A history of the Sixth Iowa infantry, Part 38

Author: Wright, Henry H., 1840-1905; State Historical Society of Iowa cn
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Iowa City, Ia., The State historical society of Iowa
Number of Pages: 1110


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Jackson and Vicksburg Railroad, Union troops along, 207


Jackson Park (Memphis, Tennessee), Un- ion troops at, 137


Jackson's Creek, bridge over, 400


James River. Union troops along, 464; crossing of, 465, 466


Jamison. Merritt, death of. 311 "Jaybird", playing of, 137


Jefferson Barracks, troops stationed at, 22, 23; lack of equipment at, 23; activities at, 23; historic interests of, 23, 24


Jefferson City (Missouri), troops at. 30, 32, 35; soldiers sent to hospitals in, 37, 45, 49


Jefferson Street (Burlington), passage of troops through, 13


Jenk's Cross-Roads, Union camp at, 423 "Jennison monuments," reference to. 174 Jericho, Charles, wound received by, 100; death of, 205, 213


Jim Wolf Creek, Union troops along, 187, 190


"John Brown", singing of, 380


Johnson, Aaron S., discharge of, 132


Jolinson, Albert J., wound received by, 286


Johnson, Andrew, service of, to Union, 247: message sent to, 469; troops re- viewed by. 471, 474; greeting of, by troops, 475


Johnson, Bushrod, service of, as com- mander, 72


Johnson, Frederick B., loss of, in action, 214; wound received by, 242


Johnson, George W., service of, as Pro- visional Governor, 74


Johnson, Gustavus, death of, 100


Johnson, James, loss of, in action, 214 Johnson, Moses T., return of, to service, 133; promotion of, 391


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Johnson, Ruel M., skirmishes led by, 266; Union troops commanded by, 356 Johnson County, military company or- ganized in, 3, 7


Johnson's Crook, Confederate camp at, 231


Johnston, Albert Sidney, organization of troops under, 61; appointment of, as leader of Confederate forces, 72, 73; military education of, 72. 73; resigna- tion of, from United States service, 73; service of Isham G. Harris on staff of, 74; battle orders issued by, 74; conference held by, 75; strength of army under, 95; son of, 120


Johnston, Joseph E., Confederate troops commanded by, 165, 193, 193, 199, 202, 210, 214, 215, 258. 261, 262, 345, 427, 431, 434, 435, 445, 446, 447, 449, 451, 432, 458; troops re- viewed by. 160; communication to, 191; orders relative to, 199; educa- tion of, 263: address hy. 270; removal of, from command, 303: loyalty of Confederate troops to, 303; report made to, relative to swamps, 392; service of, as General, 418; army of. 445, 446, 417, 449, 451, 452, 455, 4:59; peace terias of, 454. 456, 477; Sherman's negotiations with, 456, 457, 477; surrender of army of, 459; de- portment of, 478


Johnston, William Preston, Confederate troops inspected by, 120


Jones, John A., death of, 182


Jones, Robert J., wound received by, 100, 307


Jones, William A., death of, 241


Jones' Ford, Union troops at, 199, 200; Confederate troops at. 202


Jonesboro (North Carolina), Union vic- tory at, 487; Union troops at, 490


Jonesborough (Georgia), Union troops near, 321, 322. 329; battle at, 322, 325, 326, 327. 328; casualties at, 320, 330: Confederate troops at, 358


Jordan, James J., service of, as lieuten- ant, 130; service of, as captain, 164; wound received by, 295; muster of, from service, 319


Jordan. Thomas, service of, as command- er, 72 Julian's Gap, Union troops at. 245


"Just Before the Battle, Mother", sing- ing of, 380


Kanis, Mickael (see Karns, Michael) Kansas, encampment of troops from, 25; reference to. 50


Kansas City ( Missouri). troops at, 32, 44 Kansas Jayhawkers, reference to, 225 Karns, Michael. wound received by, 98 Kelley, Alpheus W., discharge of, 133 Kellogg. David, service of, 111; death of, 112 Kellogg, Isaac, service of, 111; death of, 112


