Garland, Samuel, Jr., brigadier general Confederate States Army,killed at South Mountain
Garnett, Robt. S., brigadier general Confederate States Army,at Beverly, West Virginia;retreats after battle of Rich Mountain;killed near Carrick's Ford;lacking in enterprise.
Garrard, Israel, colonel cavalry United States Volunteers,in East Tennessee;at Decatur and Stone Mountain, Georgia
Garrard, Kenner, brig, general,commanding cavalry division in McPherson's army;movement on Rome;reports confederate cavalry at Kennesaw superior in numbers;destroys Georgia RAILROAD east of Atlanta;in pursuit of Hood.
Garrett, John W., President B. and Official Records R. Co.,suggests dictatorship of McClellan.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia,key point of Kanawha valley;captured by General Cox with 1500 stand of arms and munitions of war;importance of position;map of;how fortified;Rosecrans' headquarters;cannonaded from Cotton Mountain by Floyd;bridge reconstructed;burned on Lightburn's retreat;supplies forwarded to, by batteaux on upper Kanawha;Lightburn's abandonment of, criticised;reoccupied by General Cox.
Geary, John W., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Wauhatchie;assaults Rocky Face, at Dug Gap, repulsed with loss.
Georgia,map of northern.
Gibbon, John, brigadier general United States Volunteers,high opinion of volunteers;deficient knowledge of military history;at South Mountain;at Antietam.
Gibbs, Ira B.,lieutenant and com's'y on General Cox's staff;shoots Serg. Joyce of 2nd Kentucky for refusing to obey orders;courtmartialed and acquitted;excused from attending execution of a mutineer.
Gibson, Horatio G., captain 2nd Ohio Artillery,at South Mountain
Giddings, Hon. Joshua R., consul general at Montreal,makes light of plot to releases confederate prisoners.
Gilbert, Samuel A., colonel 44th Ohio,in second Kanawha campaign;marches his brigade 60 miles in 52 hours, in E. Tennessee
Gillmore, Quincy A.,brigadier general commanding District of Kentucky;resists Pegram's raid and drives him out of Kentucky
Gilmer, Jeremy F., major general Confederate States Army, Davis' Chief of Engineers,sent to advise with Beauregard.
Gilmer, John A.,one of Governor Vance's peace commanders.
Goldsborough, North Carolina,place of meeting of Sherman's and Schofield's armies.
Goodrich, E. R.,lieutenant colonel, and chief comm's'y on Burnside's staff.
Goodrich, Wm. B.,colonel commanding brigade in Greene's division at battle of Antietam;killed at Antietam.
Gordon, Geo. H., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Antietam.
Graham, Milton,lieutenant colonel 11th Kentucky Cavalry
Graham, Wm. A., ex-Governor of North Carolina,heads Vance's peace delegation;candidate for Vice President on ticket with Scott;mentioned.
Granger, Gordon,captain and mustering officer at Camp Dennison;states reasons why theoretical knowledge of regular army officers so small;appointed major general United States Volunteers;at Chickamauga;sent to relief of Knoxville;dissatisfaction of Grant and Sherman;in E. Tennessee;at Dandridge.
Granger, Robt. S., brigadier general United States Volunteers,sent to reinforce Col. Doolittle at Decatur;posted at Stevenson;suffers pontoon bridge to fall into hands of Hood;ordered to Decatur again.
Grant, U. S., major general United States Volunteers,high opinion of volunteers;accepts emancipation policy as best;policy of attrition;captures Vicksburg;"copious worker and fighter, but a very meagre writer";growing faith of administration in;in command of Division of the Mississippi;approves substitution of Thomas for Rosecrans;reticent and averse to controversy;hears in silence and decides;good story about Washington;at Chattanooga;culmination of good fortune;sends Granger and Sherman to relief of Knoxville;characteristics;visits army in E. Tennessee;reticence;riding-school story;sees for himself condition of troops and mountain roads;reports destitution and impracticability of supplying army by mountain roads;correspondence with General Foster;asks promotion of Sherman, McPherson, and W. F. Smith;embarrassments about cipher dispatches;objects to Stoneman;correspondence with Schofield;appointed lieutenant general and goes to Washington;scatters army at Chattanooga, to secure supplies and forage;puts Sherman in charge of Western armies and assumes command in Virginia;plans simultaneous advance of eastern and western armies;slow to learn unprofitableness of assaulting intrenched positions;on appointments of brigadiers in Sherman's army;confidence in McPherson; secures his rapid promotion;dissatisfied with Thomas;reasons for his feeling;favors winter campaigns by Sherman and Thomas;plans advance on Selma and Mobile;orders Schofield and 23d corps sent to Washington;praises Sherman's readiness for further operations;sends Schofield to carry out new plan of campaign in North Carolina;unselfish attitude toward Sherman;relieves Butler and opposes his further assignment to command;receives confederate peace commanders at his headquarters;congratulates Sherman;outlines his own plans;prevents Lee's union with Johnston;recommends Schofield's appointment as brigadier in regular army and permanent assignment of Cox and Terry to corps commands;brings administration's disapproval of Sherman-Johnston convention to Sherman;considerate treatment of Sherman;returns to Washington;condemns injustice to Sherman;smooths away causes of Sherman's irritation.
"Grape Vine Telegraph,"
Great Smoky Mountains,picturesque character of.
Greene, Geo. S., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Antietam;in 20th Corps and on court-martial at Washington;goes to North Carolina, with General Cox and volunteers as staff officer at Kinston;commands provisional division of returning officers and men belonging to Sherman's army.
Grigsby, A. J., colonel commanding Winder's brigade, Jackson's division,at Antietam.
Guerillas, in West Virginia,annoyance by and suppression of.
Guilford-Old-Court-House, North Carolina,and battlefield visited.
Gunn, W. A.,locates line for railway from Danville to E. Tennessee
Guthrie, J. V., colonel 1st Kentucky,correspondence with General Cox, App. Army;in West Virginia
Guyandotte, West Virginia,taken by 2nd Kentucky;occupied.
Habeas Corpus, writ of,used to release minors enlisting without parents' consent;U. S. officers directed not to recognize, unless issued by U. S. Courts.
Hagood, Johnson, brigadier general Confederate States Army,at Ft. Anderson, N. C;routed at Town Creek by General Cox, losing two cannon and 400 prisoners;repulsed at Kinston.
