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A
Abbott,
Captain, of the Second Mass. Regiment, 12.
His first report to
General Gordon from “Camp Andrew,” 14.
Is in the fight in
Banks's flight to
Winchester, 219.
In
battle of Cedar Mountain, 311, where he is killed.
332.
Abercrombie, General, Federal brigade commander, 88, , 10, 109, 118.
Allan, William, his “Jackson's Valley Campaign” --extracts from, 114, 127, 175, 177, 180-183, 187, 189, 235, 236, 251.
Andrew, Governor, his early preparation for the
Civil War, 1, 2.
Cooperates with
General Gordon in enlisting and forming the Second Mass. Regiment, 3
et seq.; applies for commission for friends in same, 10, 11.
Urges the War Department to accept more troops from
Mass., 15.
His action in regard to a case of discipline of an officer of the Second Mass. Regiment, 20-22.
Controversy of, with
General Gordon concerning the appointment of officers in the Second Mass. Regiment, 91-95.
His proclamation after the
battle of Winchester, 255.
His connection with the promotion of
General Gordan, 259.
Andrews, George L., applies for a commission in the Second Mass. Regiment, 4.
As
Lieut.-Colonel, destroys Rebel stores, 37, 47, 48.
Sick in camp, 84.
Commands the Second in
Banks's flight to
Winchester, 206, 218-220, 222, 223.
In the
battle of Winchester, 231, 232, 237 (with extract from his letter to
General Gordon, 238, 239), 239, 242, 243.
Is promoted to the colonelcy of the Second, 272.
His sang froid and bravery in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 305, 306, 312.
Extract from his letter to
Gen. Gordon, 316, 317.
Ashby,
Colonel, commander of Rebel cavalry, 123, 136.
Coolness and intrepidity of, 137,--and wonderful stories about, 137, 210.
Useful to
Jackson as a cavalry commander, 152, 187,189, 200, 251.
His troops prefer stealing to fighting, 213.
His compassion to an enemy, 254.
“
Ashby,” a famous war-horse belonging to
General Gordon,--history of, with a description of his character and an account of his death, 140-148.
Auger, General, division commander under
Banks, 276, 277.
Wounded in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 319.
B
Baker, E. D.,
Colonel of the First California Regiment, 67.
Is ordered by
General Stone to assume command at Ball's Bluff, 71; obeys the order, 72.
Forms his line of battle, 73, 74.
Urges on reluctant men to battle, 75.
Confesses to
Colonel Lee that the day is lost, 75.
Rushes forward to the front and is killed, 76.
As
U. S. Senator had criticised the conduct of the war, condemning
McClellan's policy, 79, 80.
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Ball's Bluff, battle of, its history told, 64-79.
Band-leader, a, the question raised as to his rank in the military service, 57.
Banks, N. P., appointed as major-general of volunteers by the
President, 29.
Relieves
General Patterson of his command, 29, 30.
His indecision in regard to a case of discipline in the Second Massachusetts, 51, 52.
Interferes in another case of discipline in the Second, 96, 97.
Enumeration of his force in the Shenandoah Valley, 113, 114.
Proposes to attack
Jackson, but is deterred by orders from
Washington, 167.
Refuses to accept
General Gordon's advice to move to
Front Royal, 172 (
note). Is deceived in regard to
Jackson's movements, 174.
Enumeration of his forces at
Strasburg, 183 (
note). His fancied security at
Strasburg suddenly disturbed, 190,yet he makes no provision for safety, 191,--and meets
General Gordon's importunities with sullen lethargy (192), as well as with profane refusal, 193.
Tergiversates and contradicts himself both in his action and in his official reports, 194-198, 202 (
note), 248, 249.
At last bestirs himself on
Jackson's approach, and begins his retreat from
Strasburg, 201,--at which time he confesses he has “made a mistake,” 202.
Keeps well to the front in the flight to
Winchester, 206.