Kellogg, James F., wound received by, 99 Kellogg. Solomon, death of, 99


Kellogg, William, service of, 111; death of, 112, 241


Kells, Hilas L., death of, 99 Kelsey, Calvin, service of, as lieutenant, 7 Kemper, Matthew W., wound received by, 294


Kemple, Leonard F., service of, 437 Kendall, N. E., consultation with, v


Kenesaw Mountain, Confederate troops at, 283, 284, 286, 288, 291, 296, 340; Union troops near, 284, 286, 288, 291, 292, 298, 340, 344, 345, 346; advance upon, 288, 289, 291; battle of, 290- 30S, 487, 490: casualties at, 293-295: service of Sixth Iowa troops at, 301: General Sherman at, 314; railroad near, 345


Kennedy, Edwin R., wound received by, 242; promotion of, 817; service of, as captain, 390, 492


Kennedy, Liberty H., death of, 241


Kentucky, news of skirmishes in, 9; Un- ion troops in, 53; defeat of Confed- erates in, 64, 127; organization of troops from, 61; John C. Breckinridge a native of, 73, 74; service of George W. Johnson as Provisional Governor of, 74; activities of troops from, 85, 86, 103. 323; shooting of officer in, 89; Confederates in, 128


Keokuk, troojss from, 4; colonel commis- sioned froin, 5; Sixth Iowa Infantry at, 14, 15; secessionist troops near, 16; troops returned to, 19, 259, 260 Key, David, death of. 100


Key, John H., wound received by, 242, 286; promotion of. 390


Kills, Hilas H. (see Kells, Hilas H.) Kilpatrick, Judson, wound received by, 265; Union troops commanded by. 265, 355, 358, 373, 376, 413, 445 Kimler, Benjamin F., wound received by. 307


King's bridge, supplies at, 383, 385: arrival of mail at, 384; Union troops at, 386


King's Hill, Confederate troops near, 350; skirmishes at, 350


Kingston (Georgia), Union troops near, 271, 273, 316; railroad from, 272: activities at, 232; forced march to, 345


Kinston (North Carolina), supplies from, 434, 440


Kirkwood, Samuel J., companies recos- nized by, 2; troops called by, 2, 3: Camp Warren visited by, 11, 12; or. der received from, relative to appoint- ments, 53


Knapsacks, contents of, 146; arrival of, 213


Knight, Jonathan S .. capture of, 437 Knotts, Lemuel G., capture of, 98


Knoxville (Tennessee). Union troops in, 244, 245, 490; activities in vicinity of, 244-260; assault made upon, 247; siege of, 247, 251; return of troops from, 301; expedition to. 484 Knuck, George, death of. 100


Kolb's farm, Union troops at, 340


Kremer, Wesley P., wound received by, 100; relics obtained by, 157


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Kuhns, Peter, wound received by, 98 Kyte. Francis L, wound received by, 213; promotion of. 317; service of, as lieutenant, 390, 398


Ladies, music in honor of, 51


La Fayette (Georgis), Union troops at, 264


La Fayette (Indiana), Union troops at, 493


La Fayette (Tennessee), Union troops at. 123, 125. 348


La Fayette Park (St. Louis), troops en- camped at, 25, 26, 483


L .. Fayette road, Union troops along, 264 La Grange (Tennessee), Union troops at, 122, 125, 155, 162, 171, 172, 173, 177, 186, 187, 189, 191, 194, 221; military operations near, 154; pass obtained at, 157; roads near, 171: Confederate troops near. 172; dress parade at. 192


Lake, John E., commission of, as assist- ant-surgeon, 5; medical service of, 129 Lake Providence, Union troops at, 195


Lamar (Mississippi), destruction of


bridge near, 178


Lamb, Ceorge W., wound received by, 213


Lambert, William, wound received by, 370


I.ambert, William S., services of, as sur- geon, 253, 390, 492


La Mine Bridge, garrison at, 50; events &t, 58; Union troops at, 483


La Mine Crossing, encampment at, 47


La Mine River, camp on bank of, 47; fuel secured from timber near, 48; crossing of, 51


