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[727] by people of the, III., 10; Sheridan's success misunderstood at, 11; concession to rebel claims advocated, 11; dissatisfaction incited by enemies of the nation, 12; danger to Washington believed in, 16; effect of Sheridan's successes, 34; Grant's visit to, November, 1864, 193.

Northern Virginia, army of, numbers and position, May, 1864, II., 94, 95; battle of Wilderness, 97-135; Spottsylvania, 137-215; movements on North Anna, 217-237; waning spirits of, 221; movement to Cold Harbor, 266; battles around Cold Harbor, 274-309; spirit broken in Wilderness campaign, 319 reinforcements and total numbers in Wilderness campaign, 326; losses in Wilderness campaign, 329; first assaults on Petersburg, 360-380; Weldon road, 514-532; Peeble's farm, III. 74-78; Hatcher's run, 115-128; disaffection and desertion in, 352; strength, March, 1865, 439; at Fort Steadman, 445-450; final defence of Petersburg, 500-529; flight to Appomattox, 544-597; demoralization after fall of Richmond, 566 589 sufferings of, 552, 566, 572; high officers in, propose to Lee to surrender, 590; fed by Grant, 607; lays down its arms, 613.

Ohio, Buell in command of department of, i., 23.

Ord, General E. O. C., in pursuit of rebels at Hatchie river, i. 118; succeeds McClernand before Vicksburg, 863; in command of Eighteenth corps, II., 465; captures Fort Harrison, III., 71; wounded, 71; succeeds Butler in command of army of the James, 329; before Petersburg, 452, 501; final assault on Petersburg, 501-516; parallel advance to Appomattox with Sheridan and Meade, 546, 556, 558, 578, 584; at Rice's station, 573; at Appomattox, 598; at surrender of Lee, 602.

Ossabaw sound opened by Sherman, III., 263; Sherman's arrival at, 297.

Osterhaus, General P. J., battle of Champion's hill, i., 262; assault on Vicksburg, 320; battle of Lookout mountain, 499.

Paducah, seizure of? i., 11.

Palmer, General I., movement against Weldon railroad, III., 226; movement to hinder reinforcement of Wilmington, 228, 235.

Pamunkey river, crossing of, II., 263-268; topography of surrounding country, 267.

Parke,: General J. G. at siege of Vicksburg, i., 358; in East Tennessee, 545; in command of Ninth corps, II., 489; at Poplar Spring church and Peeble's farm, III., 75, 76; at Hatcher's run, 116-118; in front of Richmond, 441; at Fort Steadman, 445, 447; in front of Petersburg, 452; assaults on Petersburg, 506-519, 532; in Appomattox campaign, 550.

Payne, General, in attack on Fort Fisher, III., 336.

Peace party, disloyal course of, at the North, III., 13.

Peeble's farm, seizure of, III., 75.

Pennypacker, General G., at Fort Fisher, III 336.

Pemberton, fort, attack on, i., 172.

Pemberton, John C., in command in front of Grant, May, 1863, i., 212; Vicksburg campaign, 212-294; alarm at Grant's operations round Vicksburg, 212; at Vicksburg, 219; deceived by Grant's manoeuvres, 237; disobeys Johnston, 241, 255; battle of Champion's hill, 256-271; battle of Black river bridge, 275; flight to Vicksburg 287; siege of Vicksburg, 299, 37; surrender of Vicksburg, 370, 385.

Petersburg, objective point of any force attacking Richmond from the south, II., 341; Kautz and Gillmore's movement against, 344; condition of, June 14, 1864, 355; rebel fortifications at, 358; Meade's assaults, 361, 377-379; movements of June 22 and 23, 383-386; difficulty of enveloping, 399; Burnside's mine, 465-499; defences of, III., 2, 5, 6 manoeuvres before, September and October, 1864, 68-123; criticism of Grant's operations against, 127-134; Grant's forces before, March, 1865, 438-444-452; final assaults, 502-533; fall of, 533; Grant enters, 536.

Piedmont, battle of II., 418.

Pickett, General George E., at Five Forks, III., 467; at battle of Dinwiddie, 470; at battle of Five Forks, 484; narrow escape of, 493; crosses the Appomattox, 518; flight before Sheridan, 547.

Pillow General G. J., at Fort Donelson, i. . 48.

Pillow, fort, capture of, II., 54-56.

Plymouth, capture of, II., 57.

Pocotaligo, seizure of, III., 371.

Polk, General L., breach of neutrality by, i., 11.

Pope, General John, at siege of Corinth, i., 100; ordered to Virginia, 107.

Port Gibson, battle of, i., 206-210.

Port Hudson, surrender of i., 392.

Port Royal, Foster and Sherman at, III., 305.

Porter, Admiral, in front of Vicksburg, i., 161; operations in Yazoo river, 175; running Vicksburg batteries, 189; co-operation with Grant 190; urges McClernand to obey orders, 195; bombardment of Grand Gulf,

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