Indulges in a bath at
Winchester, 225.
General Gordon finds him still taciturn and obstinate, 225.
Flies from
Winchester, beaten by
Jackson, 245; waxes eloquent in describing his flight, 247.
His report of losses, 251, 252.
Is indignant at reports in Northern newspapers, 253.
His telegram to the “Boston Advertiser,” 255 (
note). Removes
General Gordon from the command of a brigade, 257 (and
note). Is assigned to command of a corps under
Pope, in the Army of Virginia, 264.
Has a fit of despondency, 266,--to which he gives expression in an interview with
General Gordon, 268.
Is ordered to move to Culpeper Court House, by
Pope, 278. Takes line of
battle at Cedar Creek indicated by
General Roberts, 282.
Enumeration of his forces, 286 (and
note), 287.
Attacks
Jackson at
Cedar Mountain, 290, 291 (and
note); inadequate disposition of his forces here, 293; his absurd order to the Tenth Maine, 299, 300.
Denies, after the battle, having given certain orders during its progress, 315; his denial and the nature of those orders considered, 316-318.
His force engaged in the battle, 333 (and
note); his plan of that battle criticised, 335-337, 348, 349.
The question of veracity between him and
Pope, as to whether or not the latter ordered him to fight the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 329 (and
note): testimony and evidence in the case presented, 338-348.
His accusation against
Gen.Gordon of dilatory obedience of orders, 352-354.
His measure of responsibility for the results of the
battle of Cedar Mountain heavy and terrible, 355, 356.
Battlefields, the, incidents and sights of, 122, 123, 189, 331.
Bayard, General, Federal cavalry officer, 278, 279-281, 288.
Beal,
Colonel, commands the Tenth Maine in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 299-301.
Blake,
Major, of the Fifth Connecticut, in
battle of Cedar Mountain, 305.
Boy-orderly, a Rebel, how his cowardice delays
Jackson's attack on
Banks, 198, 199.
Branhall,
Lieutenant, 72.
Broadhead,
Colonel, Federal cavalry officer, 135, 204.
Brockenbrough,
Colonel, commander of Rebel battery under
Stonewall Jackson, 199, 235.
Brook Farm, the camping-ground of the Second Mass. Regiment, 13.
Brown,
Lt.-Colonel, 39, 45.
Wounded at
Cedar Mountain, 304.
Buford, General, Federal cavalry officer, 278, 280.
Burks,
Colonel, Rebel officer, 124-126.
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Cameron,
Simon (
Secretary of War), writes
Governor Andrew in regard to
Massachusetts regiments for the war, 15, 16.
“Camp Andrew,” the name given to the first camping-ground of the Second Massachusetts Regiment, 14.
Campbell, John,
Colonel, under
Stonewall Jackson, 127, 177, 231, 289, 295.
Is killed at the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 296.
Candy,
Captain, 70.
Cary,
Captain, of the Second Massachusetts Regiment, 13.
Searches for th emissing in battle of Bali's Bluff, 82, 83.
Commands detachment of the Second detailed for service at
Cairo, 111., 98.
In
battle of Winchester, 232, 233.
Killed at the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 332.
Cedar Mountain, battle of, 282-313.
A criticism of the plan of, 335-337.
Chapman,
Colonel, of the Fifth Connecticut, in
battle of Cedar Mountain, 305.
Clark,
Colonel, 327, 328.
Cogswell, William, holds a captaincy in the Second Mass. Regiment, 12.
Is in the fight in
Banks's flight to
Winchester, 219, 224, 227.
Cogswell,
Colonel, of a New York regiment, succeeds
Colonel Baker in command at the battle of Ball's Bluff, 76.
Is taken prisoner, and refuses parole, 78.
Colgrove,
Colonel, in command of the Twenty-seventh Indiana Regiment in
Banks's flight to
Winchester, 207, -and in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 308, 309 (and
notes).
