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75; position of .'ohnston, 76; abandons tho works on 

 Lust Mountain, 76; further operations, 7''. : 

 Gen. Sherman, 70 ; attack on Johnston's position, 77 ; 

 its failure, 77 ; next movement of Sherman, 77 ; evacua- 

 tion of Kenesaw by Gen. Johnston, 77; Marietta occu- 

 pied by Gen. Sherman, 77 ; new position of Johnston, 

 77; attempt of Gen. Sherman to turn his right :' 

 retreat of Gen. Johnston, 78; new movements 

 man, 73 ; crossing tho Chattahoochie, 78 ; manoeuvres 

 approaching Atlanta, 78 ; Gen. Johnston turns big com- 

 mand over to Gen. Hood, 79; his farewell adii: 

 Gen. Hcod's address on assuming command, 79 ; move- 

 ments around Atlanta, 79, SO; bat;: 

 cooperating movements ordered by Gen. Sherman 

 gainst the enemy's lines of communication, -. 

 roads connecting Atlanta with the southwest cut, ;2; 

 destruction of the Georgia Railroad, 82 ; Macon, and 

 Western Railroad crippled, 82 ; movement of Gen. 

 Stoneman on Macon, 83; compelled to surrender, 64 ; 

 raid against the Macon and Western road, S4; opera- 

 tions before Atlanta, 84; failure to dislodge Hood, 84; 

 flanking movement of Gen. Sherman to the right, S4 ; 

 plan of Gen. Sherman to move his whole army upon tho 

 communications of Atlanta, 85 ; his movements, SO ; 

 resistance of tho enemy, 86; their repulse, 86; Gen. 

 Sherman places himself between Atlanta and Gen. 

 Hardee's corps, 86 ; consternation at Atlanta, 60 ; its 

 evacuation, 86; destruction of property, 86; its cap- 

 ture by Sherman, 87 ; Federal losses in the campaign, 

 87 ; losses of the enemy, 87 ; movement of Hood, 87 ; 

 Gen. Wheeler's raid upon Sherman's line of communica- 

 tion, 87; President Lincoln's announcement of the cap- 

 ture of Atlanta, S3 ; Sherman's address to his troops, 

 83 ; orders for the departure of all civilians, 83 ; Gen. 

 Ilood's reply to a proposal for a ten days' truce, SS ; 

 also letter to the Mayor of Atlanta, 89 ; reply of Gen. 

 Sherman to Gen. Hood, 89; the truce agreed upon, S9; 

 final appeal of the civic authorities to Gen. Sherman, 

 90; his reply to the appeal, 90; another announcement, 

 91 ; his letter to the Louisville agent of the New York 

 Press, 91. 



Reorganization of the Army of the Potomac, 91 ; con- 

 solidation of divisions and arrangement of brigades, 91 ; 

 assignment of general officers, 91 ; commanders of divis- 

 ions, 92; officers relieved, 92; address of Gen. Pleasan- 

 ton,92; do. of Gen. Xewton, 92; do. of Gen. French, 

 92 ; staff of Lieut-Gen. Grant, 93 ; Burnside's command, 

 83; Sigel's command, 93; Gen. Butler's command, 93; 

 tender of a hundred thousand men by Western govern- 

 ors, 93; letter of Gov. Tates stating the reasons, 93; 

 address of tho Governor of Indiana, 94 ; do., Adj. -Gen. 

 of Ohio, 94; plans of Gen. Grant, 94; address of Gen. 

 Mcade to his troops, 94 ; army breaks camp and advan 

 ces, 95; Rappahannock crossed, 95 ; Burnside's address 

 to his troops, 96; his corps acts as a reserve, 96 ; pur- 

 poses of Gen. Grant in his advance, 96'; movement of 

 Gen. Lee, 96; Gen. Griffin encounters the enemy, 90; 

 attempt of the enemy to press between the 5th and 2d 

 corps, 97; advance of Gen. Sedgwick, 97; despatch of 

 Gen. Lee, 97; Burnside brought on the field, 97; battle 

 of the next day, 97, 98; position of both armies : 

