Index
- Abbott, Henry L., 1–2, 171
- Adams, Charles Francis, Sr., 39, 333
- Adams, Henry, 333
- Alabama troops
- —Infantry
- Albany Atlas and Argus, 28
- Albany Daily Democrat and American, 28
- Albany Evening Journal, 145, 327
- Alcohol, 14–15, 24, 94, 108, 175, 179, 364–65, 367, 372, 419, 481 (n. 44)
- Alcott, Louisa May, 3, 317–18, 320–21
- Alexander, Edward Porter, 135, 160, 165, 221, 270, 500 (n. 40), 514 (n. 4), 526 (n. 25)
- Allabach, Peter H., 261–63, 526 (n. 22)
- Allen, Ujanirtus, 26, 362
- Alley, Leander F., 241, 294
- Ambulances, 281–82, 308–9
- American Journal of Medical Science, 312
- Amputations, 312–13, 319, 528 (n. 43), 544 (n. 17). See also Surgery
- Amsden, Frank, 20
- Anderson, George T., 404
- Anderson, Richard H., 78, 160, 220, 273
- Anderson, Robert, 216
- Andrew, John A., 29
- Andrews, George L., 266
- Andrews, Johnson W., 226–27
- Antietam, Battle of, 8, 21, 51
- Aquia Creek, Va., 64, 77, 316–17, 419
- Archer, James J., 13, 94, 193, 207–8, 214, 246
- Army of Northern Virginia: corps created in, 21–22;
- Army of the Potomac: creation of grand divisions in, 59–60;
- drilling in, 113;
- troop strength of, 144;
- letter from Lincoln to, 352–53;
- Hooker appointed to command, 422–23
- Arnold, Isaac, 325
- Artillery: Confederate, 80–81, 135, 148–49, 160, 193, 199–203, 221, 230, 279–80, 519 (n. 2), 526 (n. 25);
- Federal, 162–64, 197, 198–203, 253, 258–59, 498 (nn. 17, 20), 499 (n. 26), 509 (n. 32), 515 (n. 14), 516 (n. 17), 525 (n. 4), 531 (n. 22). See also names of specific units
- Atkinson, Edward N., 214–15, 246, 248, 252
- Aurora borealis, 279
- Averell, William Woods, 389–90
- Ballock, George W., 111
- Balloons, 132, 492–93 (n. 5), 505 (n. 38), 513 (n. 1)
- Bank of Virginia, 177
- Banks, Nathaniel P., 325
- Banks Ford, 409, 412–13
- Barbour, William, 210
- Barksdale, William E., 136, 160–61, 165–66, 168–71
- Barnes, Joseph A., 256–57
- Barrett, James, 169
- Bartol, Cyrus Augustus, 297
- Barton, Clara, 149, 151, 168, 313, 320
- Baseball, 360
- Baxter, Henry, 168
- Baya, William, 165
- Bayard, George D., 298, 502 (n. 7)
- Beale, Jane Howison, 80, 84, 166
- Beecher, Henry Ward, 37, 129, 373
- Belle Plain, Va., 88
- Bendix, John E., 226
- Benjamin, Judah P., 334
- Bennett, James Gordon, 374
- Berlin, Md., 87
- Bernard, Alfred, 157
- Bernard, Arthur, 187, 193
- Bernard House, 427
- Berry, Hiram G., 247
- Bingham, John A., 383
- Birney, David B. 203, 215–16, 246–48, 521 (n. 32), 522 (n. 39)
- Bliss, Zenas R., 243, 423
- Boisol, David, 319
- Borden, Fannie, 295
- Boston Post, 11, 353
- Bowen, Roland E., 62, 181–82, 241
- Boyd, Andrew, 14
- Brackett, John M., 107
- Brainerd, Wesley, 158–59
- Brandon, Lane, 171
- Brantingham, Henry, 153
- Brewster, Charles Harvey, 138, 152
- Bright, John, 39
- Brockenbrough, John B., 193, 199, 200, 201
- Brockenbrough, John M., 214, 246, 508 (n. 14)
- Brooks, Noah, 317, 546 (n. 37)
- Brooks, William T. H., 138, 250–51, 421–22, 585 (n. 55)
- Brown, Washington, 293, 539 (n. 23)
- Browning, Orville Hickman, 35, 332
- Bryant, William Cullen, 337
- Buchanan, Robert C., 266
- Buckingham, Catharnius P., 43–44
- Buell, Don Carlos, 43
- Burials, 276–79, 284–85, 294–95, 535 (n. 69), 567 (n. 70)
- Burns, William W., 175–76, 249, 523 (n. 49)
- Burnside, Ambrose E., 2;
- and removal of McClellan, 43–44;
- background and early Civil War career of, 50–52;
