The Confederates evacuate Yorktown, 377.-Pursuit of the Fugitives-Confederate Works at Williamsburg, 878.
-Hooker's Advance upon them, 379.-Battle near Williamsburg-Hooker bears the Brunt, 380.—Kearney's
Troops on the Field, 381.-Hancock's Flank Movement, 882.-Close of the Battle of Williamsburg-Com-
position of the National Army there, 383.-McClellan urged to the Front-The Fruits of Victory lost by
Delay, 384.-Expedition up the York River-National Troops on the Pamunkey-A sharp Fight, 885.-
Head-Quarters near the "White House "-A Trick to save that Building, 386.-Preparations to attack Nor-
folk-Vigilance of General Wool, 387.—He leads Troops against Norfolk-Surrender of the City, 388.-Events
in the Shenandoah Valley, 389.-Battle at McDowell, 390.-Kenly attacked at Front Royal, 391.- Banks's
Retreat toward the Potomac-Difficulties in the Way, 392.-Battle at Winchester, 393.-Banks's Retreat to
the Potomac-Jackson hastens up the Shenandoah Valley, 394.-An exciting Race in that Valley-Jackson
and Ewell hard pressed, 395.—Battle of Cross Keys, 396.-Map of Operations in Upper Virginia, 398.-Battle
of Port Republic and Escape of Jackson's Army, 399.-A Visit to the Shenandoah Region-Weyer's Cave,
400.-Passage of the Blue Ridge, 401.
Naval Attack on Drewry's Bluff, 402.-The Army of the Potomac on the Chickahominy, 403.-Skirmish at
Ellison's Mill-An inspiriting Order, 404.-Inactivity of the Army of the Potomac, 405.-Skirmishes near
Hanover Court-House, 406.-McClellan calls for Re-enforcements-Raids on Railways, 407.-The Confede-
rates prepare to attack the Nationals-General Casey's Position, 408.-Battle of the Seven Pines, 409.--
Battle near Fair Oaks Station, 410.-Sumner crosses the Chickahominy, 411.-Second Battle of Fair Oaks
Station The Confederate Commander-in-Chief wounded, 412.-Hooker looks into Richmond and is called
back, 413.-" Stonewall" Jackson joins the Confederate Army near Richmond-General Robert E. Lee in
command, 414.-Public Expectation disappointed-Hopes excited, 415.-Bold Raid of General J. E. B.
Stuart, 416.-Richmond quietly besieged, 417.-Lee preparing to strike McClellan, 418.-Battle at Mechan-
icsville, 419.-The Siege of Richmond abandoned, 420.-Preparations for a defensive Battle near Cool Arbor,
421. Battle of Gaines's Farm, 422.-The National Army in imminent Peril, 423.-Retreat of the Army of
the Potomac to the James River begun, 424.-The Confederate Commander deceived, 425.-Destruction of
the "White House" and public Property near, 426.-Lee pursues McClellan-The Latter's insolent Letter
to the Secretary of War, 427.-Battle at Savage's Station, 428.--Battle at the White Oak Swamp Bridge, 429.
Battle of Glendale, 430.-The Army of the Potomac on Malvern Hills, 481.-The contending Armies con-
fronting each other there, 432.-Battle of Malvern Hills, 433.--McClellan on the Galena-His victorious
Army ordered to retreat, 434.-Position of his Army on the James River, 435. --Visit to the Battle-fields
near Richmond, 436,-Malvern Hills and the Randolph Mansion, 438.-Fair Oaks and Savage's Station, 439.
-Williamsburg and Yorktown, 440.
Reported Condition of the Army of the Potomac, 441.-The President visits the Army-His Perplexity, 442.—
The Army of Virginia under General Pope, 448.-Withdrawal of the Army of the Potomac from the Vir-
ginia Peninsula, 444 --The Confederates plan a Grand Scheme of Invasion, 445.-Successful Raids toward
Richmond, 446.-Pope in the Field-Events near the Rapid Anna, 447.-Battle of Cedar Mountain, 448-
The Combatants re-enforced, 449.-Pope compelled to retreat, 450.-Movements on the Rappahannock-
Attempts to flank the Army of Virginia, 451.-Tardiness of Re-enforcements, 452.-Position of the Army of
Virginia, 453.-Manassas Junction captured by the Confederates-Critical Situation of both Armies, 454.—-
Failure of an Attempt to capture Jackson's Force at Manassas, 455.--Battle near Groveton, 456.-Jackson
re-enforced by Longstreet, 457.-Battle-ground near Groveton, 458.-Condition of the two Armies, 459.-
Second Battle of Bull's Run, 460.-Battle near Chantilly, 461.-Relations of Generals Pope and McClellan,
462.-Dissolution of the Army of Virginia-Members of the "Confederate Congress," so-called, 463,
Battle on South Mountain, 470.-Struggle at Crampton's Gap-Toombs and Cobb, the Georgia Traitors, 471.
