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Cumberland River, its importance, 286; at Fort Donelson, 295; near the mountains, 425.
Curtis, General, his army, 197; pur- sues Price, 198; at Pea Ridge, 202; remonstrates with Van Dorn, 207.
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Daily, Lieutenant Colonel, promoted, 208.
Dark day, 594.
Daum's Battery, at Greenbrier, 92.
Davidson's Battery at Pea Ridge, 203.
Davis, General Jeff C., his early ca- reer, 156, 157; in Sumter, 157; is promoted, 157; in Jefferson City, 165; disposal of his forces, 165;
in Warrensburg expedition, 192; command of division, 197; moves towards Springfield, 197; joins Curtis, 197; on Sugar Creek, 200; position at Pea Ridge, 200, 201; in battle, 205; goes to Cape Girar- deau, 209; is promoted, 210; goes down the Mississippi, 210; kills Nelson, 505.
Davis's Division, its march to Spring- field, 197; crosses the Osage, 197 ; reaches Lebanon, 197; becomes part of Curtis' army, 197; at Pea Ridge, 200; marches to Sulphur Rock, 208; to Cape Girardeau, 209; goes down the Mississippi, 210; joins Buell, 602.
Davis, Captain, succeeds Foote, 415. Davis, President Jeff., his slander of
Indiana troops, 62; cheered in Louisville, 218; disapproves Floyd and Pillow, 310; poetical effusion about, 326.
Deer, frighten picket, 89.
Delzell, Lieutenant, in expedition against Huntsville, 100; his kind- ness, 127.
Democratic party, its characteristic doctrine, 6; its division, 8; mi- nority report of, 631; in harmony with Republican party, 640.
Demotte, C. W., his story, 494.
Denby, Lieutenant Colonel, is silent, 404; sends out scouts, 406; in bat- tle of Chaplin Hills, 622.
Department of the Ohio, 226.
Department of the Mississippi, 226. Department of Missouri, 226.
Des Allemands, fight in the swamps of, 566.
De Tocqueville quoted, 148.
Dick, Lieutenant Colonel George F., welcomed by the Eighty-Sixth, 627; his labors, 627.
Dick Robinson, Camp, its establish- ment, 219; its situation, 242; troops at, 242; Kirby Smith at, 625.
Dille, Captain Israel C., at Wild Cat, 245.
Dirt eaters, 357.
Dix, General, likes the Twenty-First Indiana, 544.
Dix, camp, 544.
Donelson, Fort, its surrender causes rejoicing on the La Mine, 212; pro- tects Bowling Green, 278; its situ- ation, 286; its defences, 294; its vicinity, 295; its garrison, 285;
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line of its investment, 297; its siege on Wednesday, 297; its siege on Thursday, 297, 298 ; its siege on Friday, 300, 301; council of war held in, 302; its siege on Saturday, 302; confusion in besieging force at, 304; northwest angle of, 307; second council held in, 308; sur- renders, 310; Sunday in, 311; joy in, 311; is girdled with dead and wounded, 312; troops surrendered with, 313.
Donelson, General, in conversation, 221 ; his attempt to frighten pris- oners, 122.
Donnelly's brigade, retreats from Strasburg, 458; on Winchester Heights, 459.
Douglass, John, gives alarm, 406.
Dover, council of war in, 302.
Drainesville, engagement of, 511.
Drake, Joseph, his character and death, 256.
Duck river, is bridged, 356.
Dumont, General Ebenezer, his ap- pearance, character, birth and edu- cation, 25; career previous to the war, 26; eloquence, 26; march to Philippi, 31; attack on Philippi, 32, 33; his resolution, 46; his health, 47; at Greenbrier, 92; his promotion, 329; at Elkwater, 329; is assigned to Mitchell's division, 329 ; his horse captured, 343; keeps Morgan's horse, 343; assigned to command of Nashville, 355; chases Morgan, 600; goes home, 600.
Dunham, Colonel C. L., 139; his po- sition in civil life, 270; his char- acter, 270; at railroad bridge of Munfordsville, 604; is proposed as commissioner to peace convention, 634.