- physical description of, 52;
- phrenological profile of, 53–54;
- appointment of, to command, 53–56;
- campaign plans of, 56–59, 66–73, 144, 466 (nn. 69, 73), 494 (n. 18);
- arrives at Fredericksburg, 80;
- and campaign delay, 81–83, 132–33;
- and demand for surrender of Fredericksburg, 83–84;
- and delay of pontoons, 87–88, 474 (n. 30);
- soldiers’ assessment of, 88–89, 117;
- meets with Lincoln, 116–17;
- and Thanksgiving, 119;
- public assessment of, 144;
- Confederate assessment of, 147, 344–45, 466 (n. 71), 559 (n. 62);
- and battle plans, 149–50, 154–55, 174, 184–85, 190–91, 484 (n. 13), 495 (n. 29), 502 (n. 1), 505 (n. 39), 507 (nn. 6, 7), 508 (n. 20), 514 (n. 1);
- and crossing into Fredericksburg, 161–62, 171, 497 (nn. 3, 4) 500 (n. 40);
- and failure of artillery bombardment, 168;
- and decision to attack Confederate right, 218, 221, 514 (n. 8);
- gives attack orders to Franklin, 249–50, 522 (n. 39);
- and continued Federal attacks toward stone wall, 255–56, 261;
- and night after battle, 269–70;
- and decision to stop attacks, 272;
- and debate about renewing attacks, 281;
- and treatment of wounded, 316;
- wires Lincoln about battle, 324;
- assessment of, after Fredericksburg, 348–49, 558 (n. 50);
- and testimony before Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 349–50;
- and letter written after Fredericksburg, 351–52;
- and campaign plans after Fredericksburg, 389–94, 401–2, 408–10, 574 (n. 10);
- soldiers criticize, after Fredericksburg, 394;
- and Mud March, 410–19;
- after Mud March, 411–12, 415, 418–19, 421–22, 582 (n. 25);
- soldiers’ attitudes toward, after Mud March, 420;
- removed from command, 422–23
- Butterfield, Daniel, 256, 269, 525 (n. 4)
- Cabinet Crisis, 330–32
- Caldwell, Emilie, 183
- Caldwell, John C., 233–35
- Cameron, Simon, 382, 548 (n. 4)
- Caroline Street, 160, 163, 168, 180
- Carr, Joseph B., 252, 275
- Carroll, Samuel S., 259
- Carter, Robert, 12
- Carter, Walter, 342
- Castleman, Alfred, 343
- Casualties: Federal, 158–59, 165, 168–70, 175–76, 200–201, 205, 209–10, 212, 214, 222–35, 238–44, 247–50, 252–53, 257–68, 272, 274, 276, 283, 284, 288–322, 431–32, 511 (nn. 10, 18), 515 (n. 16), 517 (n. 44), 518 (n. 47), 519 (n. 8), 520 (n. 15), 521 (n. 30), 523 (n. 49), 527 (n. 30), 528 (n. 41), 530 (nn. 14, 17), 544 (n. 12), 545 (n. 25);
- Confederate, 165, 166, 170, 173, 197, 199, 202, 205–8, 230, 238, 244, 246–47, 251, 253–54, 258, 284, 288, 295–300, 517 (n. 41). See also Death
- Cavalry, 65–66, 76–77, 146, 389–90, 402–3, 410, 493 (n. 16), 494 (n. 18), 496 (n. 46), 502 (n. 7), 578 (n. 54)
- Cavanagh, James, 232
- Cavins, Elijah H. C., 115, 126, 225
- Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 9, 111
- Chamberlayne, Ham, 364
- Chandler, Zachariah, 144–45, 349, 381–82, 410
- Chaplains, 98, 119, 124, 153, 320–21, 485 (n. 36)
- Charleston Mercury, 56, 91, 92, 344–45, 386
- Chase, Nellie, 313
- Chase, Salmon P., 35–36, 52, 330, 332, 336, 374, 381, 398
- Chatham (Lacy House), 150, 272, 430
- Chicago Tribune, 36–37, 118, 125, 325, 376
- Christian Commission, 296, 314, 316–17, 360
- Christian soldiers, 295–300
- Christmas, 328, 363–66, 366–69, 566 (n. 64)
- Civilians, 15–19, 183–84, 455 (nn. 39, 40), 499 (n. 35). See also Refugees
- Clark, James, 283
- Clark, James Freeman, 298
