A history of the Sixth Iowa infantry, Part 40

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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destruction of railroad near, 346; Un- ion victory at, 456


Reserve Corps (see Fourth Corps)


Resignations, frequency of, 163


Retreat, sound of bugle for, in Union camp, 208


Reveille, sounding of, 13, 76, 227. 228 Revolution, buildings constructed during, 421


Rheumatism, prevalence of, 257


Rhine River, reference to, 225


Rhodes, Jeremiah, wound received by, 279


Rhodes, William A. E., service of, as lieutenant, 6


Rice, securing of, 384


Rice-boats, use of, by Confederates, 386 Rice-field, appearance of. 384


Riceville (Tennessee), Union troops at, 246


Richardson (Confederate officer), troops commanded by, 165


Richardson, George S., capture of, 100; wound received by, 100, 435; promo- tion of, 391


Richardson, Robert V., troops command- ed by, 154


Richardson, William A., wound received by, 100; death of, 241


Richland Creek, crossing of, 228


Richmond (Virginia), seat of Confed- erate government at, 64; Confederates near, 258; march to, 359, 461, 469; Union troops at, 456, 464, 465, 466, 484; fall of, 459; freedom of soldiers in, 465


Rife, William M., wound received by, 307 Rifle trenches, construction of, 234


Rifle-pits, construction of, 206, 208, 266, 372; use of, 268, 278, 314, 315, 327, 381, 382, 383, 385, 386, 431, 432; capture of, 291, 313


Rifles, abandonment of, in Confederate camp, 202


Rio Grande River, reference to, 452


Ripley (Mississippi), Union troops at, 128, 185, 186; Confederate troops at, 144


Rising Sun (Tennessee), Union troops at, 125


Rivers, crossing of, 392


Roads, repairing of. 103, 114, 171, 321, 387, 419, 420, 423. 438; condition of, 145, 165, 230, 232, 345, 358, 362, ยท 372, 374, 376, 377, 382, 392, 393, 398, 400, 405, 407. 424, 433, 450; guarding of, 189, 379


Roanoke River. Union camp along, 461; description of. 461; bridge across. 462 Roanoke Valley Railroad, crossing of, 461 Roberts, Henry, service of, at Shiloh, &S; service of, as color-sergeant. 188, 189; wound received by, 212, 29, Robertson, George, membership of, in band, 9; discharge of, 132 Robertson, John H., death of, 295


Robertson, Peter, wound received by. 100 Robinson's Ferry, Union troops at, 462


Robinsons's plantation, Union camp &t, 203


Rock Island Railroad, Union troops on, 493


Rockfish Creek, Union camp on, 424 "Rocky-face", attack made at, 264


Rocky Mountains, mention of, 42, 286


Roddey, Philip D., cavalry commanded by, 256


Rogers. John, death of, 279


Rogers' Cross-Roads, Union camp at, 460 Rogerville (Tennessee), Union troops at, 228


Roll call, frequency of, 460


Rolla ( Missouri), march from, 32; troops at, 43; return of troops to, 44


Rome, military company at, 3; assign- inent of troops from, to Company K, 8 Rome (Georgia), field hospitals at, 272; Union troops at, 272, 336, 341; Con- federate troops near, 346


Rome Railroad, junction of, 271


Romine, Alfred G. (see Ramine, Alfred G.)


Rorick, David, capture of, 406


Rose. [William A.], report sent by, 441, 442


Rosecrans, William S., service of, at Corinth, 115; army commanded by, 122, 127, 219; victory of troops under, 135


Ross, Milton H., wound received by, 213; promotion of, 391


Ross, Raymond [Ramon ?], wound re- ceived by, 98


Ross, William H., brigade commanded by, 472


Rossville Gap, Union troops at, 260, 264 Roswell (Georgia), destruction of fac- tories at, 300


Roswell Factories, Union troops at, 300 Rough and Ready ( Georgia), meeting of troops at, 335, 356, 358


Rough and Ready road, Union troops along, 356


Rouse's plantation, Union troops at, 439 Rowett, Richard, brigade commanded by, 341