-Harper's Ferry invested, 472.-Surrender of Harper's Ferry, 478.-The Armies in the Antietam Valley,
474. Their relative Position, 475.-Preparations for Battle-Preliminary Contests, 476.-Battle of Antietam,
477.-Close of Operations on the Right, 480.-Operations on the Left, and close of the Battle, 481.-Lee per-
mitted to escape, 452.-McClellan ordered to pursue him-He halts and calls for Re-enforcements, 483.-The
Army of the Potomac again in Virginia-A Race toward Richmond--Napoleon's Ideas about making War,
454.-Slow Movements of the Army-McClellan superseded by Burnside, 485.-The Army before Fred-
ericksburg, 486.-Position of the Confederates at Fredericksburg, 487.-Attempts to build Pontoon Bridges-
Attacks on the Workmen, 488.-Passage of the Rappahannock by National Troops, 489.-Relative Position
of the two Armies, 490.-Attack on the Confederate Line, 491.-Battle of Fredericksburg, 492.-Struggle at
the foot of Marye's Hill, 493.-Withdrawal of National Troops, 494.-Burnside's new Plan of Operations,
495.-Its Execution commenced and suspended-Burnside called to Washington City, 496.-He is super-
seded by General Hooker-His Patriotism triumphs over Feeling, 497,
Condition of Kentucky, 498.-John H. Morgan and his Guerrillas, 499.--Morgan driven from Kentucky, 500.-
Forrest in Tennessee, 501.-E. Kirby Smith's Invasion of Kentucky, 502.-Cincinnati threatened by the
Confederates, 503.-Wallace's Defense of Cincinnati, 504.-Bragg's March toward Kentucky-Cavalry Fight
near McMinnsville, 505.-Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky, 506.-His Proclamation to the Kentuckians, 507.—
Buell turns upon Bragg, 508.-Battle near Perryville, 509.-Bragg's Flight from Kentucky, 511.-General
Grant in Tennessee, 512.-Capture of Iuka by the Confederates, 513.-Battle of Inka, 514.-Movements of
General Ord, 515.-A Visit to the Iuka Battle-ground, 516.-Graves of Ohio Soldiers, 517.-The Confederates
approaching Corinth, 518.-Battle of Corinth, 519.-Fierce Contest at Fort Robinett-Repulse of the Con-
federates-Rosecrans pursues them, 522.-Buell superseded by Rosecrans, 523.
Department of the Tennessee-Grant's Position, 524.-Curtis's March toward the Mississippi-Weakness of
Military Force in Arkansas, 525.-Land and Naval Forces on the Mississippi, 526.—Brief Siege of Vicksburg,
527.-The Ram Arkans 18-Bombardment of Donaldsonville, 528-Battle at Baton Rouge, 529.-The La
Fourche District “repossessed," 530.--Generals Banks and Butler in New Orleans-Military Operations in
Missouri, 531.-War on its Western Borders, 532.-Confederates driven into Arkansas. 533.-Battle on Boston
Mountains, 534.-Battle of Prairie Grove, 535.-Sufferings of Loyalists in Western Texas, 536.—Massacre of
Unionists, 537.-The Army of the Cumberland, 538.-Bragg's Army at Murfreesboro-Jefferson Davis at
Head-Quarters, 539.-Rosecrans's Army at Nashville, 540.-Activity of his Troops, 541.-Advance of the
Army of the Cumberland, 542.-Its Appearance before Murfreesboro', 548.--Opening of the Battle of Mur
freesboro', or Stone's River, 544.-Disaster to the Right Wing of the National Army, 545.-Struggle of
Hazen's Brigade, 546.-Progress of the Battle, 547, 548, and 549.-Victory for the Nationals- Pursuit
delayed, 550,--Bragg retreats Southward, 551.-Important Cavalry Raids, 552.-A Visit to the Murfrees-
boro' Battle-field, 553.