Dunlap, H., scouting, 65; at Patter- son's creek, 67, 68.
Dunlap, R. M., scouting, 65; at Pat- terson's creek, 67, 68.
Dunlap, Dr. Livingston, hospital in care of, 324; declaration of, 325; number of sick in his hospital, 325. Dunning, Colonel, at Blue's Gap. 446.
Durham, Adjutant, at Wild Cat, 246.
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East Tennessee, fugitives from at Camp Dick Robinson, 242; at Lon- don, 249; on the retreat, 251;
martial law proclaimed in, 281; joy in, 430.
Edgefield, Buell's advance reaches, 333; McCook arrives at, 334.
Edgefield Junction, fight at, 602. Eddy, Dr. Norman, 139.
Edri, Camp, pioneers at, 113. Edwards, William, his bravery, 617. Eigenman, Captain John, in battle of Chaplin Hills, 623.
Eighth Battery, its organization, 141; in camp of instruction, 272; in Nelson's division, 336; is first in Nashville, 341.
Eighth Regiment, its departure from Indianapolis, 44; journey to Clarksburg, 44; its labors at Clarksburg and march to Buck- hannan, 45; march up Rich moun- tain, 54; in battle of Rich moun- tain, 54; at Laurel Hill, 60; return to Indianapolis, 60; its reorgani- zation, 162; is ordered to St. Louis, 156; to Jefferson City, 166; moves to Georgetown, 174; is at Otter- ville, 190; at Syracuse, 190; in Warrensburg expedition, 192; in winter quarters, 195; on the march, 198; its position at Pea Ridge, 200; in battle, 204.
Eighteenth Battery, organization, 141.
Eighteenth Regiment, its nucleus, 135; its organization, 158; in St. Louis, 158; in Jefferson City, 165; its march to Booneville, 165; moves towards Lexington, 172; captures the Sunshine, 172; moves to Georgetown, 174; at Otterville and Syracuse, 190; in Warrensburg expedition, 192; in winter quar- ters, 195; its position at Pea Ridge, 200; in battle, 203; at Batesville, 209.
Eightieth Regiment, in pursuit of Bragg, 596; in battle of Chaplin Hills, 616.
Eighty-First, in pursuit of Bragg, 596; at Chaplin Hills, 620.
Eighty-Sixth, in pursuit of Bragg, 596; the day after Perryville battle, 624; at Wild Cat, 626; its march to Gallatin, 627; is attacked at Rural Hill, 627; its ignorance, and its wretched condition, 627.
Eighty-Seventh, at Chaplin Hills, 620.
Eighty-Eighth, at Chaplin Hills, 616.
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Eighty-Ninth, in army of the Ohio, 596; at Crawfordsville, 603.
Ekin, General, appropriates gymna- sium for prisoners, 320.
Eleventh Battery, 141; in Army of the Ohio, 335; at Pittsburg Land- ing, 396.
Eleventh Regiment, its character, appearance, banners and motto, 61; guards tho river, 63; goes to Cumberland, 64; its expedition to Romney, 64; its fight on Patterson's Creck, 67; its Fourth of July cele- bration, 67; march to Martinsburg, 69; waits, 70; returns, 70; is at Paducah, 272; in expedition, 274; up the Tennessee, 287; marches to Fort Heiman, 290; reaches Donel- son, 300; joins in assault, 306; at Shiloh, 374; its losses, 383; in Memphis, 422.
Elizabethtown, Sherman's arrival at, 229; religious services at, 266.
Elizabeth river, its warlike appearance, 501; its color, 506. Elkhorn Tavern, 200.
Elkwater, 78, its sudden rise, 88.
Elkwater, camp, its fortifications, 76; Reynolds at, 82; skirmishing near, 83.
Ellis, Hon. Erastus W. H., 139; ap- pointed commissioner to peace con- vention, 638.
Ellsworth, his death, 17.
Elzey, General, on Winchester Heights, 459.
England, talk about, 500.
Erdelmeyer, Colonel Francis, at Row- lett's Station, 235.