Lamott. Antoine, death of, 271


Lane, James H., troops commanded by, 32; rumor of expedition to be led by, 50


Lanning, Z. B. [M .! ], death of, 98


Larkin's Creek, crossing of, 256


Larkin's Landing, Union troops at, 256 Lsuman. Jacob G., division commanded by, 149. 155, 177


Laurel Hill, Union troops at, 423


Law, maintenance of, 146, 147, 488, 491 Lawler. John, wound received by, 268 Lawrenceville (Virginia), Union troops at, 459


Lawrenceville road, Union troops along, 462


Lay's Ferry, Union troops at, 269


Lee, A. L., brigade commanded by, 155 Lee, Robert E., Confederate army com- manded by, 128, 258, 263, 451; sur- render of, 447, 459; deportment of, 478


Lep. Stephen D., Confederate troops led by, 224, 227, 311, 324, 346


Lee County, military company organized in, 3; assignment of troops from, to Company H. 7


Lee and Gordon's Mills, Union troops at, 26-4


Lee's mill, Union troops at, 185


Leesburg (Alabama), Union camp at, 350


Leggett, M. D., division commanded. by, 2,3 Le Grand, John W., wound received by, 370, 435


Leightburn, General, troops commanded by, 240


Letters, receipt of, by troops, 441 Levees, guarding of, 129


Lewis, Joseph H., brigade commanded by, 323


Lewis. Thomas, death of. 217


Lewisburg road, Union troops on, 460


Lewman, George A., wound received by, 99


Lexington ( Missouri), battle at, 32; gar- rison captured at, 42; report of sur- render near, 53


Libby Prison, visit of troops to. 465


Liberty Hill (South Carolina), Union troops at, 418


Lick Creek, Union troops near, 69, 74; location of, 76


Liek Skillet road, Union troops on, 309, 313


Liddell, S. R., brigade commanded by, 240 Lieutenant-Colonel, appointment of, 27, 138


Lightburn, J. A. J., brigade led by, 240, 290; wound received by, 318


Lightning, Union troops killed by, 465


Lincoln, Abraham, proclamation of, 2; attitude of, toward John C. Fremont, 42, 43; orders from, 127, 149; Eman- cipation Proclamation of, 158, 170; confidence of, in Grant, 166, 243; ap- pointment made by, 258; assignment made by, 308; attitude toward, 334, 339; votes for, 352; Savannah, Geor- gia, presented to, 388; assassination of, 449, 450


Linn, James R., loss of, in action, 214 Linn, William S., wound received by, 213 Linn County, company organized in, 2; troops from, assigned to Company A, 6 Linton, Harvey B., wound received by, 295; promotion of, 391


Linton, Ira, death of, 31]


Liquor. taking of, by troops, 223, 414


Little Bear Creek, military engagement at, 224


Little Congaree Creek, Confederate troops along, 407


Little Kenesaw, assault made at, 290, 296: suffering of wounded at, 293


Little Ogeechee, Confederate troops near, 381 River, Union troops along, 348, 351, 417


Little Salkehatchie River, skirmishes along. 402


Little Tennessee River, Union camp


along, 246, 248: crossing of, 246, 247 Littleton Depot, Union troops near, 461 Livestock, capture of, 186, 187, 190; destruction of, 188


Livingston road, skirmishes along, 207 Lock, Grundy, death of. 99


Lockard, John, death of, 98


Lockard, Philander, service of, as lieu- tenant, 6; resignation of, 8


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Locomotives, destruction of, 116


Logan, John A., service of, at Corinth, 115; Sixth Towe directed by, 115: troops commanded by, 149, 155, 263, 308, 310, 446, 463, 471, 473, 479; address of, 159, 160, 348, 465, 485- 488, 489; report of, 277, 306; sol- diers inspired by, 305; comment of, relative to Union assault, 313; troops reviewed by, 325; dangers encounter- ed by, 327; losses computed by, 330; political activities of, 335; arrival of, at Savannah, 394; social conditions in- fluenced by. 396; appearance of, 407; service of, at Columbia, 413; head- quarters of, 423 ; presence of, in camp, 429; badge adopted by, 442, 443; position of, 448; popularity of, 489


