Brig.-Gen. Sent to destroy the railroad at Wil-
son's Station, 568.

SPINOLA, Brig.-Gen. FRANCIS S.-Reports for orders, 525,
Spottsylvania Court House-Battle at, 555, 556, 558, 559.
Springfield, Mo.-Capture of, 156.

St. Albans, Vt.-Raid upon, by Confederates in Canada, 632.
St. Andrews-Boat expedition at, 152.

St. Charles, Ark.-Attack on the fleet near, 168; captured,
169, 838.

St. Lawrence-Frigate, captures the Petrel, 61.

STEELE, Maj.-Gen. FREDERICK-Takes command at Helena,
Ark., 160; commands a division under Sherman against
Vicksburg, 888; lands above Chickasaw Bayou, 888;
moves to Helena, 865; at Helena, 488; captures Little
Rock, Ark., 483; his further movements, 488; his
march from Little Rock to reënforce Gen. Banks 515; in
command at Pensacola, 704; moves against Mobile, 704
STEEN (or STEIN), Gen. A. E.-Biographical notice of, 741.
STEINWEHR, Brig.-Gen. A. Vox-In command at Gettys-
burg, 401.
STELLWAGEN, Capt.

444.

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-Attacked by rams at Charleston,

STEMBEL, Commander --Kills a Confederate pilot, 166;
wounded by another, 166.

STEPHENS, ALEXANDER H.-Chosen Vice-President by the
Congress at Montgomery, 14; speech on taking the
chair, 15; makes a convention between the Confederate
States and Virginia, 39; states result of the action at
Sewall's Point, 52; speech at Atlanta, 55; sent to For-
tress Monroe as a Peace Commissioner, 666.
STEPHENS, Commander --Commands a night assault
on Sumter, 479.

STEUBEN, BARON VON-Biographical notice of, 779.
STEVENS, Brig.-Gen. G. M.-Biographical notice of, 786.
STEVENS, Maj.-Gen. ISAAO L-In command against Port
Royal, 108; in command at Port Royal, 259; joins Gen.
Pope, 259; killed at Chantilly, 265; biographical notice
of, 784.

STAFFORD, L. A.-Biographical notice of, 779.

colored troops, 420.

STEVENS, Col. W. O.-Biographical notice of, 751.

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STANTON, EDWIN M., Secretary of War-Letter of thanks on
the battle of Mill Springs, 123; instructions to Provisional
Governor Stanley, 143; compliments to Gen. Halleck,
156; appointed Secretary of War, 208; despatch to Gen.
Shields, 209; order to McDowell to protect Washington,
216; on reënforcements to McClellan, 227; despatches to
Northern Governors on the advance of Jackson up the
Shenandoah valley, 235; orders railroads to be taken
possession of, 286; order to seize and use property of the
enemy, 825; this order objected to by Mr. Davis, 825;
despatch relative to Chancellorsville battle, 882; orders
telegraph lines to be taken possession of, 383; letters to
Gov. Seymour of New York, 891, 892; order to raise
colored troops in Massachusetts, 420; despatches relative
to battles at the Wilderness, 556; do. of Sherman, 556;
others, 557, 558; further despatches, 560; despatch relative
to Butler's operations, 568; despatches relative to Grant's
operations, 570, 571; despatches of the battle near Coal
Harbor, 575; his despatches, 592; order on receiving the
news of Lee's surrender, 697; rejects Sherman's terms
to Johnston, 700.

STAPLES, Rev. N. A.-Biographical notice of, 772.
Star of the West-Fired on at Charleston, 21.

-Commands a division of Har-
dee's corps, 504; moves to reenforce Gen. Polk, 504; at
Atlanta, 537; attacks Logan at Atlanta, 541.
STEWART, Brig.-Gen. G. H.-Captured at Spottsylvania, 559.
STEWART, K., M.D.-Biographical notice of, 774.
STEWART, Lieut.-Col. W.-Biographical notice of, 747.
Stone Blockade-At Charleston harbor, 118; details, 118;
effects, 114.