Essex, gunboat, before Fort Henry, 287; in the attack, 288; bursts her boiler, 289 ; heroism on the, 289. Evans, Major John D., in three months' campaign, 229.
Evansville, liberality of, 13; sends aid to the wounded, 313. Eve, her politics, 423.
Evening Shade, Army of the South- west at, 208.
Ewell, General, in front of Banks, 456; on Winchester Heights, 459.
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Fair Oaks, battle of, 520. Falmouth, Shields' division at, 456. Fanny, steamer, approaches Chicka- macomico, 487; is captured, 488.
Farley, L., scouting, 65; on Kelley's Island, 67.
Farmers, liberality of, 13; their want of endurance, 249; are seldom at the head of regiments, 264.
Fayetteville, its desolation, 408; Neg- ley at, 412.
Fifth Battery of artillery, its organi- zation, 141; in school of instruc- tion, 272; its armament, 272; in Turchin's brigade, 329; on the route to Huntsville, 401; stops a train, 402; in battle of Chaplin Hills, 618.
Fifth division of the Army of the Ohio, ordered to move, 330; goes to Nashville, 335; crosses Duck river, 356; at Shiloh, 373.
Fifteenth regiment, its place of ren- dezvous, 72; its transference, 73; its removal to West Virginia, 74; skirmishes with Lee's troops, 83; at Greenbrier, 95; its labors and battles in West Virginia, 262; in Nelson's division, 235; in Wood's division, 235; at Shiloh, 381; in pursuit of Bragg, 595; at Chaplin Hills, 620.
Fiftieth regiment, its organization, 139; leaves Indianapolis, 270; in Wood's division, 335; in Army of the Ohio, 586; at Edgefield Junc- tion, 602 ; at Munfordsville, 604.
Fifty-First regiment, its organization, 139; leaves Indianapolis, 270; in Wood's division, 335; arrives at Pittsburg Landing, 395 ; in Buell's long march, 596.
Fifty-Second, its formation, 139; its equipments, 269; its character, 296; joins Grant's army, 295; its posi- tion before Fort Donelson, 297; sup- ports a battery, 299; joins in as- sault, 308 ; its arrival at Pittsburg Landing, 395; in Buell's long march, 596.
Fifty-Third, its organization, 139, 140; guards Camp Morton, 327; unites with Sixty-Second, 327; arrives at Pittsburg Landing, 395.
Fifty-Fourth, its formation, 139.
Fifty-Fifth, its organization, 139; in Army of the Ohio, 596; near Rich -. mond, 607.
Fifty-Sixth, its consolidation with the- Fifty-Second, 139.
Fifty-Seventh, its formation, 140; goes to Bardstown, 270; its char-
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acter, 270; its colonel, 270; in | Wood's division, 335; at Shiloh, 381 ; loss at Shiloh, 383; in Buell's long march, 576; at Chaplin's Hills, 620.
Fifty-Eighth, its formation, 140; first movements of, 271 ; its colonel, 271 ; in Wood's division, 335; arrives at Pittsburg Landing, 395; in Buell's long march, 596; rate of marching, 597.
Fifty-Ninth, its formation, 140; joins Pope's army, 346; at Pittsburg Landing, 395; leaves the Missis- sippi, 414.
First battery of artillery, its organi- zation, 140; at Pea Ridge, 200.
First cavalry regiment, its organiza- tion, 137; ordered to Missouri, 156; its colonel, 159; its size, 160; ar- rives in St Louis, 161; its arms and equipments, 161; at Pilot Knob, 187; at Fredericktown, 186; its activity, 187; its attachment to the Twenty-First Illinois, 187.
First division of the Army of the Ohio, its organization, 278; marches towards Cumberland Gap, 278; at Logan's cross roads, 279; enters Zollicoffer's entrenchments, 281; at Somerset, 283; moves towards Nashville on steamers, 335; arrives at Nashville, 341; before Corinth, 394.