Comey,
Captain, 241 (
note).
Cook,
Major, Federal officer, wounded and captured at
Cedar Mountain, p04.
Cooke, John Esten, his “Life of
Jackson,” 117, 129, 130, 156, 184, 198, 199, 210, 212-214, 217-219, 233, 234, 295.
Copeland, R. M.,
Quartermaster of the Second Mass. Regiment, 12; finds a camping-ground for same in
West Roxbury, 13.
Afterwards
Major, on
General Banks's staff, 170.
His communication to the Boston Advertiser after the
battle of Winchester, 255,--and subsequent suspension therefor from the service, 256 (and
note). His second appearance in the “Boston Advertiser,” blaming the War Department, and his final dismissal from the service by the
President, 266, 267 (and
note).
Courtenay,
Colonel, commander of Rebel battery under
Stonewall Jackson, 199, 235.
Crane,
Major, 121.
Killed at
Cedar Mountain, 305.
Crawford, S. W.,
Brigadier-general under
Banks, 226, 258, 281-283, 289, 291, 294.
In the battle of
Cedar Mountain, 305. What his orders from
Pope were, and their bearing on the question of
Banks's responsibility, 351.
Crosby,
Lieutenant, 230.
Crowninshield,
Lieutenant, wounded at the
battle of Winchester, 241 (
note.)
Currency, Federal and Confederate, comparative value of, 166, 167.
Curtis,
Greely S., first to apply for a commission in the Second Mass. Regiment, 4; holds a captaincy in same, 13.
D
Dabney, Southern historian and eulogist of
Stonewall Jackson,--extracts from his “Life of
General Jackson,” 180, 185, 198, 200, 209, 210, 212-214, 217, 219-221, 223, 227, 228, 231-233, 235, 237, 240, 242, 244, 295-297, 329, 333.
Devens, Charles,
Colonel of the Fifteenth Mass. Regiment, 65.
Is engaged in the Battle of Ball's Bluff, 66-78; and escapes capture by swimming, 78.
Donely,
Colonel, commands Federal brigade under
Banks, 39, 201, 202, 204, 230, 234-236.
Mortally wounded at the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 304.
Duff,
Captain, 68.
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Dunning,
Colonel, commands Federal brigade, 154.
Dwight,
Wilder, applies for a commission in the Second Mass. Regiment, 4; among the first to aid
General Gordon in enlisting and forming the same, 6-9.
Goes to
Washington to get
President's authority to raise a regiment for the war, 8, 9.
President of a Court-martial, 57.
Commands the regiment in the absence of
General Gordon, 84, 85.
His experience with a Rebel woman, 106.
Commands the rear in
General Gordon's retreat from
Newtown, 219, 222.
In the
battle of Winchester, 237; is taken prisoner there, and has an interview with
Stonewall Jackson, 243 (
note).
E
Early, General, commander of a Rebel brigade in the battle of Cedar Moantain, 288, 289, 294, 295.
Elzey,
General, Rebel officer, 237, 240.
Enlistment of troops for the
Civil War, in
Massachusetts,--course pursued by
General Gordon in, 2
et seq.
Evans, N. G., General, commands Rebel forces at battle of Ball's Bluff, 78.
Ewell,
General, Rebel.
officer, 175.
Confers with
Jackson as to the attack on
Banks, 182.
Enumeration of his forces, 183 (
note). Moves with
Jackson to attack
Banks at
Strasburg, 199, 200.
At
battle of Winchester, 230, 235, 236.
At
battle of Cedar Mountain, 288, 289.
F
Female soldier, a, in the Forty-sixth Penn. Regiment, 56, 57.
Flournoy,
Colonel, Rebel cavalry officer under
Stonewall Jackson, 187.
Defeats the
Federal Colonel Kenly at
Cedarville (Va.), 189.
Forrest, de,
Colonel, 258.
Francis,
Major, of the Second Massachusetts, his account of the fighting between
Newtown and
Winchester, 221 (
note).
