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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



44; capture of Fort Macon, 44; advance toward Nor- 

 folk under Gen. Reno, 44; skirmishes, 44 ; expedition to 

 the Dismal Swamp Canal, 45 ; subsequent movements 

 of Gen. Burnside, 45. 



Expedition to South Carolina, 45; movements against 

 batteries at Seabrook Island, 46 ; approaches to Savan- 

 nah, 46; explorations at Wall's Cut, 46; further recon- 

 noissanees, 47; Wilmington Narrows, 47; attack on the 

 vessels under Com. Tatnall, 47; preparations to capture 

 Fort Pulaski, 48 ; attack, 48 ; surrender, 49 ; expedition 

 against Fernandina, 49 ; its capture, 51 ; expedition to 

 Brunswick, Ga., 51 ; St. Simon's Sound, 51 ; St. John's 

 Eiver, 51 ; Jacksonville, its surrender, 51 ; Union pro- 

 ceedings, 51 ; report of Com. Dnpont, 51 ; Mosquito In- 

 let, 52 ; movements toward Charleston, 52 ; Wappoo 

 Creek, 53; movement against Hilton Head, 53. 



Movements in Missouri, 53 ; skirmishes at Mount Zion 

 and Fayette, 58 ; occupation of Springfield by Gen. Cur- 

 tis, 54; advance into Arkansas, 54; report of Gen. S. 

 Price, 54; driven from Cross Hollows, 54; address of 

 Gen. Curtis to the people, 54 ; position and strength of 

 his forces, 55 ; advance of Confederate forces, 56 ; prep- 

 arations for the battle at Pea Ridge, 56 ; the battle, 56, 

 57 ; flag of truce, 57 ; correspondence, 57 ; retreat of the 

 Confederate forces, 58 ; movements of Gen. Curtis, 58 ; 

 advance to Batesville, 58; lack of supplies, 58; ten regi- 

 ments sent to Corinth, 58 ; moves to Helena, 58 ; expe- 

 dition down the Mississippi, 58; expedition to White 

 River under Gen. Hovey, 58; subsequent operations in 

 Arkansas, 58; Cross Hollow, 60; Cane Hill, 60; Craw- 

 ford's Prairie, 60. 



Expedition down the Mississippi under Com. Foote, 

 60; land and naval forces, 60; reaches Columbus, 60; 

 Island No. 10, 60; its situation, 60; fortifications, 61; 

 movement of Gen. Pope, 61 ; capture of Now Madrid, 

 61 ; occupies Point Pleasant, 61 ; takes his army across 

 the Mississippi, 61 ; gunboat Carondelet runs past the 

 batteries on the island, 63 ; evacuation of Island No. 10, 

 63; capture of Confederate force, 63. 



New Confederate line of defence, 63; gunboats move 

 down the Mississippi, 63; anchor at Plum Point, 64; 

 naval battle with Confederate gunboats, 64; evacuation 

 of Fort Pillow, 65; Gen. Pope ordered to Corinth, 65; 

 naval battle before Memphis, 65 ; surrender of Memphis, 

 66 ; expedition up the White River, 66. 



Operations in Tennessee, 67 ; forces of Gen. Grant, 67; 

 line of defence, 67 ; Confederate force, 67 ; movements 

 of the Federal force, 67 ; plan of Gen. Bnell, 68 ; Pitts- 

 burg Landing, 68; battle at Shiloh, 69, 70, 71, 72,73; 

 despatch of Gen. Beauregard, 73 ; message of President 

 Davis to the Confederate Congress, 73; Gen. Halleck 

 takes command and moves on Corinth, 74 ; its situation, 

 75; advances of the Federal army, 75; despatches of 

 Gen. Halleck, 75; evacuation of Corinth, 76; Confed- 

 erate works, 76 ; pursuit of the Confederate forces, 78; 

 movements of Gen. Mitchell, 78 ; capture of Huntsville, 

 78 : seizure of the railroad, 79 ; operations in Alabama, 

 79 ; close of operations in Tennessee, 80. 



Situation in Virginia, 80 ; movements of Gen. Lander, 

 80 ; intended movements of Gen. Jackson, 80 ; attack at 

 Blue's Gap, 81 ; march of Gen. Lander from Romney, 

 81 ; position of the Confederate army ; 81 ; address of 

 Gen. Beauregard, 81 ; do. of Gen. Johnson, 82 ; design 

 of Gen. McClellan, 82 ; effects of the order of the Presi- 

 dent for a general movement of all the troops, 82 ; a de- 

 cided injury, 82 ; opinion at Richmond on this order, 82 ; 

 salvation of the Confederacy, 82 ; Federal movement at 

 Harper's Ferry, 82; retreat of Confederate army com- 

 menced, 83; battle of Winchester, 83; new Confederate 

 line, 83 ; order of the President dividing the army of the 



Potomac into corps, 84 ; assigning Gen. McClellan to the 

 command, 84; effect, 84; address of Gen. McClellan, 84; 

 exposure of his plans, 85 ; his position, 85 ; movement 

 of troops begun, 86; number in the army of the Poto- 

 mac, 86 ; .withdrawal of Gen. Blenker's division, 86; rea- 

 son, 86 ; Letter of President Lincoln, 86 ; withdrawal of 

 Gen. McDowell's corps, 87; statements in the Senate', 

 87 ; statement of Gen. McClellan at a court martial, 88 ; 

 his instructions to Gen. Wadsworth, 88; do. to Gen. 

