The Republic, Or, A History of the United States of America in the Administrations

INDEX.

ADMINISTRATION-takes a step to
satisfy the people, 13, 14-its
unconstitutional" acts, 47, 48,
49, 50 its difficulties at the
outset, 60, 61-policy of Mr.
Lincoln's, 61, 62, 66, 67, 69, 71,
72, 97, 146, 148, 151, 154, 171,
174, 178, 180, 188, 196, 203, 216,
281, 311-its course with Mc-
Clellan, 86, 87, 313, 314, 315,
342, 343, 366, 396, 397-its course
with the Navy, 121, 122, 123—
its course with habeas corpus,
148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154,
155, 157, 218, 221, 281-its
grandest achievement, 254.
Aiders and Abettors-in Con-
gress, 54, 56, 57, 148, 279, 531—
want the acknowledgment of
the "Confederacy," 148-their
habeas corpus troubles, 148, 149,
150-carry the elections, 206,
207-their evil course, 207, 208,
209, 210, 211, 215, 218, 227, 483,
493, 495, 498, 507, 531-their
newspapers suppressed, 215,
216, 217-the President argues
with them, 218, 221, 227-their
hopes crushed, 421.

BANKS, N. P.- defeated at Win-
chester, 328-whips and cap-
tures the rebels at Port Hud-
son, 429.
Battles and engagements-battle
at Big Bethel, 10-at Black-

burn's Ford, 15-first Bull Run,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19-of Wilson's
Creek, 92, 93- of Lexington,
Missouri, 98-of Belmont, 105—
of Fort Henry, 109 - of Fort
Donelson, 110, 111, 112, 113,
114, 115-of Mill Springs, Camp
Wildcat, 116-of Ball's Bluff,
117-New Madrid, Island No.
10, 285, 286--Forts Jackson and
Philip, 287 New Orleans,
288 Shiloh, 292 to 301-Cor-
inth, 303-Perryville, 305-
Stone River, 306-of the Iron-
clads, 309, 310 Yorktown,
321 Winchester, 328 - Fair
Oaks, 333-Front Royal, Port
Republic, 343-Seven Days',
348, 349, 350, 351-Cedar Mount-
ain, 377-Gainesville, Manas-
sas, Chantilly, 378- Harper's
Ferry, 387 Antietam, 388-
Fredericksburg,
403, 404
Chancellorsville, 408, 409, 410—
Gettysburg, 416, 417, 418, 419.
420, 421-Vicksburg, 428-Port
Hudson, 429 - Chickamauga,
431, 432 Chattanooga, 434,
435-Fort Sumter, 438- Alaba-
ma and Kearsarge, 453-Resaca,
Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta,
552, 553, 554-The Wilderness,
Spottsylvania Court House,
Cold Harbor, 557-Franklin,
Nashville, 561-Five Forks, 568.
Beauregard, G. T. — in command
at Manassas, 13-his course in
the battle of Bull Run, 26, 84-
693

his Shiloh dispatch, 295, 300-
censures Halleck, 302-vir-
tually disappears from the con-
flict, 302, 560.

Blair, F. P. Sen.- his peace pro-
ject, 533, 534-makes a second
trip to Richmond, 535, 536.
Bragg, General Braxton-enters
Kentucky, sets up a govern-
ment, 304-retreats, fights at
Perryville, 305-at Stone River,
306 at Chickamauga, 431,
432-his opposition to General
Johnston, 550.
Breckinridge, John C.-his course

in the called session of Con-
gress, 52, 55, 57-attempts to
negotiate with Sherman, 569.
Buckner, General S. B.-collects
an army at Bowling Green,
106 at Fort Donelson, sur-
renders, 111, 114, 115.
Buell, Don Carlos-at the head
of the Department of the Ohio,
103-coquets with Halleck,
sets out for Pittsburg Landing,
291, 292, 294, 300-again at
Chattanooga, follows Bragg to
Kentucky, 303, 304-fights the
battle of Perryville, 305-super-
seded, 305.
Burnside, General A. E.-sails

CABINET said to be composed of
men too old, 119-changes in,
505-final composition of Mr.
Lincoln's, its last meeting with
him, 577, 578-Mr. Lincoln's
treatment of, 586, 587, 588, 589.
Carpenter, F. B.-tells of some

undignified language in the
President's message, 46-gives
an account of the Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, 243, 248-
gives some account of Mr.
Lincoln's last Cabinet meeting,
577—relates a story, 589-tells
of Mr. Lincoln's religion, 627.
Chase, Salmon P.-his "green-
back" plan accepted by Con-
gress, 147-his great efforts and
the success of his financial
plans, 200, 201, 202-the value
of his work, 203, 204-his hand
in the Emancipation Proclama-
tion, 249-withdraws from the
Cabinet, 505- becomes Chief
Justice, 506.

for Roanoke Island, 125, 126—“Commercial," The Cincinnati—
in command of the Army of
the Potomac, his course and
failure, 401 to 405-in East
Tennessee, 433.