Ruggles, Daniel, service of, as command- er, 72


Russell, William A., wound received by, 295


Russell house, capture of, 110, 111, 112; camp established at, 114


St. Louis (Missouri), headquarters of Western Division at, 20: army formed at, 20, 45; arrival of "War Eagle" at, 22; report of advance of enemy to- ward, 23; tribute paid Nathaniel Lyon at, 27; soldiers sent to hospitals in, 37, 45, 49; communications in news- papers of, 50; Union troops sent to, 56, 57, 59, 259, 483; veterans at, 259 Sala, John A. G., wound received hy, 279 Salkahatchie, Union troops at, 487


Salkehatchie River, skirmishes along, 401 Salem, consolidation of troops from, 4 Salem (Indiana), Union troops at, 493 Salem (Mississippi), Union camp at, 156 Salem (Tennessee), Union camp at, 229 Saluda Factory, Union troops at, 409


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Saluda River, Union troops along, 409; junction of, 410; crossing of, 413


Salutes, firing of. 481


Sample, Samuel K., discharge of, 132


Sampson, W. H., service of, as lieuten- ant, 164


Samson, Andrew T., wound received by, 295, 435; promotion of, 317; service of. 390, 492


Sand Hill (Mississippi), Union troops at, 191


Sand Mountains, Union troops at. 230 Sandy Creek, crossing of, 461


Sandy Run. Union troops at, 406


Sanford, William W., brigade command- ed by, 194, 199, 200, 203


Sanitation, lack of, 45, 280; improve- ment in, 333


Santo, Augustus, discharge of, 132


Sardis (Mississippi), Union troops in, 187


Saulsbury (Tennessee), Union camp at, 221


Saunders, Governor, Union troops re- viewed by, 123


Saunders, Henry, service of, as captain. 2, 4, 7, 73, 84, 111, 130; order of, relative to securing firewood, 22; troops rallied by, 87: wife of, 134


undersville (Georgia), Union troops hear, 373


Savage, Alexander R., wound received by, 268; death of, 329


Savannah (Georgia), capture of, 359, 378, 379, 380, 383, 386, 387, 392, 393, 464, 487; wounded soldiers at. 371, 397; railroad to. 376; base of supplies near, 383; presentation of, to President Lincoln. 388; Sherman's army at, 392; W. T. Sherman at, 393; John A. Logan at, 391; Union troops near, 398, 399, 405, 435, 481; protection of, 414; badges adopted at, 442, 443; display of banner in honor of, 475


Savannah (Tennessee), arrival of troops at, 60; Grant's headquarters at, 70; troops from, 94


Savannah and King's bridge road, Union troops along, 381


Savannah and Macon Railroad, Union troops on, 376


Savannah and Ogeechee Canal, Union troops along, 379


Savannah River, Union troops along. 379, 385, 413; crossing of, 386, 398, 405; commerce on, 389


Savannah road, Union troops on, 376, 382, 386


Sayre, John M., death of, 97


Schofield, John M., qualifications of, 262; troops commanded by, 262, 273, 284, 302, 328, 434. 441, 445


Schreiner, Theodore, capture of, 101


Schrienor, Theodore (see Schreiner. Theo- dore)


Schurz. Carl, speeches by, 248, 451, 452 Scott, Benjamin F., wound received by, 99 Scott, Frank T., death of, 100


Scott, George F., death of, 279


Scottsboro (Alabama), activities in vicin. ity of, 244-260; camp at, 252, 260


Scouting, Union troops engaged in, 62, 64, 66, 171, 197, 222


Scouts, activities of, 265


Scoville, John G., wound received by, 370, 371


Sea, march to, 372-391, 487, 490


Seachris, Felix, wound received by, 294 Sear, C. W., brigade commanded by, 341 Searcy, Beverly, selection of, as sergeant-