Fremont,
General John C., 113.
With
McDowell, drives
Stonewall Jackson from the Shenandoah Valley, 255.
Refuses a command under
General Pope, 264.
French,
Lieutenant, 70.
Fulkerson,
Colonel, Rebel officer, 124, 126.
G
Garnett,
General, Rebel officer, 124, 126.
Offends
Jackson in his fight with
Shields, and is relieved of his command, 127.
In
battle of Cedar Mountain, 292.
Geary,
Colonel, Federal officer under
Banks, 44, 45, 47, 279, 294, 295, 298, 299.
Is wounded in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 319.
German, a ferocious and valiant, exploits of, 131.
Goodwin,
Captain, of the Second Mass. Regiment, 13.
Is sick at Little Washington, 277.
Killed in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 311, 332.
Gorman, General, Federal officer in Civil War, 113, 116.
Gould,
Major, historian of the Tenth Maine Regiment, 301, 302 (and
notes), 316 (
note), 349.
Grafton,
Lieutenant, 219.
Greene, George S., commands a brigade under
Banks, 226, 257.
H
Hall and Lounsburg, telegraph operators, who saved a bridge from destruction, 172 (
note).
Hamilton, General, commands Federal troops in Civil War, 62, 113, 114.
Hardy,
Captain, 76.
Hatch, General, commander of Federal Cavalry, 162.
Forms the rearguard in
Banks's retreat from
Strasburg, 201.
Is met by
Stonewall Jackson at
Middletown (Va.), and fights an unequal battle, 209, 210.
Retreats towards
Strasburg, and
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fights again, and then makes his escape, 211; enumeration of his forces in this battle, 211 (
note),--and what became of them, 212.
He reaches
Newtown, and confers with
General Gordon, from whom he refuses to take the command, 215, 216.
Subsequent services of, 272.
Hawes,
Captain, 273.
Herr,
Mr., Rebel miller, has his flourmills destroyed, 37, 47, 48.
Hill, A. P., division commander under
Stonewall Jackson, 279, 289, 292, 296.
Horse, a, one that was a trial to his owner, 139-141,--and another that was stolen and recovered, 269-271.
Horton, Charles P.,
acting adjutant to
General Gordon, 241 (
note).
Howe, Church,
Lieutenant and Quartermaster of Fifteenth Mass. Regiment, 65.
Implicated in movements leading to the disaster of Ball's Bluff, 66, 69, 70.
J
Jackson,
Stonewall, Rebel general,--enumeration of his forces in the Shenandoah Valley 114 (
note). His emotions at seeing the
Federal forces approach
Winchester, 117, 118.
His character compared to
Cromwell's, 118.
Retreats from
Winchester, 118. -and is whipped by
Shields in pursuit, 122-131.
Blames
General Garnett for his defeat, 127.
His official report of the battle, 128, 130 (
note). Is much censured by Southern writers, 129.
Is further pursued by the
Federals, 151
et seq. Devastates and conscripts as he flies, 160, 161.
Plans to attack
Banks at
Strasburg, 175, 176; begins by attacking
Milroy, 177
et seq. Defeats
Milroy and
Schenck at MacDowell, 179.
Pushes on to attack
Banks, 180-182
etseq.; his slow progress, 184; but gets upon
Banks's flank without the latter's knowledge, 185.
Attacks
Colonel Kenly at
Front Royal, 187,--and destroys or captures
Kenly's force at
Cedarville, 189.
Is hindered in his advance on
Strasburg by disobedience of his orders, 198.
Hopes to capture the whole of
Banks's force before the latter can leave
Strasburg, 208.
Advances to
Middletown, where he has a fight with
General Hatch, 209.
His disappointment at not capturing
Banks at
Strasburg, 212.
Delayed by the delinquency of
Ashby's cavalry, 213.
Advances to
Newtown, where he is checked by
General Gordon, 214.
