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teers, 27; in battle of Alleghany, 97; at Shiloh, 373; transferred to the regular army, 5$9.
Moorefield, movement from, 445. Moreau, Captain William C., his company at Camp Wicklyffe, 363. Morgan, General George, in com- mand of the Seventh division of the Army of the Ohio, 426; is prejudiced, 426; allows the remo- val of the sick, 428; takes Cum- berland Gap, 429; abandons the Gap, and orders the sick to be left behind, 613.
Morgan, Brevet Brigadier General William H., at Shiloh, 364; his pro- motion, 395.
Morgan, General John, skirmishes with a party of Indiana scouts, 232; harasses the army at Nashville, 342; his adroitness, 342; near Shel- byville, 411 ; is almost caught, 600; his raid through Kentucky, 600; in fight at Gallatin, 602.
Morrell, General, his position in the siege of Richmond, 522.
Morris, Judge B. F., his decision in a slave case, 5.
Morris, General Thomas A., made Brigadier General, 15; his educa- tion and character, 28; at Grafton, 30; his attack on Philippi, 30; his difficulties, 35; his vigilance, 36; his advance to Laurel Hill, 51; his pursuit of Garnett, 52; his thanks to his troops, 58; his victory, 58; his services unacknowledged, 71; his withdrawal from military ser- vice, 71.
Morrison, William, his liberality, 13. Morrison, John, one of the dead at Springfield, 182.
Morrison, Lieutenant, recruits for battery, 272.
Morton, Governor Oliver P., his pro- clamation calling for troops, 12 ;- encounters difficulties, 14; his measures, 72; prevents confusion in volunteering, 73; sends troops to General Reynolds, 88; his search for soldiers' clothing, 90; repre- sents to the cabinet the need of more troops, 135; obtains author- ity to accept more troops, 135; pro- cures arms, 142 ; establishes an ar- senal, 143; sends agents to relieve suffering, 144; sends additional surgeons, 145; his dispatch to Fre- mont, 171; his appointment of Mr.
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Baker, 162; sends equipments to St. Louis, 163; is criticized, 214; has the confidence of soldiers, 260; goes to Fort Donelson, 313; sends stores and surgeons to Pittsburg, 397; visits Indiana regiments, 397; his tribute to Professor Fletcher, 397; his efforts to relieve the For- ty-Ninth, 428; his present, 557; his votes, 629; is declared elected, 629; appoints peace commissioners, 638 ; his proclamation calling for six regiments, 638 ; calls the legis- lature in special session, 639; his message to the legislature in special session, 641.
Morton battery, see Sixth battery.
Morton, Camp, once a camp meeting ground, 15; becomes a military school, 16; becomes a prison, 317; its situation, size and character, 318 ; its want of conveniences, and its improvement, 319; largest number of prisoners in, 327; greatest number of deaths in, 327; its guards, 326.
Morton Rifles, see Thirty-Fourth regiment.
Mother, waiting for tidings, 34; gives up her son, 484; of eight soldiers, 593; like time, 470; follows her sons, 324; last thought of the dying, 313.
Mountaineers, their patriotism, 96; homesick, 249; joy among, 430.
Mount Jackson, Confederates on, 450. Mulbarger, G., one of Wallace's scouts, 65; in skirmish on Patter- son's Creek, 66.
Muldraugh's Hill, 223; arrival of Indiana troops at, 228.
Mullen, Harrison, is lamed and dis- charged, 593; re-enlisted and is wounded, 593.
Mullen, Mrs., her patriotism and her loneliness, 593.
Mullen, Colonel Barnard F., guards prisoners, 327.
Mulligan, Colonel, demands reinforce- ments, 170; surrenders, 171.
Muncie, soldier's pay sent to, 263.
Munfordsville, arrival of McCook's advance at, 234; arrival of the Second division at, 239; its situa- tion, vicinity and railroad bridge, 239; its fortifications attacked and captured, 603,
Munson's Hill, Confederates at, 510. Murder, first, in Indianapolis, 4; last,
by chain-gang, 4; of James Fox, 191; of stave, 213.
