Banks, Gen. Nathaniel F., 237 Barlow, Gen. Francis, at Cold Harbor, 182, 190, 416; at Spotsylvania Court House, 135-42
Beauregard, Gen. P. G. T.,
212-14, 217-22 Belle Plain, supply base at,
163-64
Bermuda Hundred, Butler's
army held at, 150, 171, 209-
10, 212, 217, 232 Bethesda Church, 160 Biblical authority cited for
Northern victory, 259-60 Birney, Gen. David Bell, 136,
214, 221, 223-24 Blair, Francis P., 293 Blair, Montgomery, 293, 240 Bloody Angle, Spotsylvania
Court House, battle at, 142-
46
Bombproofs in Petersburg trenches, 229-30
Bounty soldiers, 26-35
Bragg, Braxton, 19
Breastworks.
See
Entrenchments
Brock Road, Wilderness, 69,
82, 85, 97-99, 104, 106 Brooks, Preston S. "Bully," 236
Burnside, Gen. Ambrose E., 59, 208; at Cold Harbor, 179, 192, 204; in Petersburg campaign, 217-25, 247, 249-55, 268-85, 376; at Spotsylvania Court House, 113, 132, 134, 141; in Wilderness battle, 70, 90-91, 96, 97
Butler, Gen. Ben, 66-67, 150, 171, 208-9, 232-35, 237; in attempt to seize Richmond, 7, 56; in support of Petersburg campaign, 209, 232
Campbell, John A., 371-72
Carroll, Gen. Samuel, 100
Casualties, care of, 115-23. For figures
see
specific actions
Cavalry, policy under Sheridan, 51, 54-55, 113-15
Cavalry divisions: 2nd, 342; 3rd, 4-5
Cedar Creek, battle of, Shenandoah Valley campaign (Sheridan's ride), 344-56
Chamberlain, Gen. Joshua, 396-401, 423-24
Chancellorsville crossroads, 70; in Wilderness battle, 90-91, 95, 106
Chandler, Zachariah, 236, 340 Chaplains, 242-43 Chase, Salmon P., 340 Chattanooga, battle of, 45
Chevaux-de-frise,
228, 357 Chicago Board of Trade, 311-12
Chickahominy River, 166, 174, 204
Christian Commission, 243 City Point, supply base at, 218, 359-60
City Point Railroad, 211, 359-60
Civilian reactions and attitudes, 195-199, 235-37, 311-12
Cold Harbor, battle of, 169-205; casualties, 186; success of first day, 169-74; frontal assault on Confederate position, 180-87; withdrawal from, 201-5
Colored Infantry, 36th Regiment, 263
Colored soldiers.
See
Negro soldiers in Union Army
Committee on Conduct of War, 208, 303
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, 61-62; attack on Washington, 290-99; at Cold Harbor, 166-205; disposition of, before Battle of Wilderness, 6, 65-67, 69-70; in Petersburg campaign, 211-32, 247-55, 263-86, 357-406; in retreat to Appomattox, 407-25; in Shenandoah campaign, 332-40; at Spotsylvania Court House, 109-16, 123-47; in Wilderness battle, 71-106
Confederate intelligence operatives in North, 326-31
Connecticut regiments: 1st Cavalry, 382; 2nd Heavy Artillery, 173, 243, 300, 355; 12th, 337
Conscripted soldiers, 26, 34-35
Copperheads, 328-31
Cowards, treatment of, 153-54
Crater made by mine explosion at Petersburg, 273-86
Crawford, Gen. Samuel W., 81, 113, 230, 395-96, 398, 400
Crook, Gen. George, 201, 314, 333-36, 346-49
Custer, Gen. George Armstrong, 10, 22-23, 344, 355, 382, 385, 387-89, 414, 419
Cutler, Gen. Lysander, 191, 241
Dahlgren, Adm. John A. D., 8, 20
Dahlgren, Col. Ulric, 8-20 Dana, Richard Henry, 46, 238 Davis, Jefferson, 326, 332, 369,
371, 373-74 Democratic Convention in Chicago, 1864, 324-31 Deserters, Confederate, at
Petersburg, 369-70 Devin, Gen. Thomas C, 387-88
Dinwiddie Court House, battle of, Petersburg campaign, 384-90
Disabled veterans, corps of, 162-64
Disciplinary methods in army,
35-37, 153-54 Douty, Lt. Jacob, 273 Drafted soldiers, 26-27, 34-35
Eaih,
Gen, Jubal, 231, 289;
attack on Washington, 290-300; in Shenandoah Valley campaign, 300-1, 332-39, 343-56, 382 Earthworks.
