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sions, 193 ; manufactures, 193 ; extent of com- 

 merce, 193; relations with foreign states, 

 193 ; new Secretary of the Treasury, 194 ; op- 

 erations of the Treasury, 194; expenditures, 

 194; funded debt, 194; unfunded debt, 194; 

 foreign debt, 194; act to increase the resources 

 of the Government, 194; condition of the cur- 

 rency, 195 ; deficiency of railroad transporta- 

 tion, 195 ; severe test to sustain military op- 

 erations, 196 ; meeting of Governors of States, 

 196; resolutions, 196; desertions from the 

 armies, 196; speech of Jefferson Davis at Au- 

 gusta, 196; speech of Mr. Stephens, 197; 

 question of peace, 197; correspondence be- 

 tween Governor Vance and Jefferson Davis, 

 198; views of A. H. Stephens on pfcace and 

 the Chicago Convention, 199 ; speech of Her- 

 schell V. Johnson, of Georgia, 199 ; letter of 

 Mr. Boyce of South Carolina, 200 ; resolutions 

 before the Georgia Legislature, 200 ; letter of 

 Jefferson Davis on a National Peace Conven- 

 tion, 201 ; proposition of General Sherman to 

 Governor Brown, 202; the use of slaves as 

 soldiers, 202 ; its progress, 202 ; further prog- 

 ress, 203 ; condition of the people after near- 

 ly four years of war, 203 ; sales of real estate 

 for taxes, 203. 



V. Breaking into fragments, 188; reduc- 

 tion of forces in the field, 188 ; desertions, 188 ; 

 finances, 188; cotton unavailable, 188; depre- 

 ciation of paper-money, 188 ; value of gold in 

 currency at Richmond in 1861-'65, 188; firm- 

 ness of the Southern leaders, 188; letter of 

 Jefferson Davis in relation to the appointment 

 of General Lee commander-in-chief, 188 ; ad- 

 vice of the Virginia delegation to Mr. Da- 

 vis, 189 ; resignation of Mr. Seddon, 189 ; ad- 

 dress of the Virginia delegation, 189 ; John C. 

 Breckinridge appointed Secretary of War, 189 ; 

 action of the Congress, 189; measures for re- 

 cruiting the armies, 189 ; efforts of the press 

 to rally the military spirit, 190; measures pro- 

 posed to improve the condition of the treasury, 

 190; negotiations for peace discussed, 190; ap- 

 pointment of Peace Commissioners, 190 ; in- 

 structions of Mr. Davis to the commissioners, 

 190; effect of the fall of Fort Fisher, 190; 

 causes of Southern reverses, 190 ; return of the 

 Peace Commissioners, 191 ; meeting at the Af- 

 rican church, 191 ; speech of Mr. Hunter, 191 ; 

 remarks of Mr. Benjamin, 191, 192; proposi- 

 tion to arm the negroes, 192 ; arming the ne- 

 groes discussed in Congress, 192 ; objections to 



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the measure, 192; General Lee appointed to 

 command all the armies, 192; order of Gen- 

 eral Lee of February 9th, 193 ; reasons urged 

 for his appointment, 193 ; order of General 

 Lee of February llth, appealing to deserters, 

 193; General Lee's views of the future, 193; 

 calling of the slaves into the field urged by 

 General Lee, 193; resolution of the Virginia 

 Legislature in relation to arming slaves, 193 ; 

 bill passed by Congress authorizing the em- 

 ployment of negro troops, 194; effect of Sher- 

 man's movements, 194 ; reappointment of 

 General Johnston, and his order of February 

 25th, 194; financial measures, 194; proposi- 

 tion to impress cotton and tobacco, 194; large 

 arrears due the army, 194; tax bill of the 

 7th of March, 194; bill to raise coin, 195; 

 peace party, 195 ; peace measures proposed by 

 Vice-President Stephens, 195; appeal of Con- 

 gress to the people, 195-198; subsistence of 

 Lee's army endangered, 198; appeal of Lee to 

 the inhabitants of Virginia, 198 ; effect of the 

 evacuation of Richmond discussed, 198; con- 

 centration of Federal forces, 198 ; last message 

 of Jefferson Davis, 198 ; new measures pro- 

 posed, 199 ; committee report on the message, 

 199; specie bill passed, 199; adjournment of 

 Congress, 199; confidence of the Confederates 

 in the defensibility of Richmond, 199 ; Sheri- 

 dan at City Point, 199 ; movement against the 

 Southside Railroad, 199; Grant's final opera- 

 tions at Petersburg, 199; evacution of Peters- 

 burg and Richmond, 200; General Lee at 

 Amelia Court-House, 200 ; dependence on for- 

 agers, 200 ; sufferings for want of food, 200 ; 

 scenes on the retreat, 200 ; retreat on Lynch- 

 burg, 200 ; Grant asks Lee to surrender, 200 ; 

 Sheridan at Appomattox Court-House, 201 ; 

 Gordon repulsed, 201 ; scenes at the surrender 

 of Lee, 201 ; noble bearing of General Grant, 

 201 ; last words of Lee to his troops, 201 ; seat 

 of government removed to Danville, 201 ; 

 Semmes intrusted with the defence, 201 ; suc- 

 cessive movements of Mr. Davis and his cabi- 

 net, 201 ; delay at Charlotte, 202 ; negotiations 

 between Sherman and Johnston, 202 ; flight of 

 Mr. Davis and cabinet, 202 ; demoralization of 

 the cavalry escort, 202 ; capture of Mr. Davis, 

 202; demoralization among the slaves, 202 ; 

 cessation of hostilities, 202. 



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