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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



Navy, Confederate. Instructions to Capt. Bullock, 3S2; or- 

 ganization of, 599; operations of the Sumter, 699; 

 movements of the Oreto, 599 ; Commander Maffit, 600 ; 

 steamer Alabama, 600; movements of, 600; captures 

 of American vessels, 600; her papers, 600; crew, 601; 

 capture of the Virginia, 601 ; statement of the captain, 

 C01 ; capture of the Elisha Dunbar, 601 ; statement 

 of the captain, 601 ; disposal of prisoners, 601 ; excite- 

 ment in New York, 602; do. in England, 602; corre- 

 spondence with the British Minister relative to losses by 

 British subjects, 602 ; capture of the Ariel, 603 ; other 

 captures, 603; bonded, 603; validity of, 603; appearance 

 of the Alabama after her conflict with the llatteras, 608; 

 the fight, 604 ; officers of the Alabama, 604. 



Navy, United States. Its organization, 604 ; officers, 604; 

 vessels, 004; squadrons, 604. 



Iron-clad or armored ships, 604; necessity of armor 

 recognized, 605; progress in its application, 605; the 

 revolving turret or cupola, 606 ; earliest American iron- 

 clads, COT; the first class Monitors, 607; the Passaic, 

 details of, 608; improvements in working the new Mon- 

 itors, 609 ; guns discharged within the turret, 609; recoil, 

 609; men, 609, bed of the turret water-tight, 610; expe- 

 rience in battle, 610; results at Charleston, 610; loss of 

 the original Monitor, 611 ; new life raft, 611 ; second and 

 third class Monitors, 611; Dictator and Puritan, 611; 

 New Ironsides, 612 ; Galena, 612; Eoanoke, 612; Keo- 

 kuk, 613; Dumlcnberg, 613; the Benton gunboat, 614; 

 Essex gunboat, 614 ; the Tuscumbia gunboat, 614; other 

 gunboats and ranis, 614; recent English and French 

 armored vessels, 614; manufacture and application of 

 armor plates, 615,616; aspects of the armor question 

 changing, 617 ; destructive power of projectiles, 617, 618 ; 

 resistance of iron plates, 619; recent experiments with 

 modern heavy ordnance, 620, 621 ; practical qualifications 

 as to the relative efficiency of guns and armor, 622; 

 qualities of inclined or vertical armor, 622; the question 

 of the kind of armor and of backing, *623 ; extent of 

 armor and plans of armored vessels, 624 ; best construction 

 of hull for armored ships, 625 ; preserving the bottoms 

 of armored vessels, 626; rams, 626; coast and harbor 

 defences, 627 ; conclusions, 627. 



Navy, U. S., operations of. North Atlantic squadron, 629; 

 Koanoke Island, 629 ; Sewall's Point, 629 ; batteries on 

 the James river, C29; at New Eiver Inlet, 629; South 

 Atlantic squadron, 630; Little Tybee river, 630; coast of 

 Florida, 630 , steam tug Plow, 630 ; Stono Inlet, 630 ; 

 Jacksonville, 630; Gulf squadron, 630; Appalachicola, 

 630; St. Andrew, 630; Cedar Keys, 631 ; mouths of the 

 Mississippi, 631 ; preparations to attack Forts Jackson 

 and Philip, 631 ; attack commenced, 631 ; plan of the 

 attack, 632; bombardment, 633; preparations to pass 

 the forts, 633; passing of the forts, 634; conflict, 634; 

 approach to New Orleans, 635; correspondence with the 

 city authorities, 635, 636; operations of Com. Farragut 

 above New Orleans, 637; operations of Com. Porter 

 upon the forts, 637; their surrender, 63S; Baton Eouge, 

 63S; Natchez, 633; Vicksburg, 63S; Confederate ram 

 Arkansas, 639; further movements before Baton Eouge, 

 639; Western flotilla, 640; Pctomac flotilla, 640; James 

 river flotilla, 640. 



NELSON, WILLIAM. Birth, 640; education, 640; naval life, 

 640, transferred to a military command, 640; death, 640. 



NKSSELKODE, KAEL ROBERT VON. Birth, 641 ; education, 

 641 ; pursuits, 641 ; public employments, 641 ; death, 641. 



