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Twenty-Seventh, organization of, 137; its colonel, 437; at Washington, 437; in Maryland, 437; guards railroad, 458; on Winchester Heights, 459 ; its losses in Banks' retreat, 460; in Army of Virginia, 571 ; at Slaughter mountain, 575. Twenty-Eighth, see First cavalry. Twenty-Ninth, organization of, 137; leaves LaPorte, 230; in Indianapo-
lis, 230; in Louisville, 230; its colonel, 230; its arrival at Eliza- bethtown, 230; its position at Shi- loh, 374; near the church, 381; its loss at Shiloh, 383; the ground where it stood, 385; in Buell's long march, 595; at Dog Walk, 624.
Tygerť's Valley, its scenery, 78, 103 .. Tyler, Colonel, in battle of Winches- ter Heights, 453; reaches the bat- tlefield of Port Republic, 465; in the battle of Port Republic, 466. Tyler's brigade, on Winchester Heights, 450; in the battle of Win- chester, 452; in the battle of Port Republic, 466.
Tyler, gunboat, before Fort Henry, 287; in the attack on Fort Henry, 589; reconnoitres up the Tennessee 291; its part in battle of Shiloh, 369.
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Union City, its liberality, 13.
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Vallandigham, known in Houma, 556. Vanderburg, Camp, 138.
Van Dorn, General, joins General Price, 200; his character, 201; ir battle of Pca Ridge, 201, 204; ac- cuses the Germans of brutality. 207.
Veatch, General James C., his profes- sion and character, 161; in the siege of Donelson, 298; in assault ou northwest angle of the fort, 311 ; his courage at Shiloh, 368 ; is pro- moted, 395.
Veatch's brigade, in the siege of Don- elson, 298; assaults the works, 311; its movements in the morning of the 6th of April, 363; in the after- noon, 367; is in reserve on the second day of Shiloh, 374; makes a charge, 381.
Vermont troops, in a reconnoissance near Washington, 437; in distress, 455; at Baton Rouge, 560; rescued, 566.
Vigo, Camp, 138.
Vincennes, its age, 1.
Virginia, stirred to her depths, 7; her vengeance, 7; is dragged into re- bellion, 18; her character and pol- itics, 18.
Virginia, eastern shore of, its poverty
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and people, 546 ; expedition to, 546; force left on, 547.
Virginia, Western, its form, wealth, poverty and isolation, 19; its loy- alty, 20; its forests, 20; its ignor- ance, 21; its women, 21; its cli- mate, 90 ; its hospitality, 107; given up by the Confederates, 441.
Virginia, Valley of, its importance, strength and beauty, 441; its people and politics, 442; becomes a stage, 445.
Virginia troops, at Alleghany, 97; against Huntersville, 100; at Win- chester Heights, 453.
Volunteers in Indiana, their multi- tude, their enthusiasm and their ignorance, 15; their impatience, 29; surplus of, 72; their reception in Ohio, 30; organization of, 135; disappointment of, 135; their num- ber in the first autumn, 141; their hardest task, 543.
Volunteering, restrictions removed from, 136.
Von Sehlen, Captain John C. H., 141. Von Trebra, Colonel Henry, precedes his brigade to Mumfordsville, 234; in engagement at Rowlett's station, 235; is promoted, 236.
Voorhees, Daniel, known in Houma, 556.
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Wabash College, mention of, 229.
Wagner, Brigadier General George D., his position in civil life, 75; at Cheat mountain, 83; at Shiloh, 81 ; pursues Beauregard, 382.
Walker, Colonel John C., 136.