- Clausevitz, Karl von, 66–67, 87–88, 154, 192, 221, 301, 303, 305, 337, 409, 432, 464 (n. 48), 496, (n. 1), 538 (n. 13), 568 (n. 12)
- Clothing, 12, 24–25, 90–93, 102–3, 136, 140, 356–57, 362, 490 (n. 23)
- Cobb, Thomas R. R., 79, 81, 220, 224, 226, 228, 296–97
- Cochrane, John, 32, 390–91, 421, 574 (n. 5)
- Cole, Andrew, 431
- Collis, Charles H. T., 248
- Comstock, Cryus B., 87, 155
- Connecticut troops
- —Artillery
- —Infantry
- Conscription, 28–30, 75–76, 387–88
- Cooke, Jay, 336
- Cooke, John Esten, 197
- Cooke, John Roger, 220, 226, 230, 238
- Corbin, Kate, 84
- Corby, William, 236
- Corps: created in Army of Northern Virginia, 21–22
- Couch, Darius N., 150, 182, 221–22, 238–39, 244, 256, 258, 280, 504 (n. 29), 519 (n. 5)
- Courage, 152, 274, 301–3, 341, 434–35, 519 (n. 8), 542 (n. 49)
- Cowardice, 303–5
- Cox, Samuel S., 33–34
- Crenshaw Battery, 202
- Cross, Robert E., 233, 517 (n. 44), 517 (n. 45)
- Crutchfield, Stapleton, 193
- Culpeper, Va., 23, 27
- Curtin, Andrew, 29
- Cutler, William Parker, 330
- Darlington, Henry A., 224
- Davidson, Greenlee, 193, 200–202, 253
- Davis, Jefferson, 75–76, 328–29, 371, 386–87, 410
- Death, 14, 105, 113, 140, 277–78, 288–300, 315–16, 320–21, 358, 395–96, 480 (n. 36), 518 (n. 50), 538 (n. 22), 539 (nn. 27, 28), 541 (n. 45), 546 (n. 31)
- Deep Run, 156, 176, 192, 193, 250, 251, 523 (n. 49)
- Defensive position: Confederate, 488 (n. 11), 489 (n. 13), 494 (n. 26)
- Dehon, Arthur, 216
- Delaware troops
- —Infantry
- Demming, Sid, 323
- Desertion, 398–400, 406, 419, 469 (n. 21). See also Discipline
- Devens, Charles, Jr., 157
- Dickinson, George, 241
- Diplomacy, International: in context of Fredericksburg campaign, 38–41, 332–35
- Discipline: military, 18, 23–24, 108–10, 177–84, 186, 399–400, 406, 476 (n. 57), 576 (n. 38), 583 (n. 37). See also Desertion
- Disease, 13, 93, 105–7, 140, 152, 357, 363, 534 (n. 60). See also Illness
- Dix, John A., 30, 380
- Doubleday, Abner, 194, 198, 250
- Douglass, Frederick, 125, 375–76, 380
- Draper, William Franklin, 394
- Drilling: in Army of the Potomac, 113
- Drouyn de Lhuys, Edouard, 38
- Dumfries, Va., 146, 402–3
- Early, Jubal A., 25, 185–86, 193, 214–15, 248, 253, 275
- Eaton, Catherine, 112, 122, 291
- Eaton, Harriet, 313, 316
- Eaton, Samuel, 112
- Edmonds, Amanda, 64
- Edmondston, Catherine, 40, 329
- Elections (1862–63), 30–38, 381–82, 457 (nn. 14, 18), 458 (nn. 25, 31, 32), 459 (n. 35)
- Ellett, James, 199
- Emancipation Proclamation, 33–34, 373–78, 569 (nn. 20, 24, 28)
- Engels, Frederick, 39
- Eulogies, 294–300
- Evans, Clement A., 246, 521 (n. 24)
- Fairfax, Randolph, 297
- Falmouth, Va., 83
- Fear, 541 (n. 45)
- Featherston, Winfield Scott, 164–65
- Ferrero, Edward, 241–42, 422, 520 (n. 11)
- Fessenden, William Pitt, 330, 400, 410
- Financial markets, 335–36, 552 (n. 45)
- Fires: camp, 102, 136
- Fiser, John 161
- Florida troops
- —Infantry
- Floyd, Lawrence, 229
- Foltz, Samuel, 114
- Foner, Eric, 568 (n. 8)
- Food, 12, 15, 25, 56–57, 68, 92–93, 103–4, 120–21, 136, 140–41, 187, 271, 357, 362–63, 364, 366–67, 394–95, 469 (n. 25), 484 (n. 21), 492 (n. 47), 575 (n. 22)
- Foraging, 15–18, 71–72, 178–79, 454 (n. 25), 469 (n. 28)
- Forney, John W., 326
- Franklin, John Hope, 569 (n. 20)
- Franklin, William B.: background of, and appointment to grand division command, 60;
- and march toward Fredericksburg, 69;
- and campaign strategy, 133;
