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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



Legislature, 470 ; response to the call for troops, 470 ; 

 extra session of the Legislature, 470 ; troops sent into 

 the field, 470.; railroads, 471 ; upper peninsula, 471 ; its 

 copper mines, 471 ; organization of companies, 471 ; 

 debt of the State, 471 ; amendment to the State Consti- 

 tution, 471. 



MILES, Col., at Bull Eun, 86. 



MILES, WM. P., on a pledge of President Buchanan with 

 South Carolina, 703. 



Minnesota, its boundaries, 472; population, 472; vote of 

 the State, 472 ; resolutions of the Legislature, 472 ; 

 troops furnished for the war, 472. 



Mints in Seceded States, their seizure, 315 ; mint at 

 New Orleans, 319 ; its coinage, 319 ; seizure, 319 ; mint 

 at Dahlonega, 319; deposits, 319; mint at Charlotte, 

 819 ; its deposits, 319 ; coinage, 319 ; seizure, 319 ; at 

 New Orleans seized, 429 ; money on hand, 429. 



Mississppi, her Senators retire from Congress, 198; re- 

 marks, 198. 



Its boundaries, 472; population, 472; the govern- 

 ment, 472 ; action relative to slaves of border States, 

 473; recommendation of the Governor respecting, 473- 

 Legislature passes an act calling a State Convention, 

 473 ; sentiment of the people, 473 ; election of members 

 of the Convention, 474; it assembles, 474: passes an 

 ordinance of secession, 474; proceedings of the Gov- 

 ernor, 474 ; resolution against reconstruction, 474 ; 

 taxes, 475 ; action on the Confederate Constitution, 

 475 ; debate on submitting it to a, vote of the people, 

 475 ; vote on the ordinance of secession, 475 ; military 

 enthusiasm, 475: military resources, 476; tax recom- 

 mended, 476; do. stay law, 476; further action of the 

 Legislature, 476; plan to secure volunteers, 476; mili- 

 tary operations on the Southern extremity of the 

 State, 477. 



Mississippi River Expedition. Gunboats ordered by Fre- 

 mont, 293; the gunboats, 293; their armament, 293; un- 

 der command of Andrew II. Foote, 293. 



Missouri, its boundaries, 477; population, 477; vote, 477; 

 public sentiment of the people, 477 ; views of Governor 

 Jackson, 477; vote to hold a Convention, 477; it assem- 

 bles, 478; address of the Commissioners from Georgia, 

 478; report of the Committee on Federal Eolations, 

 478 minority report, 478 ; details of the action of the 

 Convention, 479 ; action of the Governor, 479 ; war 

 loan, 480 ; excitement in the Legislature on the capture 

 of Camp Jackson, 4SO ; proclamation of General Har- 

 ney, 480 interview of Governor Jackson and General 

 Price with General Lyon, 481 ; views of General Lyon, 

 481 ; Governor Jackson's account of the interview, 481 ; 

 order from the War Department to General Harney, 

 482 ; proclamation of General Lyon, 482 ; movement of 

 troops commenced, 483 ; proclamation of Colonel Boern- 

 stein, 483 ; proclamation of General Lyon to the people, 

 483; enlistment of troops, 484; Fremont ordered to 

 Missouri, 484 ; address of General Sweeny, 484 ; march 

 of General Lyon to Springfield, 4S5; his troops, 485; 

 troops of General Price, 485 ; death of Lyon, 485 ; north- 

 ern counties of Missouri, 485 ; proclamation of General 

 Pope, 486 ; call for the State Convention to re-assemble, 

 486; its business, 486; school fund, 487; elects State 

 officers, 487 : address to the people, 487 ; proclamation 

 <tf Lieutenant-Governor Eeynolds, 488; do. of Jeff. 