New Hampshire. Increase of population, 641 ; civil officers, 

 641 ; political organizations, 641 ; resolutions, 641 ; votes 

 of the citizens, 642 ; resolutions of the Legislature, 642 ; 

 troops contributed, 642; finances, 642; railroads. 642; 

 institutions of education, 642. 



New Jersey. Population of cities, 642; political excitement, 

 642 ; political organizations, 642 ; republican convention, 

 642; nominations, 642; resolutions, 643; democratic con- 

 vention, 643; nominations, 643; resolutions, 643 ; votes 

 of the citizens, 643; troops furnished, 644; services, 644; 

 State debt, 645 ; institutions of education, 645. 



New Orleans. Occupation by Gen. Butler, 645 ; proclamation 

 of Gen. Butler, 645 ; the press, 645 ; landing of troops, 

 646; aspect of the city, 646; providing relief for the 

 poor, 646; distribution of Confederate stores captured, 

 647; seizure of specie, 647; proclamation relative to 

 females, 647 ; excitement, 647 ; apology of the mayor, 

 648 ; explanation of Gen. Butler, 648 ; his private letter, 

 64S ; result of one month, 64S ; execution of Mumford, 

 649 ; revengeful feeling excited, 649 ; explanation of Gen. 

 Butler, 649 ; difficulties with the consuls, 649 ; action of 

 Eeverdy Johnson, 650 ; further difficulties, 650; corre- 

 spondence, 651 ; emancipation order, 651 ; confiscations, 

 651 ; oath of allegiance renewed, 652 ; excitement, 652; 

 further orders, 652 ; command transferred to Gen. Banks, 

 652 ; farewell address of Gen. Butler, 652-3 ; proclama- 

 tion of Gen. Banks, 653. 



New York. Political aspect of the State, 654 ; political organ- 

 ization, 655 ; democratic convention, 655 ; nominations, 

 655; resolutions, 655; republican convention, 655; nom- 

 inations, 655 ; resolutions, 655 ; votes of the citizens, 656; 

 finances of tho State, 656; operations of the canal de- 

 partment, 656; premium for specie to pay State interest, 

 656 ; canal debt. 657 ; banks of the State, 657 ; Federal 

 stocks held, 657 ; railroads, 657 ; salt manufacture, 658 ; 

 troops contributed, 65S; militia law, 658 ; charter elec- 

 tion in New York city, 659 ; operations of city railroads, 

 659 ; institutions of education, 660. 



North, Carolin a. Appeal of the governor for clothes and 

 shoes for troops, 15 advance of Gen. Burnside's expedi- 

 tion against, 39 ; address of Gen. Clark, 41 ; population, 

 660; approach of Gen. Burnside's forces, 660; conscrip- 

 tion, how received, 660 ; State convention, 660; State 

 election, 660 ; candidates, 661 ; difference of parties, 661 ; 

 result, 661 ; resolutions of the Legislature, 661 ; troops 

 taken by conscription, 661 , conference with provisional 

 governor Stanley refused, 662. 



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Obituarie*, American, 662 ; do. foreign, 682. 



Ohio. Civil officers, 695; political organizations, 695; demo- 

 cratic convention, 695; nominations, 695; resolutions, 

 695 ; republican convention, 696 ; nominations, 696 ; 

 resolutions, 697; votes of the citizens, 697; resolutions 

 of the Legislature, 697 ; apprehension of an attack upon 

 Cincinnati, 697 ; troops contributed, 697 ; charitable in- 

 stitutions, 697 ; institutions of education, 697 ; finances, 

 698; State debt, 698; railroads, 698. 



Oregon. Its situation, 69S; population, 698; civil officers, 

 698; Legislature, 698; taxes, 698; colleges, 698 ; climate, 

 698. 



PASQUXEB, ETIENNE D. Birth, 698; education, 698; pur- 

 suits, 698; public services, 698; death, 698. 



Patents. Business of the patent office, 699; costs to pa- 

 tentees, 699 ; patents of 1862, 699 ; beer cooling, 699 ; 

 ballast boxes, 699; canteens, 700; dredging machines, 

 700; firearms and implements of war, 700; accelerating 

 projectiles, 700; revolving chambered pistols, 701; re- 

 volving guns, 701 ; hay elevator, 701 ; lamps, 701 ; loco- 

 motives, 701 ; locomotive tracks, 701 ; machine for plan- 

 ing wood mouldings, 702; shoes, 702; skeleton skirts, 

 702 ; sewing machines, 702. 