 93 ; station of the cavalry, 93; the contest on the next 

 morning, 98; both armies begin to withdraw, : 

 spatchof Gen. Lee, 93; fight of 6th corps with the 

 enemy on the next afternoon near Spottsylvania Court 

 House, 9S; death of Gen. Sedgwick, 99 ; despatches of 

 Secretary Stanton relative to the preceding actions, 

 99,100; address of President Lincoln, 100 ; excitement 

 In the Northern States, 100; serenade to President Lin- 

 coln 100; speech, 100; thanksgiving observance in the 



100; position i; do. of the 



: newcd struggle, 101 ; despatches at UM 



lay, 101 ; assault and 



captures by Gen. Hancock early on the next morning 



Ue all next day, l2; losses, 102; withdrawal of 



the enemy on tho left, Ktt ; congratulatory address of 



: . ade to bis troops, 102 ; address of (leu. Lee to 



his army, 103 ; desp.:- - crotary of War, 108, 



lUposeJ of tho 



wounded, 104 ; etrength of the Army of tl. 

 mac, 104. 



r.mt, 104; cav- 

 alry raM sent .t to cut Lee's communica- 

 tions, 104, 105; movements against Lynthburg, 105; 

 advance of Gen. Avcrill, 105; encounter with the enemy, 

 luo; fUlls back, 105; address of Gen. Averill, 105; ad- 

 vance of Gen. Crook, 106; repulses the enemy, 106; 

 falls back, 106; Gen. Sigel's movements In the bhenan- 

 doah, 106; defeated by Brecklnridge, 106; movement 

 of Gen. Butler up tho James Elver, 106 ; despatch of 

 Gen. Butler, 10S; attempts to cnt the railroads to 

 Petersburg and Richmond, 105; encounter with tie- 

 enemy, 108; attack on the Danville road, 110; attack 

 on the outer lines of Fort Darling, 110; the contest, 

 110; Gen. Butler retires to his intrenchments. Ill ; de- 

 spatch of the Secretary of War, 111 ; expedition of Gen. 

 Kautz against the Danville Railroad, 111 ; occupation of 

 the naval forces removing torpedoes, 112 ; attack of 

 Gen. Butler on Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, 112, 



Concentration of the enemy under Gen. Lee, 118; at- 

 tempt to turn the right of Grant's line, 113; failure, 113; 

 address of Gen. Meade, 113; despatch of the Secretary 

 of War, 113 ; new movement of Gen. Grant by the left, 

 113; despatches of the Secretary of War, 113; Grant's 

 advance reaches the North Anna River, 114 ; position of 

 his forces, 114; encounter tho enemy, 114; position cf 

 armies on the next day, 115 ; new movement by Gen. 

 Grant, 115; Pamunkey crossed, 115; positlor. 

 army, 115; new position of the enemy, 115; reinforce- 

 ments to Gen. Grant from Gen. Butler, 116; conflict at 

 Coal Harbor, 116; attempt of Gen. Grant to push the 

 enemy across the Chickahominy, 113; its failure, IIS; 

 losses, US; despatches of the Secretary of War. 11?; 

 positions of the armies, 119 ; intrenchments of both ar- 

 mies, 119 ; preparations of Gen. Grant for crossing the 

 James, 119 ; river crossed, 119. 



Movement of Gen. Butler upon Petersburg, 119; fcil- 

 nre, 120; Petersburg, 120; another attack mad. 

 13th corps a few days later, 120 ; enemy reinforced, 120 ; 

 contest before the city, 120; arrival of other corps, 

 120 ; contest before Petersburg, 120, 121 ; loss, 121 ; skir- 

 mishing on the next day, 121 ; quiet, 121 ; movement on 

 the Welden road, 121 ; a battle, 123 ; movement to the 

 left, 123; demonstration in front of Burnsido, 123; cav- 

 alry expedition of Gen. Wilson, 128; hot west!, 

 condition of the army, 1-1. 



Second movement against Lynchbnrjr. 

 moved and Hunter appointed to command, 124 ; posi- 

 tions of Crook and Averill, 124; do. of Breckinridge, 

 124; force of the enemy, 125; plan of Morgan to recall 

 Burbridge, 125; his advance Into Kentucky, 125; letnrn 

 of Burbridge from East Tennessee, 125 ; orders of Gen. 

 Hunter, 125; his advance, 125; advance of Crook and 

 Avcrill, 126; junction with Hunter, 128; capture of 

 Staunton and Lexington, 126; burning of th* Virginia 

 Military Institute, 126; advance to the neighborhood of 

 Lynchbnrg, 126; the city reOnforced, 126; retreat of 

 Hunter. : - f the enemy, 126; despatch from 



Gen. Hunter, 126; sui>5>ressioa of the West Virginia 