Halleck, Henry W.,commands Western Department;authorizes Pope to send for General Cox's Kanawha Division;commits defence of Washington to McClellan;sacrifices Pope;owed his appointment as commander in chief largely to Pope;expected to take command in the field;but does not, and remains bureau officer until close of war;responsible in part for McClellan's slow pursuit of Lee in Maryland;sends McClellan peremptory orders to advance after Antietam;persistently favors regular army officers over volunteers;directs Burnside to advance into E. Tennessee;correspondence with Burnside shows forgetfulness and lack of appreciation;inconsistency between official and private letters to Rosecrans;fails to understand distances and difficulties of transportation in E. Tennessee;indecision of character;wrong interpretation of Burnside's reports and action;thinks personal presence of Grant with Army of Potomac indispensable;criticises Meade;friendly relations with Sherman;correspondence with;on enormous waste of cavalry horses;tells Sherman he is accused of hostility to the blacks;assigned to command Department of Virginia;orders Meade to pay no attention to Sherman's truce;forfeits Sherman's life-long friendship by his orders and dispatches after Sherman-Johnston convention;goes to Pacific coast at close of war and dies soon after;disclaims personal hostility to Sherman;explanation of his attitude;notes complete submission to U. S. authority at Richmond.
Hamilton, Schuyler,appointed major general United States Volunteers;resigns.
Hammond, John W.,lieutenant colonel 65th Indiana at battle of Nashville.
Hampton, Wade, brigadier general Confederate States Army,at the Monocacy;at South Mountain;appointed lieutenant general to outrank Wheeler;opposed to Vance's peace negotiations;retires from Raleigh;arranges for interview bet. Johnston and Sherman;refuses to be included in Johnston's capitulation.
Hancock, Winfield S., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Antietam;sent from 6th Corps to command Richardson's division 2nd Corps;classmate of McClellan.
Hanson, Chas. S., lieutenant colonel 20th Kentucky,captured at Lebanon, Kentucky
Hardee, Wm. J.,lieutenant general Confederate States Army;succeeds Bragg in temporary command Army of Georgia;declines permanent command;quoted by Davis;sent to reinforce Polk;forces increased;at Dallas;at battle of Atlanta;controversy with Hood;at Jonesboro;impeaches Hood's statement of his losses;transferred to Savannah;evacuates Charleston;rumored junction with Bragg;fails to reach Wilmington;forces of;low estimate contradicted by official reports;reports to Bragg at Goldsborough;at Averasborough;commands army in absence of Johnston;arranges details of capitulation with Schofield;reputation and character of;end of war only a question of time after first year;humorous report of General Cox's treatment of old woman asking for provisions;reported Salkehatchie swamps impassable when Sherman was marching through them at rate of 13 miles a day;determines to go abroad for a time.
Hardie, Jas. A.,colonel United States Volunteers and inspector general
Harker, Chas. G., commanding brig, in Newton's division 4th army corps,at Rocky Face;relieves Hanson's brigade at Resaca;wounded at Resaca.
Harland, Edw., colonel 8th Conn.,at South Mountain;at Antietam;commanding brigade in Palmer's division at Kinston.
Harper's Ferry,attacked by Jackson;and taken;A. P. Hill left in charge of.
Harrison, Benj., colonel 70th Indiana,detailed to stump State of Indiana in 1864.
Hartranft, John F., colonel 51st Pennsylvania,at Antietam;in E. Tennessee;repulses McLaws at Campbell's Station
Hartsuff, Geo. L.,captain and assistant adjutant-general on Rosecrans' staff;appointed brigadier general, wounded at Antietam and appointed major general;assigned to command 23d army corps;sent to arrange plans with Rosecrans for simultaneous advance;commands District of Kentucky;directed to capture Morgan raiders;disabled by old wounds;attends to office business at Knoxville;decides to retire;inspector general on Schofield's staff, in charge of paroling Johnston's army;telegraphs "Johnston's army dissolving and raising the devil".
Harvie, Edwin J.,inspector general on General Johnston's staff.
Hascall, Milo S.,commands District of Indiana;removed on Governor Morton's application;commands 3rd division 23d army corps;in E. Tennessee;transferred to 2nd division same;near New Hope Church;distinguished services throughout campaign, never recognized;not favored by Governor Morton;at Kolb's farm;moves to Cox's position south of Olley's Creek;at Decatur, Georgia;resigns on account of Governor Morton's hostility and Hovey's promotion over him.
Hatch, John P., brigadier general United States Volunteers,calls for three cheers from Pope's army on learning that McClellan was in command again;Pope's dissatisfaction with;takes position on Cox's left in defences of Washington.
Haupt, Herman, colonel and military superintendent of railways,at Alexandria, Virginia,
Hawley, Jos. R., brigadier general United States Volunteers,commands coast District of North Carolina
Hayes, Rutherford B., lieutenant colonel 23d Ohio,Judge Adv. at trial of Gibbs;at Princeton, West Virginia;criticised by General Reno;charge of pillaging brought out in Presidential campaign;wounded at South Mountain;letter in regard to discipline of Kanawaha Division
Hazen, Wm. B., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Chattanooga;ordered in arrest by Sheridan at Dandridge;good qualities and faults of;released on mediation of General Cox.
Heintzelman, Samuel P., major general United States Volunteers,temporarily commanding Franklin's corps.
Henderson, Thos. J., colonel 112th Ill., commanding brig, in Cox's division 23d army corps,absence on account of illness;brevet brigadier general;in advance up right bank Cape Fear River
Heth, Henry, brigadier general Confederate States Army,in West Virginia;at Pearisburg;at narrows of New River;French's;defeated by Crook at Lewisburg, West Virginia
Hill, Ambrose P., major general Confederate States Army,at Bull Run bridge;at Harper's Ferry;at Antietam.
Hill, Benj. H.,goes to Richmond to ask that Johnston be reinforced;correspondence with Seddon;visits Union army to obtain body of son and confer with Sherman.
Hill, Chas. W., brigadier general Ohio Valley Infantry,in West Virginia
Hill, Daniel H., major general Confederate States Army,left to guard Richmond;rearguard in Maryland;at South Mountain;at Antietam;commanding at Augusta, Georgia, ordered to join Johnston in North Carolina;reports to Bragg at Kinston;captures many prisoners from Upham's brigade;attack on hastily intrenched line repulsed;forces of, at Kinston.
Hines, Jonathan D., major 12th Ohio,in charge of scouts in W, Virginia;on reconnoitring expeditions;in charge of sentinels in rear on retreat from Big Sewell Mountain
Hines, Thos. H.,captain cavalry in Morgan's raid.
Hitchcock, Ethan A., major general United States Volunteers,chairman committee to revise Articles of War, and army regulations.
Hitchcock, Henry, major and assistant adjutant-general on General Sherman's staff,carries "Memorandum" between Sherman and Johnston to Washington;brings back disapproval--and Grant.
Hobson, Edw. H., brigadier general United States Volunteers,in Morgan raid.
Hoffman, Wm.,colonel and comm's'y of prisoners at Washington.
Hofmann, J. Wm., lieutenant colonel 56th Pennsylvania,succeeds to command of brigade, at Antietam.
