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Index.
Abatis, the use of, in battle, 20.
Alexandria, Va., captured by Federal troops, 30.
Antietam, map of manoeuvres on, 199; the battle of, 208; the positions of the two armies, 208;
Lee's force at, 209; the movement across the
Antietam on
Lee's left flank, 209; the desperate struggle between
McClellan's right and
Lee's left, 212;
Sumner's appearance before the
Confederate left, 213;
Burnside at the lower stone bridge, 219; the operations on
McClellan's left under
Burnside, 219;
Franklin arrives and re-enforces
McClellan's right, 219;
McClellan's urgent order to
Burnside—the latter's delay to advance on
Lee's right, 220;
Burnside driven back by Confederate re-enforcements, 221; the losses of both armies, 221;
Lee's withdrawal to
Virginia, 222;
McClellan's intentions as to renewed attack, 222.
Archduke Charles, the, on duties of a general, 131.
Army of Northern Virginia—see Confederate army.
Army of the Potomac in History, 13; its adversary, 16; organization of the, 60; engineer establishment of the, 65; artillery organization of the, 65; brigade organization of the, 65; strength and condition of, on
McClellan assuming command, 62; strength available for advance, 70; army corps,
McClellan's intentions, 64; first disposition of the, 27; first crossed into
Virginia, 30;
Manassas campaign —see
Manassas; inactivity during winter of 1861-2, reasons advanced for, 71; comparative discipline in 1861 and 1862, 72; organization into four corps by the
President, 88; resumes its positions of previous to
battle of Fair Oaks, 139; strength, June 26, 1861, 142; Gaines' Mills battle, 149; right wing on the south bank of
Chickahominy River, 153; retreat to the
James commenced, 154; order of march across
White Oak Swamp, 155; concentrated at
Malvern Hill —the battle of, 160; withdraws from
Malvern Hill to
Harrison's Bar, 164: its bravery and endurance on the
Peninsula, 166; number brought back to
Harrison's Landing, 167; ordered to withdraw to
Aquia Creek, 171; transferred to
Aquia Creek and
Alexandria,
via Fortress Monroe, 174; Army of Virginia absorbed into, 193; movement towards
Frederick, 197; moves towards
Harper's Ferry, 201; arrives at
South Mountain, 202; at
Antietam, 208; position after
battle of Antietam, 225; reorganization of operations after
Antietam, 225; crossed the
Potomac into
Virginia, 226;
McClellan removed and
Burnside appointed to command, 227; its change of base to
Fredericksburg, 230; reorganized by
Burnside into three grand divisions, 231; moves from
Warrenton, 233; the
battle of Fredericksburg, 238; ‘mud march,’ 258;
Hooker placed in command, 261; spirit of the officers under
Burnside, 262;
Chancellorsville campaign, 267; cavalry,
Hooker's organization of the, 268; the badge system and its value, 268;