See
Entrenchments
XVIII Corps, at Cold Harbor, 171-73, 178-80, 184-86, 192, 204; in Petersburg campaign, 209-16, 219, 223, 268, 281-82
VIII Corps in Shenandoah Valley campaign, 314, 333-36, 346-48
Election, presidential, 1864, 361-63
Elmira, N.Y., Federal prison camp at, 313-14
Ely's Ford, Rapidan River, 11
Emory, Gen. William H., in Shenandoah Valley campaign, 292, 302, 315, 333-34, 347-56
Enlisted soldiers, 37-40
Entrenchments, 159, 176-77; at Cold Harbor, 180-81, 187, 188, 191; Confederate, at Spotsylvania, Upton's assault against, 128-32; at Petersburg, 210, 211-12, 219-20, 227-31, 357-58; undermining of Confederate fort at Petersburg, 246-55, 265-73
Ewell, Gen. Richard S., 77, 92, 100, 134, 146, 415
Excelsior Brigade, 224
Falls, Ben, 41
Farragut, Adm. David, 338
Ferrero, Gen. Edward, 255,
264, 268, 272, 282-86 Fieldworks.
See
Entrenchments V Corps, 58, 241-42; at Cold Harbor, 179, 201-4; in march to Appomattox, 411, 416, 420-23; in Petersburg campaign, 217-20, 223-26, 267, 280-81, 364-66, 384, 389-400; at Spotsylvania Court House, 109-13, 128, 133-34, 146; in Wilderness battle, 68, 70-83, 90-92, 96-97
I Corps, 56
Fisher's Hill, Shenandoah Valley, battle of, 338-39
Five Forks, action of, Petersburg campaign, 387-89, 392-99
Forrest, Gen. Bedford, 263 Forsyth, Maj. George A., 351-53
Fort De Russey, District of
Columbia, 297 Fort Donelson, Tenn., Union
victory at, 45 Fort Fisher, N.C., expeditions
against, 368 Fort Pillow, Term., massacre
of captured Negro soldiers
at, 263
Fort Stedman, Petersburg works, Confederate assault on, 375-78
Fort Stevens, District of Columbia, 293-99
Fortress Monroe, 203
Franklin, Gen. William B., 303
Fraternization of Union and Confederate soldiers, 61, 160, 195-96, 229-30, 364, 367
Frederick, Md., Confederate levy on, 291
Fredericksburg, care of wounded at, 116-23
Fremont, John Charles, 237, 340
Front Royal, battle of, 339-40 Frontal assault, obsolescence of, 176
Germanna Road, Wilderness, 68-69.
See also
Brock Road
Getty, Gen. George W., 83-86, 90-92, 96, 335-36
Gibbon, Gen. John, 98, 136, 239-41, 420; at Cold Harbor, 183-84; in Petersburg campaign, 214
Glendale, Confederate position at, 211
Gordon, Gen. John B., 346-50 Grant, Gen. U. S., 41-50, 150-51, 166-67, 326; at Cold Harbor, 170, 174, 181; command problems of, 192-94, 233, 368; made commander in chief, 41-42, 47-55; in march to Appomattox, 407-10, 412-13, 416-19, 425; in Petersburg campaign, 217-19, 225, 238, 250, 266, 269, 271-73, 284-85, 359, 378-81, 383-87, 393-94, 401-2; plan for cutting Southern supply routes, 199-204; and Shenandoah Valley campaign, 300-1, 302-6, 309-10, 332-41; southward move from Spotsylvania, 149-52; at Spotsylvania Court House, 113, 114, 124, 126, 132; in Wilderness battle, 65-68, 75-77, 83, 90, 100-3, 105 Greeley, Horace, 325, 327 Griffin, Gen. Charles, 72-79, 398-400, 411, 416, 422, 423 Guerilla warfare, in Petersburg campaign, 366; in Shenandoah Valley, 317-20, 342
Halleck, Gen. Henry W., 200, 237, 303-4; in defense of Washington, 288-93
Hampton, Gen. Wade, 15, 164, 231
Hancock, Gen. Winfield Scott, 57, 367; at Cold Harbor, 174, 178-84, 192, 204; in Petersburg campaign, 213-19, 221, 239, 266-67, 271, 358; at Spotsylvania Court House, 113, 132-44; in Wilderness battle, 70-71, 83-87, 90-92, 97-100
Hare house hill, Petersburg campaign, 219, 221-22
Hartranft, Gen. John, 377
Hatcher's Run, Petersburg campaign, 383-85
Hawes's Shop, 160
Hays, Gen. Alex, 101
Heavy artillery regiments, 53-54
Heiduc, Trooper, 356
Hill, Gen. A. P., 83, 86, 89-91,
239, 406 Hines, Thomas H., 327-30 Hinks, Gen. Edward W., 210,
211-16, 263 Hood, Gen. John B., 332 Humphreys, Gen. Andrew A.,
134, 368, 384, 414, 417 Hunter, Gen. David, 201, 231,
289-91, 305-6, 322 Hunter,
R.