Hoke, Robt. F., major general Confederate States Army,at Federal Point, North Carolina;retreats when General Cox threatens Wilmington;opposes advance of General Cox at Kinston;routs Upham's brigade of new troops;repulsed by Carter;repulsed again with heavy loss;offer to exchange prisoners declined.
Holden, Wm. W., leader of Union element in North Carolina,joins Graham's peace delegation,mentioned.
Holmes, Wm. W., major, surgeon 12th Ohio,brigadier surgeon on General Cox's staff;dies of consumption.
Holmes Co., Ohio,armed resistance to draft.
Hood, John B., brigadier general Confederate States Army,at South Mountain;at Antietam;mentioned;rosy picture of condition of Johnston's army;corps increased;at Resaca;at New Hope Church;repulses Hooker's assault;attacks advanced brigades of Hooker's and Schofield's corps at Kolb's farm;succeeds Johnston, and assumes aggressive;criticism of Johnston;involved in disputes with Hardee and Cheatham as well as Johnston;reputation for accuracy and candor damaged;appointment gives satisfaction to Union army;unsuccessful attacks on Union forces at Peachtree Creek;Atlanta;Ezra Church;at Jonesboro;evacuates Atlanta;reports refusal of his army to attack intrenched positions;forces of, Aug. 1st;Sept. 20th;absurd minimizing of his losses in battle;depression in his army;changes his subordinate officers;plans to renew struggle;recrosses Chattahoochee;fails to injure Sherman's communications;futile October campaign;plans for invasion of Tennessee;repulsed at Decatur, Alabama;delays crossing the Tennessee River;ordered by Beauregard to resume offensive at once;adopts tactics of skirmishing advance while looking for ways to turn Schofield's position;terrible repulse at Franklin, where described;takes position at Nashville;at battle of Nashville;escapes owing to cold rainstorms and impassable roads;severe losses at Franklin, Nashville, and on retreat;forces of Jan. 20, 1864;part of his army present at battle of Kinston, North Carolina;constitutes bulk of those who capitulated with Johnston.
Hooker, Jos., major general United States Volunteers,assigned to command Porter's corps;afterwards, McDowell's;in pursuit of Lee;at South Mountain;Burnside's stinging reply to untrue report of, note;ordered to extreme right at Antietam;his march;at battle of Antietam;wounded and retires;sent with two corps to reinforce Rosecrans at Chattanooga;at Tunnel Hill;assault on Rocky Face, fails;at Snake Creek Gap;at Resaca;ordered to cross Oostanaula at Newtown;instead, takes route assigned to Schofield and delays latter;does same at crossing of Etowah;assaults confederate lines at New Hope Church repulsed;movements near;repulses attack by Hood's corps at Kolb's farm;reports whole of Johnston's army in his immediate front;reinforced;at Peachtree Creek;offended at Howard's promotion to command Army of Tennessee;unacceptable to Halleck, retires from active service.
Hopkins, Henry H.,notorious secessionist in Kanawha valley;controversy with General Cox over escaped slave.
Hosea, Lewis M.,captain on General Wilson's staff, adventurous ride through Georgia andback to carry dispatches to Sherman.
Hovey, Alvin P., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Dalton;at Rocky Face;handling of division not satisfactory to Schofield;who asks his removal;Sherman declines to remove;at Snake Creek Gap;at Resaca;hindered by Hooker on march to Cassville;movements near New Hope Church;tenders resignation as division commander;its acceptance recommended by Sherman;promoted to be major general by brevet, on political grounds;Sherman's indignation;honored above other brigadiers in same corps who outranked him andwere rendering distinguished service.
Howard, Oliver O., major general United States Volunteers,commands 4th army corps;at Tunnel Hill;at Rocky Face;at Dalton;at Resaca;comes to support of Cox;holds position captured by Cox;crosses at Resaca;turns confederate right at Pickett's Mill;at Olley's Creek;at Peachtree Creek;commands Army of the Tennessee;at battle of Ezra Church;at Jonesboro;accompanies Sherman's march to the sea;turns Johnston's left at Bentonville;on march to Raleigh.
Howe, Albion P., captain 4th U. S. artillery,in West Virginia
Humes, Rev. Thos. W., S. T. D.,loyalty and learning;President of E. Tennessee University;author of "The Loyal Mountaineers of Tennessee".
Humphreys, Benj. G., brigadier general Confederate States Army,assaults Ft. Sanders.
Hunter, David, major general United States Volunteers,sent to inspect army at Chattanooga;report concerning Grant.
Hurlbut, Stephen A.,appointed major general
Illinois Troops,19th Infantry;65th Infantry;112th Infantry;5th Cavalry;Barker's Cavalry;Schambeck's Indiana Cavalry
Inactivity in field, evil results of.
Indiana Troops,6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Infantry;33rd Infantry;51st Infantry;63rd Infantry;65th Infantry;70th Infantry;23d Cavalry
Information of enemy's strength, how gained.
Inspector General, important duties of.
Intemperance in army officers, evils of.
Interference with lines of march of other columns condemned;illustrations.
Irvine, James, colonel 16th Ohio,fails to intercept remnant of Garnett's force.
Irwin, Wm. H., colonel 49th Pennsylvania,commanding brigade at Antietam.
Jackson, Thos. J. ("Stonewall"),defeated at Kernstown;defeats Milroy at McDowell;Banks in Shenandoah valley;captures Manassas Junction, burns Bull Run bridge;at Antietam.
Jackson, Wm. H., brigadier general Confederate States Army,commanding division in Forrest's cavalry
Jenifer, W. H.,colonel at Princeton, West Virginia
Jenkins, A. G.,colonel of cavalry under Floyd;trapped by Frizell at Hawk's Nest;cavalry raid in West Virginia;opposed by Cranor;covers Loring's retreat;and Echols';abandons Tyler Mountain;forces of.
Jenkins, Micah, brigadier general Confederate States Army,at Wauhatchie;in E. Tennessee
Johnson, Andrew, Mil. Governor of Tennessee,asks to have E. Tennessee troops returned to their homes;Governor of Tennessee
Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay,military prison;plot to release confederate prisoners at, defeated;description of, and surroundings;treatment of prisoners.
Johnson, Richard W., brigadier general United States Volunteers,in Tennessee;at Battle of Nashville.
