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Logan, General John A., at Belmont, i., 15; at battle of Raymond, 236; moves to Bolton, 254; Champion's hill, 64, 266; his division first to enter Vicksburg, 387; loyalty to duty of, II., 462, 541; ordered to Nashville to command army of Cumberland, III., 249.
Longstreet, General James, movement against Burnside in Tennessee, i., 460; attack on Fort Sanders, 539; abandons siege of Knoxville, 543; retreats towards Virginia, 543; goes into winter quarters, 548; pursued by Schofield, 562; at battle of the Wilderness, II., 114; wounded, 121; movements north of James, III., 90, 122, 507; at final defence of Petersburg, 519; at Appomattoxs 597.
Lookout mountain, battle of, i., 498-501.
Lookout valley, importance of, i., 445; movement at mouth of, 447, 448; fate of, decided, 451.
Louisiana, the, Butler's powder-ship at Fort Fisher, III., 308.
Lynchburg, strategical importance of, II., 334-345; Hunter's movement against, 418-423.
Macon, surrender of, III., 638.
Marietta taken by Sherman, II., 538.
Martindale, General John H., at Cold Harbor, II., 293; before Petersburg, 358.
McAllister, Fort, capture of, by Hazen, III., 295.
McArthur, General, John, at battle of Nashville, III., 254. McCausland, General, burns Chambersburg, Pa., II., 493; pursued and routed by Averill, 493.
McCLELLAN, General George B., Grant hopes for position on staff of, i., 10; suggests operations in Kentucky and Tennessee, 26, 430; candidate for Presidency, III., 13; defeated, 16; resigns his commission, 173.
McClernand, General John A., at Belmont, i., 15; at Fort Henry, 28; at Fort Donelson, 39-47; at Shiloh, 69, 70; in command of reserve before Corinth, 100; aspires to high command at West, 128; endorsed by President, 130; in command of expedition against Vicksburg, 137; capture of Arkansas Post, 149; insubordination of, 151 reduced to command of corps 152; on Vicksburg canal 163; at New Carthage, 193; inefficiency, 195; in advance after crossing Mississippi, 205; at Port Gibson, 207; operations in Vicksburg campaign, 214; Grant's distrust of his ability, 231; inefficiency at Champion's hill, 262; at Big Black river bridge, 275; first assault on Vicksburg, 303; second assault, 315, 322, 324-326; insubordination of, 351; issues offensive orders, 362; com-plaints of Sherman and McPherson, 362; relieved entirely from command, 363; mischievous behavior and career, 363, 364.
McPHERSON, General James B., at Fort Donelson, i., 39; at Shiloh, 81; at Corinth, 115-117; in command of Seventeenth corps, 161; at Lake Providence 167; at Yazoo pass, 171; movement below Vicksburg 198; crosses the Mississippi, 206; battle of Port Gibson, 208; pursuit of enemy, 210; advance to Rocky Springs, 227; battle of Raymond, 236; advance towards Jackson, 240, 243; at battle of Jackson, 244, 216, 247; at battle of Champion's hill, 260, 268 269; in command of department of Tennessee, II., 18; with Sherman in Georgia, 533-540; death of, 541.
Meade General George G., in command of army of Potomac, II., 6; magnanimity of, 15; in the Wilderness, 100-120; at Spottsylvania, 139; Grant's opinion of 186; at Cold Harbor, 296; crossing James river, 351; in command before Petersburg, 363, 365; assaults under direction of, 369; personal characteristics of, 370, 371; official reports as to failure to take Petersburg, 377-379; peremptory commands to Wright before Petersburg, 385; trouble with W. F. Smith, 464; Burnside's mine 466-485; movement against Weldon road. 506, 514, 516; battle of Ream's station, 528; movement against Peeble's farm, III., 70, 72, 77, 78; battle of Hatcher's run, 115-128; movement to destroy Weldon road, 228, 229; movements preliminary to battle of Five Forks, 442-482; final assaults on Petersburg, 500-528; pursuit of Lee, 547-600; at Jetersville, 559, 563; at Appomattox, 600.
Memphis, covered by Columbus, i., 22; covered by Corinth 67; Grant's headquarters after fall of Corinth, 106.
Meridian, Sherman's expedition against, i., 552-560.
Merritt, General, Wesley, in Valley of Virginia, III., 95, 98, 412; at battle of Dinwiddie, 468-472; at battle of Five Forks, 495; pursuit to Appomattox, 524, 547, 552, 560; at battle of Sailor's creek, 573-575; moves on Appomattox court-house, 592.
Middle Military Division created, II., 502.
miles, General Nelson A., at battle of Ream's station, II., 527; at White Oak road, III., 505; at Sutherland station, 523-525.
Milledgeville abandoned by rebels, III., 288.
Millen captured by Sherman, III., 223, 289.
New York Appleton 1885.
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