IXDEX OF CONTEXTS. 



press, 127; letter of Gen. Hunter, 127; reasons for his 

 retreat through "West Virginia, 127; raid of Gen. Sheri- 

 dan to Gorclonsville, 127. 



Force detached by Lee to invade Maryland, 128; ap- 

 pearance at Martinsburg, 128; capture of Hagerstown, 

 ederick, &c., 128; orders of the commanding officer, 

 128: calls for troops, 123; plunder, 130; defeat of Gen. 

 Wallace, 130; excitement at the North, 130; reenforce- 

 luents sent from Grant's army, 150; approach of the en- 

 emy to Baltimore, 130 ; destruction of railroads and 

 bridges, 130; attack on "Washington, 130; retreat and 

 pursuit by Gen. "Wright, 130; battle with Averill, 130; 

 results of the invasion, 131 ; repulse of Gen. Crook, 131 ; 

 skirmishes along the upper Potomac, 131 ; Mosby's ranjr- 

 ers, 131 ; capture and burning of Chambersburg, 131 ; 

 pursuit of the enemy, 132; result of all these operation?, 

 132 ; Sheridan appointed to command in the Shenandoah 

 Valley, 132; affairs at Petersburg, 132; movement from 

 Hilton Head, 132; movement from Vicksburg, 132. 



Changes in the command of the Army of the James, 

 132; position of this army, 132; movement upon Rich- 

 mond, 132 ; a feint, 133 ; preparations to explode a mine, 

 133 ; plan of assault, 133 ; the explosion and assault, 13-3 ; 

 failure, 134; loss, 134; another mine exploded, 184 ; let- 

 ter of Gen. Grant on the state of affairs, 134 ; battle at 

 3 teams Station, 134; order of Gen. Grant relative to de- 

 serters, 135; raid of the enemy on Gen. Meade's left, 

 135 ; letters of Grant and Sherman on tho draft, 135 ; 

 movement north of the James to capture Richmond, 

 135, 136; loss, 136; movement at Hatcher's Run, 13G; 

 report of Gen. Grant, 136 ; do. of Gen. Lee, 136. 



Position of the army in and about Atlanta, 136; posi- 

 tion of Gen. Hood, 137 ; his force, 137 ; withdrawal of tho 

 Gcirgia militia, 137; tour of Jefferson Davis, 137; move- 

 ment of Hood, 137; operations of Forrest, 137; move- 

 ments of Sherman, 138; attack on Allatoona, 13S; fur- 

 ther operations of Hood in the rear of Sherman, 138 ; 

 Beauregard in command, 139 ; failure cf Hood to inter- 

 rupt the Federal communications, 139 ; plans of Sher- 

 man, 14C, prepares to march south, 140; his force, 140 ; 

 order relative to his march, 141 ; Gen. Slocum's order to 

 his troops, 141 ; the lines of railway in Georgia, 141, 142 ; 

 distribution cf Sherman's army, 142 ; his order to march, 

 143 ; movement of Howard, 143 ; movements of tho left 

 wing, 145; views of the enemy on the evacuation of At- 

 lanta, 145; appeal of Beauregard, 145; do. of the Geor- 

 gia Senators, 145 ; do. of the Georgia delegation at Rich- 

 mond, 146; action of Gov. Brown, 146; Milledgeville, 

 146; advance of the right wing, 146; movement of the 

 left, 146; Ogeechee Paver reached, 147 ; encounter with 

 "Wheeler, 147 ; demonstration toward Augusta, 147 ; Mil- 

 len reached, 147 ; advance between the Ogeechee and Sa- 

 vannah Elvers, 147 ; the right closing on the rear of Sa- 

 vannah, 148 ; scouts from Sherman reach the coast, 14S ; 

 Fort McAllister, 148; its reduction, 149 ; Sherman's de- 

 epatch to the Secretary of "War, 149 ; investment of Sa- 

 vannah, 149; evacuation by Gen. Hardee, 150; details of 

 the capture, 150; destruction by Sherman in Georgia, 

 150; occupation of Savannah, 151; order of Gen. Sher- 

 man for the government of the city, 151 ; public meet- 

 ing, 151 ; resolutions, 152 ; other movements, 152. 