Fletcher, Dr. William B., iu Camp Morton, 16; as Fife Major, 29; as scout, 36; arrives at Buckhannan and reports, 43; reconnoitres Lau- rel Hill and enters the Rebel camp, 51; on Reynolds' staff, 102; ex- plores, 104; ordered to scout, 105; in search of dinner, 107; captured, 109; in irons, 113; his journey to Huntsville, 114; is examined, 115; removed to Tennessee camp, 118; removed to Georgia camp, 119; back to Tennessee camp, 120; tried and threatened, 121; sick, 123; attempts to escape and is recaptur- ed, 123; his second attempt, 124; in jail, 126; on exhibition, 128; joins Union prisoners, 130; march to Staunton, 132; arrival at Rich- mond, 133; in Libby, 134; in charge of hospital for prisoners, 320.
Fletcher, Professor Miles J., his death, 397; his talents, goodness, useful- ness and patriotism, 398.
Florence, reconnoisance to, 201; guarded by Confederates, 352; Negley at, 412.
Floyd, General, at Carnifax Ferry, 431; retreats, and goes to Rich- mond, 433; arrives at Donelson, 295; his opinion of the situation, and his plan, 302; changes his plan, 305; in his second council, 309; his personal appearance, 309; his determination, 309; he resigns and steals away, 310; is despised by Northern men, 309; hated by Southern men, 315; epigram on, 315.
Foote, Commodore, 284; reconnoitres Fort Henry, 185; explores the bed of the Tennessee, 287; makes ar- rangements .with Grant, 288; makes attack, 290; his sympathy with sufferers, 290; goes to Cairo, 295; moves up the Cumberland, 296; bombards Island No. 10, 350; moves towards Memphis, 414; re- tires from service, 414.
Forbearance of the soldiers in West Virginia, 22; of the Government in West Virginia, 36; of General Lander, 45; of the Government for Kentucky, 218; of Buell at Nash- ville, 339; of General Halleck, in regard to fugitives within the lines, 274; of Colonel Fitch at Memphis, 418; of the President, towards Grant, the army and the country, 388; of Buell on the march to Huntsville, 596; of Buell at Huntsville, 598; of the army on the James, 506; of the President towards Mcclellan, 511.
Forrest, his depredations, 600; is routed, 600; captures Murfrees- boro, 601.
Forsyth, Army of the Southwest at, 208.
Fortieth regiment, recruiting of, 138 ; its arrival at Bardstown, 272; in Wood's division, 345; at Shiloh, 381; in Buell's long march, 596; at Chaplin Hills, 620.
Forty-First regiment, see Second cavalry.
Forty-Second regiment, its organiza- tion, 138; arrives at Henderson, 265; in Calhoun, Owensboro and South Carrolton, 265; i's scouts at Greenville, 265; it embarks, 336; leaves Nashville, joins Mitchell and marches southeast, 403; gives up
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slaves, 404; at War Trace, 405; in - fight, 406; at Murfreesboro, 405; at Fayetteville, 408; at Huntsville, 410; in pursuit of Bragg, 596; at Chaplin Hills, 616; its losses at Chaplin Hills, 620; letter about, G20.
Forty-Third, its organization, 138; at Calhoun, 263; at Spottsville, 264; its colonel, 264; joins Pope's army, 346; at Osceola, 414; on the boats, 419.
Forty-Fourth regiment, its organiza- tion, 138; remains in Fort Wayne, 266; goes to Henderson, 265; at Calhoun, 265; its position in siege of Donelson, 300; moves to Mc- Clernand's aid, 303, 304; its posi- tion at Shiloh, 359; hastens to the front, 362 ; rallies round the flag, 367; four color-bearers are shot, 367; its position second day, 374; makes a charge, 381; loss at Shi- loh, 383; in Buell's long march, 596; at Chaplin Hills, 620.
Forty-Fifth, see Third cavalry. Forty-Sixth, organization of, 139; leaves Logansport, 263; singular coincidence in the history of, 263; at New Haven, 262 ; joins Army of the Mississippi, 346; at Osceola, 415; on the boats, 419.
Forty-Seventh, its organization, 139; at Bardstown, 263; near New Ha- ven, 262; joins Army of the Mis- sissippi, 346; at Biddle's Point, 349; at Osceola; 415; marches through Memphis, 419.