Long Bridge, Union troops near, 469, 470, 471


Long Creek, Union camp at, 376


Longstreet, James, Confederate army commanded by, 244; attack made by troops under, 247; siege conducted by, 251


Longtown (South Carolina), 417


Lookout Mountain, Confederates at, 231, 237, 283; military operations near, 232, 238, 234; Union troops at, 243; battle of, 261, 393, 490; badge worn at, 442; display of banners in honor of, 475


Lookout Point, Union troops at, 250


Lookout Tennessee battery, service of, 341


Lookout Valley, expedition in, 233; Un- ion troops in, 252


Looman, George A. (see Lewman, George A.)


Loomis, Charles H., death of, 311


Loomis, John M., troops commanded by, 194, 231, 239, 240


Looxahoma (Mississippi), Union troops at, 187; skirmishes at, 190; capture of Union troops near, 192


Loring. W. W., wound received by, 312 Lost Mountain, appearance of, 283; Un- ion troops at, 284; Confederate troops near, 284, 286, 340; road leading to, 340


Loughlin, James M., loss of, in action, 213, 214


Louisa County, organization of troops in, Louisburg (North troops at. 459 4 Carolina), Union Louisiana, position of troops from, 86: cavalry from. 86: hanging of Union officer in, 168; capital of. 183


"Louise", troops on board of, 395


Louisville (Kentucky), troops assembled at, 20: officer shot at. 89; officer sent to, 257; veterans at, 260; Union mes- sengers at, 353; army sent to, 479, 481, 482; addresses delivered at, 485- 488, 489-491


"Louisville", veterans embarked on, 259 Lovejoy Station (Georgia), Union troops near, 326, 327. 328, 333; Confeder- ate troops at, 328, 360; casualties at, 329; mention of, 490


Lovell, Mansfield, Confederate troops commanded by, 143, 156 Lovilla, enlistment of men from, 4 Lower Savannah Road, juncture of, 378 Lowery, Austin P., wound received by, 202


Lowery, Oliver H., wound received by, 202


Lowery, Oscar W., wound received by, 371


Lucas, James C., wound received by, 213 Lucas County, military company organ- ized in, 2; assignment of troops from, to Company B. 6


Lucas County Guards, organization of. 2; consolidation of troops with, 4; &s- signment of, to Company B, 6


Lumber River, crossing of, by troops, 424 "Luminary", Union troops on, 219, 220: arrival of, at Memphis, 220


Lumpkin's mill, Union camp at, 179


Lynch Creek, Union troops along, 419; crossing of, by troops, 420; experiences along. 424


Lyon, Nathaniel, services of. as general. 27; death of, 27: funeral procession of, 27; reference to, 38; lack of reën- forcement of troops of, 42


McBride, Esau, capture of, 437


McBride, James H., troops commanded by, 32


McClaskey, Isaac N., wound received by, 213


McClearnan, John, wound received by, 295


McClellan, George B., candidacy of, for President, 334, 352


McClernand, John A., troops commanded by, 70, 82, 149, 155; consultation of. with Grant. 86: report made by, rela- tive to battle of Shiloh, 87


McCown, James, regiment commanded by, 296, 297


McCoy, David J., service of, as lieuten- ant, 130; service of, as captain, 164: promotion of, 390


McCoy, Henry, wound received by, 101 McCoy, O. J., promotion of, 492


McCrillis, L. F., brigade commanded by. 190


McCulloch, Benjamin, reference to. as commander. 23, 32. 41, 43; winter quarters established by. 44; troops or- ganized in opposition to, 52; defeat of, 64