STONE, Brig.-Gen. C. P.-In command on the Upper Potomac,
102; movements before the battle of Balls' Bluff, 102;
orders to Col. Baker at Balls' Bluff, 104, 105; report of
battle of Balls' Bluff, 107; arrives at Alexandria, La., 509.
STONE, Col. --Commands 25th Iowa, 677; receives the
surrender of Columbia, 677; commands a brigade in
Sherman's march through the Carolinas, 677.
Stone River-See Murfreesboro.
STONE, W. M.-Governor of Iowa, 550; tenders militia, 550.
STONEMAN, Maj.-Gen. GEORGE-Leads the advance from

Yorktown, 220; his movements, 221; expedition to the
fords of the Rapidan, 377; crosses the Rapidan, 878;
sent to cut Lee's communications, at the battle of Chan-
cellorsville, 878; his cavalry movements connected
with the battle of Chancellorsville, 380; pursues John-
ston, 530; pushed forward to Allatoona Pass, 531; com-
mands a cavalry expedition against Georgia Central
Railroad, 589, 540; compelled to surrender, 541; expe-
dition in East Tennessee, 629; commands an expedition
from East Tennessee to North Carolina, 696; arrives at
Boone Court House, 696; account of his march, 696.
STORER, GEO. W.-Biographical notice of, 772.
STOUGHTON, Brig.-Gen.-Captured at Pairfax Court House,
376.

Strasburg-Battle at, under Fremont, 288.

STREIGHT, Col. ABEL D.-His expedition in Northern Georgia,
458; his movements, 454; capture, 454; imprisonment,
454; biographical notice of, 788.

STRIBLING, COM. CORNELIUS K.-Commands East Gulf squad-
ron, 686,

STRINGHAM, Rear.-Ad. SILAS H.-Commands naval force
against forts at Hatteras Inlet, 83.

STRONG, Brig.-Gen. GEO. C.--Advance on Morris Island against
Wagner, 474; wounded, 474, retires, 474; biographical
notice of, 764.

46; declaration of Independence, and ordinance of seces-
sion, 46; military preparations, 47; vote on the ordinance
of separation, 47; treatment of Union men in East Ten-
nessee, 48; effect of the call for troops on the Northern
States, 48; troops in the western part of the State, 59;
their commanders, 59.

Tennessee-A ram captured in Mobile Bay, 647.

the latter was wounded, 833.

STUART, Maj. Gen. J. E. B.-marches in the rear of McClel-
lan's army, 245; dashes upon Catlett's Station, 260; oc-
cupies Chambersburg, 800; at Fredericksburg battle.
807; at Beverly Ford, Va., 884; at Culpepper, 385; his
movements, 898; commands a division in Bragg's army,
460; moves with Lee, 470; commands cavalry at Wilder-
ness, 558; attacks the Federal cavalry near Ashland, 562;
killed, 562; biographical notice of, 779.

Summersville-Surprise of Col. Tyler at, 82.
SUMNER, Maj.-Gen. EDWIN V.-Moves for Fortress Monroe,
212; in the battles before Richmond, 241; at Antietam,
271; commands the right grand division under Burn-
side, 803; advances to Fredericksburg, 303; demands its
surrender, 304; correspondence with the Mayor, 804;
at the battle of Fredericksburg, 807; relieved of com-
mand in the Potomac army, 373; biographical notice of,
747.

Sumter Confederate cruiser, 275; her fate, 275.
Sumter, Fort-Correspondence between Secretary Walker

and Gen. Beauregard relative to demanding a surrender
of Maj. Anderson, 20; work on the fort in 1860, 62; oc-
cupied by Maj. Anderson, 27; strength of the garrison,
21; Star of the West, 21; proceedings at Washington
relative to the surrender of the fort, 21, 22; surrender
demanded by Gen. Beauregard, 22; assault on the fort
commenced, 23; its siege, 23-25; its surrender by Maj.
Anderson, 26; the force sent for relief, 26; attacked by
iron-clads, 447; fire opened upon by Gillmore, 476; night
assault, 479.

SWEENEY, Brig.-Gen. THOMAS W.-Commands a division at
Atlanta, 588.

SYKES, Maj. Gen. GEORGE-Commands at Bull Run, 68; in

the battles before Richmond, 246; commands the 2d
division of Meade's corps at the battle of Chancellors-
ville, 878; at Gettysburg, 401; reports for orders, 525;
ordered to report to Gen. Curtis in Kansas, 549.

T

TALBOTT, THEO.-One of the garrison of Sumter, 21.
TALLMADGE, Capt. G.-Biographical notice of, 789.
TATNALL, Com.-Commands Confederate fleet at Port Royal,

109; repulsed by gunboats on the Savannah River, 145.
TAYLOR, Col.-Bears a message from Mr. Davis to the Fed-

eral lines, 61; nature of the letter brought by him, 115.
TAYLOR, Col. C. F.-Biographical notice of, 761.
TAYLOR, Brig.-Gen. Z. B.-Commands a brigade of Frank-

lin's division, 261; advances from Alexandria toward
Manassas, 261; biographical notice of, 784.