- and crossing of troops, 157–58;
- and battle plans, 184–85, 473 (n. 26), 529 (n. 47);
- on eve of battle, 187;
- and battle orders, 190–92, 195, 506 (n. 2), 507 (n. 6), 508 (n. 20);
- and failure of Meade’s attack, 216, 507 (n. 11), 513 (n. 40);
- and retreat, 245;
- and Burnside’s late afternoon orders to attack, 249–50, 522 (n. 39);
- and Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 350, 560 (n. 68), 574 (n. 6);
- and campaign plans after Fredericksburg, 390–91;
- and Mud March, 411, 418;
- Burnside’s attempt to dismiss, 422;
- and departure from Army of the Potomac, 423
- Fraternization, 146–47, 276, 359
- Fredericksburg, Va.: Federals demand surrender of, 83–84;
- description of, 84;
- departure of refugees from, 84–86;
- bombardment of, 162–64, 166–67, 498 (n. 26), 499 (n. 35), 586 (n. 1);
- sack of, 177–84, 271, 503 (n. 12), 505 (n. 37), 516 (n. 31), 525 (n. 7), 586 (n. 5);
- battlefield in, described, 192–94;
- Federal withdrawal from, 282–87;
- impact of battle on, 427–35
- Freeman, Elizabeth, 291
- Fremont, John C., 117
- French, William H., 174–75, 221–28, 256, 266
- Fuller, Arthur B., 298
- Fuller, Margaret, 298
- Gambling, 94, 108, 176, 398
- Gangrene, 319. See also Illness
- Garfield, James A., 25–26, 130, 348, 548 (n. 7)
- Garland, J. G., 323
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 129
- George, Samuel W., 358
- Georgia troops
- —Infantry
- 1st, 365
- 11th, 362
- 12th, 96
- 13th, 215, 521 (n. 24)
- 18th, 24
- 19th, 207
- 21st, 26, 362
- 24th, 230
- 35th, 244
- 45th, 244
- 49th, 244
- 51st, 291
- Getty, George W., 138, 264–66
- Gettysburg, Battle of, 1–2, 434–35
- Gibbon, John, 1, 44, 132–33, 176, 194, 200, 210–14, 244, 248–49
- Gove, George S., 14
- Grand Divisions: creation of, in Army of the Potomac, 59–60
- Granger, Charles 272
- Gray, Ruffin “Bud”, 295
- Greeley, Horace, 30–31, 34, 82, 129, 145, 354, 379, 380, 408, 425
- Greenbacks, 335–36
- Greensboro, Ala., 295
- Gregg, Maxcy, 13, 193–94, 205–6, 215, 298–99
- Griffin, Charles, 256–58
- Grimsley, Mark, 503 (n. 12)
- Grow, Milo, 291
- Hacker, Philip, 293
- Haley, John, 13, 16
- Hall, James, 201
- Hall, Norman J., 168, 239–40
- Halleck, Henry W.: and Burnside’s plans for McClellan, 7;
- and removal of McClellan, 43;
- and Burnside’s campaign plans, 58–59, 116, 466 (n. 73), 483 (n. 1);
- and pontoons, 87–88, 473 (n. 26);
- and Burn-side’s battle plans, 154;
- and crossing into Fredericksburg, 171;
- and debate about renewing attacks, 281;
- and blame for Fredericksburg, 347–48;
- and Burnside’s letter, 351;
- and campaign plans after Fredericksburg, 389, 391–93, 401, 408
- Hall’s Battery, 247–28
- Halstead, Murat, 149–50
- Hamilton, David H., 206
- Hamilton, Maria, 86
- Hamilton’s Crossing, Va., 91, 157, 185, 186, 193, 214
- Hampton, Wade, 146, 402–3, 494 (n. 18)
- Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1, 18, 72, 150, 175, 228–36, 256, 339
- Hanover Street, 219, 222, 239
- Hardie, James A., 190–91, 218, 249
- Harland, Edward, 265–66
- Harper’s Weekly, 118, 261, 368
- Harrison, Noel, 472 (n. 11)
- Hartsock, Andrew Jackson, 124
- Hartwood Church, Va., 70, 82, 146
- Hatch, William B., 250, 523 (n. 42)
- Haupt, Herman, 9, 58–59, 63, 324
- Hawkins, Rush C., 171, 264–65, 269–70
- Hay, John, 352
- Haydon, Charles, 17, 69, 356
- Hazard, John G., 258–59
- Hazel Run, 192, 220, 283
- Heffelfinger, Jacob, 16