He enters
Newtown at last as a conqueror, 218,--and pursues
General Gordon, whose forces continue to contest .his advance to
Winchester, 219-224.
Indignant at the cowardice of his men, 220.
He arrives at
Winchester and immediately attacks
Banks, 226-228, 231-233, 237, 239, 240.
Denies an old friendship, 243, 244 (
note). Drives
Banks from
Winchester, and is received joyfully by the inhabitants, 244.
Makes but a feeble pursuit of
Banks, 245; poorly defended for this by his biographers, 246, 247; attributes it to the delinquency again of his cavalry, 250.
His doings immediately after the
battle of Winchester, 254,--and subsequent flight from
Fremont and
McDowell, 255.
At
Gordonsville, 279.
Threatens
Pope's army, 280.
Confronts
Banks at
Cedar Mountain, 288.
Is attacked by
Banks, 290, 291.
Dabney's description of his conduct in the battle, 296, 297.
After the battle, retires before
Pope's reinforcements, 328-330.
His force at
Cedar Mountain, 333 (and
note). Question as to his generalship there, 334.
Johnson, Edward, Rebel general, 175.
Johnston, Joe, Rebel general, 25, 26.
His “Narrative of military operations,” 129, 130, 182, 253.
K
Kenly, John R.,
Colonel of the First Maryland (Union) Regiment, 185. Occupies Front Royal (Va.) under
Banks, 186.
Is attacked there by
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Stonewall Jackson, 187.
His gal. lant defence against great odds, 188.
His defeat and capture at
Cedarville (Va), 189.
Kimball,
Colonel, commands Federal forces (after
Shields) in the fight with
Stonewall Jackson, 126.
Kimball,
Major, 73, 74, 75.
King,
General, brigade commander under
McDowell, 271, 278, 330.
Kirkland,
Colonel, Rebel officer, 235, 236.
Kuipe,
Colonel, a good swearer, 276.
Severely wounded in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 304.
L
Lee, Robert E., Rebel commander-in-chief, instructions to Stonewall
Jackson in regard to attacking
Banks at
Strasburg, 175, 181.
Lee,
Colonel, in command of the Twen-tieth Mass. Regiment, 65.
Is engaged in the battle of Ball's Bluff, 67-79.
Is made prisoner at Ball's Bluff, 78.
Legislature, Massachusetts, Act of the, of Feb. 6, 1861, in preparation for the
Civil War, 2.
Lincoln,
President, authorizes the for-mation of the Second Mass. Regiment to serve during the war, 9.
His first call for troops to serve during the war, 9.
Orders the army under
General McClellan to move against the enemy, 99.
His interview with
R. M. Copeland, 256, 267 (
notes). His action in regard to the promotion of
General Gordon, 259.
Little Washington, Va., sickness in the army at, 277.
Lotbrop,
Rev. Dr., preaches to the Sec-ond Mass. Regiment in camp at Darnstown, Md., 55, 56.
M
Macdowell, Va., battle of, 179.
Mason,
Colonel, 124.
Mathews,
Major, of the Forty-sixth Penn., dangerously wounded at
Cedar Mountain, 304.
Maulsby,
Colonel, 110.
McCall, General, Federal officer in Civil War, 64.
McClellan,
General George B., 29.
His policy of caution, 60.
Confidence of the writer in, 99.
Is placed at the head of the army of the Potomac, and deposed as commander-in-chief, 101.
Takes the field under the
President's Order No. 1, 103.
His excellent organization of the army, 113.
His new plan of operations, and orders to
Banks to pursue
Stouewall Jackson, 133. 134.
Protests against the withdrawal of his army from
Harrison's Landing, 265 (
note).
McDowell, General, commands a corps in the Army of Virginia, under
Pope, 264, 272.
Militia, State, inadequacy of, for war, 2, 27, 28, 33, 34.
Absurd usage of, in election of officers, 2.