 Thompson, 489 ; proclamation of Governor Gamble, 

 489; proclamation of Governor Jackson, 490; objects 

 of the military campaign, 490 ; proclamation of General 

 Fremont, 491 ; military orders, 491 ; proclamation eman- 

 cipating slaves, 491 ; martial law in St. Louis, 491 ; Fre- 

 mont leaves St. Louis, 492 ; advance of the army, 492 ; 

 retreat of General Price, 492 ; agreement between Gen- 



erals Fremont and Price, 493; repudiated by General 

 Hunter, 493; recall of Fremont, 493; his address to his 

 eoldiers, 493 ; letter from Secretary of War, 41)3 ; addresi 

 of citizens of St. Louis to Fremont, 494 ; his reply, 494 ; 

 State Convention re-assembles, 494; Federal force In 

 Missouri, 495; further military movements, 495; list of 

 battles and skirmishes in the State, 495; order of Gen- 

 eral Halleck relative to slaves, 496; relative to martial 

 law, 496 ; runaways, 496. 



Admitted as a member of the Confederacy, 165; 

 the Legislature at Neosho, 497; agreement with the 

 Confederate States, 497; members of Confederate Con- 

 gress, 497; instructions of Legislature to commissioners 

 to Peace Congress, 565. 



MITCHELL, O. K., biographical notice of, 725. 



Molasses, export of, prohibited from the Confederate States, 

 165. 



Monitor, The, description of, 505, 506; trip to Fortress 

 Monroe, 507 ; effect of the shot of the Merrimac, 508. 



Monroe, Fortress, its situation, 497 ; armament, 497 ; 

 views of Governor Letcher on its possession, 498. 



Montgomery, rejoicing at, on fall of Fort Sumter, 133. 



Mortar Fleet of Com. Porter, the vessels, 292 ; how fitted 

 out, 292 ; armament, 292 ; how to be used, 293 ; their 

 departure, 293. 



Moultrie, Fort, its situation, 815; condition, 815; fore* 

 that occupied it, 815 ; evacuation by Major Anderson, 

 816; instructions to Major Anderson, 316; occupied by 

 South Carolina troops, 316; used in the attack on Fort 

 Sumter, 316. 



MUIK, KOBERT, the case of, 358. 



MULLIGAN, Col. J. A., surrenders Lexington, 603 ; biograph- 

 ical notice of, 726. 



Munfordsville, its situation, 498; skirmish at, 493; de- 

 tails, 498. 



MURRAY, NICHOLAS, birth, 498; education, 498; pursuits, 

 498 ; writings, 498. 



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Napoleon, Arkansas, its situation, 499 ; seizure of United 

 States hospital, 499. 



Navy of the United States, report of a Committee in Con? 

 gress on list of vessels, and their condition, 499 ; resigna? 

 tion of officers, 500 ; available force of ships, 500 ; scenes 

 at Norfolk, 500; preparations for the blockade, 501; 

 vessels in service July 4th, 501 ; increase of force, 502; 

 iron-clad ship, 502 ; list of vessels built, 503 ; La Gloire, 

 French iron-clad ship, 503 : English iron-clad ships, 504; 

 the Achilles, 504; the Warrior. 504; letter of M. Kay, 

 504 ; plans offered to Congress, 504 ; the Examiners, 

 504; their advice, 505 ; plans accepted, 505; the Moni- 

 tor, 505-507 ; her trip to Fortress Monroe, 507 ; effect of 

 the shot of the Merrimac on her. 507 ; Stevens' Battery, 

 508; description, 508; drawings of, 509; cost, 510: fur- 

 ther details, 510: naval skirmishes during the year, 

 511, 512. 



NELSON, WILLIAM, biographical notice of, 724. 



New Hampshire, its boundaries, 512; valuation of prop- 

 erty, 513; population, 513; vote at the Presidential 

 election, 513 ; proclamation of the Governor on the call 

 for troops, 513 ; State election, 513 ; action of the Legis- 

 lature, 513 ; militia, 513 ; assumes the Federal tax, 513 ; 

 banks, 513. 



New Jersey, its boundaries, 514 ; population, 514 ; govern- 

 ment, 514, State Union Convention, 514; resolutions, 

 514; Vtters, 514; Message of the Governor to the Legis- 

 lature, 514 ; joint resolutions on the state of the Union, 

 515 ; resolutions of Kepublican members of the Legis- 

 lature, 515 ; military movements, 516 ; extra session of 