major, 8; participation of, in parade, 11; marriage of, 55


Secessionists, advance of, 15, 16; retreat of, 18, 19; flag of, 399


Second Army Corps, river crossed by, 471


Second Brigade, formation of, 108, 183. 194, 212, 263, 275, 310, 313, 336. 355, 364; officers of, 132, 139, 216, 224, 229, 231, 355; activities of, 216, 224, 235, 237, 238, 278, 283, 292. 302, 305, 368, 377, 399, 406, 429, 431, 453, 484; commendation of. 238; casualties in, 240, 278, 330: advance of, 244, 264, 268, 276, 277. 278, 296, 326, 327, 356, 398, 406 407, 410; camp of, 251, 302, 329, 363, 405, 411. 470; position of, 266, 275, 285, 303, 309, 315, 321, 328, 348, 350, 363, 364, 381, 386, 399, 400, 403, 407, 430. 432, 448, 472, 475; division of. 310, 313; assault upon, 323; arrival of, at Jonesborough, 329: money of troops in, 352; bravery of troops in, 369; marches by, 375, 376, 417; railroad destroyed by, 404; skirmishes led by, 433; flag of, 443. 444; return of, to Louisville, 479


Second Corps, commander of, 72, 262; position of, 74; strength of, 262 Second Creek, Union camp on, 227


Second Division, bridge constructed by,


145, 404; orders received by, 234; commander of, 263, 318, 353, 472; position of, 275, 304, 309, 310, 327, 359, 379, 403, 405, 423, 429, 430. 431; assault on, 305; advance of, 321, 417, 418, 427: casualties in, 330, 352; composition of, 336, 476; service of, 350, 409. 413; fort captured by. 382: river crossed by, 404, 462; badge of, 443; flag of, 443; camp of, 449; march by, 463, 466


Second Jowa Cavalry, directions received by, 150; service of, 172, 177, 137: enthusiasin of, 188; members of, 192; parade viewed by, 192


Second Jowa Infantry, organization of. 3: assignment of, to brigade, 185; officers of, 221; service of, 269; ap- pearance of, 476


Second Kansas Infantry, encampment of. 25


Second Kentucky Infantry, assault made by, 323; capture of troops from, 324 Second-lieutenant, service of Henry H. Wright as, viii


Second-lieutenants, names of, 6-8


Second Tennessee Infantry, position of, at Shiloh, 85


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Second Texas Infantry, assault by, 90 Sedalia ( Missouri), Union troops at, 32, 43, 44, 483; Iowa recruits received at, 45; report of surrender near, 53; activities at, 58


Seminary, Jowa troops on campus of, 122 Senatobia ( Mississippi), Union troops at, 181, 187; destruction of property at, 190; scouting parties near, 191


Senatobia Creek, Confederates along, 190 Sentinel, breach of discipline by, 46; Union soldier killed by, 107: duty of, 119; shots fired by, 178, 179 Sentinels, orders to, 109


Sergeant-inajor, appointment of, 8 Sergeants. duty of, 119


Service, John W., wound received by, 99 Seventeenth Alabama Infantry, assault by, 90; position held by, 315


Seventeenth Army Corps, division com- mander of, 149; orders relative to, 149, 351; activities of, 283, 394, 401, 403, 445; position of, 284, 299, 302, 309, 322, 364, 382, 394. 421, 427, 431, 173: assault on, 304; composi- tion of, 336, 476; strength of, 355; advance made by, 376, 405 ; assault b;, 397; camp of, 413: river crossed by, 422; review of, 434, 453, 454, 463; casualties in, 435


Seventeenth Iowa Infantry, appearance of, 476


Seventh Illinois Cavalry, service of, 183 Seventh Illinois Infantry, service of, 172, 398, 422; location of, 341; valor of, 343


Seventh Iowa Infantry, assembling of. at Camp Warren, 5; character of troops in, 9; service of, 269; service of officer of, 422; appearance of, 476 Seventh Missouri Infantry, assignment of, to duty, 34, 50; report of sur- render of, 53


Seventieth Ohio Infantry, reenforcement of, 88; activities of, 94; assignment of, to brigade, 108, 149, 194, 263: Sixth Iowa relieved by, 135; officers of, 182, 312, 313


Seventy-second Ohio Infantry, assignment of, to brigade, 103; duty of, as guards, 129; service of. 139


Seventy-seventh Ohio Infantry, assign- ment of, to brigade, 103


Shadna Church, Union troops near. 321 Shady Grove (North Carolina), Union troops at, 461


Shambaugh, Benj. F., editor's introdne- tion by, x


Shannon, A. M., Confederate troops com- manded by, 436; report by, 437


Sharp, Abner W., loss of, in action, 214 Sharp, F. M., wound received by, 294 Sharp, George M., death of, 97


Sharp, Isaac B., wound received by, 294 Sharp, John, wound received by, 98


Sharpshooters, activities of, 314, 315, 327, 385, 409, 422


Shaw, Albert T., service of, as major, 27; report of, relative to physical con- dition of troops. 49; petition of, rela- tive to reappointment of Thomas J.


