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Concord, N. H. (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
mstock, Colonel, conference with,--683; ordered to accompany Butler on Roanoke expedition, 783; leaves City Point, 785; reference to, 785, 791,817; reconnoitres Fort Fisher, 787; carries Butler's message to Porter, 788; ordered to report condition of Fort Fisher, 794; believes an attack would be useless, 796. Committee on Conduct of War sustains Butler regarding occupation of Manassas Junction, 223; examines Butler as to operations in Department of Gulf, 577. Conant, Captain, 480. Concord, N. H., President Pierce's home, 1020. Craig, Captain, Grant in office of, 868. Crimea, medal presented soldiers of, 742; Butler reads history of war, 868. Crispin, Captain, Commandant of U. S. Arsenal, 761. Crosby, Lieutenant, at Fort Hatteras, 284. Currituck, Union Gunboat, 617. Curtis, General, given reinforcements by Halleck, 457-459; proposed junction with Grant, 463; command drawn from Pittsburg trenches, 841. Curtis, Hon. B. R., 97; Counsel for President Johnson, 929
Bentonville (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
mmittee, 821; reference to, 822; Grant's false friend, 823; succeeds Farragut, 823; interferes with Secretary of Navy, 823; plots against Robeson, 823; newspapers filled with reports of, 830; reference to, 849, 1010. Post, New York evening, censures Butler's action at Drury's Bluff, 833; a government agent, 939. Powder experiment suggested to President, 775. pray, Isaac C., 79. Press, Philadelphia, 175. Presidential Campaign of 1864, 631, 635. Prize Act, 1010. Proctor or Mill Creek Engagement, 651. Q Quinn, Colonel, expedition of, 617. Quimby, General, 460. R Raleigh, great loss of life in prison-pen at, 609-610; Sherman at, 876 Randolph, Edmund, attack on President Washington, 184, 188. Randolph, Confederate secretary of war, 188; instructs burning of cotton at New Orleans, 386. Rantoul, Robert, a coalitionist leader, 98; elected to Senate, 116. Rawlings, Gen. John A., Butler-Smith correspondence sent to, 695; Butler's letter to, 853; Sec
Mexico, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
hth Massachusetts, 174. N Napoleon, I. reference to, 741, 864, 865, 997, Butler reads history of, 868. Napoleon, Louis, Butler's recall from New Orleans, 525, 530; responsible for Butler's recall from New Orleans, 549; plan for capturing Mexico, 464-465; sends expedition under Admiral Reynaud, 490-491. Nashville, General Thomas at, 655; Buel's headquarters at, 872; Grant consults with Buel at, 873-875. Nassau, expert pilots at, 849. National Convention, Butler delegate to, 981.46; had no authority to release Winans, 234; action in Trent affair, 319, 323, 324; reply to English minister regarding woman order, 420; nullifies Butler's orders, 426; informs Butler of Napoleon's plans, 464-465; efforts to aid Napoleon against Mexico, 489-490; yields to demands of certain New Orleans foreigners, 522; removes Butler from command in New Orleans, 530; interview with upon return from New Orleans, 534; his action in recalling Butler critically considered, 535, 537, 549; persuaded
Raleigh (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
etary of Navy, 823; plots against Robeson, 823; newspapers filled with reports of, 830; reference to, 849, 1010. Post, New York evening, censures Butler's action at Drury's Bluff, 833; a government agent, 939. Powder experiment suggested to President, 775. pray, Isaac C., 79. Press, Philadelphia, 175. Presidential Campaign of 1864, 631, 635. Prize Act, 1010. Proctor or Mill Creek Engagement, 651. Q Quinn, Colonel, expedition of, 617. Quimby, General, 460. R Raleigh, great loss of life in prison-pen at, 609-610; Sherman at, 876 Randolph, Edmund, attack on President Washington, 184, 188. Randolph, Confederate secretary of war, 188; instructs burning of cotton at New Orleans, 386. Rantoul, Robert, a coalitionist leader, 98; elected to Senate, 116. Rawlings, Gen. John A., Butler-Smith correspondence sent to, 695; Butler's letter to, 853; Secretary of War, 853, 893. Reagan, John A., draws terms of surrender, 909, 912. Red River expeditio
Hamilton (Colorado, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
; sent to violate a truce, 909; reference to, 913. Hallett, B. F., delegate to constitutional convention, 118. Half Moon, Porter attempts to silence battery,791. Hamlin, reference to, 634. Hampden, speculation trade carried on, 843. Hampton, Wade, in Lacy's letter, 881; Lee's conversation in regard to Mahone, 884, 886. Hampton Roads, fleet in, 774-775; reference 786; Lincoln meets Confederate commissioners at, 902. Hampton, colored infantry and artillery at, 638. Hamilton, Col. Schuyler, volunteers as aid on Butler's staff, 201; sent to Washington, 206; letter from, 226. Hancock, General, reference to, 645, 651, 652, 686, 712, 715; joins in expedition against Petersburg, 689; waives rank in favor of Smith, 689, 692; article reflecting upon, 700; quoted upon attack on Petersburg, 705; commands expedition against Deep Bottom, 717-718; reference to, 878; nominated for President, 968. Harper's Ferry, John Brown at, 133-134; Confederate troops at, 217. Hare