Wallace, Major General Lewis, his age, appearance, characteristics and politics, 27; at Cumberland, 64; his vigilance, 65; his interview with scout, 66; re-enters service, 137; at Paducah, 272; is promo- ted, 275; his diligence, 275; his brigade, 275; ordered to Donelson, 299; arrives at Donelson, 300; or- ganizes and posts a division, 300; desires permission to move, 303; assumes responsibility, 303; his impatience, 305; forms column of attack, and exhorts his men, 306 ; enters Donelson, 311; at Crump's Landing, 358 ; skirmishes with the enemy, 360; expected at Shiloh, 369; receives orders to move, 370;
his course changed, 370 ; takes po- sition, 371, 374; engages in the battle, 376; pursues Beauregard, 382; in reserve, 395; his promo- tion, 395 ; his expedition to Purdy, 398; enters Memphis and assumes command, 422.
Wallace's division, is organized tem- porarily, 300; is arranged, 300; at Crump's Landing, 358 ; marches to Shiloh, 371; in line, 374; its regi- ments, 374; becomes engaged, 376 ; gains ground, 377; its march to Memphis, 421.
Wallace, General W. H. L., reconnoi- tres Dover, 297; his position when Pillow makes assault, 302; holds his ground, 303; his position at Shiloh, 359; is the last to yield, 368; his fall, 368; is found, 385. Wallace, Colonel John M., on the Ohio, 434; leaves regiment, 434.
War Department, orders the Ninth and Seventh to the field, 88; objects to cavalry, 140; calls for cavalry, 160.
War Order, for a general advance, 285.
War Trace, camp at, 405; fight at, 406.
Warrensburg, expedition, 193.
Washburn, Brevet Brigadier General, near Glasgow, 172; at Pea Ridge, 203; his promotion, 209.
Washington, General George, before Yorktown, 516.
Washington, John A., his death, 86 ; soldiers' opinion of, 86; his re- mains, 131.
Washington, its defences, 508 ; troops pour into, 509; its defenceless con- dition, 511; receives Pope's army, 592.
Webster, Major, at Huntersville, 100- Webster county, 20; Thirteenth regi- ment in, 95.
Webster, Colonel, at Shiloh, 370.
Welschbillig, Captain Peter J., at Rowlett's station, 236.
West Plains, Army of the Southwest at, 208.
West Point, national academy of, its graduates at Corinth, 353; its grad- uates at Richmond, 527.
Weitzel, General, opens communica- tion with Berwick Bay, 566.
Wheatley, Colonel William M., 136; in civil life, 162; moves towards
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Lexington and back, 173; his reg- ulations, 214.
Wheeling, its situation, 19.
Wheeler, the spy, his execution, 581. Wheeler, Colonel John, at Bull Run, 590.
Whig party, its end, 6. Whitcomb, Governor, 158.
Whitcomb, H. D., 579.
White, Major, takes Legington, 175. White, Bob, his whistle, 485.
White, Dr., his insolence and his cap- ture, 552; his trial and sentence, 553; offers to take the oath and is refused, 554.
Whites, in the South, 9.
White House, guarded by Mcclellan, 522; is depot of supplies, 523; is abandoned and burnt, 535.
White Oak Swamp, bounds Mcclellan's left, 519; not examined, 528; filled with workmen, 528; engagement in, 535.
White River Valley, supports Curtis, 208.
Whitlock, Major, his age and patriot- ism, 12.
Whitesell's company, 228.
Whittlesey's brigade at Shiloh, 374. Widow, her house guarded, 410.
Wild Cat, battle of, 245; cheers the troops at Hatteras, 492.
Wilder, Brigadier General John T., distinguished in Western Virginia, 395; at Mumfordsville, 603.
Wilkes, Captain, 500.
Willard, Governor, his death, 628. Willard's battery, at Shiloh, 367.
Williams, Benjamin, a prisoner, letter from, 322.
Williams, William, a prisoner, letter from, 322.
Williams, Colonel John S., guards prisoners, 327.
Williams, Lieutenant Henry M., ex- tract from a letter by, 396.
Williams, Colonel Reuben, captured, 436.
Williams, General Alpheus S., his di- vision in pursuit of Jackson, 454 ; in the battle of Cedar Hill, 574.
