INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



851 



Orders of Gen. Hooker, 85; orders of Gen. Lee, 85; 

 despatch of Secretary Stanton to governors of Northern 

 States, 85; proclamation of President Lincoln relative 

 to the conscription of aliens, 85 ; order of Secretary 

 Btanton relative to the sending of intelligence by tele- 

 graph, 86 ; order of Gen. Wool, 86 ; official report of the 

 loss at Chancellorsville, 86 ; flag of truce from Gen. Lee, 

 86 ; report of Gen. Halleck, 86 ; loss of the enenay, 86 ; 

 letter of Gen. Lee to Gen. Jackson, 87; Gen. Jackson's 

 wounds and death, 87; order of Gen. Lee, 87; recou- 

 noissance, 87; Movements of Gen. Lee northward, 87 ; 

 his objects, 88; commencement of his march, 88. 



Order of the War Department creating two new de- 

 partments, 88; departments and commanders, 88; proc- 

 lamation of Gov. Curtin, 88 ; order of Gen. Couch, 89 ; 

 position of Gen. Hooker, 89 ; movements of Gen. Lee, 

 89, 90 ; his purpose, 90 ; attack at Berry ville, 90 ; do. on 

 Winchester, 90; retreat of Gen. Milroy, 92; court-mar- 

 tialled, 92 ; decision of President Lincoln on its verdict, 

 92 ; report of Gen. Halleck, 92 ; evacuation of Martins- 

 burg, 92 ; report of Gen. Lee, 92 ; spoils taken, 92 ; ad- 

 vance of Col. Jenkins, 93; invasion of Maryland and 

 Pennsylvania, 98; proclamation of President Lincoln, 

 93 ; despatch to Gov. Seymour of New York, 93 ; move- 

 ments in New York, 94 ; thanks of the President to Gov. 

 Seymour, 94; proclamation of Gov. Curtin, 94; do. of 

 Gov. Parker, of New Jersey, 94 ; do. of the governor of 

 Maryland, 94; do. of the governor of West Virginia, 

 95; do. of the governor of Ohio, 95; movement of troops 

 from New York, 95 ; troops from New Jersey, 96 ; ap- 

 peal of Gov. Curtin to the people of Philadelphia, 96 ; 

 State organizations in the field, 96; proclamation of 

 Gov. Curtin, 96 ; troops from other States, 97 ; scenes at 

 Harrisburg, 97 ; do. at Pittsburg, 97 ; do. at Baltimore, 

 97; movements of Gen. Hooker, 97; his objects, 98? 

 cavalry contests, 98; Gen. Pleasanton's report, 98; Gen. 

 Lee's report of Hooker's position, 98; orders to his 

 troops, 99; Gen. Cooper's letter to Gen. Lee, 99; do. of 

 Mr. Davis, 99; advance of the Confederate army, 100; 

 order of Gen. Ewell, 100; advance toward Harrisburg, 

 100 ; do. York, 101 ; order of Gen. Lee, 101 ; Confeder- 

 ates fall back, 101 ; Gen. Hooker resigns his command, 

 102; Gen. Meade assumes command, 102; impression 

 upon the army, 102; its advance toward Gettysburg, 

 102; Meade's address before battle, 102; Gettysburg, 

 102 ; Gen. Reynolds encounters the enemy, 103 ; tho 

 battle of Wednesday, 103; Gen. Meade's position, 104; 

 Gen. Lee's position, 104; battle of Thursday, 105; report 

 of Gen. Lee, 106 ; despatch of Gen. Meade, 106 ; battle 

 of Thursday, 106 ; despatch of Gen. Meade, 107 ; address 

 to his army, 107 ; announcement of President Lincoln, 

 108 : movements of Gen. Lee, 108 ; movements of 

 Pennsylvania troops, 108 ; address of Gen. Lee to his 

 army, 108 ; pursuit by Gen. Meade, 108, 109 ; despatches 

 of Gen. Meade, 109 ; denied by Gen. Lee, 109 ; contra- 

 dicted by Gen. Meade, 109 ; Col. Kilpatrick's report, 111 ; 

 capture of Vicksburg announced, 111 ; proclamation of 

 President Lincoln, 111 ; address of Gen. Meade to citi- 

 zens along the Orange and Alexandria railroad, 111; 

 movements of Gen. Dix, 112. 



Advance of Gen. Morgan, 112 ; crosses the Cumber- 

 land, 112 ; moves across Kentucky, 112 ; crosses the 

 Ohio, 112 ; pursuit by Gen. Hobson, 112 ; movements in 

 Indiana, 113; enters Ohio, 114; advances toward West- 

 ern Virginia, 114: skirmishes at tho Ohio river, 114; 

 despatches of Gen. Shackelford, 115 ; capture of Gen. 

 Morgan, 115. 



Operations of Gen. Rosecrans, 115 ; expedition of Gen. 