Ennis, 54; medical service of, 129; ambulance corps created by, 180;


bravery of, 238; muster of, from ser- vice, 349


Shearer, David, death of, 267


Sheep, taking of, 146, 147


Sheets, William, death of, 97


Shellmound (Tennessee), Union troops at, 230, 250


Sherek, David, wound received by, 318 Sheridan, Philip, cavalry commanded by, 470


Sherin, John, wound received by. 242 Sherman, William T., march of, to sea, vi, 392; troops commanded by, 61, 69, 70, 71, 77, 124, 127, 135, 138, 143, 148, 149, 155, 197, 212, 219, 223, 240, 244, 245, 247, 248, 253, 258, 261, 302, 328, 330, 334. 340, 343. 344. 345, 355, 360, 389, 392, 394. 396, 418, 425, 426, 431, 439, 445, 448, 450, 453, 463, 464, 471, 476, 480, 482; troops reviewed by. 63, 104, 133, 148, 216, 217, 228, 325, 337, 387, 388, 434, 453, 454. 455, 456. 470; military education of, 71; loca- tion of army under, 76; orders given by, 81, 109, 116-120, 130, 131, 132, 139. 233. 335, 356, 379, 434, 459; service of, 85, 87, 115, 469, 485: consultation of, with Grant, 86; battle line formed by, 87, 430; camp of, 94, 113, 114; casualties in troops of, 101, 435; advance of Fifth Division of army of, 106; activity of division directed by, 108, 113, 114; Sixth Iowa directed by, 115: arrival of, at Mem- phis, 125; speech delivered by, 148; expedition of, against Vicksburg, 153 ; Grant supported by, 166; attack by, 196, 290; note written by, 197; ex- pedition planned by, 198; note to, 199; inilitary genins of, 202, 288: arrival of, at Collierville, 220, 221; Second Brigade commended by, 238, 239; confidence in, 243, 272, 299, 338, 359, 442; report by, 250, 251, 385, 387; camp life of. 271, 272; hospitals protected by, 272; loyalty of troops to, 272, 338, 359, 442, 458, 477: military campaigns of, 287, 393, 456, 459, 460: request made by. 303; truce accepted by, 335; arrival of, 337; family of, 337, 472, 473; message sent to, 344: Union officer commended by, 344, 345; capture of fort witnessed by, 383; surrender of Savannah de- manded by, 385; flag of truce sent by, 385; communication of, to President Lincoln, 388; appearance of, 407, 472, 473, 475; permission granted by, 409; service of, at Columbia, S. C., 413; headquarters of. 423; presence of, in camps, 429; financial extremity of, 441; attitude of, toward soldiers, 442; attitude of, to making advance, 446; position of, 448; announcement of the death of Lincoln made by, 449; nego- tiation of, relative to peace, 452, 454. 455, 457; property rights respected by, 461; arrival of, at Manchester,


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465: greetings tendered to, 475; hu- miliation of, 477; correspondence of, with Grant, 478; deportment of, 478


Sherman, Mrs. W. T., reference to, 441, 442


"Sherman's Bummers", bravery of, 438: stories told relative to, 473; activities of, 479


Shiloh, battle of, vi, 65, 76-92, 95, 114, 129, 222, 338, 394, 484, 486, 490; Iowa troops at, vi, 93-105; advance of troops to, 57-75; military formation at, 75, 76, 95; battlefield of, 76; Un- ion troops. at, 83, 106, 127; Thomas J. Ennis at battle of, 91; casualties at, 101, 129, 130, 138; improvement of roads near, 103; reference to, 113; lack of fortification at, 114: strength of Confederate army at, 121; cloth- ing issued at, 122; reorganization of band after battle of, 123; prisoner tak- en at, 130, 133, 134: anniversary of battle of, 173: inefficiency of soldiers at, 314; display of banner in honor of, 475; trip of soldiers to, 483