Marfreesboro, captured, 601; recap- tured, 599.
Murray, reached by reconnoitering party, 285.
Murrell, John A., died too soon, 232. Murrell, Mrs., entertains Confeder- ates, 232; scolds Union troops, 233.
N.
Nashville, rejoicing in, 336; conster- nation in, 336; confusion in, 337; its aspect from the river, 338; dis- play of welcome in, 339; capitol of, 339 ; is entered by Union troops, 341; women of, 342; is full of spies, 342; activity in, 343; under Dumont, 600.
Naval battle, before Memphis, 416. Naylor, Charles A., 141; his charac- ter, 571.
Nebraska troops, in siege of Donelson, 301; at Shiloh, 374.
Negley, General, his brigade, 233; detached from Army of the Ohio, 356 ; at Columbia, 411; his expedi- tion to Florence, 412; his demon- stration on Florence, 412 ; retreats, 413.
Negro, welcome at Fort Henry, 290; little girl at Columbia, 498; likes the eagle, 547; welcomes the Thir- ty-Third, 243; finds refuge in Fre- mont's army, 183 ; feeds an escaped prisoner, 478 ; murdered in Galla- tin, 152; murdered in Missouri, 215; turned back into slavery, 274; not given up by General Smith, 275.
Negroes, in Fremont's army, 183; at La Mine Cantonment, 213; deliv- ered into captivity, 404; Fitch's order about, 419; Halleck's order about, 274 ; give food to an escaped prisoner, 479 ; give food and clothes to an escaped prisoner, 480; their manner of escape on the James, 505.
Nelly, her case, 5.
Nelson, General, forms Camp Dick Robinson, 219; is relieved, 221; is sent to the Big Sandy, 222; is threatened, 223; arrives at Shiloh and rages at fugitives, 370 ; his sug- gestion, 371; forms his line and advances, 375; thanks the Ninth,
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379; makes a man eat pies, 598; in command in Central Kentucky, 606; sends troops forward, 607; reaches Richmond battle-ground, 610; his conduct in battle, 610; is wounded and escapes, 610; is kill- ed, 605
Neosha, Confederates at, 178; legis- lature at, 178.
Nevin, Mr., 232.
Nevin, Camp, 232; its activity, 233; sickness in, 234
Newburg, plundered, 601.
New Haven, Thirty-Second regiment at, 231; large force at, 261.
New Madrid, its situation and forti- fications, 347; defended by gun- boats, 348; cannonaded, 348; aban- doned by Confederates and taken by Federals, 349.
Newman, Captain Jacob, wounded at Shiloh, 367.
New Orleans, battle of, 550; its sur- render, 551; its reception of But- ler, 551.
Newport News, forces before, 501.
New Year's address, 390.
New York Herald, on General Hovey, 423.
Nicias, like McClellan, 515; his grave, 541.
Nicklin, Captain Ben. S., 141.
Nicknames, Beauregard on, 354; ap- plied to prisoners, 474; used by Kentucky women, 262.
Night march to Philippi, 31; Laurel Hill, 47.
Ninth Regiment, its character, 29; its departure for the field, 29; ar- rival at Grafton, 30; its march to Philippi, 31; its attack on Philip- pi, 32; its pursuit of Rebels, 33; incident in, 34; its impatience, 46 ; its marchi to Laurel Hill, 47; its daring 50; march to Rebel camp, 52; in pursuit, 52; at Carrick's Ford, 56; at Laurel Hill, 60; its return, 70; in West Virginia again, 88; its sufferings 91; its march to Greenbrier, 92; in battle of Alleghany, 97; its reorganiza- tion, 137; leaves Virginia, 335 ; in Nelson's division, 336; brig- aded, 336, its position at Shiloh, 377; is warmly engaged, 378; is thanked, 379; in Buell's long march, 595; drives Bragg's rear out of Danville, 625; in skirmish at Wild Cat, 625.
Ninth battery, its organization, 141; its position at Shiloh, 375; its ac- tion, 376 ; its loss, 383.