- Heisler, Henry C., 243–44, 358
- Heisler, Joseph, 358
- Helman, Howard, 70–71
- Hendershott, Robert Henry, 500 (n. 51)
- Hightower, Harvey, 18
- Hill, Ambrose P., 22, 185, 193–94, 253–54, 275, 329
- Hill, Benjamin H., 146
- Hill, Daniel Harvey, 133, 185–86, 197, 253–54, 275, 346
- Hirst, Benjamin, 1–2
- Hodgkins, Joseph E., 68
- Hoke, Robert F., 215, 246
- Holden, William W., 345
- Holmes, Emma, 291
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 69, 170
- Home, 95–97, 110–13, 122, 151–52, 364–66, 368–69, 396–97, 405–6, 482 (n. 55), 576 (n. 31)
- Homer, Peter W., 105
- Hood, John B., 78, 157, 160, 220, 250–51, 275, 524 (n. 53), 529 (n. 48)
- Hooker, Joseph E.: as possible McClellan replacement, 43, 50;
- rumored appointment of, to command, 53, 493 (n. 6);
- appointment of, to grand division command, 60;
- and march toward Fredericksburg, 70;
- description of, 82;
- proposes to cross Rappahannock, 82–83;
- and campaign strategy, 133, 473 (n. 26);
- and battle orders, 191, 507 (n. 7);
- and objections to continued Federal assaults toward stone wall, 255–56;
- and fear of Confederate counterattack, 266;
- during night after battle, 269;
- and debate about renewing attacks, 281;
- gives testimony before Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 350;
- and campaign plans after Fredericksburg, 390;
- and Mud March, 418;
- Burnside’s attempt to dismiss, 421–22;
- appointed to command Army of the Potomac, 422–23;
- soldiers’ attitudes toward, 424;
- and artillery, 525 (n. 4)
- Horses, 64–65, 77, 528 (n. 38), 582 (n. 33)
- Hospitals, 14, 106, 268–69, 307–22, 358, 544 (nn. 10, 12), 545 (n. 26), 546 (nn. 36, 37)
- Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 196, 403–4
- Hotze, Henry, 333
- Howard, Oliver Otis, 67, 150, 151, 171, 179, 239–41
- Howison’s Hill, 237
- Hughes, John (archbishop), 230
- Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 45, 260–64, 420, 526 (nn. 21, 24, 25, 26), 527 (nn. 30, 36)
- Hunt, Henry J., 162
- Hurkamp, John, 273
- Huts, 140, 355–56, 362, 419. See also Shelter; Tents
- Illness, 57, 395, 562 (nn. 20, 21), 565 (n. 46), 575 (nn. 23, 35). See also Disease
- Indiana troops
- —Infantry
- Inflation, 25, 104, 387, 479 (n. 23)
- Irish Brigade, 67, 164, 173, 175, 188, 230–33, 236, 268, 276, 278, 280, 294–95, 309, 311, 349, 356, 369, 397, 424, 518 (n. 51), 533 (n. 45)
- Iron Brigade, 15, 198, 250, 347, 395
- Jackson, Conrad Feger, 195, 200, 205, 207–9, 245
- Jackson, Miss., 386
- Jackson, Thomas J.: appointment of, to corps command, 21–22;
- description of, 21–22, 90;
- and Federal march toward Fredericksburg, 77;
- and march from Shenandoah Valley, 89–91;
- religious views of, 98;
- and Confederate artillery, 135;
- and preparations for Federal attack, 185–87;
- and A. P. Hill, 194;
- observes Federal advance, 196;
- during early morning artillery duel, 199;
- proposes counterattack, 252–54;
- waits for Federals to renew attacks, 275; (n. 48);
- and Maxcy Gregg, 298;
- and religion in aftermath of Fredericksburg, 346;
- and military plans after Fredericksburg, 403;
- and gap in lines, 508 (n. 17);
- and meeting on night of December 13, 529 (n. 48)
- James, William, 151
- Jastram, Pardon S., 248
- Jeffords, Susan Emeline, 145
- Johnston, Joseph E., 20
- Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 349–50, 353, 421, 560 (n. 68), 574 (n. 6)
