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Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
ville, 206. Fayetteville Arsenal; its history, and that of the 6th N. C. Battalion, Armory Guards, with roster, 231. Flag, History and description of the Confederate, 117. Flournoy, Colonel T. S., 133. Ford, Captain N. P., 284. Forrest. Dispatch of General N. B., to General L. Polk, 92. Forts; Curtis, 197. Donelson, 197, 317. Fisher, 276, Henry, 198. Morris' Island, 228. Sumter, 14, 228. Franklin, Tenn., Carnage at battle of, 189. Frazier's Farm, Battle of, 102. Fredericksburg, Battle of, 99. Front Royal, May 23, 1862, Battle of, 131. Funkhouser, Captain R. D., 80. Fussell's Mill, Battle of, 337. G, Company, 49th Virginia Infantry, Roll of, 171. Gardner, General, Frank. 67 Gettysburg, Battle of; North Carolina troops engaged in the, 16, 100; Heth's Brigade at, 264; Jenkins' Cavalry Brigade at, 339. Goldsmith, Colonel W I., 79. Goochland Light Artillery, Captain John H. Guy, in the Western Campaign, 316. Goochland Light Dragoons, Organiz
Helena, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
nd Light Dragoons, Organization and service of, 359. Gordon, General, James, 280. Gordon, General John B., 80. Granberry, Bishop John C., 365. Grant's Campaign in 1864, 139; his forces in, 177; censor, warned him to stop drinking, 154; on to Richmond, 81. Gravel Hill, Battle of, 337. Green, Colonel J. W., 166. Gurley House, Battle of, 102. Hampton Roads Conference, 33. Hampton, Strategy of General Wade, 278. Harrison, James P., 111 Hatcher's Run Battle of, 103. Helena, Ark., Attack on, July 4, 1863, 197. Hindman, General T C., placed under arrest, 69. Hobday, Captain, John, Gallantry of, 102; killed, 103. Holcombe Guards (Company I, 7th Virginia Infantry), Roll of the, 115. Hollins. Commodore George N., 88. Howitzers, The Richmond, at Harper's Ferry in 1859, 110 Howlett House, Battery at, 40. Hunton, General, Eppa, Brigade of, 83. Irby, Captain, Richard, 240. Ireland, Mission of Lieutenant J. L. Capston to, in 1863, 202. Jackson,
Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
d him by the people of this generous city. Over and over again he refused to receive gifts of money, even in his greatest extremities. Mr. Davis' tenderness of heart was noticeable. On one occasion a commander of the United States forces in Missouri took nine Confederate prisoners and hung them in infamous disregard of the laws of war. The people clamored loudly for retaliation in kind, and it was proposed in the very cabinet that an equal number of prisoners of war, then in Libby Prison, ss a Senator, 306; his tobacco cure, 307. Cloninger, Lieutenant W. W., killed, 333. Cohoon's Battalion disbanded, 99. Cold Harbor, Battle of, 107; casualties in, 139, 266. Collins, Charles N., 102. Compromise measures in Mississippi, Missouri, 60. Compton, Sergeant W. A., 82. Confederate Flag, 117; army commands from the several States, 200; an incident in the financial history 230; restricted resources, 375. Conyer, Luther, 315. Corcoran, W. W., 307. Crater, Battle of, 193.
Napoleon (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
of battle, and over 2,000 battlefields had blazed with glorious deeds, went down in darkness and blood. Success is the measure of merit applied alike to every man, to every cause; and even in our moral judgments we sentence the unfortunate. Men do not idly erect monuments to lost causes. Fame has no trumpet for failure. The world hears not the voice of the vanquished. Yet history might teach us strange things of men who fail and causes that are lost. Genius did not keep Hannibal or Napoleon from defeat; heroism went with Joan of Arc to the stake, and Emmett to the scaffold. The eloquence of Demosthenes did not save Greece, or Cato's virtue Rome. The courage of Kosciusko availed naught for Poland, and Hungary went down for all the patriotism of Kossuth. Sometimes defeat gives a tragic pathos which lifts the commonplace into the immortal, and tenderly preserves the memory of the vanquished long after the victor has been forgotten. Since the death of Napoleon there has been
Goochland (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
, Company, 49th Virginia Infantry, Roll of, 171. Gardner, General, Frank. 67 Gettysburg, Battle of; North Carolina troops engaged in the, 16, 100; Heth's Brigade at, 264; Jenkins' Cavalry Brigade at, 339. Goldsmith, Colonel W I., 79. Goochland Light Artillery, Captain John H. Guy, in the Western Campaign, 316. Goochland Light Dragoons, Organization and service of, 359. Gordon, General, James, 280. Gordon, General John B., 80. Granberry, Bishop John C., 365. Grant's CampaGoochland Light Dragoons, Organization and service of, 359. Gordon, General, James, 280. Gordon, General John B., 80. Granberry, Bishop John C., 365. Grant's Campaign in 1864, 139; his forces in, 177; censor, warned him to stop drinking, 154; on to Richmond, 81. Gravel Hill, Battle of, 337. Green, Colonel J. W., 166. Gurley House, Battle of, 102. Hampton Roads Conference, 33. Hampton, Strategy of General Wade, 278. Harrison, James P., 111 Hatcher's Run Battle of, 103. Helena, Ark., Attack on, July 4, 1863, 197. Hindman, General T C., placed under arrest, 69. Hobday, Captain, John, Gallantry of, 102; killed, 103. Holcombe Guards