Shiloh Church, location of, 63; troops near, 63, 70, 74, 95, 104; response of Union batteries at, 77; streams flow- ing near, 77


Shinbone Valley road, Union troops on, 348


Shipman, Charles B., death of, 317


Ship's Gap, fortifications at, 347


Shoal Creek, Union camp near, 227; sl:irmishes near, 321


Shoes, issue of, 203


Sibley tents, issue of, 24; discontinu- ance of use of, 141


Sick, care of, 49


Sickness, prevalence of, 45, 49, 50, 121, 217


Siege, conducting of, by Confederates, 315


Siege guns, use of, at Shiloh, 88


Sigel, Franz, troops commanded by, 32


Sigler, D. S., service of, as lieutenant, 164


Signal guns, firing of, 473


Silfversparre, Axel, battery commanded by, 139


Silver, use of, in paying soldiers, 52; scarcity of, 134


Silversmith, David, return of, to service, 133; wound received by, 242


Simpson, John R., bugle sounded by, 208 Sister's Ferry, Union troops at, 398, 405 Sixteenth Army Corps, orders relative to, 149; activities of, 172, 173; divi- sion commander in, 183; commander of, 263; advance by, 264; bridge built by, 269; position of, 275, 302, 309, 322; assault made on, 304; camp of, 308; wound of officer of, 318


Sixteenth Iowa Infantry, appearance of, in parado, 476


Sixth Illinois Cavalry, service of, 139, 172, 177, 183


Sixth Iowa Infantry, surviving mem- bers of. v; officers of, v, 115, 164, 236, 238, 278, 306, 310, 317, 331, 389, 390, 435, 465, 492; service of,


vi, vii, 1, 114, 179, 184, 185, 187, 191, 204, 206, 214, 221, 231, 236, 268, 278, 301, 306, 319, 331, 335, 362, 383, 385, 386, 409, 410, 418, 419, 429, 431, 438; strength of, vi, vii, 49, 56, 96, 129, 254, 292, 301, 389; casualties in, vii, 49, 30, 93, 96- 102, 116, 129, 217, 218, 236, 240- 243, 276, 278-280, 286. 292-295, 306, 307, 310, 311, 317, 318, 329, 330, 331, 368, 370, 371, 416, 428, 435; Henry H. Wright member of, vili; or- ganization of, 2, 3, 5; athlete in, 9; character of troops in, 9. 254; orders concerning. 10, 11, 12, 15, 16; tribute to, 13, 14, 208, 209; departure of, 13, 14, 15 16: reinforcements from troops of, 18; troops from, returned to Keokuk, 19; clothing for. 20, 444; transportation of, down Mississippi, 21; assignment of, to brigade. 34, 60. 108, 139, 149, 183, 194. 212, 224, 263, 275, 356, 364; unfurling of flag of, 39; inspection of, 48, 67, 122, 123, 153, 189, 256, 337, 415; assignment of, to garrison, 50; rumor of removal of, to Texas, 50; La Mine River crossed by, 51; dress parade by, 51; 192; eagerness of, for active service, 58, 59; activities of, 58, 59, 114, 177, 188, 222, 248, 471; position of, 62, 63, 76, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 88, 207, 266, 285, 310, 324, 337, 366, 370, 430, 431, 432; church attended by, 67; guard duty of, 77, 129, 134, 144, 372, 377, 378, 379, 401, 405, 411, 414, 418, 420, 429, 454; skirmishes of, 78, 203, 235, 303, 326, 350; injury to hearing of members of, 88: fatigue of troops of, 93; James A. Garfield's report relative to, 94; Grant in com- mand of troops from, 94; firing on, by Confederates, 94, 95; capture of mem- bers of, 97-101, 279, 280; advance of, 106, 178, 182, 268, 276, 407, 408, 432; recruiting of, 111, 116. 339; return of, 113, 453; camp of, 116, 122, 156, 162, 191, 196, 199, 205. 209, 221, 232, 251, 264, 308, 339, 366, 394, 398, 462, 470, 493; pay- ment of 134, 138, 171, 216, 223, 226, 352, 482; appearance of, at Memphis, 137, 138, 194; return of, to Fort Pick- ering, 138; arrest of members of. 147; influence of politics on, 166; tents is- sued to, 172; condition of, 173, 185, 199, 200, 476; letters written by mem- bers of, 173; service of, as mounted infantry, 185, 187, 191; relief sent to, 208: report relative to, 208, 209: valor of, 208. 209; railroad destroyed by, 211; scouting expeditions of, 255; foraging expeditions of, 256, 379; re- enlistment of, 256; march of, 263, 298, 395, 446, 467, 475; rifle-pits occupied by, 278; muster out of, 300, 488; tobacco given troops of, 316; visit of Governor in camp of, 316, 317: critical position of, 320; retreat of, 320; review of, 337: sorrow of men- bers of, at death of John L. Bashore,