 Jeff. C Davis, 115; attack on Fort Donelson, 115 ; expe- 

 dition under Col." Colburn, 115 ; do. under Gen. Sheri- 



dan, 116; do. under Col. Hall, 116; attack on Gen. 

 Granger, 116; movement on McMinnsville, 116; expe- 

 dition of Col. Straight, 116; instructions to CoL Streight 

 by Gen. Garfleld, 116 ; movement* of Col. Streight, 117; 

 his surrender, 117; letter of Gen. Eosecraiw to G*n. 

 Halleck relative to the force IB bis front, 118; reply of 

 Gen. Halleck, 118; answer of Gen. Eosecrans, 118; 

 movements commenced by Gen. Bosccrans, 118; move- 

 ments of his corps, 119; retreat of Gen. Bragg, 119; its 

 effect, 119; first object of Gen. Eosecrans, 119; crossing 

 the Tennessee, 119. 



Movement of Gen. Burnside, 120 ; his command, 120 ; 

 position of Gen. Buckner, 120 ; advance of Gen. Bum- 

 side, 120; reaches Kingston, 121 ; enters Knox ville, 121 ; 

 bis reception, 121 ; movement upon Cumberland Gap, 

 121 ; other movements, 121 ; occupation of Chattanooga, 

 121 ; despatch of Gen. Halleck to Gen. Eosecrans, 121 ; 

 do. to Gen. Buruside, 122 ; reply of Gen. Eosecrans, 122 ; 

 reports of Gens. Rosecrans, Foster, and Meade, as to 

 movements of the enemy, 122 ; despatches of Gen. Hal- 

 leck, 122 ; position of Gen. Eosecrans' forces, 123 ; his 

 advance, 123 ; Lafayette, 123 ; attack on Gen. Negley, 

 123 ; concentration of Gen. Eosecrans, 124 ; operations 

 of the Confederate army, 124; topographical view, 125; 

 order of Gen. Bragg to advance, 125; charge of inca- 

 pacity against Gen. Bragg, 125; approach of the two ar- 

 mies, 125; battle of Chickamauga, 126; firmness of Gen. 

 Thomas, 128 ; he falls back, 128 ; loss of Gen. Eosecrans, 

 128; concentrates at Chattanooga, 128; address of Gen. 

 Eosecrans to the army, 128 ; forces sent to Gen. Rose- 

 crans, 128; Hooker's corps, 129; Grant ordered to the 

 command, 129; movements of Gen. 4 Hooker, 129; opens 

 the river below Chattanooga, 129 ; supplies reach Chat- 

 tanooga, 180; movement of Gen. Longstreet in East 

 Tennessee, 130; plan of Gen. Grant, 180; his attack on 

 Gen. Bragg, 130 ; his defeat, 131. 



Movements of Gen. Burnside in East Tennessee, 181 ; 

 advance of Gen. Longstreet, 131 ; siege of Knoxville, 

 181; movements of Gen. Sherman, 183; diversion of 

 Gen. Averill in West Virginia, 138. 



Position of the armies of Gens. Meade and Lee, 138 ; 

 Meade falls back, 183 ; advance of Gen. Lee, 183 ; he re- 

 tires, 134; losses in cavalry, 134; advance of Gen. 

 Meade, 184 ; Mine Run, 134 ; movements in West Vir- 

 ginia, 134; Gen. Averill's raid, 134; operations in North 

 Carolina, 185 ; do. in southeast Virginia, 135 ; Gen. Fos- 

 ter sent to Charleston, 135. 



Gen. Gilmore moves on Charleston, 185 ; attacks Mor- 

 ris Island, 135 ; his report, 185 ; capture of a portion, 

 186; fortifications, 186; naval force, 136; attack on Fort 

 Wagner, 187; repulse, 187; Gen. Gilmore's works on 

 Morris Island, 188; Swamp Angel, 13S; advances hia 

 \vorks, 138 ; opens fire upon Fort Snrnter, 138 ; report 

 of the enemy of the bombardment, 189 ; report of Gen. 

 Gilmore, 189, 140 ; letter of Gen. Beauregard, 141 ; reply 

 of Gen. Gilmore, 141 ; effect of the shells fired at Charles- 

 ton, 142 ; capture of Fort Wagner, 142 ; report of Gen. 

 Gilmore, 142 ; night assault upon Sumter, 142. 



Movements of Gen. Banks, 143 ; expedition to the 

 mouth of the Sabine 142; it* repulse, 143; capture of 

 Brownsville, 143. 



Movements in Missouri, 143 ; operations of Gen. 

 Marmaduke, 144 ; retires to Arkansas. 144; movement 

 of Gen. Cahill, 144; Gen. McNeil, 145; expedition of 

 Col. Clayton, 145; advance of Gen. Blunt, 145; Gen. 

 Steelc's movements, 146; capture of Little Rock, 146; 

 Quantrell's raid, 146; attack on Gen. Blunt, 146. 



Department of the Northwest, 146; operations against 

 the Indians, 14T. 



Result of tho operations of the year, 147. 