Sheridan in command on the upper Potomac, 152; bat- 

 tle at Opequan Creek, 152; his report, 152; his force, 

 154; force of the enemy, 154; attack on Fisher's Hill, 

 154; prisoners, 154; repulse of Averill at Brown's Gap, 

 154 ; Sheridan's report of his march, 154 ; burning of 

 buildings in the Shenandoah Valley, 154; report of a 

 spectator, 154; report of a committee of citizens, 155; 

 Bheridan falls back to Cedar Eun, 155; sudden attack 

 of the enemy, 155; rout of the Federal troops, 155; arri- 



val of Sheridan on the field, 155; repulse of the enemy 

 155; pursued to Mount Jackson, 155; losses, 155; Sheri- 

 dan promoted to be major-general, 156. 



Guerrillas west of "Washington, 156; capture of a rail- 

 road train, 156 ; scenes, 156. 



Missouri invaded by Gen. Price, 156 ; Federal force in 

 the department, 156 ; how employed, 15G; preparations 

 of Gen. Eosccrans, 157; arrival of reinforcements, 157 ; 

 State capital saVed, 157 ; movement of Price westward, 

 157 ; pursuit of Gen. Pleasanton, 157 ; contest, 157 ; lossea 

 of the enemy, 157 ; retreat into Arkansas, 157. 



Operations in East Tennessee, 157 ; movements of 

 Breckinritlge, 157; do. of Burbridge and Stoneman, 157; 

 destruction of saltworks, 158; operations in Middle Ten- 

 nessee, 158; destruction at Johnsonville, 153; advance 

 of Hood upon Nashville, 158 ; consternation at Nashville, 

 15>; reinforcements sent to Gen. Thomas, 158; battle 

 before Nashville, 158 ; report of Gen. Thomas, 158 ; en- 

 emy retire, 159; pursuit, 159; captures at Franklin, 159; 

 losses of Hood, 159; expedition against the Mississippi 

 Central Railroad, 159 ; expedition from Baton Eouge, 159 ; 

 movement of Gen. "Warren against the "Weldon Railroad, 

 159; results of tho year, 159; hostilities with the "Wes- 

 tern Indians, 159. 



ARNOLD, ISAAC. Member of Congress from Illinois, 219 ; 

 offers a resolution relative to forging documents, 2-1 ; 

 offers a bill to expedite emancipation, 266. 



Aia. Affairs in China, 160; Japan, 160; British India, 160, 

 steady advance of Russia, 160; French in Cochin China, 

 160;Siam, 160. 



Austria. Its sovereign, 160; features of its constitution, 

 1GO; revenue and expenditures, 161; army, 161 ; session 

 of Parliament, 161 ; disaffection in Galicia, 161 ; disturb- 

 ances, 1C1 ; new session of Parliament, 162; disturb- 

 ances in Venetia, 162. 



BACHE, FRANKLIN. Birth, 1C2; pursuits, 162; character anj 

 death, 162. 



BALDWIN, Jonx D. Member of Congress from Massachu- 

 setts, 219 ; offers a resolution on the war, 334. 



Baptists. Numbers, 162; operations of the benevolent asso- 

 ciations, 162 ; Missionary Union, 162 ; resolutions on the 

 state of the country, 162 ; Publication Society, 163 ; Home 

 Mission, 163; Bible Society, 163; Free Mission do., 163; 

 authority given by Secretary of "War to occupy aban- 

 doned churches, 163; Southern colleges closed, 168; pa- 

 pers suspended, 163; Elder Kline, 163; his death, 164; 

 Baptists in Sweden, 164; do. in Great Britain, 164; Vic- 

 toria, 164 ; Burmah, 164. 



BATES, JOSHUA. Birth, 164; death, 164; pursuits and char- 

 acter, 165. 



BAVAEIA, KING OF. Birth, 165; education, 165; reign, 165; 

 death, 165. 



BAYAED, JAMES A. Senator from Delaware, 219 ; on the 

 oath of a Senator, 224 ; takes the oath required by tho 

 Senate, 283 ; remarks, 238 ; resigns his seat as Senator. 

 233. 



Belgium. Its king, 165; government, 166; provinces, 166; 

 cities, 166; commerce, 166; religions, 166; education, 

 166; internal condition, 166; parties in the new Chamber 

 of Deputies, 166. 



BENJAMIN, PARK. Birth, 167; education, 167; writings, 1C7 ; 

 death, 167. 



BINGHAM, PEREGRINE Birth, 1C7 ; pursuits, 1C7; death, 167. 



BIENET, DANIEL BELL. Birth, 167; military career, 167: 

 death, 163. 



BLANCHAED, THOMAS. Birth, 163; inventions, 163; daata, 

 163 



