t, development of the, 491
West Point, Grant at, 380.
See also military Department of West Point; United States military Academy.
Westport, Mo., S. at, 83
Wharton, Col. H. C., despatch from Thomas, Nov. 29, 1864, 228
Wheeler, Lieut.-Gen., Joseph, on the Tennessee, 318
Wherry, Brig.-Gen. William M., aide-de-camp to S., 188, 294; lieutenant-colonel, Second U. S. Infantry, 188; accompanies S. to Paris, 385
Whisky, tendency to conflict with business and military duties, 19
Whitaker, Maj.-Gen. Walter C., at Spring Hill, 173, 216
White, Col. John S., in battle of Franklin, 179
Whittaker, Cadet, alleged outrage on, at West Point, 445, 446
Wilder, A. C., heads faction against Gen. Ewing, 80
Williams, Col., denies rumor of expulsion of Union families, 93
Williams, J. E., letter from S. to, June 1, 1863, 74, 75
Williamsport, Tenn., proposal to obstruct roads at, 211; troops ordered to Franklin from, 217
Will's Valley, military movements via, 317
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