Forty-Eighth, its organization, 139; at Pittsburg Landing, 395.
Forty-Ninth, its organization, 139; its first march, 269; is surprised, 269; its colonel, 270; its march to Cumberland Ford, 426 ; approaches Cumberland Gap, 427; letters from officer of, 427; its sickness, 428; its sick removed, 428; its retreat to the Ohio, 613; is sent to the Ka- nawha, 614.
Foster, Colonel John W., his letters about Shiloh, 363, 367.
Foster, Brigadier General Robert S., is promoted, 444; is in a skirmish, 455.
Fourteenth regiment, place of rendez- vous, 72; transference of, 72; re- moval to West Virginia, 74; em- ployment, 75; loss in skirmishes
with Lee's army, 88 ; condition, 92; conduct at Greenbrier, 93; in Vir- ginia, 431; leaves West Virginia, 444; at Romney, 444; in expedi- tion to Blue's Gap, 446; at Win- chester Heiglits, 452; its shout, 453; its loss, 454; is presented with a gun, 454; it reaches the James, 542; in march across the Peninsula, 573; its hardships on the Peninsula, 573.
Fourth or Nelson's division of Army of the Ohio, moves towards Nash- ville on steamers, 335; crosses Duck river, 356 ; at Shiloh, 383; at Bat- tle creek, 598.
Fourth battery of artillery, its organ- ization, 141; in camp of instruc- tion, 272; in march to Bowling Green, 335; in battle of Chaplin Hills, 616.
Fourteenth battery of artillery, 141. Fox, capture of, 555; value of, 557. Fox, James, murdered, 191. France, talk about, 500.
Franklin, Kentucky, welcomes Mitch- ell, 333.
Franklin, General, joins Mcclellan, 517; moves to West Point, 518; defends White Oak Creek, 535 ; his position on Malvern Hill, 538.
Fredericktown, affair at, 186.
Fremont, General, his department, 152; his fame, 152; his powers, 153; his duties, 153; difficulty with U. S. Treasurer, 154; pre- parations, 154, 155; his care for soldiers, 164; his industry, 164; his plans and expectations, 164; sends troops forward, 164; declares martial law, 166; excites anger, 168; his independence, 169; his staff, 169; his guard, 169, 177; his army, 169; his situation, 170; asks reinforcements, 171; orders aid to Lexington, 175; is ready to move, 174; pursues Price, 1.75; at Tipton, 175; his visitors, 176; moves from Tipton, 177; on the Osage, 179; beyond the Osage, 180; advises, Zagonyi, 180; makes an agreement with Price, 180; is superseded, 183; his departure from the army, 184; his recep- tion at St. Louis, 184; his plan for the western campaign, 283; at Wheeling, 456; his corps, 456; at Franklin, 458; moves to-
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wards the east, 460; on the march, [ Geary's brigade, on Manassas Gap 461; enters Strasburg, 462; hast- railroad, 471 ; at Ashby's Gap, 472; at Piedmont, 472; at Slaughter mountain, 574. ens on, 462; at Cross Keys, 463; his report, 463; his disappointment, 467; is offended and resigns, 569. General Lovell, is sunk, 416. Georgetown, troops at, 175. Fremont's Army, as he received it, 152, 154; moves toward the west, Georgia troops, at Huntersville, 118 ; their unkindness, 119. 174; is consolidated, 175; is de- layed at Tipton, 175; contrasted Gerber, Lieutenant-Colonel John, is killed, 377. with Mcclellan's army, 176; its organization, 176; it moves on, Germans, proposition of, 136; their patriotism, 147; their love of Union, 231 ; in Missouri, 146; from Tennessee, 231. 177; its appearance, 177; its spir- it, 177; its affection for the com- mander, 177; delayed, 178; bridg- ing the Osage, 179; its reduced German regiment, first, see Thirty- Second regiment. rations, 180; at Springfield, 183; loses Fremont, 184; retreats, 185. German regiment, second, its failure, 140. Fremont's Guard, its formation, 169; its approach to Springfield and its German patriot in prison, 496. charge, 181; its dead, 182; returns Gibbon's brigade, in a reconnois- sance, 573; at Gainesville. 587. to St. Louis and is dismissed, 184; is paid by the President's order, Gibson, Colonel, at Shiloh, 380. 185.