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349; votes cast by members of, 352; promotion of riembers of, 389, 390; assault upon, 406; conduct of mem- bers of, 414, 415: passes granted to members of, 450; address delivered by officer of, 465; appearance of, 476; embarking of, on Ohio River, 430; return of, to Louisville. 482; anniver- sary observed by, 453; troops asso- ciated with, 488, 439; separation of members of, 494


Sixth lowa Veteran Infantry, furloughs of, 259; transfer of troops to, 479; farewell address to, 489-491 Sixth Kentucky Infantry. activities of, 85, 86; assault by. 323


Sixth Mississippi Infantry, service of, at Shiloh, 85


Sixth Ohio Infantry, bravery of, 89; assignment of, to service, 139


Sixth Texas Cavalry, service of, 202 Sixty-sixth Indiana Infantry, service of, 220


Skelly, James M. (see Skelly, Joseph M.) Skelly, Joseph MI., transfer of, 133


Skirmishers, retreat of, 323


Skirmishes, participation in, 107, 110,


203, 206, 207, 249, 251, 260, 259, 275, 276, 280, 281, 282, 281, 297, 299, 302, 314, 315, 321, 322, 325, 326, 327, 342, 350, 358, 365, 373, 378, 381. 385, 386, 399, 400, 402, 406, 408, 409, 430, 432, 433, 446, 447


Slack ( Missouri officer), troops command- ed by. 32


Slaves, conditions of. In South. 1. 168. 175; freeing of, 158: opinion of, 167; labor of. on fortifications. 299


Sleight, Devila, death of, 293


Slocum. Henry W., Union troops coin- manded by, 328, 355, 373, 413, 430, 445, 459: orders to, 379, 465: service of, 431, 445, 473; attitude of, toward dependent citizens, 451; officer on staff of, 451


Smallpox. death from. 271


Smith ( Confederate officer). troops com- manded by, 165. 172 Smith, Captain, activities of, 255


Smith, Major, fort in field of. 161, 165 Smith. Albert M., death of, 100


Smith, Asbury, wound received by, 213 Smith, "Bob". paroles granted by, 166. 167; guerrilla band led by, 17] Smith, Charles F .. command assigned to, 65; position selected by, 65


Smith, G. W., service of, 369


Smith. Giles A., brigade commanded by, 234, 290. 292 Smith, Henry W., death of, 100


Smith, James Riley, wound received by, 9S


Smit 1. John E .. Union troops command- ed by. 234. 239. 240. 263, 336. 353. 355, 381, 387, 401, 429; appearance of, 407


Smith, Milo, brigade commanded by, 355, 376


Smith, Morgan L., troops commanded by. 108, 132, 234. 263, 309; advance led


by. 110; lesve of absence grauted to, 318 Smith. A. M., service of, as physician, 492


Smith, Robert W., plantation of, 157


Smith, Samuel, wound received by, 279 Smith, Thomas J .. wound received by, 99 Smith, Walter, death of, 99


Smith, William Soor, troops commanded by, 177. 180, 151, 183, 193, 194, 199, 203, 209, 212; communication sent by, 208


