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Rousseau, Lovell H., energetic loyalty of, 2.72; at the
battle of Perryville, 2.510.
Rowan, Corn.
S. C., in the “
Burnside expedition,” 2.167.
Ruffin, Edward, speech of in favor of secession, 1.48; first shot against
Fort Sumter fired by, 1.320.
Russell, William Howard, on the state of feeling in New York at the outbreak of the war, 1.358.
Russia, attitude of the emperor of in 1861, 1.570.
S.
Sabine Gross-Roads, battle of, 3.257.
Sabine Pass,
Franklin's expedition against, 3.221.
Sailor's Creek, surrender of
Gen. Ewell at, 3.554.
St. Augustine, surrender of to the Nationals, 2.321.
St. Louis, Union and secession organizations in, 1.466; arms removed from the arsenal at, 1.466; riot at, 1.469; fortified by
Fremont, 2.60; martial law proclaimed in by
Fremont, 2.63; martial law declared in by
Halleck, 2.183.
“
St. Nicholas,” steamer, piratical capture of on
Chesapeake Bay, 2.555.
Salem,
Ind., pillaged by the guerrilla
Morgan, 3.93.
Salem Church, battle at, 3.36.
Salkhatchie River passage forced across by
Sherman, 3.458.
Saltville, destruction of works at, 3.430.
Salt Works, the
Virginia, movement of
Burbridge against, 3.287.
San Antonio, scenes at on the departure of National troops, 1.269.
Sandford, Gen., with New York militia at
Arlington Heights, 1.485.
Sanitary Commission, organization of, 1.575; origin and history of, 3.607.
Santa Fe, N. M., captured by
Col. Sibley, 2.188.
Santa Rosa Island, battle of, 2.111.
Savage's Station, battle at, 2.427; visit of the author to in 1866, 2.439.
Savannah, evacuation of, 3.413; occupation of by
Sherman, 3.414; visit of the author to, 3.521
“
Savannah,” privateer, capture of by the
Perry, 1.557; crew of tried as pirates, 1.557.
Savannah River, obstructions placed in, 2.317.
Schofield, Gen. J. M., operations of in
Missouri, 2.531 at the
battle of Franklin, 3.421.
Schurz, Gen., Carl, at
battle of Chancellorsville, 3.29.
Schuyler,
Col. George L., sent to purchase arms in
Europe, 2.25.
Scott, Lieut.-Gen., Winfield, his advice in relation to Southern forts, 1.76; re-enforcement of Southern forts urged by, 1.125; in favor of peace, 1.244; too in firm to take the field, 1. 580; retirement of, 2.130.
Secessionville, battle of. 3.187.
Sedgwick, Gen., wounded at
Antietam, 2.478; hit victory over
Early at
Fredericksburg, 3.35; perilous position of, 3.36; compelled to recross the
Rappahannock, 3.38; at the
battle of Rappahannock Station, 3.107; death of, 3.306.
Selma, capture of by
Gen. Wilson, 3.517; destruction of Confederate property in, 3.518.
Seminary Ridge, battle of, 3.61.
Semmes, Capt., Raphael, commander of the “
Sumter,” 2.568, and of the “
Alabama,” 2.569.
Senators, expulsion of ten from Congress, 1.572.
Seven Pines, battle of, 2.409; visit of the author to tb battle-field of in 1866, 2.439.
Seward, Wm. H., declares his adherence to the
Union, 1.226; on the “
Trent” affair, 2.163; attempt to assassinate, 3.569.
Sewell's Point, attack on rebel works at, 1.486,
Seymour, Gen. F., his expedition to
Florida, 3.461-3.469,.
Seymour, Horatio, on the arrest of
Vallandigham, 3.85; anti-war speech of, 3.87; action of during the New York draft riots, 3.89.
Shaw, Col., killed in an assault on
Fort Wagner, 3.205.
Shelbyville, Ten.,
Gen. Polk at, 3.122; capture of by
Stanley and
Granger, 3.123.
“
Shenandoah,” Confederate cruiser, history of, 3.438.
Shenandoah Valley, operations of
Gens. Banks and
Shields in, 2.368; operations of
Banks,
Jackson,
Ewell, and
Fremont in, 2.389-2.399; rapid retreat of
Gen. Banks down, 2.392-2.394; visit of the author to. in 1866, 3.372, 400;
Sheridan's operations in, to the
battle of Cedar Creek, 3.363-3.372;
Sheridan's raid in, from
Winchester to
Lynchburg, 3.534.
Shepherdstown, cavalry fight at, between
Gregg and
Fitzhugh Lee, 3.98.
Sheridan,
Gen. Philip H., at the battle on Missionaries' Ridge, 3.167; raid of against
Lee's communications in May, 1864, 3.312; raids of against railways in
Lee's rear, 3.332; succeeds
Hunter in command of the Middle Military Division, 3.350, operations of till the
battle of Cedar Creek, 3.363-3.372; his raid from
Winchester to
Grant's lines, 3.534-3.536; at the battle of
Five Forks, 3.542;
Lee's retreat cut off by, 3.557.
Sherman, Gen. T. W., in command of land forces in. the
Port Royal expedition, 2.115; relieved by
Gen. Hunter in command of the Southern Department, 2.319; at the siege of
Port Hudson, 2.631.
Sherman, Gen. W. T., placed in command of the Department of the Cumberland, 2.78; at the
battle of Shiloh, 2.278; his movement on
Vicksburg, 2.575; his demonstration against Haines's Bluff, 2.605; commands the Army of the Tennessee, 3.144; joins
Grant at
Chattanooga, 3.159; commands the Military Division of the Mississippi, 3.235; expedition of from
Vicksburg to
Meridian, 3.238-3.240; his campaign in
Georgia against
Johnston and
Hood, 3.374-3.399; his. great march from
Atlanta to
Savannah, 3.405-3.414; his march from
Savannah to
Columbia, 3.456-3.461;. march of from
Columbia to Goldsboroa, 3.494-3.503;. his pursuit of
Johnston in
North Carolina, 3.571; his “memorandum of agreement” with
Johnston,. III 574; receives the surrender of
Johnston, 3.575.
Shields, en., in the Shenandoah Valley, 2.368; wounded at
Winchester, 2.369.
Shiloh, movements preceding the battle of, 2.261-2.270 first day of the battle, 2.271-2.276; second day of the battle, 2.278-2.283; visit of the author to the battle-field of, 2.284-2.287; victory claimed by
Beauregard,. 2.284; results of the battle of, 2.288.
Shiloh Meeting-House,
Sherman posted near, 2.263.
Ship Island, the rendezvous of the New Orleans expedition, 2.325-2.328.
Shreveport expedition under
Gen. Banks, 3.251-3.269.
Sibley,
Col. Henry H., movements of in
New Mexico, 2.186; compelled to surrender by
Van Dorn, 1.272; sent against
Sioux Indians in
Minnesota, 3.225.
Sickles, Daniel E., amendment to the
Constitution proposed by, 1.88; at the
battle of Chancellorsville, 3.30, 33; at the
battle of Gettysburg, 3.68; severely wounded, 3.68.