Johnston, Jos. E., lieutenant general Confederate States Army,resigns commission in U. S. army;McClellan's principal opponent;urged by Longstreet to unite with him near Knoxville;ordered to assist Polk near Meridian;prevented from doing either by demonstration of Thomas;appointed as successor to Bragg;expected to assume aggressive;objects;prolonged discussion;lack of enterprise;bent on defensive campaign;demands reinforcements;unsatisfactory relations with Davis;forces opposed to Sherman;skilful avoidance of battle in the open;fails to anticipate McPherson's move;fortifies Resaca, abandons Dalton;evacuates Resaca;careful defensive;decides to give battle near Adairsville;concludes not to;retreats to Kingston and Cassville;issues orders to join battle at Cassville;revokes them on statements of Hood and Polk that Union left (General Cox) enfiladed their position;retreats across the Etowah;abandons New Hope lines;lets go Pine Mountain;withdraws left flank behind Mud Creek;abandons lines about Marietta;retires behind Chattahoochee;relations with confederate administration reach a crisis;gives Davis no encouragement that he will hold Atlanta or attack enemy;had he revealed his plans would have been retained;demands that Hood be courtmartialed;removal equivalent to a Union victory;attacks at Peachtree Creek and Atlanta made in accordance with his plans;underestimate of his forces;assumes command in the Carolinas;forces at his disposal;foresees importance of checking Schofield's advance;orders Bragg to strike at General Cox;attacks Slocum at Bentonville;repulsed;losses at Averasborough and Bentonville;at Raleigh;requests armistice;confers with Davis;declares further prosecution of war hopeless;sends dispatch to Sherman requesting conference;distress when advised of Lincoln's assassination;admits slavery is dead;will surrender all armies east of Mississippi;notified of termination of truce;signs capitulation on terms granted to Lee;form of parole;asks for loan of confederate animals and enough arms to enforce discipline;capitulation includes all east of Chattahoochee River;reply to Sherman's farewell letter;orders to Hampton;sends Hardee to confer with Schofield about details;meets Schofield and Cox;unable to approximate number of troops to be paroled;praises Sherman and his army;"no such army since days of Julius Cassar";gives up struggle without bitterness;denounces assassination of Lincoln;scrupulous integrity illustrated;moves southward with his troops.
Jomini,importance of his books to theoretical training of an officer.
Jones, David R., brigadier general Confederate States Army,at South Mountain;at Antietam.
Jones, John R., brigadier general Confederate States Army,at Antietam.
Jones, Samuel, major general Confederate States Army,commanding in E. Tennessee;forces of;retreats and burns bridges;resumes the aggressive;driven out of E. Tennessee
Judah, Henry M., brigadier general United States Volunteers,commanding division in 23d army corps;on Morgan raid;at Dalton;at Rocky Face;near Resaca;on march to Cassville;hindered by Hooker;relieved.
Kanawha Division,training of;marching powers;hardiness and self-reliance;composition of;marches 90 miles over rough mountain roads in 3-1/2 days;transferred to Washington;train of, supplies 9th army corps with rations;two regiments report to Pope at Warrenton;two resist Jackson at Bull Run bridge;rest occupy defences about Washington;united again;temporarily attached to 9th Corps;takes advance from Washington to South Mountain;reviewed and praised by General Reno;wrongly accused of straggling and pillaging;at the Monocacy;captures Fox's Gap and turns confederate position at South Mountain;opposed to more than double its number;fine conduct of;losses at South Mountain;captures 600 prisoners;on march to Antietam;divided just before battle of Antietam;at Antietam;ordered to Clarksburg, West Virginia;leaves Army of the Potomac.
Kanawha River,course and character of;advance of General Cox up;impracticability of invading E. Virginia by this line;unpublished letters and dispatches relating to campaign in;abandoned by Lightburn;annexed to Department of the Ohio;recovered and occupied by General Cox.
Kautz, August V., brigadier general United States Volunteers,pursues Morgan raiders.
Kearney, Philip, brigadier general United States Volunteers,killed at Chantilly.
Keith, F. M., major 117th Ohio,defends Hamilton, Ohio, against Morgan raiders.
Kelley, B. F.,colonel 1st West Virginia;takes Philippi, West Virginia;character and services of;under McClellan;commands upper Potomac;guards B. & Official Records R.
Kelley, Wm., jailer at Charleston, West Virginia,denounced.
Kennedy, Robt. P.,lieutenant and assistant adjutant-general on Scammon's staff.
Kentucky Troops,1st Infantry;2nd Infantry;threatened mutiny;mentioned;14th Infantry;16th Infantry;20th Infantry;24th Infantry;5th Cavalry;9th Cavalry;11th Cavalry;Simmonds' battery in West Virginia;attached to Kanawha division;at South Mountain;at Antietam.
Ketchum, Edgar, lieutenant signal corps U. S. A.,at Cape Fear River
Key, Thos. M.,Democratic leader in Ohio Senate;thought people gone stark mad;supports war measures;aide-de-camp on McClellan's staff;satisfied slavery ought to be abolished;influence over McClellan.
Kilpatrick, Judson, brigadier general United States Volunteers,commanding cavalry at Resaca;covers Union left at Bentonville;on march to Raleigh;clatters through Raleigh;thinks Johnston not to be trusted;furnishes escort for Sherman on way to meet Johnston;attached to Schofield's command.
Kimball, Nathan, brigadier general United States Volunteers,commanding division in 4th army corps;displaced by assignment of Couch to the corps.
Kinglake's Crimean War,published in 1863;read with interest by General Cox;inspires him with hope and confidence in Union army.
Kingsbury, Henry W., colonel 11th Conn.,at Antietam;killed at Burnside bridge.
Kinston, North Carolina,situation of;field works before;battles of;confederate ironclad in Neuse River destroyed;map of vicinity;occupied by Union forces;base of supplies.
Knights of the Golden Circle.
Knoxville, E. Tennessee,situation and fortifications;invested by Longstreet.
Kolb's (Culp's) Farm,battle of.
Kountz, W. J.,captain in charge of water transportation on Kanawha.
La Grange, Oscar H., colonel 1st Wisc. Cavalry,at Sevierville, E. Tennessee;captured by Wheeler at Dalton.
Lane, P. P., captain in 11th Ohio,bridges Elk River at Charleston, West Virginia;manages ferries across Kanawha, improvises ferryboats, etc.;later colonel of regiment.
Laurel Mountain,fortified and held by Garnett.
Lawton, Alex. R., brigadier general Confederate States Army,at Antietam;wounded.
Leavitt, Humphrey H., Judge U. S. District Court. Cincinnati,hears Vallandighamhabeas corpuscase and refuses writ;good effects of his decision;issues writs ofhabeas corpusfor release of minors enlisting without parents' consent.