Nineteenth regiment, its formation, 136 ; in Virginia, 431; leaves In- diana, 437; at Washington, 437; in skirmish, 437; is brigaded, 437; its first year, 571 ; its expedition to injure the Central railroad, 573; at Gainesville, 587; its losses, 588 ; at Bull Run, 591.
Noble Rifles, see Fifty-Ninth regi- ment.
Noblesville, its liberality, 13.
Noblet, Captain Thomas W., is com- mended, 565.
Norfolk, prisoners in, 49 ; surrenders, 505; its appearance, 506.
Norfolk Harbor, boats in, 501.
Norris, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles E., his education and early career, 267.
North river, 464.
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Ogden, Sergeant, at Mrs. Murrell's, 233.
Oglesby, General, his position in siege of Donelson, 302.
Ohio, its encouragement of Indiana troops, 30.
Ohio river, guarded, 63.
Ohio troops, at Rich Mountain, 53; in affair at Greenbrier, 93; in march to Laurel Hill, 47; in battle of Alleghany, 97; in expedition against Huntersville, 100; in Ken- tucky, in December of 1861, 226; at Wild Cat, 245; in the retreat from London, 251; at Logan's Cross Roads, 279; in siege of Donelson, 301; at Shiloh, 371; at Blues' Gap,. 446; at Winchester Heights, 452; at Port Republic, 466; captured, 474; in battle of Richmond, 607.
Olmstead, Captain G., his death, 624. Opportunity, at Port Republic, 464; to enter Richmond, 520.
Orchards, battle of the, 525.
Orth, Hon. G. S., is nominated Peace Commissioner, 638.
Osage River, its character, 179; is bridged, 179.
Osborn, Colonel John, is separated from his regiment, 304; is pro- moted, 599.
Osceola, Price at, 178.
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Osterhaus, Colonel, at Pea Ridge, 202.
Otterville, described, 212.
Otto, Judge William T., is proposed as Commissioner to Peace Conven- tion, 644, is appointed, 638.
Owen, Robert, 327.
Owen, Colonel Richard, his parent- age and character, 327; plans Cheat Mountain fortifications, 78; in skirmish, 82; is promoted, 140; guards Camp Morton, 327; at rail- road bridge near Munfordsville 604. Owl, its cry, 41.
Owl creek, bounds Shiloh, 358.
Oxenstiern, Chancellor, quoted, 224.
P.
Paducah, force at, 169; coveted by Polk, 220; its importance, 220; siezed by Grant, 220; its condition, 273; its fortifications, 273; is threatened by rebels, 274; hospi- tals, 276.
Prince's division, 395.
Palmer, General, moves to the relief of the guard before New Madrid, 348; at Riddle Point, 249; moves towards Memphis, 414.
Palmerston, Lord, on injuries, 492.
Panther Island, 286.
Parker, Colonel, captured, 214.
Parkersburg, cavalry quartered in, 101.
Parsons' battery.
Party spirit, 5, 6.
Patterson, General, during the battle of Bull Run, 70.
Patterson, Lieutenant, at Shiloh, 366. Patterson's creek, fight at, 69.
Pattison, Colonel Thomas, his birth and training, 158; at Pea Ridge, 203; at Batesville, 209; resigns, 209.
Patriotism, its sudden development and universality, 11; its earnest- ness, 141; Thomas on, 142 ; among wounded, 213; on the Essex, 290; on the shores of Tennessee, 292.
Peace Convention, held, 8; resolutions of the Indiana legislature on, 635; commissioners nominated for, 637 ; commissioners appointed by the Governor, 638.
Pea Ridge, described, 200.
Pea Ridge, battle of, 203; losses in, 206; result of, 207.
Pegram, Colonel, his surrender, 55.
Pendleton, Camp, 261. Pendleton, General, 443.
Pennsylvania troops, in Kentucky, December, 1861, 226; in battle of Winchester Heights, 453; in Banks retreat, 459; at Fair Oaks, 519; at Gallatin, 602.
Peppinger, Corporal, carries General Williams from the field, 564.
Perryville, its situation, 615; battle of, sec Chaplin Hills.
Phelps, Captain, goes up the Tennes- see, 291; his success, 292.