Milroy, General, Federal commander in Civil War, 176.
Is attacked by
Stonewall Jackson.
177
et seq. Fights
Jackson at MacDowcll, 179.
Mudge,
Captain, wounded at the
battle of Winchester, 251.
N
Negroes, services and sufferings of, during the
Civil War, 137, 13, 152, 168-170.
Cuteness of one concerning a horse, 144, 145,--and of another i
finding things, 150.
Stolid indifference of some, to being told that they were free, 159.
Neff,
Colonel, Rebel officer, 220, 233.
Newtown (Va.), the scene of a hot fight between Federal and Confederate troops in
Banks's flight to
Winchester, 207, 208.
General Gordon's retreat from, 217, 218.
P
Patterson, General, commands Federal forces in Civil War, 23.
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Relieved by
General Banks, 29, 30.
Entreats his three-months men to remain for further service, 33.
Payments to Rebels not in arms for supplies taken, 25.
Some cases of refusal of, 34, 35.
Peabody,
Lieutenant, 229.
Peggy, a slave, experiences of, 168. 169, 173.
At last reaches the land of freedom, 247, 260.
Pelouze,
Major, 300, 316.
Perkins, S. G.,
Lieutenant, of the Second Massachusetts, killed at
Cedar Mountain, 332.
Perkins,
Major,
adjutant-general to
Banks, 172.
Urges
Banks to action, at
Strasburg, without effect, 192.
In battle of Ccdar Mountain, 299, 316, 317.
Philbrick,
Captain, commands a company in the Fifteenth Massachusetts, 65.
Is implicated in movements leading to the disaster at Ball's Bluff, 66.
Pope, John, is promoted to be major-general and to command the Army of Virginia, 263.
His pretentious orders to his army, 273 (and
note). Personal description of, 274.
His first visit to his army, 274, 275, and his freedom of speech on that occasion, 275.
Is threatened by
Jackson at Culpeper Court House, 279-281.
Arrives at the
battle of Cedar Mountain, with reinforcements, too late, 314.
His interview with
Generals Banks and
Gordon, 315.
His evident dislike of bullets, 321, 328.
His dubiety as to the proximity of the enemy, 326, 327.
Forms a new line of battle, 328.
His reason for not attacking
Jackson, 330.
The question of veracity between him and
Banks, as to whether he ordered the latter to fight the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 329 (and
note): testimony and evidence in the case presented, 338-348.
His testimony as to the gallant conduct of
Banks and other officers at
Cedar Mountain, 350.
Discrepancy between his first despatches to
Halleck as to the
battle of Cedar Mountain and his final official report of the battle, and its explanation in relation to
Banks, 350, 351.
Porter,
Fitz John, commands Federal forces in Civil War, 44, 47.
Prince,
General, Federal officer under
Banks, 292, 294.
Is captured in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 318, 319.
Q
Quincy,
Captain, of the Second Mass. Regiment, 12.
Quint, A. H., chaplain and historian of the Second Mass. Regiment, 6, 19 (
notes), 90, 92, 105, 252, 285, 286 (
note), 332 (
note).
R
Ranson, James L., 109.
Rebel quartermaster, a, the defenceless condition of his estate and family, 156, 157.
Rebels, unarmed, male and female, experiences with, 158, 161, 162-164.
Revere,
Major, 70.
Ricketts, General, division commander under
McDowell, 278, 279, 330.
Rinker,
Mr., a Virginia Rebel and storekeeper,--how his disloyalty was rewarded, 153, 154.
Roberts,
General, staff-officer to
Pope, 282.
Ruger,
Colonel, commands Third Wisconsin Regiment at
battle of Cedar Mountain, 291.
Rumors, reports, fears, and false alarms, 35, 36, 39-46, 61, 63, 64, 97, 99, 109-112, 163, 165, 166.
Russell, H. S., captain in the Second Mass. Regiment,--captured in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 312.