Williams, General Thomas, on west- ern soldiers, 492 ; his want of feel- ing, 558; his gallantry and his death, 564.
Williamsburg, 499; battle of, 518.
Williamson, Captain Thomas G., re- connoitres on the Cheat mountains, 84.
Williamson county, Tennessee, votes for the Union, is changed by the war, 356.
Willich, General August, chosen to recruit, 136, 137; his previous his- tory, 231 ; forms pioneer corps, 231; builds bridge over Green river, 234; reaches the battlefield of Rowlett's station, 237; at the funeral of his dead, 237; his pioneer system bro- ken up, 334; superintends bridge making, 356; at Shiloh, 380; his coolness, 381 ; is promoted, 599. Wilmington, 399.
Wilson, Colonel William C., his char- acter, 272 ; resigns, 395.
Wilson, DeHart, is guide, 37.
Wilson's Creek, battle of, 155.
Winchester, Indiana, its liberality, 13. Winchester, Tennessee, Negley at, 412. Winchester, Virginia, its situation and importance, 443; its chief roads, 450; abandoned by Confed- erates and entered by Federals, 449.
Winchester Heights, first battle of, 452; second battle of, 459.
Winder, George, his death, 85.
Winder, General, in battle of Win- chester Heights, 459; in battle of Port Republic, 466; examines Har- ter, 529; gives a pass, 581.
Windham, Colonel, is killed, 462.
Winslow and Lanier, their liberality, 12.
Wisconsin troops, in Kentucky, 226; on Winchester Heights, 459; on board the Constitution, 548; ar Baton Rouge, 560; at Slaughter's mountain, 575; in battle of Chap- lin Hills, 616.
Wise, General, dislikes authority, 431; fortifies Mount Sewell, 432; is too late at Glendale, 536.
Withers, General, at Corinth, 355.
Wolfe, Lieutenant-Colonel, in battle of Richmond, 608; is killed, 611. Wolford's cavalry, at Wild Cat, 245; at Logan's cross roads, 279.
Woman, effect of ignorance on, 21 ; her appearance in West Virginia, 38; her patriotism and self-denial, 324; a nurse in Union hospitals, 254; a visitor in rebel hospitals, 321; welcomes Buell's army, 339; spits like a snake, 342; sells pies, 404; is charitable, 480 ; is fiendish, 421; is angelic, 543; soldiers' opin- ion of, 544 ; gives a flag to Wal-
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laces division, 497; hastening from the rebels, 489.
Wood, General Thomas J., his bri- gade, 233; his efficiency in Indiana, 269; forms camp of instruction in Bardstown, 269.
Woodsonsville, description of, 239.
Woolley, Major John, his education and popularity, 267. Worthington, Captain, 498. Wright, Governor, 150.
Wright, Dr., his kindness at Crab Orchard, 254.
Wright, Colonel, perplexed, 495.
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Yancey, General, his position at Shi- loh, 361.
Yankees, everybody afraid of, 507.
Yankee Doodle, cheered in Nashville, 338; played as negroes are carried off, 404; cheered in Fremont's army, 177.
York river, 499. York river railroad, 523. Yorktown, 499; its situation, 516; is
famous, 516 ; Army of Potomac be- fore, 516; Magruder within, 516; its siege, 517; its bombardment, 517; is evacuated, 517.
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Zagonyi, Major, organizes Fremont's guard, 169; gains permission to attack Springfield, 180; hastens forward, 180; orders a charge, 181; retires, 184.
Zollicoffer, General, his entrance into Kentucky, 220; threatens Thomas, 223; ravages southeastern Ken- tucky, 224 ; makes people patriotic, 243; in the battle of Wild Cat, 245; retreats, 247; roves about, 247; entrenches himself on the Cumber- land, 278; is outranked by Crit- tenden, 279; is killed, 280; his daughters, 337.
Zouaves, Indiana, see Eleventh regi- ment.
Zouaves, New York, are captured, 487; their kindness, 490; their laziness, 492.
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