Phillippi, its situation, 30; its recep- tion of Union troops, 33; its re- sumption of business, 102.
Picayune Butler, favorite of New Orleans, 552.
Picket guards, among the mountains, 89.
Pietzuch, Captain Joseph, commands pioneers, 234.
Pike, Albert, at Pea Ridge, 202; his character and poetry, 202.
Pillow, General, at Now Madrid, 154; on the edge of Kentucky, 202; in Fort Donelson, 295; his duty in an assault, 302; attacks McCler- nand's division, 302; his despatch to Nashville, 305, 306; in council of war, 309; resigns and escapes, 310; joins Beauregard, 352.
Pillow, Fort, its situation, 414; its bombardment, 414; is entered, 415. Pineville, Price makes a stand at, 178.
Pioneers, organized by Willich, 231, make bridges, 234; disbanded; 334.
Piraeus, scene on the, 514.
Pittsburg, gunboat, its helm split, 301; runs the batteries of No. 10, 350.
Pittsburg Landing, its situation, 358; battle of, see Shiloh.
Plummer, Colonel, at Fredericktown, 186.
Politicians of the South, 9.
Polk, General, on the Mississippi, 220; covets Paducah, 220; takes Hickman and Columbus, 220; joins Beauregard, 352; his character, 352; his position at Shiloh, 360; his position at Perryville, 615; commands the army during the bat- tle, 615.
Pollard, his opinion of Nashville women, 348; on Beauregard's army, 353; on Butler, 566; on the
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field of Bull Run, 592; on Pope's retreat, 592.
Pope, General John, in Northern Mis- souri, 154, 170 ; his promise to Fre- mont, 171; in march to Springfield, 183; on the railroad, 190; his War- rensburg expedition, 192; his re- port, 194; moves down the Mis- sissippi, 346; arrives in the vicin- ity of New Madrid, 346; sends to Cairo for siege guns, 347; makes preparations to attack New Madrid, 347; begins attack, 368; cuts a canal, 350; requests a gunboat, 350; receives the surrender of the Confederate army, 351; at Pitts- burg Landing, 394; feeling of troops for, 396; joins Halleck, 414 ; takes command of the Army of Virginia, 569; gives general of- fence, 559; advances, 573; at Slaughter mountain, 575; advances to the Rapidan, 576; in Reno's tent, 576; his examination of a spy, 582 ; orders a retreat, 583 ; his position on the North Fork, 585; keeps the enemy back, 586; his rear gained, 586; at Bull Run, 589; announces a victory, 589 ; his dis- tress, 589; explains the necessity for retreat, 591.
Porter, Captain W. D., before Fort Henry, 289.
Porter, Rev. William C., brings in pickets, 488; his fidelity, 491.
Porter, General, in battle of Gaines' Mill, 529; in council, 530; guards the train, 535; at Malvern Hill, 538.
Port Republic, its situation, 464 ; bat- tle of, 466.
Potomac river, burial on, 68; all quiet on, 435; its source, 441 ; separates Banks and Jackson, 460; is block- oded, 511; as part of a striking scene, 514.
Powhite creek, battle on, see Gaines' Mill.
Prairie Scouts, take Lexington, 175; near Springfield, 180, 182.
Preachers, their influence on Indiana character, 3 ; in military office, 140; their number in the Fifty-Seventh, 270.
Prentiss, General, at Cairo, 153; his position at Shiloh, 359; is sur- prised, 361; sends for aid, 362; is
captured, 366; presence of mind, 588.
Price, General Sterling, his appoint- ment, 151; is routed, 151 ; pursues Sigel, 151; near Springfield, 154; on Wilson's Creek, 155; loses half his army, 170; recruits, 170; beseiges Lexington, 171; retreats to the Osage, 175; at Osccola, at Stockton, at Neosho, and at Pine- ville, 178; returns to Springfield, 191; retreats to Arkansas, 198; pursues Sigel to Pea Ridge, 200; gains Curtis' rear, 201 ; his posi- tion at Pea Ridge, 201; holds his ground, 204.
Price, J. Urner, his death, 94.