- Jones, David, 341
- Julian, George W., 350
- Kargé, Joseph, 146
- Keegan, John, 452 (n. 4), 507 (n. 4), 546 (n. 31)
- Kershaw, James B., 172, 237–38
- Kimball, Nathan, 222–25, 515 (n. 17)
- King, Preston, 331
- Kirkland, Richard 273
- Krebs, Henry, 363–64
- Lacy, J. Horace, 150
- Lane, James H., 186, 210, 215, 244, 248
- Lang, David, 165
- Larned, Daniel Reed, 132, 422
- Lattimer, Joseph W., 250
- Law, Evander M., 250
- Leavens, Lewis, 243
- Lee, Robert E.: confidence of, 2;
- description of, 19–20;
- reacts to McClellan’s advance, 22–23;
- and religion, 25, 97–98;
- and Federal march toward Fredericksburg, 76–78;
- and arrival of Federal troops at Fredericksburg, 89–91, 474 (n. 31);
- and supply problems, 92–93;
- and gambling, 94;
- and Fredericksburg defenses, 134–35, 171;
- and Federal crossing of Rappahannock, 159–60;
- and Federal bombardment of Fredericksburg, 164;
- and preparations for Federal attack, 185–87;
- and Jackson’s tactical suggestions, 194;
- on Pelham, 198;
- watches Federal attacks, 237;
- and Confederate artillery fire, 243;
- on repulse of Federal assaults, 246;
- and night after battle, 270;
- waits for renewed Federal attacks, 272–73;
- and response to Federal withdrawal from Fredericksburg, 286;
- and Maxcy Gregg, 298;
- and reaction to Fredericksburg victory, 343–44;
- and Christmas, 363;
- Jefferson Davis praises, 386;
- and military preparations after Fredericksburg, 402–3;
- and Burnside’s campaign plans after Fredericksburg, 410;
- and Fredericksburg refugees, 428–29;
- and Burnside’s battle plans, 501 (n. 53)
- Lentz, John, 283
- Letcher, John, 37, 40, 146
- Letterman, Jonathan, 308, 310, 314, 316
- Letters, 94–96, 110–12, 396, 476 (n. 63), 481 (n. 49)
- Lice, 12
- Lincoln, Abraham, 3;
- McClellan questions judgement of, 7–8;
- and 1862 elections, 35–36;
- and possible foreign mediation offer, 39;
- and military strategy, 42, 460 (n. 4);
- and removal of McClellan, 42–43;
- and appointment of Burnside, 51–53;
- and Burnside’s campaign plans, 116–17;
- and Sabbath observance in army, 123;
- and slavery, 125–31, 487 (n. 57);
- and Annual Message to Congress, 128–29;
- and news from Fredericksburg, 323–25, 548 (nn. 1, 4, 14);
- and cabinet crisis, 330–32;
- and Burnside’s letter, 351–52;
- and letter to Army of the Potomac, 352–53;
- and Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 353;
- and Emancipation Proclamation, 373–76;
- and Burnside’s campaign plans after Fredericksburg, 391–92, 401;
- and soldiers’ pay, 398;
- and removal of Burnside from command, 422;
- and rumored orders against fighting on the Sabbath, 529 (n. 5);
- visits Washington hospitals, 548 (n. 6);
- and Sioux Indians, 550 (n. 29)
- Lincoln, Mary, 369
- Linderman, Gerald, 541 (n. 39)
- Lockert, James W., 208
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 291
- Longsteet, James, 238, 273;
- appointment of, to corps command, 21;
- description of, 21;
- and shoe shortage, 92;
- and battle preparations, 153;
- position of, on December 11, 160;
- and bombardment of Fredericksburg, 165;
- observes Federal advance, 196;
- and defensive preparations, 220–22;
- and artillery, 222, 230;
- late afternoon orders of, 258;
- and orders to Hood, 524 (n. 53)
- Lowe, Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine, 132, 505 (n. 38), 513 (n. 1)
- Luse, William H., 161
