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Big Lick (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
dition, 774; leaves Butler in command, 779; instructions regarding Roanoke expedition, 779; telegrams from, 780; instructions from, 782-783; roposition, 783; Butler ordered to aid, 784; telegrams relating to Roanoke expeditions from, 784-785; Butler reports to, 790-798; reference t0. I Ingalls, General, ordered to furnish transportation for Roanoke expedition, 783; Butler incurs enmity of, 832. Interchangeable arragut prize case, 1011. Paine, General, reference to, 726; in Roanoke expedition, 781. Palmer, Brigadier-General, repulses attack of e William and Rani Arkansas, 483. Porter, Admiral, telegrams of Roanoke expedition to and from, 780; delays expedition, 785; reference to, Turner, Brigadier-General, reference to, 649; instructions for Roanoke expedition issued through,780, 782; valuable services on Butler's battalion), position near Richmond, 723. Twenty-Fourth Corps in Roanoke expedition,781. Twenty-Fourth Virginia cavalry, position near R
Manassas, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
1,817; 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 readorace Lacy to, 881-887. Major Archer's corps of reserves, reference 679. Malden, Mass., the arson case in, 1029-1030. Mallory, Colonel, slaves of, come to Butler, 256-257. Malvern, the flag-ship at Fort Fisher, 791, 796, 797. Manassas Junction, Butler advises fortifying, 222-223. Manchac pass, capture of, 501. Mansfield, General, commanding at Washington, mention of, 225, 236. Marcy, General, forwards copy of missing despatches to Grant, 874. Marengo, Napoleon's famou
Newburyport (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
nd in New Orleans, 530; interview with upon return from New Orleans, 534; his action in recalling Butler critically considered, 535, 537, 549; persuaded by Lincoln to withdraw his resignation, 537, 570; orders English pilots released, 849; Butler's proposition referred to, 907; thrown from carriage, 908; assaulted, 908; negotiations with England, 962; reference to, 1007. Seymour, Governor, reference to, 758. Shaffer, Col. J. W., valuable services of, 639; on Butler's staff, 894; at Newburyport, 404. Shaw, Lemuel, Esq., on Charlestown annexation case, 1001; Butler's last act toward, 1002. Shenandoah Valley, Sheridan in, 901. Shepley, Geo. F., anecdote of, 143; appointed colonel, 305. Shepley, General, acts investigated, 850; tribute to, 850; sent to Fortress Monroe, 871; Governor of Louisiana, 896. Sheridan, reference to, 647; arrives at Haxalls, 653; confers with Butler, 653; declines to obey Butler's orders, 654; crosses James River, 686; reference to, 669, 817,
New Inlet (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
, 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. Nelson, Judge, of Tennessee, counsel for President Johnson, 929-930. New Berne,North Carolina, occupied by Union forces, 617; attacked, 618; yellow fever at, 411-412. New Hampshire, early settlers of,[35, 41; law of primogeniture, 48. New Inlet, Butler to meet naval fleet off, 786. New Kent Court-House, Butler meets Kilpatrick at, 621. Newmarket Heights, the attack and capture of, 731, 733; Butler's motive in making attack, 742; negro soldiers receive medal for bravery, 742-743. New Orleans, Butler's father in war of 1812 at, 42; True Delta suspended for refusing to print orders, 377; editorial extract from, 394-395; orders published in, 513; reference to, 694, 943; Butler receives vote of thanks for services, 878; Butle
Webber (Colorado, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
pty, 848; Sherman at, 868; McClellan telegraphs Halleck from, 872; complaints of Grant, 873; Butler at, 902, 918; convention of Johnston and Sherman rejected at, 913, 914; the Johnson impeachment trial at, 926, 930. Washington and Lee University, state dinner at first commencement, 881, 887. Washington, the treaty with England, 966-967. Waterville College, life at, 57, 69. Watson, Lieutenant-Colonel, mention of in command of picked men of Massachusetts Sixth Regiment, 229. Weber, Col. Max, in attack on Fort Hatteras, 283. Webster, Daniel, tribute to, 64; succeeded in Senate by Winthrop, 116; his political death, 131. Weitzel, Gen., Godfrey, prepares material for storming Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 358; valuable knowledge regarding those forts, 359, 363, 365; report regarding forts, 369; examines and repairs forts, 465, 468, 490; letter from Count Mejan, 474; reports on Williams' position at Baton Rouge, 481; experience with colored troops, 496-500; man to take
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