Prisoners, Union, are insulted, 110, 116, 126; their rations, 130; their march. from Port Republic, 473; hide the flag, 474; their rations, 475; their prison at Lynchburg, 476; in jail, 495; shot, 496; in the streets of Columbia, 496; in State prison, 496; their rations at Columbia, 496; their condition be- fore Richmond, 540; are robbed, 625.
Prisoners, guarded by Bracken Ran-
. gers, 76; taken by Thirteenth, 96; taken in the Warrensburg expedi- tion, 194; their hate of abolition- ists, 248; their conduct at Fort Donelson, 313; are objects of curi- osity, 316; arrive in Indianapolis, 317; their appearance, 317; their rations, hospitals and medical at- tendance, 319; their sickness, 320; their letters, 322; their visitors, 323; their spirit, 325; their privi- leges, 326 ; their cousinly feelings, 326 ; their coming and going con- trasted, 327.
Proclamation of the President calling for seventy-five thousand, 12, 646 ;: of Governor Morton, for six regi- ments, 639; of Mcclellan in West Virginia, 22; of General Thomp- son exhorting Missourians, 150 ; of General Thompson threatening Fre- mont, 168 ; of Fremont, 166; of the. Governor of Arkansas, 345; of the- Governor of Tennessee, 345; of the Governor of Mississippi, 345; of Mcclellan on his departure for the: Peninsula, 513.
Pulaski, Negley at, 412.
Pulver, his escape, 85. Purdy, expedition to, 398.
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Q.
Queen, torn to pieces, 216. Quota of Indiana under the first call, 12.
R.
Rabb, Captain David G., 140. Rabb's battery, see Second battery. Railroad regiment, see Fifty-Second regiment.
Raisin river, General Coombs' refer- ence to, 243.
Randall, Eli, his courage, 611.
Randolph county, its wildness, 20.
Randolph, Fort, is abandoned, 415.
Rankin, Lieutenant, recruits for bat- tery, 272.
Ray, Rev. Edwin, his eloquence, 3.
Ray, Colonel John W., 139; his posi- tion in civil life, his education and character, 270; his care of his reg- ment, 426; his efforts to relieve suffering, 428.
Ray, Peter, a prisoner, his letter, 323.
Read, Dr. Ezra, his courage, and his arithmetic, 564. .
Read, Mrs., her charity and her dis- like of laziness, 326.
Reed, Lieutenant Colonel Alfred, in the retreat from Chickamacomico, 489; in fight with the Merrimac,
503; at Glendale, 537; is captur- ed, 537.
Reed, William, is wounded and cap- tured, 537; dies, 537.
Regiments, their numbering, 15.
Regular troops, ordered to leave Mis- sonri, 152.
Reno, General, joins the Army of Virginia, 576; in conference with Pope, 576; guards the river, 591.
Republican, party, its formation, 6; its sentiments, 627.
Rerick, Dr. John H., his faithful- ness, 387.
Reynolds, Captain Willim B., in fight with the Merrimac, 503.
Reynolds, General Joseph J., his ap- pointment, 72; his education, 72; on Cheat Mountain, 76; his labors, 78; his vigilance, 82, 87; cúmmu- nicates with the Summit, 86 ; forces Lee to retreat, 87; requests rein- forcements, 88; reconnoitres Camp Barton, 91; leaves Webster, 102. Rheinlander, Major John, skirmishes
before Fort Donelson, 298; is first over the wall, 311.
Richardson, General, his position in the siege of Richmond, 522; holds the intrenchments, 532.
Richmond, Virginia, its siege com- menced, 520; is alarmed, 521; re- joices, 580.
Richmond, Kentucky, battle of, 607; forces engaged, 609; conduct of troops in, 611; responsibility of, 612.
Rich mountain, its name, 105; battle of, 54.
Ricketts' division, 571.
Riddle's Point, is attacked, 349; is successfully defended, 351.
Rifle-pits, their construction, 294. Rip-Raps, 501.
Roanoke ship, before the Rip-Raps, 501.
Robinson, Colonel M. S., at Biddle's Point, 349.