- Lyle, Peter, 212
- Macy, George N., 169
- Madison Parish, La., 292
- Magilton, Albert, 195, 204–5, 209–10, 245
- Maine troops
- —Artillery
- —Infantry
- 2nd, 419
- 6th, 252
- 16th, 151, 213, 249, 319, 414
- 17th, 13, 16, 247, 359, 418
- 19th, 303
- 20th, 9, 19, 111, 260, 274
- Mannsfield, 187
- Marble, Manton, 82
- Marching, 10–11, 66–73, 89–91, 138, 410–19, 468 (n. 12), 469 (n. 21)
- Marshall, John W., 226
- Marvel, William, 466 (n. 69)
- Marx, Karl, 3, 39, 333
- Marye’s Heights, 160, 166, 191, 192, 219–20, 222, 224, 226, 229, 230, 238, 239, 258, 272
- Mason, James M., 40, 334
- Mason, John S., 224–25
- Massachusetts troops
- —Artillery, Light
- —Infantry
- 1st, 252
- 10th, 16, 19, 138, 152
- 15th, 62, 179, 241, 412
- 18th, 257
- 19th, 68, 168–69, 180, 239–40, 295, 301, 314, 519 (n. 8)
- 20th, 1–2, 169–71, 180, 240–41, 291
- 21st, 108, 242
- 22nd, 88, 257, 342, 419
- 24th, 357–58
- 28th, 230–31, 233
- 32nd, 259–60
- 35th, 127, 242
- 36th, 394
- 37th, 15, 89, 113, 157
- Mattoon, Virgil, 361
- McAllister, Robert, 60–61, 71, 110, 408
- McCabe, William Gordon, 368
- McCandless, William, 204
- McCarter, William, 114, 151, 232, 268, 311–12
- McCellan, George B., 394;
- influence of, on army, 2;
- and approach to war, 7–8;
- and Lincoln administration, 7–8;
- and campaign after Antietam, 7–20;
- soldiers’ affection for, 9, 44–47, 69, 150, 463 (n. 32);
- and conscription, 29;
- and Democrats, 31;
- and political influence in Army of the Potomac, 35;
- and 1862 elections, 36, 457 (n. 14);
- strategy of, 42–43;
- removal of, 42–50, 461 (n. 7);
- soldiers’ criticism of, 47;
- and relationship with Burnside, 50–51;
- and Federal soldiers, 117;
- on Burnside, 132;
- and George B. Bayard, 298;
- calls for return to command of, 348;
- Confederate reaction to, 465 (n. 59)
- McClure, Alexander K., 434
- McCreary, David B., 234
- McIntosh, David, 199
- McLaws, Lafayette, 74, 77–78, 84, 147, 159, 160–61, 170, 185, 220, 228, 238, 273
- McMillan, Robert, 230, 233
- McPherson, James M., 457 (n. 18), 542 (n. 53), 569–70 (nn. 27, 28)
- Meade, George G.: and foraging, 18, and morale, 20;
- and appointment of Burnside, 53;
- and Burnside’s campaign plans, 73;
- and promotions, 115;
- and Hooker, 133;
- and crossing Rappahannock, 176;
- description of, 195;
- and orders to begin attack, 195–96;
- and stalled attack, 199;
- and attack on Confederate right, 204;
- and Gibbon’s assault on Confederate right, 212;
- and Confederate counterattack, 215–16;
- and retreat, 244–45;
- and Mud March, 420;
- and removal of Burnside, 423;
- size of division of, 508 (n. 19);
- and lack of support for attack, 513 (n. 40)
- Meade, Lucy, 145
- Meagher, Thomas Francis, 45, 230–33, 276, 295, 518 (n. 51)
- Means, J. O., 306
- Medill, Joseph, 125
- Meigs, Montgomery, 9, 58, 65, 87, 89, 118
- Melish, George, 411
- Melville, Herman, 3, 337
- Memminger, Christopher G., 387
- Mercier, Henri, 380
- Michigan troops
- —Infantry
- 2nd, 105, 356
- 5th, 247, 293, 521 (n. 30)
- 7th, 168, 169, 431
- 24th, 16, 198, 250, 358
- Milans, Henry G., 275
- Miles, Nelson, 234, 519 (n. 7)
- Millrace, 219, 224, 229, 239, 265
- Minnesota troops
- —Infantry
- Mississippi troops
- —Infantry
- 13th, 160, 165
- 16th, 404
- 17th, 160–61, 165, 170
- 18th, 98, 160–61, 170
- 21st, 160, 165, 170–71
- Mitchell, Reid, 570 (n. 28)