TAYLOR, Lieut.-Gen. RICHARD-Commands in opposition to
Banks in Louisiana, 367; orders to, 867; commands at
Shreveport, La., 509; in command at Mansfield, La., 510;
relieves Gen. Hood in command, 678; defends Mobile,
708; surrenders his army to Gen. Canby, 704.
Tazewell, Tenn.-Battle at, 284.
Tecumseh-An iron-clad, sunk by a torpedo, 646.
Tennessee-Reply of the Governor to the call for troops, 28;

public sentiment, 44; action of the Legislature, 45; vote
relative to Convention, 45; reply of the Governor to the
call for troops, 45; reassembling of the Legislature, 46;
enters into a military league with the Confederate States,

TERRY, Maj.-Gen. ALFRED H.-Commands expedition to cut
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, 810; commands a
division of the 10th corps, 565, against Weldon Railroad,
565; reconnoitres in front of Butler's position, 577; com-
mands 10th corps, 589; commands second expedition
against Fort Fisher, 643; his movements, 644, 645; his
position on the arrival of Schofield, 682; pushes forward,
642; secures the crossing of the Neuse, 683.
TERRY, Col. --Killed at Munfordsville, Ky., 98.
TERREY, Brig.-Gen. W. R.-Biographical notice of, 797.
Texas-Legislature convened, 38; action relative to a State

Convention, 33; vote of the State for members of the
convention, 34; convention assembles, 34; ordinance of
secession adopted, 34; referred to a vote of the people,
34; result, 84; Federal troops in Texas.
THATCHER, Rear-Ad. H. K.-Commands West Gulf squadron,
686; commands the fleet at the capture of Mobile, 104;
receives the surrender of Com. Farrand, 705,
THAYER, Brig.-Gen. JOHN M.-Commands a brigade of
Steele's division against Vicksburg, 333; supports Gen
Blair, 834; in command at Fort Smith, 515; marches to
join Steele, 515; at Sabine River, 516.
THOBURN, Col. J.-Biographical notice of, 792.
THOMAS, F. J.-Biographical notice of, 722.
THOMAS, Maj.-Gen. GEO. H.-Sent by Gen. Buell to attack
Zollicoffer, 123; his success, 123; commands a division
of Gen. Buell's army, 124; his movements, 125; commands
a corps of Rosecrans' army, 296; at the battle of Mur-
freesboro, 297; commands the 14th corps, 452; advances
against Bragg, 456; his movements, 457; movements of
his corps in Georgia, 460; at Chickamauga, 462; appointed
to command of Cumberland dept., 466; his movements,
467; at Chattanooga, 467; commands Army of the Cumber
land, 526; advances toward Tunnel Hill, 528; occupies
Resaca, 530; moves toward Cassville, 581; at Atlanta, 655;
in command in Tennessee, 612; sent to Nashville in
command, 610; falls back to Nashville, 690; defends
Nashville, 630; report of first day's battle near Nashville,
630; report of the retreat of Gen. Hood, 631; pursues
Hood, 670.
THOMAS, Col. -Biographical notice of, 770.
TIBBALL, Col. ——-Chief of artillery 2d corps, 549.
TILGHMAN, Brig.-Gen. L-Surrenders Fort Henry, 197;

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commands at Fort Pemberton, 844; repulses the attack
of gunboats, 844; killed at Vicksburg, 862; biographical
notice of, 757.

TILLINGHAST, Capt. O. H.-Biographical notice of, 722
TILLMAN, W.-A colored steward, 62; recaptures the
schooner J. G. Waring, 62.

TILTON, Capt. --Report of the destruction of the Vir

ginia by the cruiser Alabama, 277.
TOD, DAVID-Governor of Ohio, 288; his proclamation on the
invasion of Kentucky, 288; calls for troops, 892.
TOLAND, Col. --Conflict in East Tennessee, 471.
TOLLES, Col. C. W.-Biographical notice of, 793.
TOMPKINS, Lieut.

-makes a dash upon Fairfax Court

House, 54.
TOMPKINS, Col. C. H.-Chief of artillery 6th corps, 549.
TONERU, Maj. --Commands at Fayette skirmish, 154
TORBERT, Brig.-Gen. ALFRED T. A.-Commands 1st brigade

1st division 6th corps, 549; reconnoissance to Mechanics-
ville, 572; at Opequan, 624.