port regarding Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 369. Dracut, Mass., teaches school in, 73; home of future wife, 78. Draper, Colonel, raid into Virginia and North Carolina, 617-618. Drury's Bluff, battle of, 663, 666; in reference to, 833, 855; anecdote of, 891-892. Dubow, Colonel, reference to, 723. Dumas, Matthew, on , expert pilots at, 849. National Convention, Butler delegate to, 981. Nelson, Judge, of Tennessee, counsel for President Johnson, 929-930. New Berne,North Carolina, occupied by Union forces, 617; attacked, 618; yellow fever at, 411-412. New Hampshire, early settlers of,[35, 41; law of primogeniture, 48. New Inlet, Sixth Corps, reference to, 858. Sixty-Second North Carolina, a deserter from gives information, 795. Sixth U. S. colored troops raid into Virginia and North Carolina, 617-618. Sixty-Seventh Ohio attacked, 649. Slavery, its perpetuation the cause of the war, 128; how and why it lead to rebellion and Butler to the fron
Lynn (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
staff, 896. cook, Jay, on the national debt, 935; on bank taxes, 944. Corwine, meddles in Farragut prize case, 1010. Constitution, The Ship, at Annapolis, 192-193. Courier, The Boston, 895. Courier, The Lowell, attacked by, 107-108. Covode, Hon., John, anecdote of, 580. D Dana, Hon. Charles A., Assistant Secretary of War, 687, 831; offers to pay Badeau's claim against Mr. Grant, 860. Dana, Richard H., Jr., Butler's opponent in congressional campaign, 921; speech in Lynn, 921-922; Butler's reply, 922; defeated, 922. Danville Railroad, cut, 651. Davenport, Lieut. John I., reports Smith's movements, 687,690; reports of, 701; on Butler's staff, 900. Davis, Jefferson, vote for, in Charleston Convention explained, 138, 142; interview with regarding secession, 159; might have captured Washington, 219-221; instigates burning of cotton, at New Orleans, 385-386; letter from Moore on Butler's force, 477; letter to General Smith regarding Vicksburg, 485; procl
Turquie (Turkey) (search for this): chapter 26
to, 812-813. Totten, General, chief of engineers, 466. Townsend, Colonel, at Big Bethel, 270, 275. Trent's Reach, navy unable to go above, 744; enemy's gunboats came through, 751. Trent affair, 316, 324. Tribune concedes right of secession, 141-142; abuse from, 142; letter to Andrew printed in, 216; news extract regarding contrabands, 263; on to Richmond, 267-289; article reflecting upon Hancock published, 700, 715; correspondent of arrested, 700; a government agent, 939. Turkey and Greece, DeKay distinguished in war between. 899. Turner, Colonel, of subsistence department at New Orleans, 404. Turner, Brigadier-General, reference to, 649; instructions for Roanoke expedition issued through,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 Massa
Annapolis (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
New Orleans, 511, 513; reference to, 896. Annapolis, arrival at, 191; occupation of, 195; stay ize case, 1010. Constitution, The Ship, at Annapolis, 192-193. Courier, The Boston, 895. Co Devens, Gen., Chas., consultation with at Annapolis, 210-211; in Fort McHenry, 231-232. Dimon H Haggerty, Capt., Peter, goes ashore at Annapolis, 191-192; delivers message, 194; sent secretto, 430-464-489. Matthews, Lieutenant, at Annapolis, 192-194. McCLELLAN, Gen., Geo. B., force, romancing note from, 194; quartermaster at Annapolis, his romance and relief, 196. Missouri Co Rogers, Lieutenant, afterwards admiral at Annapolis, 195. Roman, Lieutenant, repulses enemy, obedience of commander, 199, 201; march from Annapolis to Washington, 203; some comment on, 203-204uge, 483. Wilson, Hon., Henry, visit from Annapolis, 207; objects to further recruiting, 295; asaptain, 597. Worcester (Mass.) Battalion at Annapolis, 210. Worrall, Alexander, at Fortress Mon[1 more...]
Wilderness, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
carry out President's recommendation, 879. Wilson's Wharf, afterward Fort Pocahantas, 627; seized and occupied, 640; attacked by Fitzhugh Lee, 669-670. Wilkes, Commander of San Jacinto, seized English steamer Trent, 314-317. Wilkes, George, Esq., removes misunderstanding between Grant and Butler, 853-854. Wilkeson, Frank, quoted attack on Petersburg, 703, 706, 712. Wilde, Brigadier-General, raid of, 618; seizes Fort Powhatan, 640; repulses attack on Fort Pocahontas, 670. Wilderness, battle of, reference to, 636; Grant's report of, 646-647; reference to, 705, 710. Williams, Gen., Thomas, commands troops against Fort Hatteras, 337; against Fort St. Philip, 368; in New Orleans, 375; makes demonstration against Camp Moore, 460; before Vicksburg, 455, 456, 461, 463; defends Baton Rouge, 480-481; correspondence with Butler regarding Baton Rouge, 484-485; general orders regarding, 485-486; reference to, 864; at New Orleans, 876; death of, 482, 896-897. Williams Colleg
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