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.
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,
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,
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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