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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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