McDonough (Georgia), Union troops at, 356, 359


McDowell, Harvey, capture of, 324


McDowell, Irvin, service of. as general, 10; report of death of, 10


McDowell, John Adair, commission of, as colonel, 5; regimental band organ- ized by, 8; brother of, 10; message to, relative to Bull Run, 10: parade re- viewed by, 11; troops commanded by, 16, 61, 68, 69, 79, 80, 82, 87, 93, 103, 106, 108, 125, 128, 129, 132, 135, 139, 142, 149, 483; supplies dis- tributed by, 17; troops ordered across Des Moines River by, 17, 18; return


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of, to Keokuk, 19; order issued by, rel- . ative to use of profane language, 26, 31; error of, 46; order of, to sentinel, 46, 107; association of, with Thomas J. Ennis, 51; return of, to camp, 55; attitude of troops toward, 55, 56; as- signment of troops under, to Army of the Tennessee, 60; scouting expedition led by, 62; position of troops under, 76; first. volley fired upon troops of, 79; officers arrested by order of. 80; message sent by, 80; order of, relative to command of regiment, 82; injury received by. 84; casualties among troops of, 101; whiskey issued to troops by, 152; resignation of, 163 McEveny, Thomas F., taking of, as pris- oner, 232, 243


McFarland, David T., wound received by, 99


McGee, David W., death of, 98


McGonegal, James, wound received by, 294


Machine shops, destruction of, 415


Mckay, Norval W., wound received by, 330


Me Keehan, David Senter, wound received by, 370


Mckenzie, J. W., service of, as flagman, 344


McKernan, John A., wound received by, 279


Mckinstry, J., troops commanded by, 32, 34, 41; comment on division of, 35 McKissick, Joseph, wound received by, 99


McKissick, Thomas, death of. 93


Mclemore's Cove, Confederates at, 232 Macon (Georgia), Union troops at. 356. 363, 378: wedding at, 360, 361; re- turn of Confederates to, 367; military leaders at, 369


Macon and Savannah Railroad. Union troops along, 363


Macon Depot, Union troops near. 461


Macon. Railroad, junction of, 319. 329; Confederate troops along, 326, 336. 360; crossing of, 328; meeting of troops along, 335; Union troops on, 364


Macon road, Union troops on, 363, 364, 366; Confederate troops along. 365


McPherson, James B., Union troops com- manded by, 142, 149, 153, 262. 264, 273, 284, 302, 394; forage directed by, 150; Grant supported by. 166; qualifications of. 262: position of troops under, 284, 302: death of, 305, 487


McPhersonville ( South Carolina), Union camp near. 398


Maddern, Richard, band directed by. 8, 123; discharge of, from service, 132 Maddern, William, membership of, in band, 9; discharge of, 132


Madison (Georgia), Union troops at, 356 Madisonville (Tennessee), Union troops at, 248


Magazines, explosions of, 113, 422


Mahon, Samuel, foragers commanded by, 422


Mail, receipt of, 128, 141, 231, 334, 384, 405, 44] ; sending of, by Union troops, 425


Main, Charles M., wound received by, 329 Major, commission as. 5. 27


Malaria, prevalence of, 49


Manchester ( Virginia), Union troops


near. 164


Manchester Heights (Virginia)', Union camp on. 466


Mann, David, wound received by, 407; rescue of, 438


Marauding, punishment for, 38


Marching orders, receipt of, 29, 51, 56, 149, 189. 211, 218. 219, 339 "Marching through Georgia", singing of, 357


Mardis, James, death of. 79, 99


Marietta (Georgia), field hospital at, 293: Union troops at, 298, 300, 3-40; discharged soldiers at, 301


Marietta and Big Shanty road, Union troops on, 340


Maring, Alexander, wound received by, 241


Marion, company organized at, 2; assist- ant-surgeon from. 5; troops from, as- signed to Company A, 6


Marion County, soldiers from, 4


Marion Light Guards, organization of,


2; assignment of, to Company A, 6 Marmaduke, John S., service of, as com- mander. 72