M. T., 371-72 Hyde, Maj., 124
Infantry, consolidation of corps, 55-57; training of, under Grant, 52
Intelligence operatives, Sheridan's, 317, 410-11; Southern, 326-30
Invalid Corps.
See
Veteran Reserve Corps Irish Brigade, 35, 364-65 Iron Brigade, 53, 81-82, 144, 165, 366
James River, crossing of, by Union army, 205-6
James River Canal, 201
Jericho Ford, 160
Jerusalem Plank Road, Petersburg, 220, 223, 239
Jetersville, 411
Johnston, Gen. Joe, 331-32,
379, 409 Julian, George W., 373
Kilpatrick, Gen. Judson "Kill Cavalry," 4-6, 51; attempt to seize Richmond, 5-21
Lamon, Ward, 340
Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania, battle of, 123
Ledlie, Gen. James H., 221-22, 270-79, 282
Lee, Gen. Robert E., 20, 290; at Cold Harbor and Petersburg, 170, 218-19, 222-23, 267, 379, 387; Northern respect for, 48; in retreat to Appomattox, 408-9, 412-13, 415, 425; at Spotsylvania Court House, 134, 140; in Wilderness battle, 91, 101
Letcher, Gov. John, 291
Lexington, Ky., 48th Pennsylvania Regiment in, 247
Lincoln, Abraham, 46, 51, 125, 148, 198, 289, 371; amnesty proclamation of 1864, 5-6; in campaign of 1864, 325-26, 340; in Confederate attack on Washington, 298-99; nomination for second term, 235-37; peace proposals of, 373; re-election of, 362-63; support of Grant by, 304-5, 368; visit to City Point, 378-82
Longstreet, Gen. James, 45, 89, 91, 98-99
Lynchburg Road, battle of, 420-22
McClellan, Gen. George B., admiration of army for, 49, 56, 361-62; defeated for presidency, 362; nominated for presidency, 331
McClernand, Gen. John A., 237
McCook, Gen. Alexander McD.,
293, 296-97 Mahone, Gen. William, 364 Maine regiments: 1st Heavy
Artillery, 224; 5th, 40; 20th,
123
Malvern Hill, Confederate position at, 211
Massachusetts regiments: 1st, 85; 1st Heavy Artillery, 224; 12th, 54, 109-12, 165; 13th, 39, 60; 15th, 239-40, 241; 19th, 40-41, 183, 241, 245; 20th, 241; 22nd, 31; 25th, 39; 28th,
see
Irish Brigade; 36th, 273; 39th, 221-22
Meade, Gen. George Gordon, 3-4, 41-42, 55-57, 151-52; at Cold Harbor, 178-79; in march to Appomattox, 409, 412-13, 421; in Petersburg campaign, 215, 217-25, 238, 249-52, 267, 271-85, 376-77; at Spotsylvania Court House, 113-14, 121, 132, 192; in support of Kilpatrick raid on Richmond, 7, 20; in Wilderness batde, 73-75, 77, 90-91, 102