Butler, General B. F.-finishes

his work in Baltimore and goes
to Fortress Monroe, 9, 10-suc-
ceeded by General Wool, 10—
his connection with and views
on the "contraband" question,
gives a policy to the Adminis-
tration, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72-at

gives an obituary notice of Mrs.
Lincoln, 675.
Congress-assembles, July 4, 1861,
its composition and officers,
29-its course, work, and spirit
in this session, 52, 53, 54, 55,
56, 57, 58, 59-meets in De-
cember, 1861, 127-its work in
the winter of 1861, 147, 148,
161, 165, 166, 167-abolishes
slavery in the District, 166, 167,
168, 169-legislates for the freed

negroes in the District, 171,
172-passes a bill forever for-
bidding slavery in any of the
Territories, 172-passes an act
as to the disposition of slaves
seeking refuge in the armies,
173, 175, 176-raises a feeble
cry against the course of France
as to Mexico, 195, 196-accepts
and puts forward Mr. Chase's
"greenback" financial plan,
201, 202-takes note of the dis-
loyal newspapers, 218- as-
sembles in December, 1862,
256-its acts, 280, 281-admits
West Virginia, 281-assembles
in December, 1863, 456-its acts
at this time, 477, 480, 481, 482-
repeals the Fugitive Slave
Law, 481, 482-its acts in the
winter of 1864, 530, 531-its
crowning act, 531, 532-revives
the rank of Lieutenant-General
and recommends the appoint-
ment of Grant, 546, 547.
Contrabands-their treatment in
Washington, 171–General But-
ler presents their case to the
Administration, 173, 174-dis-
position made of them in the
armies, 174, 175-turning them
into soldiers, 175, 446.
Convention,

Presidential-the
Republican malcontents, at
Cleveland, 499, 500-Republi-
can, at Baltimore in 1864, 501,
502-Democratic, in Chicago in
1864, 504.

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lature, his arguments, his in-
auguration, 73, 74, 75-he ex-
emplifies the one-man power,
79, 80-resorts to conscription,
83 his dissensions with his
generals and others, 26, 84, 302,
325, 326, 550-his views of for-
eign influence, 194 - his view
of association with the North-
ern miscreants, 279-his posi-
tion and power, 325-his course
as to negro soldiers, 446, 570-
his views of peace and the
Union, 494, 495, 534, 542-his
stubborn efforts to prolong the
war, 541, 566, 570-visits Hood,

554.

Democrats-the wicked and er-
roneous course of some of their
leaders, 187, 206, 208, 209, 218,
227, 278, 279, 531, 532- the
masses of them desert the
leaders for the time and go to
the help of the country, 187—a
verdict concerning their party
as such, 209-acts of some of
their disloyal organizations,

212, 221.
Dennison, Governor Wm.-pre-
sides in the Republican con-
vention, 501- becomes Post-
master-General, 505, 506.
Documents and Messages - Mr.
Lincoln's first message to Con-
gress, 30, 46, 47-section of Con-
fiscation Act, 70-Fremont's
slavery and confiscation proc-
lamation, 96-Mr. Lincoln's
first annual message, 127, 146--
his message proposing com-
pensated emancipation, 157 —
Mr. Lincoln's preliminary
Emancipation Proclamation,
239-the Emancipation Proc-
lamation, 246- Mr. Lincoln's

second annual message, 256-
Mr. Lincoln's general war
order, 281 McClellan's won-

derful letter, 336-Mr. Lincoln's
retaliatory order, 447-Mr. Lin-
coln's third annual message,
455 Mr. Lincoln's amnesty
proclamations, 472, 475- Mr.
Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg,
487-Mr. Lincoln's remarkable
speech after his second elec-
tion, 510-Mr. Lincoln's fourth
annual message, 513-Mr. Lin-
coln's second inaugural address,
542-Mr. Lincoln's last speech,
572.

EMANCIPATION-the work of be-
gun by the President, 157-in
the District of Columbia, 166–
in the Territories, 172-com-
pensated, again presented, 233,
280 of the runaway slaves of
rebels, 237-Mr. Lincoln's pre-
liminary Proclamation issued,
239-his final Proclamation,

246.

her

England-her hand and sympa-
thies in the Rebellion, 20, 82,
83-her naval system rejected,
120- the evil work of
writers and newspapers, 122,
123, 183- her avarice over-
shadows her former Abolition
pretensions, 122-two great
victories over her, 123-her
blockade schemes thwarted,
124, 125-her merchant-vessel
boarded by American seamen,
177-claims a ground of war,
178-her unfriendly and wicked
desires as to this country, 178,
179, 183, 186, 187-accepts the
explanation in the Trent Case,
180, 181, 183-the motives of

her ministry and people, 186,
188, 189, 452-her aid to the
Rebellion, 189, 190, 191, 452—
loses her title to "mistress of
the seas," 190-considers her
chances for territorial extension
in America, 191, 192-with-
draws from the European coali-
tion, 194-her sailors no match
for Americans, humbled in the
last conflict at sea, 453, 454.
"Enquirer," The Cincinnati-
gives an account of the funeral
of Mrs. Lincoln, 677.

FARRAGUT, CAPTAIN D. G.-enters
the Mississippi, 286, 287-at-
tacks Forts Jackson and Philip,
takes New Orleans, goes up to
Vicksburg, 287, 288.

Floyd, John B.-in West Vir-
ginia, 88, 89, 90-at Fort Donel-
son, 111, 115.
Foote, Commodore A. H.-takes
Fort Henry, 109-fails at Fort
Donelson, 112, 113.
France-hastens to acknowledge
the rebels as belligerents, 186,
192-her emperor starts a
scheme for establishing her
authority in Mexico, 191, 192,
193-her aid to the American
Rebellion, 194, 205-withdraws
her troops from Mexico, 198,
199-offers her service as paci-
ficator, 204.

Fremont, General John C.-takes
command in Missouri, 90-his
course, difficulties, character,
removal, 91, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98,
99, 100, 101-in West Virginia,
284-nominated by the mal-
contents, 500-declined to make
the race, his reasons, 501.

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