Martin, John, wound received by, 311 Martin, John A., capture of, 100


Martin, William H., wound received by, 241


Martinsburg (West Virginia), Union troops at, 480


Marye's Heights (Virginia), appearance of, 468


Maryland, plan of invasion of, by Con- federates, 128


Maryland Avenue ( Washington D. C.), Union troops on, 471


Maryville (Tennessee), Union troops at, 217, 248


Massaponax River, Union camp along, 467


Mattapony River, crossing of, 467


Matthews, Benjamin, death of, 370 Matthews, William, discharge of, 132


Matthies. C. L., army commanded by, 257, 259 May, Buck, activities of. 255


Mend. Captain, activities of, 255


Meade, George G., army commanded by, 470, 476


Meal. taking of. 146


Measles, epidemic of. 31, 45, 49, 58 Meat, taking of, 359


Medical department, drugs secured from, 49


Medicine, securing of. 49


Meherrin River, crossing of, 462


Memphis (Tennessee), Union troops at, 106-143. 146, 148, 153. 155, 164, 172, 173. 177, 194, 220; surrender of, 125; march of Union troops toward, 125, 126, 194. 434; scouting expedi- tion near, 128; Sixth Iowa troops in,


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125, 137, 138; social life of soldiers in, 141; guarding against attacks from,


144; march from, 145, 482; campaign near, 161; railroad to, 184, 222; road from, 221


Memphis, District of, organization of Un- ion troops in, 138, 139, 140


Memphis and Charleston Railroad, cross- ing of, 66, 122, 158; Union troops along, 107, 116, 135, 140, 142, 158, 177, 182, 194, 252; scouting expedi- tions along, 128; junction of, 229


Memphis and Grenada Railroad, Union troops along, 181


Memphis Theatre, attendance of troops at, 195


Meridian (Mississippi), Confederate forces near, 210


Messenger's Ford, Union troops at, 199; Confederate troops at, 202


Mexican War, Grant's service in, 71 Mexico, French army in, 482


Miasma, exposure to, 49


Michigan City (Indiana), Union troops at, 493


Mickey's house, topography near, 76; Union troops encamped near, 106


Middletown (Tennessee), foraring at, 173 Midway Station, skirinishes at, 403 Miles, Elias A., capture of, 99


Military affairs, criticism of, 165


Military campaigns, conduct of, 161; preparation for, 397


Military companies, organization of, 2, 3; disbandment of, 3


Military discipline, lack of, 15, 19, 35, 36, 130, 131, 411. 412, 414; enforce- ment of, 25, 26, 28, 29, 53, 63, 66, 103, 109, 117, 120, 138, 147, 249, 253, 288, 387, 456, 459, 460; breach of, 55, 223; necessity of, 61, 70, 71 Military display, prevalence of, 35, 36, 133


Military drill, time devoted to, 26, 29, 37, 40, 66; improvement in, 29


Military etiquette, lark of, 9


Military law, enforcement of, 38


Military life, influence of politics on, 54 Military operations, success of, 387


Military prisons, guarding of. 129


Military science, use of, at battle of Shiloh, 95


Military supremacy, struggle for, in Mis- souri, 44, 45; importance of, in Mis- sissippi Valley, 66


Military tactics, instruction received in, 26


Military train, stately appearance of, 38 Mill Creek, skirmishes near, 432; bridge over, 433


Milledgeville (Georgia), Union troops at, 356, 364, 373


Millen (Georgia), Union prisoners at, 373, 377


Miller, Alexander J., service of. as lieu- tenant, 7; promotion of, 116, 138, 163; service of, as captain, 130; Union troops commanded by. 224, 236, 253, 275; service of, as lieutenant-colonel, 237, 269; troops inspected by, 276; wound received by, 278, 279, 331;


return of, to service, 313; comment of, 317, 381; muster of. from service, 349; esteem of soldiers for, 349