Robinson, Johny, his daring at Shi- loh, 386.
Robinson, Major, his expedition, 66. Robinson, old, 404.
Robinson, J. T., his letter, 322.
Robinson's brigade, in battle of the Orchards, 525; at Glendale, 536; at Bull Run, 588.
Rockbridge cavalry, at Huntersville, 118.
Rockcastle Hills, their situation, 243. Rock river, delays Schoepf's brigade, 252.
Rogers' Gap, 425.
Rogers, Rev. John D., his goodness, 386.
Rogers, B. H., his letter, 323.
Rohrbach, - Mrs., a specimen of Vir- ginia women, 38.
Rolling Fork, its bridge destroyed, 223; is no obstacle, 223.
Romney, its situation, 64; expedition to, 64; Union force at, 444; Lander hastens from, 447; is taken by rebels, 447.
Rose Colonel Garland D., 139. Rose Hill, 193.
Rosecrans, General, his appearance, 44; in the battle of Rich Moun- tain, 53; goes to the Kanawha, 75; at Clarksburg, 432; his march to the Gauley, 432; his fight on the Gauley, 433 ; fortifies himself, 433; attacks Floyd, 434.
Ross, Cherokee chief, at Pea Ridge, 202.
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Rousseau, General Lovell, his activi- ty,and loyalty, 219; enters Ken- tucky, 222; marches through Louisville, 223; wades the Rolling Fork, 224; in command of the army, 229; moves to Nolin, 229; his brigade, 232; at Shiloh, 379; succeeds Mitchell, 599; advances towards . Chaplin river and ar- ranges his line, 616; in battle of Chaplin Hills, 616.
Rowlet's Station, engagement of, 235; inseribed on the banner of the Thirty-Second, 238.
Roy, Major William, gathers crops, 558; is attacked by guerrillas, 558.
Ruggles, General, 355.
Rust, Colonel, his movements, 81.
Ryan, Lieutenant-Colonel Richard J., disappoints General Donelson, 121.
S.
Sacks, Lieutenant Max, his daring and death, 236.
St. Lawrence, before the Rip-Raps, 501. St. Louis, its population, 147; its con- dition, 149; its reception of Fre- mont, 183.
St. Louis, gunboat, before Fort Henry, 287; in the attack on Fort Henry, 288; in the siege of Donelson, 301. St. Phillip, Fort, 550.
Saltzman, Captain George W., skir- mishes in the siege of Donelson, 298; his courage at Shiloh and his death, 364.
Sanderson, Colonel William L., 136; at Paducah, 273; at Shiloh, 374. Sandford, Rev. A. W., quoted, 162, 190. Saunders, Captain James W., sent out to scout, 406.
Savannah, Tennessee, its size, 358; the quarters of Grant, 358; becomes depot før stores, 358; is a great hospital, 384.
Savage's Station, 519 ; plain near, 532; army concentrated near, 532; bat- tle of, 532.
Savage, Colonel, tries prisoners, 122; visits prisoners, 126.
Sawyer, Rev. Samuel W., preaches in Memphis, 419.
Schenck, General, 456; at McDowell, 457; at Groveton, 588.
Schmidt, Major Carl, at Rowlett's Station, 236.
Schoepf, General, assumes command
at Wild Cat, 245; moves to London, 249; gives his attention to Mar- shall, 278 ; meets General Thomas, 279; at Chaplin Hills, 618.
Schulz, Allen, is suffocated, 195. Schurz, General, at Groveton, 588. Scott, General, his dislike of innova-
tion, 136; his orders to Fremont, 178; removes Fremont and makes Hunter commander of the Western Army, 183; is practically super- seded, 508.
Scott, Captain, harasses Union army, 342.
Scouts, their activity in Western Virginia, 36; story of two, 102; enter Lexington, 175; their fight round Morrell's House, 231; their activity in Kentucky, 266.
Scribner, General Benjamin F., 138; before Chattanooga, 413.
Second Battery of Artillery, its or- ganization, 140; in camp of in- struction, 272.