Lee, FitzHugh, brigadier general Confederate States Army,at South Mountain
Lee, Robt. E.,resigns commission in U. S. Army;appointed major general and commander in chief of Virginia forces;plans invasion of West Virginia;arrives at Lewisburg, West Virginia, and takes command of army;at Big Sewell Mountain;retires to Meadow Bluff;admits quieting effect of Cox's administration in Kanawha valley;moves into Maryland;accurate information as to Cox's transfer to Washington;unites with Jackson;concentrates near Frederick, Maryland;copy of orders for Maryland campaign falls into McClellan's hands;escapes disaster by McClellan's slowness;withdraws to Sharpsburg;plans with reference to McClellan's lack of aggressiveness;force greatly inferior to McClellan's for two days before battle;enabled to concentrate whole army except one division;left wing almost destroyed at Antietam;had no better success than western generals when opposed to Grant;orders Loring to clear Kanawha valley;learned that General Cox was ordered to return to Kanawha valley within three days after order was issued;defeated at Gettysburg;suggests Beauregard as successor to Bragg;declines to assume command of Bragg's army;deference and cordiality in dealings with confederate administration;urges union of Johnston and Longstreet and aggressive campaign;becomes as cautiously defensive as Johnston;general in chief of Confederate States Army;sees net closing around him;too weak to extend lines at Petersburg;unable to unite with Johnston;surrender reported to Davis and Johnston.
Lee, S. D., lieutenant general Confederate States Army,in Department of the Mississippi;at Jonesboro;ordered to Atlanta;commands Hood's old corps;at Flint River;at Columbia;wounded at Nashville, turns command over to D. H. Hill.
Lee, Samuel P., rear admiral U. S. N.,in command of river fleets co-operating with Thomas;transports A. J. Smith's corps to Eastport.
Letcher, John, Governor of Virginia,proclaims secession of State, transfers Virginia troops to Confederate States Army.
Liberty of speech,abused by Vallandigham and followers.
Lightburn, Jos. A. J., colonel 4th West Virginia;character of;protects line of supplies, Kanawha division;suppresses guerillas;left in command of Kanawha district, when General Cox was transferred to Washington;Lee learns forces of;destroys stores and bridges, and retreats down valley;retreat panicky and unnecessary;advances up valley under General Cox;relieved of command of division.
Lincoln, Abraham, President of U. S.,restores McClellan to command;embarrassed by dissensions of officers;grants all of McClellan's requests;distrusted by his party;Emancipation Proclamation;visits battlefield of Antietam;urges McClellan to follow up his success;military sagacity;exceeds authority in appointing major and brig, generals;proclamation against treasonable practices;commutes Vallandigham's sentence;practically revokes his own proclamation and Burnside's order No. 38;ardent wish to relieve loyal E. Tenneseeans;quaint description of Grant;congratulates Burnside;authorizes him to hold E. Tennessee;anxious about B.'s safety;approves B.'s conduct in E. Tennessee;makes promotions on political grounds;congratulates Sherman;popular estimate of, better than politicians';policy as to confederate States on submission announced to and followed by Sherman;authorizes Virginia legislature to assemble;recalls permission;policy opposed and criticised by Stanton;funeral cortége photographed, in New York City Hall;in Richmond, when Stanton orders prayers for the President of the U. S. to be read in churches.
Logan, John A., major general United States Volunteers,at Huntsville, Alabama;commands 15th army corps;sent to Illinois to stump State;why not promoted to command Army of the Tennessee;praised by Sherman for his handling of that army at battle of Atlanta.
Long, Eli, colonel 4th Ohio Cavalry,on relief expedition to Knoxville,
Longstreet, James, major general Confederate States Army,unites with Jackson against Pope;at Boonsboro, Maryland;at South Mountain;withdraws to Sharpsburg;at Antietam;no more successful than western generals when transferred to the West;sent to reinforce Bragg;at Chickamauga;moves on Knoxville;invests city;assaults Ft. Sanders;repulsed;raises siege and retires toward Virginia;at Rutledge, E. Tennessee;at Morristown;lack of clothing and supplies;attacks Union forces at Dandridge;admits defeat at Sevierville;plans of campaign;forces, opposed to Schofield;ordered to rejoin Lee's army;later to join Johnston;again to report to Lee.
Loomis, Cyrus O., colonel 1st Mich, Artillery in West Virginia
Loring, Wm. W.,brigadier general Confederate States Army, in West Virginia;reinforces Lee;sent to Stanton;commanding all West Virginia forces;ordered to push things in West Virginia;attacks Siber, and is repulsed;drives Lightburn out of Kanawha valley;retreats on arrival of General Cox;relieved from command;forces of.
Love, John, brigadier general United States Volunteers,defends Vernon, Indiana, against Morgan raiders.
Lowe, John W., colonel 12th Ohio,at Scary Creek, West Virginia;killed at Carnifex Ferry.
Lowe, Wm. W., colonel 5th Indiana commanding 3rd Cavalry Division,protects railway in rear of Sherman's advance.
Lyons, Lord, British Ambassador,reports plot to release confederate prisoners;
Lytle, Wm. H., colonel 10th Ohio;wounded at Carnifex Ferry.
McArthur, John, brigadier general United States Volunteers,at battle of Nashville.
McCallum, Dan'l C., superintendent of transportation,inspects Nashville and Chattanooga railroad;suggests needed improvements.
McClellan, Geo. B.,consulted by Governor Dennison;personal appearance;appointed major general Ohio Valley Infantry;inspects Ohio State arsenal;selects site for Camp Dennison;takes General Cox's regiments to West Virginia;appointed major general in regular army;victory at Philippi credited to;moves against Garnett;Pegram surrenders to;appointed commander Army of the Potomac;rhetorical dispatches contrasted with personal demeanor;characteristic faults shown in first campaign;relieved from command of all other forces except Army of Potomac;at Alexandria, Virginia;greets General Cox cordially, explains importance of his duties;discusses Peninsular campaign;dress and popular bearing;in command again;cheered by Pope's army;habitual overestimate of Lee's army;victim or accomplice of secret service;false estimates fatal to success;predicted Pope's defeat;responsible for delay in Franklin's movement;Porter and Franklin reassigned to their commands and McDowellrelieved at his request;plenary powers;slow advance in pursuit of Lee;secures copy of Lee's orders;loses his advantage by delay;at South Mountain;breaks up organization of his army on eve of battle;examines battlefield under fire;does not appreciate importance of time;personally selects positions for different divisions;plan of battle at Antietam;dilatory habits and orders responsible for failure to crush Lee;no co-ordination of corps movements;orders Burnside to attack;unjust criticism of 9th Corps advance;fails to support 9th Corps when attacked by fresh troops fromHarper's Ferry;talks with General Cox;politics;consults his officers about emancipation proclamation;issues General Order No. 163;tempted to assume dictatorship;chafes at Lincoln's suggestion to follow up victory;defeats Lincoln's plans without openly antagonizing;compared to Marshal Daun;weakened morale of army;removed from command;"Own Story" exposes his weakness;confidential relations with Burnside;favoritism toward Porter;jealous of Burnside;unjust reprimand of B. in unsigned dispatch;effect of reprimand on their relations;not assigned to duty again;superior to any other commander of Army of Potomac until Grant came.