Miller, Charles W., wound received by, 242


Miller, George A., wound received by, 100, 295


Miller, Jacob L., wound received by, 293 Miller, Jesse, service of, v


Miller, John A., wound received by, 286 Miller, Oliver B., death of, 97


Milligan, Wm. H., wound received by, 100


Milliken's Bend (Louisiana), hanging of negroes at, 168; camp at, 195


Minton, Calvin, service of, as lieuten- ant, 7; comment of, relative to con- manding officers, 80; troops led by, 87, 88, 94; service of, as captain, 130, 164; wound received by, 213, 242, 253 Missionary Ridge, Union troops at, 233,


235, 243, 250; battle at, 237, 261, 289, 394, 484, 486; death of officer at, 253; veterans at, 260; non-veter- ans at, 260; crossing of, 264; dis- play of banner in honor of, 475


Mississippi, troops from, 85, 86, 205, 341; Confederate troops in, 121, 143, 152, 172, 183; military situation in, 142, 152; withdrawal of Union troops from, 158, 174; return of slaves to, 170; Union troops in, 177, 490; raids in, 177-192; cavalry from, 187; Con- federate resources in, 191; description of, 191, 192; capture of capital of, 193, 209; campaign in, 484


Mississippi, Military Division of the, formation of, 223; commander of, 261 Mississippi Brigade, death of officer of, 343


Mississippi Central Railroad, crossing of, 122, 158; Union troops along, 142, 177 Mississippi Railroad, Union troops along, 173


Mississippi River, assembling of troops at, 4; pioneer life west of, 9; move- ment of troops on, 14, 20, 21, 30, 59, 484; Union troops stationed along, 20, 148, 149, 155, 156, 183, 193, 212, 272; suppression of rebellion along, 21; location of army west of, 43; boats from, 60; defeat of Confed- erates along, 64; troops east of, 95; destruction of Confederate fleet on, 125; scouting along, 135, 136, 155; opening of, to Gulf of Mexico, 165; Confederate retreat to, 190; tributary of, 195; hospital supplies along, 272 Mississippi Valley, efforts to obtain mili- tary supremacy in, 64, 66, 193, 215, 219


Missouri, service of troops from, 4, 32, 296, 297, 341; news of skirmishes in, 9; Confederate forces in, 14, 15, 18, 19, 43, 44, 52, 128, 329, 490; Union forces in, 15, 16, 483; troops on border of, 17, 43; report of ruffians in, 23; troops returned from, 25; Sixth Iowa Infantry in camp in, 25-36; troops transported to capital of, 30;


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camp for troops of, 30; campaign in, 32, 37-57; topography of, 41; divi- sion of sentiment in, relative to war, 44, 45; support of Sterling Price in. 44, 45; camp life in. 57: casualties among troops from, 86, 342, 3-13; &c- tivities of Union troops from, 110; Confederates driven from, 127, 490; death of Union troops in, 133; health of troops in, 173; fortifications in, 466 Missouri, Department of, troops in, 149 Missouri Border Ruffians, report of ad. vance of. 23


Missouri Pacific Railroad, troops em- barked on, 30; troops along, 35; en- campment near. 47, 52


Missouri River, boats moored in, 22; troops along, 32, 35


Missouri State Guard, composition of, 32; number of. 43; location of, 43; discipline of, 43


Mitchell. John G., brigade commanded by, 286


Mitchell, Matthew, death of, 97


Mitchell, O. M., division commanded by, 255


Mitchell, Robert, death of, 241


Mobile (Alabama), assembling of. troops from, 64; plan of advance to, 359 Mobile and Ohio Railroad, crossing of, 66: Union troops along, 107, 177, 185; pickets along, 113; Confederate troops along. 120; scouting along. 155 Money, kinds of, 134, 451; sending of, to Iowa, 352


Moniteau County (Missouri), celebration in, 54, 55


Monnahan, William, wound received by, 293


Monroe, J. Henry, capture of. 101


Monroe County, company organized in,


2; assignment of troops from, to Com- pany E, 6


Monroe Guards, organization of, 2, 6


Monterey (Tennessee), troops sent to, 75 Montgomery, Humphrey, wound received by, 370




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