 Banks, 88-89 ; letter to Gen. Thomas, 89 ; further state- 

 ments of Gen. McClellan in a court martial, 90 ; gener- 

 als under command of Gen. McClellan, 90; counter- 

 manded, 90 ; order creating the Mountain Department, 

 90; do. Shenandoah, 90; do. Rappahannock. 90; duty 

 assigned to Gen. McDowell to protect the capital, 90 ; 

 movements of the army of the Potomac from Fortress 

 Monroe, 90; Yorktown, 90; Gloucester, 90; progress of 

 army, 92 ; attack of Vermont troops on the enemy's line, 

 93 ; sharpshooters, 93 ; operations of the siege, 93 ; evac- 

 uation of Yorktown, 94; causes to retard its capture, 

 94 ; guns captured, 94 ; situation of Williamsburg, 94 ; 

 advance upon, 94; movements of Gen. McClellan, 94; 

 misinformed of affairs in front, 94 ; fight before Wil- 

 liamsburg, 95 ; success of Gen. Hancock, 95 ; arrival of 

 Gen. McClellan, 96; address to the troops, 96; advance 

 of Gen. Franklin to West Point, 96; conflict, 96 ; aid of 

 the gunboats, 96 ; delays at Williamsburg, 97 ; evacua- 

 tion of Norfolk, 97 ; its occupation by Federal troops, 

 97 ; advance of Gen. McClellan's army, 98 ; description 

 of the country, 98 ; concentration of Confederate forces, 

 99 ; skirmishing, 99 ; instructions from the War Depart- 

 ment, 99; to Gen. McDowell to join Gen. McClellan, 

 99 ; movement under Gen. Porter upon Hanover Court 

 House, 99 ; conflict, 100 ; opinion of Gen. McClellan on 

 the effect of a junction with Gen. McDowell, 100; Prince 

 de Joinville, 100; cause of the failure of Gen. McDowell 

 to join Gen. McClellan, 100 ; advance of the former to 

 Fredericksburg, 101; Gen. Shields sent to join Gen. Mc- 

 Dowell, 101 ; orders from the War Department to Gen. 



. McDowell how to proceed after the junction with Gen. 

 Shields, 101 ; force of Gen. Shields, 101 ; joins Gen. Mc- 

 Dowell, 101 ; ordered to fall back to relieve Gen. Banks, 

 100; correspondence, 101; Gen. Shields falls back, 102; 

 Gen. Fremont's department, 102 ; his movements, 102 ; 

 conflict at McDowell, 104; Gen. Fremont ordered to the 

 relief of Gen. Banks, 104; order of the President, 104; 

 his reply, 104; reaches Strasburg, 105; skirmish with 

 Gen. Jackson's rear, 105; valley of the Shenandoah, 105; 

 situation of Gen. Banks, 105 ; connection with the forces 

 east, 105 ; the plan to capture Gen. Banks, 105 ; designs 

 of the enemy, 105 ; movements of Gen. Jackson, 105-106 ; 

 attack at Front Royal, 106; plan of Gen. Banks on hear- 

 ing of it, 106; his movements, 106; retreats, 106; pur- 

 suit of Gen. Jackson, 106 ; fight at Winchester, 106 ; fur- 

 ther retreat, 107; crossing of the Potomac, 107 ; address 

 of Gen. Jackson to his troops, 107; panic occasioned by 

 the attack at Front Royal, 107 ; extends to Washington, 

 107 ; alarm of the Government, 107 ; telegraphic despatch 

 of the Secretary of War, 107 ; do. of Gov. Morgan of New 

 York, 107 ; orders of Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania, 107 ; 

 proclamation of Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts, 108 ; or- 

 der of Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island, 108 ; proclamation 

 of the Governor of Ohio, 108 ; order of the Secretary of 



. War taking military possession of the railroads, 108 ; ex- 

 citement in the Northern States, 108 ; success of Gen. 

 Jackson's movements, 108 ; advance upon Harper's Fer- 

 ry, 108; attack by his rear guard, 109; retreat of Gen. 

 Jackson, 109; of his rear, 109; position of Gens. Fre- 

 mont and Shields, 109 ; Gen. Fremont attacks Gen. Jack- 

 eon's rear guard, 110; movements of Gen. Shields, 110; 