McCook, Alex. McD.,inspector and mustering officer at Camp Jackson;colonel 1st Ohio Inf;opinion on expediency of Rosecrans' advance.
McCook, Daniel, major and paymaster U. S. A.,mortally wounded in fight with Morgan raiders.
McCook, Edw. M., brigadier general U. S. Cavalry,at Sevierville, E. Tennessee;rejoins Thomas;covers left flank at Varnell's;defeated by Wheeler;useful scouting in Atlanta campaign.
McCook, Robt., colonel 9th Ohio;at Carnifex Ferry;Cross Lanes;character of;brigade attached to Cox's command;"Battle of Bonticou";at Gauley Bridge;advance on Fayette courthouse
McCoy, James C., major and aide-de-camp on Sherman's staff,opens communication with Johnston.
McDowell, Irvin, major general United States Volunteers,maps country about Washington;disliked by McClellan;under McC.'s orders at Washington;absence from his command before second battle of Bull Run,disarranges Pope's plans;relieved at McClellan's request;requests Court of Inquiry;unscrupulously maligned;ordered before a courtmartial.
McElroy, Jas. N.,captain and assistant adjutant-general on General Cox's staff;appointed major 20th Ohio;lieutenant colonel, returns to duty on General Cox's staff as inspector general.
McLaws, Lafayette,major general Confederate States Army;at Antietam;in E. Tennessee;commands troops on evacuation of Charleston.
McLean, N. H.,major and assistant adjutant-general at Cincinnati;accused of disloyalty and sent to Pacific coast;Burnside's protest.
McMullin, Jas. R., captain 1st Ohio Battalion;attached to Kanawha division;at South Mountain
McPherson, Jas. B.,appointed major general United States Volunteers;assigned to command Army of the Tennessee;Sherman's right before Dalton;goes through Snake Creek Gap, without opposition;fails to take Resaca, or break railroad;captures position commanding railroad bridge at Resaca, and compels its evacuation;march to Kingston;crosses the Etowah;moves on Dallas;repels fierce assault;swings over to Ackworth;seeks to interpose between Marietta and the Chattahoochee;moves to Roswell and crosses Chattahoochee;attacked on front and left flank at Atlanta;death of, a great loss to army and personal loss to Sherman;affability and high character.
McQuiston, John C., colonel 50th Ohio,commanding brig, in Ruger's div, 23d army corps at Kinston;captures 300 prisoners.
McRae, D. K., colonel 5th North Carolina,at South Mountain;at Antietam.
Mackall, W. W., brigadier general Confederate States Army,chief of staff to Bragg and Johnston;removed from that position by Hood.
Magilton, Albert L., colonel 4th Pennsylvania res.commanding brigade at Antietam.
Magrath, A. G., Governor of South Carolina,says fate of confederate involved in Sherman's march from Savannah;mentioned.
Mahone, Wm., brigadier general Confederate States Army,at South Mountain
Mallory, S. R., Secretary of Navy in Davis' cabinet,writes letter sent by Johnston to Sherman inviting conference;at last cabinet meeting;reaches his home after capitulation.
Malloy, A. G., colonel 17th Wisc,commanding brigade in Carter's division at Kinston.
Mansfield, Jos. K. F., major general United States Volunteers,assigned to command Banks' (12th) corps;at Antietam;mortally wounded;movements and losses of his corps.
Manson, Mahlon D., brigadier general United States Volunteers,pursues Morgan raiders;commands 2nd division 23d army corps;relieved by White;in temporary command of corps;turns command over to General Cox;at Resaca;severely injured.
Marcy, Randolph B.,father-in-law of General McClellan and chief of staff;responsibility for Burnside's reprimand.
Marietta, Georgia,military operations near;map of vicinity.
Marshall, Humphrey,brigadier general Confederate States Army
Martial Law,when proper, outside field of military operations;declared in S. Ohio counties during Morgan raid.
Martin, Wm. T., major general Confederate States Army,in E. Tennessee;defeated at Sevierville;ordered to join Johnston with cavalry;at Calhoun and Resaca.
Mason, John S., brigadier general United States Volunteers,commanding camps at Columbus;ordered to suppress draft riots;precautions against plots to release confederate prisoners.
Massachusetts Troops,21st;27th;8th Artillery,
Matthews, Stanley,lieutenant colonel 23d Ohio,
Maury, Dabney H., brigadier general Confederate States Army,in E. Tennessee;at Mobile.
Maynard, Horace,M. C. from E. Tennessee;asks to have E. Tennessee regiments returned to their homes;influential representative,
Meade, George G., brigadier general,at Antietam;succeeds to command of 1st Corps;appointed major general;inactivity after Gettysburg and consequences;excessive caution.
Meagher, Thos. F., brigadier general United States Volunteers,commanding provisional division of Sherman's convalescents and new recruits;leaves his command without authority;relieved;spicy correspondence concerning;command turned over to General Carter.
Measles,a dangerous camp disease,
Meigs, Montgomery C., quartermaster general,nearly correct estimate of Lee's forces;at Chattanooga;never saw such roads;reports strength of position and confidence of army;approves seizure of railroads by Sherman.
Merrill, W. E.,colonel and eng., in charge of railroad defences;on construction and use of blockhouses.
Michigan Troops,18th;25th;1st Artillery
Military Executions,
Militia,contained more well-drilled regiments than regular army at outbreak of war.
Militia, Ohio,lack of uniforms and equipment;elect their own officers;should have been officered by young regular army officers;re-enlistment of;high character of;called out during Morgan raid;and to resist attempt to release confederate prisoners.
Miller, D. R.,house and barn at Antietam,
Milligan, Lambdin P.,condemned to death for treasonable practices by military commission;discharged by U. S. Supreme Court.
Milroy, Robt. H.,brigadier general in West Virginia;defeated by Stonewall Jackson;ordered to Kanawha valley;character of;promotion urged by Governor Morton;lack of transportation;at Beverly;controversy with Col. Cluseret;lacked judgment.
Minors,enlisting without parents' consent, how released,
Missionary Ridge,depressing effect of loss on confederacy;natural strength of;no commander would have ordered front attack.
Monocacy River,skirmish at.
"Montauk," monitor,excellent practice in bombardment of Ft. Anderson, North Carolina,
Moor, August, colonel 28th Ohio,in West Virginia;at Raleigh courthouse;at Princeton;at Wolf Creek;French's;commanding 2nd brigade Kanawha division;at the Monocacy, captured;paroled;valuable hint.
Moore, Orlando H., colonel 25th Michigan,repulses Morgan's attack on Green River bridge;commanding brigade in 23d army corps;at Columbia;in movement up right bank, Cape Fear River
Morehead, John M., ex-Governor of North Carolina,entertains Schofield and Cox at Greensborough;war experiences of family.