French, Major Nathaniel B., in battle of Chaplin Hills, 623.
Front Royal, surprised, 458; retaken, 461.
Fry, General, kills Zollicoffer, 280. Fry, Dr. Thomas W., his hospital ar- rangements, 276 ; in siege of Don- elson, 312.
Frybarger, Captain Walton W., 141. Frybarger's battery, sec Third battery Fulkerson's brigade, at Winchester Heights, 451.
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Gaines' Mill, battle of, 529. Gainesville, battle of, 587.
Gallatin, fight near, 602.
Garnett, General, in West Virginia, 22 ; his camp, 48; his retreat, 52 : his death, 57.
Garnett's brigade, at Winchester Heights, 451.
Garrard, Colonel, advanced to Rock- castle Hills, 243; meets Coburn, 244.
Garrigus, M., secretary of Masonic Lodge, 229.
Gauley, Wise on, 431 ; fight on, 433. Gavin, Colonel James, at Port Re- publie, 466; at Bull Run, 591.
Gavitt, Major John Smith, at Fred- eriektown, 186; his death, 187.
Gazlay, Colonel Carter, at Huntsville, 402; promoted and dismissed, 599.
Gibson's brigade, at Shiloh, 380; guards the rear, 591.
Gilbert, General, commands a corps, 614; in battle of Chaplin Hills, 618.
Gilham, Colonel, his position and character, 114; his examination of Fletcher, 115.
Gillespie, Dr. William, 460.
Girard, William T., his death, 48.
Gladlen, General, 355; is mortally wounded, 372.
Glendale, battle of, 536.
Gooding, Colonel Michael, promoted, 208; his horse shot, 619; captured, 619; is commended, 620.
Gordon, Major Jonathan W., carries dispatches, 43; reconnoitres Laurel Hill, 51; his daring, 57; takes charge of the body of Garnett, 57. Gordon, Joseph, his character and death, 98.
Gordon's brigade, on retreat, from Strasburg, 458; in battle of Slaugh- ter mountain. 574.
Grafton, taken by Union troops, 23; troops leave, 31.
Grand Junction, guarded, 352.
Grant, General U. S., demands re- inforcements, 170; sends troops to Fredericktown, 186; seizes Padu- cah, 220; takes Smithland, 220; watches Columbus, 278; before Fort Henry, 287, 288; fails to keep his agreement, 289; orders all his forces before Fort Donelson, 295; his march to Fort Donelson, 296;
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This army, 296; arranges his line, 297; his anxiety, 299; sends a courier, 299; holds off, 300; in conference with Foote, 303; directs an assault on Pillow, 306; directs an assault on north - west angle of the works, 307; prepares for gen- eral assault, 308; his terms at Donelson, 310; lands at Dover, 310; his congratulations, 311 ; dis- arms Confederate officers, 313; talks to Buckner, 314; moves up the Tennessee, 358 ; lands at Sa- vannah, 358; moves up to Pitts- burg, 358; his coolness at Shiloh, 366; in conference with Sherman, 368; is almost alone in his hope- fulness, 369; breaks Beauregard's line, 381; claims victory, 387; is censured, 387; defends himself, 388; is not trusted, 396; is con- siderate for the enemy, 410; at Memphis, 422.
Gray Eagle, Milroy called, 27.
Great Republic, aground, 549; in mo- tion, 550; its condition, 550.
Green's Brigade, 574.
Green River, enemy on, 234; des- cribed, 239.
Greenbrier, affair at, 83; Union loss in, 94; flight of Rebels from, 100. Greensburg, liberality of, 13.
Gresham, Colonel Walter Q., 139; made Colonel of the Fifty-Third, 327.
Grimsby, Captain James, is commend- ed, 565,
Grose, General William, 137; his position in civil .life, 262.
Grote, his introduction to Syracusan expedition, 514; his close of S. E. 541.