S.
Savage,
James,
Captain, and afterwards
Major, in the Second Mass. Regiment, 12, 220, 231-233.
Mortally
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wounded and captured in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 311, 312 (note). Dies at
Charlottesville, 332.
Schenck, General, Federal officer, fights
Stonewall Jackson, with
Milroy, 178-180.
Schouler, William,
adjutant-general of
Massachusetts, 22.
Scott,
Lieutenant, aid to
General Gordon, 206, 222, 224.
Promoted to be captain, 273.
Gallantly in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 310 (
note).
Scott,
Majors of the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, a gift-maker, 173.
Second Mass. Regiment, the, origin of, 2, 3.
Names of first applicants to join, 4-6.
Names of eminent citizens who assisted in forming, 6.
Prompt and liberal subscription of money for, 7.
The first regiment of Volunteers offered to the
General Government to serve during the war, 9.
High character of its officers testified to, 17, 18,--with some account of one exception thereto, 19-22.
Good discipline of, while at Brook Farm, 22,--and elsewhere, 24. 50, 90, 91.
Leaves
Massachusetts for
Virginia, 23.
Its fine order and appearance as it marched into
Martinsburg, Md., 23, 24. Occupies Harper's Ferry, 26, 27, 30
et seq. Letters of complaint from some of its men to friends at home, and responses thereto to
General Gordon, 32-34.
Its first engagement and incidents of, 38. Leaves Harper's Ferry and occupies Darnstown, Md., 48, 49
et seg. A case of discipline in, 50-53.
Observes day of .fasting and prayer appointed by the
President, 58.
Impatient waiting of its officers and men for active service, 61, 62, 173.
Ordered to Conrad's Ferry, 62-64.
In camp, at
Muddy Branch and
Seneca Creek, 81-86 ; at which place it experiences a hurricane, 83, -and also much sickness, 84-86.
In winter quarters at
Frederick, Md., 87
et seq. Incidents and scenes of camp-life, 88, 89, 91, 107, 108, 149-151.
A second time at
Harper's Ferry, 102,--and thence to
Charlestown, Va, 104,
etseq. Foraging in, 104, 118, 119.
Marches to
Winchester, 116, 117.
United to a new brigade,
General Gordon as commander, 120.
Pursues
Stonewall Jackson, 134
et seq. In camp at
Edenburg, 136,--and skirmishing there, 136-139.
Its further pursuit of
Jackson, 151
et seq. An officer of, finds time in camp to fall in love, 166.
Forms part of the rear-guard in
Banks's flight to
Winchester, 206.
Its gallant charge through the streets of
Newtown (Va.), 207, 208.
Opposes
Jackson's advance to
Winchester, 219-224; its losses in so doing, 223.
In
battle of Winchester, 229, 232, 237-243.
Its marches and services between
Strasburg and
Williamsport, 249, 250,and its losses, 251.
Its colonel (
Gordon) is promoted to be brigadier-general, 258, 259,--and receives the congratulations of the regiment, 262, 263.
Its position in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 285; its splendid charge here, with the rest of its brigade, 303-306,--and its perilous situation in consequence, 308-312.
Its losses in the battle, 331, 332 (and
note).
Shaw, Robert G., aid to
General Gordon, 273.
Shells, a terrific weapon of warfare, 135, 136.
Shenandoah River, the, how it was forded by the lFederals in pursuit of
Jackson, 155.
Beauty of its valley, 156, 170.
Shields, General, Federal officer in the
Civil War, 113, 114, 120.
Whips
Stonewall Jackson after his retreat from
Winchester, 122-131,--and has an arm shattered in the fight, 123.
Constitution of his force opposed to
Jackson, 124, 125 (
note). Outwits
Jackson by stratagem, 128.
Engages in the further pursuit of
Jackson, 151
et seq.
Shurtleff,
Captain, 320.
Sibley tents, the merits of, 82.