Morell, Geo. W., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Antietam,
Morgan, Edwin D., major general United States Volunteers,resigns.
Morgan, Geo. W., brigadier general United States Volunteers,Cumberland Gap expedition;bad condition of command;E. Tennessee and Kentucky troops discontented;in Kanawha valley;ordered to Cincinnati.
Morgan, John H., brigadier general Confederate States Army,raid into Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio;captured and imprisoned in Ohio penitentiary;escapes;futility of raid from military standpoint;wholly unauthorized.
Morris, Thos. A.,brigadier general commanding Indiana brigade;takes Philippi, West Virginia;pursues Garnett;captures cannon and wagons.
Morton, Oliver P., war Governor of Indiana,favors Milroy's promotion;urges appointment of Rosecrans to succeed Buell;dominant influence in Indiana appointments and promotions;asks for detail of army officers to stump State.
Mott, Samuel R., colonel 118th Ohio,in E. Tennessee;at Mossy Creek
Mountain Department,constituted, and Frémont placed in command;abolished when Frémont relieved.
Mountain Howitzers,use of.
Mower, Jos. A., brigadier general U. S. A.,recommended by Sherman to succeed Sooy Smith in cavalry command;promoted major general on mistaken report that he had defeated and killed Forrest.
Mumma House,at Antietam.
Myers, Jas. H., captain 23d Indiana Bat.,at Cheney's.
Nagle, James, brigadier general United States Volunteers,at South Mountain;at Antietam.
Nashville,situation and lines of communication;fortified and garrisoned;conditions before battle of;map of part of battlefield;Schofield and Wilson's attack at.
Neff, Geo. W., lieutenant colonel 2nd Kentucky,captures Guyandotte, West Virginia;taken prisoner at Scary Creek;defends Camp Dennison against Morgan raiders.
New Berne, North Carolina,base of supply for Sherman's army.
New Hope Church,fighting at;formidable character of works.New Jersey,Taylor's brigade, disorderly retreat from Bull Run bridge;honorable exceptions;13th Infantry at Antietam.
Newspaper Correspondents,difficulties of officers in field with;"write down" some;and make fictitious reputations for others.
Newton, John, major general United States Volunteers,assigned to command Sheridan's division, 4th army corps;at Rocky Face, Georgia
New York Seventh Regiment,equal in drill to West Point cadets;furnished 300 officers for other volunteer regiments.
New York Troops,51st;6th Cavalry, attached to Kanawha division temporarily;12th Cavalry, at Kinston;4th Heavy Artillery, reports to General Cox.
Night retreats,not to be commended, panicky conditions.
Noble County, Ohio,resists the draft.
Non-Combatants,usual treatment of;losses and perils of, in field of operations;straits of.
Officers,qualifications of good;business training helpful to;Union, usually serving in grades above their rank;unfit, retained upon roster, deprived capable, of their just reward;best qualities not learned at school;good subordinates not always fit for high command.
Official Returns,preferable to general estimates of commanding generals;of confederate forces in North Carolina confessedly defective.
Ohio Democrats,at first opposed to putting down secession;revulsion of feeling after bombardment of Sumter;nominate Vallandigham for Governor.
Ohio Senate,when bombardment of Sumter announced;members drill on State House terrace.
Ohio State Election, fall of '63,excitement attending;soldiers vote in;overwhelming defeat of Vallandigham;good effect of, felt throughout North.
Ohio Troops,in general;1st;3rd;4th;5th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th;13th;14th and 15th;16th;17th;18th;19th;20th;21st;22nd;23d;26th;28th;30th;34th;37th;40th;42nd;44th and 47th;50th;52nd;61st;89th, 91st, and 92nd;93rd;100th;103rd;104th;115th;118th;125th;Cavalry, see BURDSALL, LONG, and PFAU;Artillery, see BARNETT, COCKERILL, and McMULLIN.
Osterhaus, Peter J., brig, general,promoted major general on political grounds;returns to 15th army corps, and serves throughout war.
Paine, Chas. J., brigadier general United States Volunteers,commanding div of colored troops at Federal Ft., N C..
Palmer, Innes N., brigadier general United States Volunteers,at Beaufort, North Carolina;Batchelder's Creek;Gum Swamp;in front of British Road;ordered to support Carter;and demonstrate toward Southwest Creek;exaggerated impression of enemy's strength;at second battle of Kinston;division incorporated with Carter's under command of latter;commands District of Beaufort.
Palmer, John M.,major general United States Volunteers;at Tunnel Hill;in Snake Creek Gap;at Resaca;crosses river at Resaca, following Howard;deprived of Davis' division;complains;corps reunited;at Peachtree Creek
Parke, John G.,Burnside's chief of staff;character and services;appointed major general;assigned to command 9th army corps;sent to Vicksburg with corps;returns and goes on sick leave;leads 9th army corps to Cumberland Gap;chief of staff in E. Tennessee;in command 9th army corps;meeting with Grant;at Dandridge;resists Longstreet's advance toward Knoxville;health impaired;resumes staff position.
Paroles,for Johnston's army prepared by Schofield;General Hartsuff takes charge of their issue;difficulty of ascertaining number required;number actually paroled;speedy accomplishment of.
Parsons, L. B., colonel quartermaster's department,supervises transfer of 23d army corps from Clifton, Tennessee, to Washington.
Partisan Rangers,organized under confederate auspices, little better than guerillas,methods of, condemned by Stuart;Lee;and Rosser
Patrick, Marsena B., brig, general,reports to General Cox in lines about Washington;appointed provost marshal with extended powers to prevent stragglingat Antietam
Peachtree Creek, battle of;planned by Johnston, fought by Hood
Pearisburg, Virginia, operations near
Pegram, John, lieutenant colonel,held position at Rich Mountain;attacked in rear by Rosecrans;surrenders to McClellan.
Peirpoint, F. H., Governor of West Virginia;holds rebel sympathizers as hostages for safety of Union men;courts established by, ignored;calls for help in West Virginia
Pemberton, John C., lieutenant general Confederate States Army,surrenders Vicksburg.
Peninsular Campaign,discussed by McClellan.
Pennsylvania Troops,10th res. infantry;51st;8th Cavalry;Bat. D.
Perry, Hon. Aaron F.,attorny for Burnside in Vallandighamhabeas corpuscase.
Pfan, Philip, captain 3rd Ohio ind. cavalry,at Princeton, West Virginia
Phelps, Walter, Jr., colonel 22nd New York,at Antietam.
Philippi, West Virginia,captured by Morris.
Pickett's Mill, Georgia,operations at.
Pine Mountain, E. Tennessee,difficulties of ascent.