The Army of the Cumberland rests at Murfreesboro'-Meeting of the Thirty-seventh Congress, 554.-Confisea
tion and Emancipation proposed, 555.-Proposed Compensation for Emancipated Slaves, 556.-Temper of
the People of the Border Slave-labor States, 557.-The People impatient for Emancipation--War Powers of
the President, 558.-Preliminary Proclamation of Emancipation-Public Anxiety, 559. -Definitive Procla-
mation of Emancipation, 560.-The original Draft of the Proclamation, 561.-Character of the Proclamation
-The Instrument, and the Pen with which it was written, 564.-First Regiment of colored Troops-Scene
in a Live-Oak Grove, 565-The Confederate "Congress," so-called, 566.-Jefferson Davis and his chosen
Counselors, 567.-Confederate Pirate-Ships, 568.-The Pirates Semmes and Maffit, 569.-Confederate Naval
Commission, 570.-Barbarism and Civilization illustrated by the Alabama and George Griswold, 571.—
Vicksburg and its Importance, 572.--Grant's Advance in Mississippi, 578.-Serious Disaster at Holly Springs,
574.-Sherman's Descent of the Mississippi, 575.-Natural Defenses of Vicksburg, 576.-Movements at
Chickasaw Bayou in their Rear, 577.-Battle at Chickasaw Bayou, 579-Sherman compelled to withdraw,
579.-Expedition against Arkansas Post, 580.-Capture of Arkansas Post, 531.--Posts on Red River
captured, 582.
Grant's Army reorganized, 583.-Projected Canal near Vicksburg, 584-Digging of the Canal, 585.—Another
Yazoo Expedition, 586.-Attack on Fort Pemberton-The Expedition a Failure, 587.—A Third Yazoo Expe-
dition-Porter's Gun-boats in Peril-Expedition abandoned, 588.-Raids by iron-clad Rams, 589.-The
Indianola captured by the Confederates-Her Destruction caused by a Trick, 590.-Passage of the Vicksburg
Batteries by Gun-boats and Transports, 591.-Banks's Expedition, and his Arrival in New Orleans, 592.--
The National Forces at Galveston, 598.-Capture of Galveston by the Confederates, 594.-The Interior of
Louisiana, 595.-Expedition to the Tèche Region, 596.-Battle on the Bayou Tèche, 597.-Attempt to pass
the Port Hudson Batteries, 598.-Banks in the Interior of Louisiana, 599.-His Triumphant March to the
Red River, 600.-He invests Port Hudson, 601.-Grierson's Great Raid in Mississippi, 602.-Grant's Army
crosses the Mississippi, 603.-Battle near Port Gibson, 604.-March of the Nationals toward Jackson, 605.—
Battle near Raymond, 606.-Battle near Jackson, 607.-Capture of Jackson, 608.-Pemberton's Forces-He
is compelled to fight, 609.-Battle of Champion Hills, 610.-Pursuit of the Confederates-New Position of
the Confederates, 611.-Battle at the Big Black River, 612.-Vicksburg invested-Porter again on the
Yazoo, 613.-Position of the National Troops around Vicksburg, 614.
The National Troops in Danger, 615.-Preparations to storm the Works at Vicksburg-An Attack, 616.-Second
Attack, 617.-A severe Struggle, 618.--The Nationals repulsed, 619.-A regular Siege of Vicksburg begun
-Weakness of the Confederates, 620.-Grant re-enforced-Services of Porter's Fleet, 621.-Life in the
besieged City, 622.-Confederate Troops in Louisiana, 628.-Battle at Milliken's Bend-Bravery of colored
Troops, 624. -Mining the Confederate Works, 625.-Pemberton's Proposition to surrender, 626.—Interview
between Grant and Pemberton, 627.-Formal Surrender of Vicksburg-Celebration of the Fourth of July in
the City, 628.-Region of Military Operations in Mississippi, 629.-The Spoils of Victory-Its Effects, 630.-
The Investment of Port Hudson, 631.-Assault on the Confederate Works-The Charge by colored Troops,
632.-Close Siege of Port Hudson, 683.--A severe Struggle, 634.-Second Assault on Port Hudson, 635.--
Siege of Port Hudson continued, 636.—Surrender of the Post and Garrison-Banks's Loss, and his Spoils
won-The Mississippi River open to Commerce, 637.-Effect of the Fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson at
Home and Abroad-A Visit to Vicksburg and its Vicinity, 638.-Voyage up the Mississippi-A Confederato
Major, 689.-The Historical Localities around Vicksburg, 640.
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