Siegel, General, commands a corps in
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the army of Virginia, under
Pope, 264, 272, 278.
Tardiness in obeying
Pope's orders, 281.
His encounter with
General Gordon, 323, 324.
Why he was not on hand to fight at
Cedar Mountain, 324-326.
Steuart, George H., Rebel cavalry officer under
Stonewall Jackson, 199, 200, 203, 235.
Higgles over a point of military etiquette, 250.
Stockings, peculiarity of, sent from
Boston to the Second Mass. Regiment, 82.
Stone,
Lieut-Colonel of the Fifth Connecticut, in
battle of Cedar Mountain, 305.
Stone, Charles P., commands Federal forces in Civil War, 64.
Directs military operations leading to the battle of Ball's Bluff, 65
et seq. His official report quoted from, 71, 72, 77, 79, 80.
Is arrested, and confined in Fort Lafayette, 99.
Strasburg, Va., occupied and fortified by
Banks's corps, 173,174.
Banks's retreat from, to
Winchester (Va.), 201-224.
Strother,
Mr., his “Recollections of a Campaign in
Virginia,” 202 (
note), 294 (
note), 330, 331 (
note), 348-350.
Sullivan,
Colonel, Federal officer, 133, 164, 165.
Surgeon, a Rebel, how he was captured and interviewed by
General Gordon, 216, 217.
What he said to
Banks, 225.
T
Taliaferro, Genera], Rebel officer in
Stonewall Jackson's army, 177, 240, 289, 292, 295, 318.
Taylor,
Colonel, Rebel officer under
Stonewall Jackson, 209, 237, 240.
Telegraph, an exasperating yet amusing talk by, 41-44.
Tenth Maine Regiment, the, its heroic conduct and terrible loss in the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 298-302.
Theatrical company, a, among soldiers, 173, 201.
Account of one of them concerning Rebel cruelties, 254.
Thomas, George H., commands Federal forces in Civil War, 36, 37.
Tower, General, 319, 320.
Trimble,
General, Rebel officer, 285, 236.
Tucker, F. H., holds a captaincy in the Second Mass. Regiment, 18.
U
Underwood, A. B., applies for a commission in the Second Mass. Regiment, 4; holds a captaincy in same, 12, 220, 223.
Urbino, S. R., assists in raising German troops for the
War of the
Rebellion, 11.
W
War Department, the, its
general order (No. 15), 14, 15.
Its Circular Letter to
Governors of States, 16.
Its mistakes, 188.
Blamed for leaving
Banks defenseless, 256.
Ward,
Lieut-Colonel, of the Fifteenth Mass. Regiment, 67.
Takes part in the battle of Ball's Bluff, 70, 71.
Webster,
Fletcher,
Colonel of Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment, 50.
Protests against a case of discipline in the Massachusetts Second, 51-58.
At the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 320.
Weld, Stephen M., applies for a commission for his son-in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, 95, 96.
Wheaton,
Captain, 273.
Whitney, J. P., holds a captaincy in the Second Mass. Regiment, 12.
Williams,
Captain, 219, 221.
Killed at the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 332.
Williams, General, Federal officer in Civil War, 113, 114, 116, 120, 121, 152.
Is found to be a sound sleeper, 226.
His capacity for swearing, 276.
In the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 302, 303, 320, 323.
After
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the battle succeeds to the command of the corps in the place of
Banks, 330.
Testifies to the promptness of
General Gordon's obedience of orders at the
battle of Cedar Mountain, 352, 353.
Winder, C. S., Rebel general, commands the “
Stonewall” brigade, 177, 231, 289, 292, 294.
Winchester, Va., battle of, 227-245, and excitement in the
North after, 255, 256.
Wistar,
Lieut.-Colonel, is wounded at the battle of Ball's Bluff, 75.
Y
Yorktown, news of the evacuation of, received by
Banks's corps, 167, 171.