Piper's house,at Antietam.
Pleasanton, Alfred, brigadier generalcommanding cavalry division Army of Potomac;at South Mountain;classmate of McClellan.
Poe, Orlando M., lieutenant of topographical engineers on coast survey.assists Governor Dennison in organizing regiments;engineer on Burnside's staff, E. Tennessee;removes heavy pontoon bridge from Loudon to Knoxville;fortifies Knoxville;describes privations during siege;praises Cox's movement retiring left wing at Dalton;fortifies Allatoona;examines Cox's position south of Olley's Creek
Poffenberger, J.,house and barn at Antietam.
Political Appointments,mostly lawyers;political leaders naturally foremost in enlisting men;President selected from these officers for 3 months service;not bad, if method adopted to get rid of known incompetents;evils in actual practice;condemned by Governor Tod;
Polk, Leonidas, lieutenant general C. S, A.,opposes Sherman in Mississippi;urges Johnston's appointment as successor to Bragg;commands Army of the Mississippi;reinforced;urges reconciliation of Johnston with Davis;ordered to reinforce Johnston;concentrates at Rome;at Resaca;position between Dallas and New Hope Church;killed at Pine Mountain;underestimate of his own forces.
Pontoons, canvas,unequalled for field use, but unfit for permanent bridges.
Pope, John, captain,consulted by Governor Dennison;commands Army of Virginia;orders ridiculed;drafted under direction of Stanton;admits bad taste of;hostility of Army of the Potomac;General Cox ordered to join, with Kanawha division;disliked by McClellan;retires within defences of Washington after second Battle of Bull Run;army affronts him by cheering McClellan;character and mistakes of;unfair treatment of;general conduct of campaign skilful;plans disarranged by McDowell's absence from his command and Porter's inactivity;slow movement of Peninsular Army to his relief;prefers charges against Porter and Franklin;permanently retired from active service;orders on assuming command disapproved by Lincoln and McClellan;sarcastically criticised by Fitz-John Porter;
Porter, David D., rear admiral with fleet off Cape Fear;visited by Schofield and Cox;transports Sherman from City Point to New Berne.
Porter, Fitz-John, major general United States Volunteers,inaction before second battle of Bull Run;relieved from duty and corps assigned to Hooker;reinstated at McClellan's request;on march, South Mountain to Antietam;classmate and intimate friend of McClellan;in reserve at Antietam;with John W. Garret at McClellan's headquarters;letters to Burnside forwarded to Washington;sarcastic comments in, most damaging evidence against Porter;becomes unfriendly to Burnside;notoriously favored by McClellan;extraordinary effort to make a record against Burnside;erroneous report in regard to withdrawal of Burnside's corps at Antietam;ordered before a court-martial;cashiered.
Porterfield, G. A.,colonel commanding confederate forces at Philippi, West Virginia
Potter, Robt. B., colonel 51st N.Y.,at Antietam;president military commission to try Vallandigham;commanding division in 9th army corps, returns from Vicksburg ill and unfit for service;commands 9th army corps temporarily.
"Present for Duty,"only fair basis of comparison between Union and Confederate armies;See EFFECTIVE TOTAL.
Presstman, Stephen W., major and church engineer on Johnston's staff,marks out defences at Resaca.
Prices in Confederacy in 1864.
Princeton, West Virginia,battle of.
Privations of officers,when marching without baggage.
Probate Court, Hamilton Co., Ohio,tries to arrest U. S. officers for contempt of court.
Promotions,affected by politics;should be based on merit alone;evil tendency of opposite policy;those recommended by Sherman for promotion on account of distinguished services in Atlanta campaign could not be advanced because vacancies had already been filled by appointments made on political grounds.
Pugh, Geo. E.,counsel for Vallandigham;visits V. in Canada.
Raglan, L'd,dependence on what Wellington would have done.
Railroads,in Kentucky and Tennessee seized and administered by Sherman in interests of his army;system of defences for.
Raleigh, North Carolina,occupied by Union troops;abject terror of inhabitants;guarded by General Cox;measures taken to prevent outbreak on news of Lincoln's assassination.
Raleigh courthouse, West Virginia
Ransom, Robt., major general Confederate States Army,in E. Tennessee;transferred to cavalry command.
Rawlins, John A., brigadier general United States Volunteers, chief of staff for General Grant,sent to St. Louis to hurry reinforcements to Thomas.
Raymond, H. J.,correspondence with Stanton about photograph of Lincoln cortège in City Hall, New York.
Reagan, John H., p. m. general in Davis' cabinet,excluded from conference between Sherman and Johnston;draft of agreement presented by Johnston and rejected by Sherman;at last cabinet meeting;captured with Davis.
Rear-guard,place of honor on retreat.
Regimental Histories,value to the historian limited to actual experience of regiment, camp gossip about other commands and generals usually worthless.
Regular Army officers,should have officered volunteer regiments at the start;professionals usually more likely to succeed than amateurs;lacked, however, experience in high command or large operations;few above rank of captain fit for field service;theoretical knowledge comparatively small;contempt for books;study of strategy and grand tactics, begun after war broke out;familiar with post and garrison duty and army regulations;slavish adherence to French precedents;marked conservatism prevented adoption of new and improved weapons;indifference and lack of patriotism;unwillingness to go beyond orders;spontaneity drilled out of;superiority to volunteer officers limited to knowledge of company and battalion drill, army regulations and administration;keeping up separate organization with its grades, belittled actual command in military operations, and resulted in grading regular officers who had done little or nothing, above volunteers who had worthily commanded divisions and corps.
Reilly, Jas. W., colonel 104th Ohio,commanding brigade in 23d army corps, at siege of Knoxville;at Resaca;at Cheney's;forces crossing of Olley's Creek at Cheney's;intrenches three miles from continuous line of Union intrenchments;in temporary command 3rd division 23d army corps;promoted on recommendation of General Cox;at Spring Hill, Tennessee;gets leave of absence, after Franklin;rejoins corps in North Carolina;commands Cox's division when latter assumes command of corps;resigns on account of ill health.
Reno, Jesse L., major general United States Volunteers,commands 9th army corps;praises marching of Kanawha division;observes affair at the Monocacy;approves Cox's advance on Fox's Gap;comes to Cox's position just before sunset;killed a few minutes afterward;succeeded by General Cox in command of corps;classmate of McClellan.
Resaca,fortified and occupied by Johnston;map of;natural strength of position;battles around;evacuated by Johnston.
Reynolds, D. H., brigadier general Confederate States Army,at Resaca.
Reynolds, Jos. J.,in command of Cheat Mountain district;repulses attack by Loring;at Romney;opinion as to expediency of Rosecrans' advance.
Rhind, Alex. C., commander U. S. N.,at Kinston.