al persons, 104-106; election of a U. S. senator, 107; the President's political standing in, 108, 109; Halleck commanding in, 111; Gen. Rosecrans appointed to command in, 112; reinforcements for Thomas from, 284, 285, 290, 321, 325; Halleck's and Pope's plan of clearing rebels from, 358, 359
Missouri River, the, military operations on, 37; guerrilla warfare on, 358, 359
Missouri United States Reserve Corps, the, organization of, 35
Mobile, Ala., proposed movements against, 253, 312, 31tion at Fredericktown, Mo., Oct. 21, 1861, 52, 53
Political education, necessity of, 355, 356
Political surgery, 365
Politicians, responsibility for the war, 229; as generals, 355
Politics, their evil influence in the Civil War, 517
Pope, Maj.-Gen. John, method of clearing Missouri of rebels, 358, 359; the case of Fitz-John Porter and, 461, 462
Popular government, education the foundation of, 533
Porter, Adm. David D., trip by Grant and S. to visit, 294, 295; in military con