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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. [368]

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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C

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. [370]

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 [371] 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 [372] 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. [373] 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 [374] 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 [375] 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 [376] 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.

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