Murfreesboro (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
l Steamer, 165. Mayer, R. B., 59. Mayo, Colonel Robert M., 184. Mechanicsville, Battle of, 329. Meredith, Jaquelin Marshall, 187. Mexican War, The, 59. Miller, H. J., 171. Mine Run, Battle of, 101, 336. Minor, Lieutenant Robert D., 91. Mission Ridge, Battle of, 95. Monroe, General Thomas B., 58. Morgan, General, John, Famous Raid of, 194. Morgan, Colonel, Richard, 194. Mosby's Men, Hanging of, by General Custer, in 1864, 109. Morse, Captain, Edward, 225. Murfreesboro, Battle of, 67. Munford, General Thomas T., 132. Murrah, General, Pendleton, 43. Neimeyer, Colonel, Wm. F., killed, 101. Newmarket, Heroism of the V. M. I. Cadets at 302. North Anna, Battle of, 262, 266. North Carolina; Armory Guards, 6th Battalion, 231: 22d Infantry, History of the, 256; 28th Infantry, History of the, 324; University of, 1; Union sentiment in 1861, and the action of the Assembly of, 5; its Alumni in public and military life, 9, 11; losses of the troops in
Pawnee City (Nebraska, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
of the, 256; 28th Infantry, History of the, 324; University of, 1; Union sentiment in 1861, and the action of the Assembly of, 5; its Alumni in public and military life, 9, 11; losses of the troops in the C. S. Army, 17; supplied the Confederacy by blockade running, 36; soldiers of, paroled at Appomattox C. H., 254 Nottoway Grays, Company G, 18th Virginia Infantry, Organization and record of, 237 Old Dominion Dragoons, Roll of, 187. Ox Hill, Battle of, 331. Parrott, W. A., 115. Pawnee, The Federal gunboat, 90. Perry, Leslie J., 145. 301. Pettigrew, General J., 16, 260. Pickett, General George E., Appointment of to West Point; his characteristics, 151. Pickett, Mrs. La Salle Corbeil, 154. Polk, General, Leonidas, 130. Pope, Movements in the war of General John, 353. Pouncing on pickets, 213. Powell, C. H., 359. Randall, James R., 277 Rawlins, General John A., 154. Ray, Rev. George H., 365. Reams' Station, Battle of, 103, 337. Rebels, benefactor
Bull Run, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
157, 225; narrative of James Sprunt; names of vessels and commanders, 161, 227, 228; flush times of, 229. Bonneau, Captain F. N., 225. Boynton, General H. V., 94. Bragg, General, Braxton, 92. Breckenridge, General J. C. Bitter feeling between him and General Bragg, 68. Breedlove, J. W., 211. Bristow Station, Action at, 101, 335, 356. Brockenbrough, Colonel J. W., 185. Brockenbrough, Dr. W. S. R., 193 Bucknerand McClellan. How the former outwitted the latter General, 295. Bull Run, Casualties in Second Battle of, 143. Burgess' Mill, Action at, 103. Butt, M. F., killed, 101. Campbell, John A., Assistant-Secretary of War, 357 Capston, Lieutenant J. L. His mission to Ireland, 202. Cary Rebellion, The, 2. Catlett's Station, Action at, 99. Cedar Mountain, Casualties in Battle of, 143, 262. Cedar Run, Battle of, 331. Chalmers, General J. R , 122. Chancellorsville, Battle of, 100-205, 264; burnt field of, 333. Chattanooga, 92. Chickamauga,
Mine Run (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
riotism of; 43. McAlpine, Major Charles R., 98. McAlpine, Newton, 98. McClellan, General, Geo. B., 295. McClellan, Major H. B., 216. McCreery, John Van Law, 110. Magruder, General John B., 43. Manassas, Battle of, 330 Marshall, Colonel, James, killed, 186. Maple Leaf, Capture of the Federal Steamer, 165. Mayer, R. B., 59. Mayo, Colonel Robert M., 184. Mechanicsville, Battle of, 329. Meredith, Jaquelin Marshall, 187. Mexican War, The, 59. Miller, H. J., 171. Mine Run, Battle of, 101, 336. Minor, Lieutenant Robert D., 91. Mission Ridge, Battle of, 95. Monroe, General Thomas B., 58. Morgan, General, John, Famous Raid of, 194. Morgan, Colonel, Richard, 194. Mosby's Men, Hanging of, by General Custer, in 1864, 109. Morse, Captain, Edward, 225. Murfreesboro, Battle of, 67. Munford, General Thomas T., 132. Murrah, General, Pendleton, 43. Neimeyer, Colonel, Wm. F., killed, 101. Newmarket, Heroism of the V. M. I. Cadets at 302.
Sailor's Creek (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.65
l William H., 363. Riddell, Dr. Thomas J., 323. Roane, Lieutenant, killed, 207. Roanoke Grays, Muster-roll and casualties of, 291. Roller, A. H., 294. Ruggles, General, Daniel, 66. Ruffin, Edmond, 111. Ruffin, Julian M., 111. Sailor's Creek, Battle of, 83, 250. St Nicholas, Capture of the Federal steamer, 88. Salem Church, Action at. 100. Savannah Guard; its part at Sailor's Creek, 250. Schaller, Colonel, Frank, 277. Schuricht, Diary of Lieutenant H.; Gettysburg CamSailor's Creek, 250. Schaller, Colonel, Frank, 277. Schuricht, Diary of Lieutenant H.; Gettysburg Campaign, 339. Secession a Constitutional right, 369. Seddon, James A., 27. Seven Days Battles. Casualties in the, 143, 262. Shady Grove, Battle of, 101. Sharpsburg, The battle of, discussed, 267; forces at the battle, 272, 331. Shelby, General, Joe, Address of, April 26, 1865, 42. Shepherdstown, Battle of, 331. Shepherd, Joseph H, 151. Shiloh, Battle of, 66; forces engaged in, and compiled account of, 119. Slatter, W. J., 309. Slaughter, General James E., 309. Slav
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