Second Cavalry regiment, its forma- tion, 138; makes a long stay in Indianapolis, 266; its officers, 267; leaves Indianapolis, 269; its route, 269; its duties at Green River, 269; in Wood's division, 335; in Buell's long march, 596; in fights with Morgan, 602.
Second division of Army of the Ohio, its organization, 233; at Camp Nevin, 234; advanced to Mun- fordsville, 238; encamped at Mun- fordsville, 239; its condition on Green River, 240; excitement in, 333; marches towards Donelson, 333; at Upton, 333; is disappoint- ed, 338; marches to Bell's Tavern, 334; repairs railroad, 334; moves to Camp Rousseau, 334; crosses Bar- ren river, 334; encamps at Edgefield, 334; alarmed by guerrillas, 343; bridges Duck river, 356; its posi- tion at Shiloh, 373; near the church, 381; changes in, 599; on the Frankfort road, 624; at Dog Walk, 624.
Second infantry regiment, its conduct at Buena Vista defended, 62.
Secretary of War, orders of, 136.
Sedalia, is in possession of Union troops, 175.
Sedgwick, General, his position in the siege of Richmond, 522 ; holds intrenchments, 532; guards the
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Quaker road, 536; at Glendale, 536.
Seely, Lieutenant Charles B., is com- mended, 565.
Sentinel, rebel, his kindness, 122.
Seven Days' Battle, begins, 525; ends, 539.
Seventh battery of artillery, 141; in Buell's army, 335.
Seventh division of the Army of the Ohio, is concentrated at Cumber- land Ford, 426; reconnoitres the region round Cumberland Gap, 427; makes an attack, 428; crosses and recrosses the mountains, 429; takes possession of Cumberland Gap, 429; its condition and its retreat, 6-13.
Seventh regiment of infantry, leaves
Indianapolis, 29; its journey, 30; its march to Philippi, 81; its pur- suit of rebels, 33; its impatience at Philippi, 46 ; its march to Laurel Hill, 47; skirmishes, 48 ; enters the enemy's camp, 51; pursues Garnett, 52; fights at Carrick's Ford, 56; returns to Laurel Hill, 60 ; returns to Indianapolis, 70 ; is reorganized, 136; is hurried to the field, 88; marches to Greenbrier 92; its con- duct at Greenbrier, 92; loses its banner, 94; leaves the mountains, 444; is isolated and on guard, 447; retreats, 447; goes to Bloomery Gap, 448; in the battle of Win- chester Heights, 443; pursues Jack- son up the Shenandoah, 464; in the battle of Port Republic, 466 ; in the Army of Virginia, 571 ; at Slaugh- ter mountain, 575; at Bull Run, 589.
Seventeenth battery of artillery, 141. Seventeenth regiment, its camp of rendezvous, 72; its transference from the State to the United States service, 73; arrives at the Cheat mountains, 82; skirmishes, 86; its reduced condition, 92; in the battle of Greenbrier, 92; removes to Ken- tucky, 261; its marches and labors in Virginia, 261; its manner of living in Virginia, 261; assigned to Nelson's division, 261 ; marches to Camp Wickliffe, 262; in Buell's long march, 595; at Munfordsville, 603.
Seventieth regiment, hurried to Ken- tucky, 606.
Seventy-First regiment, in Army of the Ohio, 576.
Seventy-Second, in Army of the Ohio, 596.
Seventy-Third, in Army of the Ohio,- 596.
Seventy-Fourth, in Army of the Ohio,. 596; at Munfordsville, 603.
Seventy-Eighth, in Army of the Ohio, 596; at Munfordsville, 603.
Seventy-Ninth, in Army of the Ohio, 596.
Shackleford, Colonel, in sige of Don. elson, 307.
Shafer, Lieutenant,- 131.
Shanklin, Lieutenant-Colonel James, describes the journey up the Cum- berland, 337; describes the ent- rance into Nashville, 338; relates the movements of his regiment, 403; is indignant, 404; his ac- count of the fight at War Trace, 405; sends for reinforcements, 407 ;- is at Shelbyville, 407; describes the country, 408; on the character of the gentleman, 409; his letter about the battle of Chaplin Hills, 620.
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