Herald (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
onel, report regarding Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 369. Heckman, Gen. C. A., engagement of, near Port Walthall Junction, 645; repulses enemy, 648; brigade position at Drury's Bluff, 658; position at Drury's Bluff, 664; account of attack at Drury's Bluff, 663-664; censures Butler, 664; captured, 664; succeeds General Ord at Fort Harrison, 734. Heidseick, Charles, acts as spy, 391. Hendricks, at Chicago National Convention, 982. Hersey, James, teacher at Deerfield, 49-50. Herald, New York, Grant in, 863. Heywood, Constable, shot by Carey, 1026. Hicks, Governor, of Maryland, correspondence with, 194; interview with, 195; correspondence with, 208, 211. Hildreth, Dr., Israel, father-in-law of Benj. F. Butler, 78. Hill, Col. D. H., commanding Confederate forces at Big Bethel, 267; reference to, 646; as General, reference to, 691. Hill, Hon., Isaac, of New Hampshire, 57. Hinks, Gen. E. W., march from Baltimore to Washington, 200, 202; embarks at Fortress Mon
Spring Hill (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
hot by Carey, 1026. Hicks, Governor, of Maryland, correspondence with, 194; interview with, 195; correspondence with, 208, 211. Hildreth, Dr., Israel, father-in-law of Benj. F. Butler, 78. Hill, Col. D. H., commanding Confederate forces at Big Bethel, 267; reference to, 646; as General, reference to, 691. Hill, Hon., Isaac, of New Hampshire, 57. Hinks, Gen. E. W., march from Baltimore to Washington, 200, 202; embarks at Fortress Monroe, 640; seizes City Point, 640; occupies Spring Hill, 642; ordered to move against Petersburg, 645; order countermanded, 648; cautioned against surprise at Fort Powhatan, 670; Butler confers with, 672; reference to, 690; statement of, 692; letter contradicting Smith's statements, 701; division of colored troops, 896. Hitchcock, General, commissioner of exchange, 589. Hoar, Hon., Ebenezer Rockwood, Butler's opponent in the Lowell district, 925; defeated, 926; reference to, 976. Hoffman House, N. Y., Butler's headquarters at, 756.
Burksville (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
net, 217-982. Buckingham, Governor of Connecticut, aids in recruiting, 299-300. Buel, General, given reinforcements by Halleck, 457, 459; at Nashville, 872; Grant consults with, 873. Bull Run, forces at, 571; reference to, 872, 875. Burksville, Meade ordered to, 876. Burlington, N. J., Grant visits family at, 779. Burlingame, Anson, coalitionist leader, 98. Burnham, Gen., Hiram, distinguished at Fort Harrison, 737. Burnside, Gen. A. E., expedition of made possible, 285; rcPHEETUS, Colonel, 496. Meade, General, reference to, 621, 683, 700; letter from Grant to, 636; despatch from, describing attack on Petersburg, 705; reference to, 715-738; order from Grant, 827; orders not obeyed at Petersburg, 831; ordered to Burksville, 876; mentioned for major-general, 878; reference to, 901. Meigs, General, aids Butler, 639; reference to, 666; examines Butler's administration of affairs, 832. Mejan, Count, French consul, treasonable action of, 391; complaints of, 430;
Harper's Ferry (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
ks, General, engagement near Port Walthall Junction, 645; repulses enemy, 648; reference to, 658-690; ordered to relieve Gillmore, 665-666. Brown, John, at Harper's Ferry, 133-134; intended to arm negroes with spears, 579. Brown, Lieutenant-Colonel, assists in editing the Delta, 895. Buchanan, President, fraudulent electiecting upon, 700; quoted upon attack on Petersburg, 705; commands expedition against Deep Bottom, 717-718; reference to, 878; nominated for President, 968. Harper's Ferry, John Brown at, 133-134; Confederate troops at, 217. Hare, Dr., of Philadelphia, 233. Havre-De-Grace, passage to, 182, 190. Harvey, Judge, Butler's b Parson, Lieutenant, in Roanoke Expedition, 781. Parton, Jas., 985. Paterson, Rev. Robert B., president Waterville College, 69. Patterson, General, at Harper's Ferry, 293. Peabody, Chas. A., provisional judge at New Orleans, 535-536. Peck, General, reference to, 619, 635. Pegram's Battery, 701. Pendleton, of Oh
Galveston (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
refused appointment by Governor Andrews, 307-308; on Butler's staff in New Orleans, 896. Fuller, Captain, as member of Lafourche confiscation commission, 521. Fuller, Lieutenant-Colonel, message to, 653. Fusion party, 983-984. G Galveston, Butler's advice, regarding, 531-532. Gardner, Henry J., elected know-nothing Governor, 120; conflict with over disbandment of Militia Company, 124,127. Garfield, General, Counsel for Milligan, 1008. garrison, Wm. Lloyd, opinion of Conough,780, 782; valuable services on Butler's staff, 894; promoted, 894; reference to, 896. Twelfth Maine Regiment, 501. Ten-Hour Law, early history of contest, 90, 1090. Twenty-First Indiana Regiment, 481; 482; ought to have been sent to Galveston, 531. Twenty-Sixth Massachusetts, recruitment of, 306; on Ship Island at Fort St. Philip, 371, 467; cheers Butler leaving New Orleans, 533. Twenty-Fifth Virginia (city battalion), position near Richmond, 723. Twenty-Fourth Corps in Roa
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