Grover, T., scouting, 65; at Patter- son's Creek, 67.
Guerrillas, believed to be sanctioned by Lec, 79 ; hiding places for, 79; attack on Rangers, 79; pursuit of, 80; captured, 80; numerous, 45; in Missouri, 191; at Murrell's house, 232; harass Union army near Nashville, 342; attack pick- ets of the Thirtieth regiment, 342 ; harass army in southern Tennessee, 600; at Henderson, 601; at New- burg, 601.
Gum, Jim, appearance of, 79; cap- ture of, 79.
Gunboats, construction of, 283; man- ning of, 284; to go up the Cumber-
land and Tennessee, 283; before Fort Henry, 287; reconnoitre to Florence, 291 ; arrival at Fort Don- elson, 301; their part in the battle of Shiloh, 371; at Island No. 10, 350; before Fort Pillow, 414; in battle at Memphis, 416.
Guthrie, Albert, Milroy's second re- cruit, 27; captain in Forty-Eighth, 27.
Gwin, Lieutenant William, his birth, education and early career, 291 ; in command of the Tyler, 291; goes up the Tennessee, 291; is anxious to take part at Shiloh, 359 ; obtains leave to fire, 370; fires through the night, 371.
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HackIeman, General Pleasant A., del- egate to peace convention, 8; his position in civil life, 435 ; his self- denial, 436; his appointment to peace convention, 638.
Hail Columbia, relieves fatigue, 177; on entering Arkansas, 199; affects prisoners, 282.
Halleck, General, at St. Louis, 190; his orders against slaves, 274; at Pittsburg Landing, 394; feeling of soldiers for, 396; his prudence, 398; enters Corinth, 399; is considerate for the enemy, 410; in the cabinet, 572.
Hamilton's division, 395; moves to- wards Memphis, 414.
Hammond, Governor, succeeds Wil- lard, 628; his message, 629.
Hampden-Sydney, students of, 55. Hampton, 499.
Hampton Roads, warlike appearance of, 501.
Handcuffs, fable about, 113; put on prisoners; 113.
Hanging Rock, 81.
Hanson, General, in Fort Donelson, 295.
Hardee, General, a word about, 355; his position at Shiloh, 360.
Hardin, Lieutenant-Colonel Frank D., 140.
Harding, Lieutenant George C., his capture, 567.
Harney, General, 150.
Harpers's Ferry, seized by John Brown, 7; muskets destroyed at, 73. Harris, Captain Samuel J., 141.
Harris' battery, see Seventh battery.
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Harris, Governor, is frightened, 336 ; flies, 337. Harris, Major, 573.
Harrison, F., scouting, 65; at Patter- son's creek, 67.
Harrison, Brevet Brigadier General Thomas J., 138; his education and profession, 229.
Harrison's Bar, army at.
Harrisonburg, Banks at, 455; illumi- nation of, 458 ; skirmish near, 463. Harrow, Colonel William, on picket duty, 84; is promoted, 444.
Harter, Thomas O., in Reno's tent, 576; carries a message to Lost river, 586; his interview with Sigel, 577; his appearance, 577 ; starts to Richmond, 578; arrested, exam- ined and sent to Harrisonburg, 578; set to work at Staunton, 579; sent to Richmond, 579; his interview with Winder, 580; his stay in Richmond, 581; goes to Gordons- ville, 581 ; overhears an important consultation, 582 ; escapes, 582; tells his story in Reno's tent, 582 ; his story is confirmed by Sigel, 583; and by McDowell, 584.
Hascall, Brigadier General Milo S., 15 ; his education and experience, 262; his promotion, 395.
Hatch's cavalry, on retreat Strasburg, 458.
from Hatteras, Cape, 485.
Hatteras, Fort, its situation, 486; scenery about, 491.
Hatteras Inlet, its difficult passage, 486; force on, 492.
Hatteras Island, the Twentieth ap- proaches, 436; its character, 491 . October on, 492.
Hauser, Captain William A. W., at Wild Cat, 245; is wounded, 248. Hawkins, Colonel, removed, 492.
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