Smithfield (North Carolina), Confeder- ate camp at, 445; roads to, 415, 447; Confederate troops at, 146 Smithfield road, juncture of, 431; Union troops along, 447


Smyrna Camp Meeting Grounds, Union troops at, 339. 340, 332


Snake Creek, Union troops near, 70; stream flowing into, 87


Snake Creck Gap, Union troops at. 264, 265, 346; skirmishes hear. 347 Snake Creek Valley, occupation of, by Confederate forces, 317 Snov, troops in. 47, 51, 52


Snyder, O. C., wound received by, 242, 295: promotion of, 391


Snyder's Bluff, Union troops at, 195, 199; equipment at,. 212; casualty at, 218


Social activities, enjoyment of, in camps,


Social Circle (Georgia), Union troops at, 356


Soldiers, number of, 5; care of. 5, 203; equipment of, 5, 11, 146: character of, 9. 250; attitude of, when called to service, 10; food for. 11; tributes to, 13; transportation of, 17, 61; de- struction of property by, 19, 20; in- spiration received by, at United States Arsenal. 24: hospitals for, 26, 45; appearance of, 30; discontent among, 37: furloughs to, 45. 216; pay of, 47, 107, 108. 134. 138; hardships of, 47. 48. 61. 117, 208, 211, 248, 249, 204: disability of 50, 51; wine given to. 59: duties of, 61: preparation of. to hold Mississippi Valley, 66; re- strictions upen, 70, 71, 131, 146: experiences of, prior to enlistment. 71. 72: treatment of. 89, 161: burial of, 102: instructions observed by, 120; privileges granted to, 130, 131, 220: conduct of. 130, 131, 411. 414: onpor- tunity to visit with, in camp, 134; punishment of, 147: addresses to, 159, 160, 489-491: capture of. 172; let- ters by, 173-175; participation of. in election. 221, 335; courage of, 250; leave of absence granted to, 333; in- toxication of. 414


"Sole-leather-pie Camp", naming of. 47 Sole-leather-pies, reference to, 47, 483 Solon. troops from. 4


Sommers. Jerome B. (see Summers, Je- rome B. )


Songs, singing of. 380, 483


Soundings, taking of. on the Mississippi, 21, 22


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South, Confederate troops in, 452; cam- paigning in, 482


South, Gate City of the, 487


South Bend ( Indiana), Union soldier at, 442


South Broad Street (Savannah, Georgia), Union troops on, 387, 388


South Carolina, Union army in, vi, 386, 393, 394, 398, 399, 408, 423, 426, 441, 442, 466, 484, 487, 490; ad- vance on capital of. 405, 406; destruc- tion of railroads in, 414; destruction of property in. 414, 417; swamps in, 428; topography of, 461; roads in, 480 South Carolina Railroad, Union troups along, 398, 402, 403; destruction of, 404


South Edisto River. crossing of, 404


South River, Union troops along, 427; crossing of, 428


Southern belles, reference to, 175


Southern Historical Society Papers, de- scription of battle of Chattanooga in, 239, 240


Spain, William, wound received by, 100 Spalhnan, John, wound received by, 286 Spanish-American War, service of Joseph Wheeler in, 90


Special aide, men serving as, 74


Spencer riiles, use of, 365, 368, 403, 431 Spencer's plantation, Union camp on, 462 Spinks, James P., wound received by, 279, 435


Springfield (Missouri), march to, 32, 38, 41, 49, 58, 483; Fremont's army at, 40, 44; encampment near, 41, 43; drill in camp at. 43; Iowa recruits at, 45; care of sick on march to, 49 Springfield (South Carolina), Union troops at, 423


Springfield musket, 59, 67


Springfield rifles. use of, 365, 368, 403


Springtown Meeting-House, Union camp at, 402


Spurling, James H., death of, 97


Squad drill, time devoted to, 26


Staff officers, assembling of, 473, 474


Stafford, Orin P., promotion of, 390, 492 Stafford Court House (Virginia), Union troops at. 466, 67


Stafford hills, view of landscape from, 468


Stampede, cause of, in Union camp, 212 Stanton, E. M., peace terms criticised by,




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