- Morale, 19–20, 26, 69, 73–77, 79, 91, 117–19, 134–36, 141–48, 151–54 172, 187–88, 271–72, 275–76, 280–81, 335, 338–48, 354–63, 366, 369–70, 372, 380–88, 393–407, 409–26, 433–34, 495 (n. 38), 497 (n. 7), 554 (nn. 12, 17), 572 (n. 56), 574 (n. 9), 580 (nn. 5, 18, 21)
- Morgan, Edwin D., 122, 230
- Morgan, Sarah, 372
- Morrow, Henry A., 198
- Morton, Oliver P., 381
- Mozart Requiem, 294
- Mud March, 410–19
- Murphey, Josiah, 169, 314–15
- Music, 151, 294
- Myers, Abraham C., 92
- Nagle, James, 243–44
- Nantucket Island, Mass., 294
- Napoleon III, 38–39, 334
- Neely, Mark, 570 (n. 33)
- Newcomb, Edgar M., 295–96, 306
- New Hampshire troops
- —Infantry
- 5th, 14, 233–35, 340
- 6th, 243
- 11th, 11, 241–42
- 12th, 502 (n. 6)
- 13th, 57, 138, 265, 357
- New Jersey troops
- —Cavalry
- —Infantry
- 4th, 250–51
- 11th, 408
- 15th, 250
- 23rd, 251
- 24th, 225, 357
- 25th, 264–65
- 26th, 418
- 28th, 153, 225–26
- Newton, John, 138, 390–91, 421
- New Year’s Day, 371–72
- New York: gubernatorial election in, 30–32;
- financial markets in, 335–36
- New York Anglo-African, 373
- New York Herald, 49, 104, 145, 327, 352, 353, 360
- New York Times, 82, 117, 119, 123–24, 125, 145, 318, 325, 327, 376, 380, 408, 418, 421
- New York Tribune, 14, 289, 291, 324, 353
- New York troops
- —Engineers
- —Infantry
- 4th, 227
- 5th, 234
- 7th, 234–35, 431
- 9th, 15, 264
- 10th, 226
- 13th, 109, 120
- 14th, 260
- 20th, 523 (n. 48)
- 24th, 361
- 26th, 212
- 34th, 241
- 37th, 247
- 38th, 246
- 42nd, 412
- 44th, 106, 112, 114, 260, 338
- 51st, 108, 242
- 55th, 188, 249
- 57th, 229–30, 235, 516 (n. 31)
- 61st, 234, 519 (n. 7)
- 63rd, 231, 235
- 64th, 234
- 69th, 231–33, 294
- 79th, 72, 89
- 83rd, 212
- 88th, 231
- 89th, 170, 265
- 94th, 213
- 97th, 212
- 104th, 213
- 105th, 213, 248
- 108th, 14, 228
- 121st, 355
- 124th, 358
- 140th, 399
- New York World, 31, 82
- Nicolay, John G., 42–43, 548 (n. 3)
- North Anna River, 77–78, 343
- North Carolina troops
- —Infantry
- 7th, 210, 213
- 16th, 250
- 18th, 210, 213
- 24th, 220
- 26th, 452 (n. 2)
- 27th, 228
- 28th, 210, 212, 213
- 33rd, 210, 212, 213
- 37th, 210, 212, 213
- 46th, 228
- 48th, 230
- 54th, 250–51
- 57th, 250–51
- Northrop, Lucius B., 25, 363
- Nugent, Robert, 233
- Nunnally, Matthew Talbot, 362
- Nurses, 313, 317, 320, 545 (n. 21)
- O’Brien, William Smith, 39
- Occoquon, Va., 402–3
- Ohio troops
- —Infantry
- Orange Plank Road, 219–20, 222, 224, 273, 412
- O’Reilly, Frank A., 509 (n. 32), 520 (n. 20)
- Osborn, Joseph Bloomfield, 418
- Ouellet, Thomas, 294
- Owen, Joshua T., 239
- Palmer, Benjamin Morgan, 299–300
- Palmer, Oliver H., 227–28
- Palmerston, John Henry Temple, Lord, 38
- Parke, John G., 412
- Parker, Albert E., 170
- Patrick, Marsena Rudolph, 83, 399, 409, 423, 525 (n. 7)
- Patterson, Edward, 165–66
- Paxton, Elisha Franklin, 24, 26, 405, 520 (n. 20)
- Pay: soldiers’, 141–42, 397–98, 492 (n. 50)
- Peace: rumors of, 36–38, 379–81, 383–87, 459 (n. 39)
- Peagram, William R. J., 202
- Pee Dee Artillery, 202
- Pelham, John, 196–98, 200, 202
- Pender, William Dorsey, 130, 147, 154, 244, 248, 406, 508 (n. 14)
- Pendleton, William Nelson, 91
- Pennsylvania troops
- —Artillery, Light
- —Infantry
- 11th, 212
- 26th, 252
- 48th, 178–79, 243–44, 358
- 53rd, 229, 236
- 57th, 247
- 63rd, 247–48
- 71st, 519 (n. 7)
- 81st, 234–5
- 88th, 212, 213, 248–49, 512 (n. 23)
- 90th, 212, 248
- 107th, 213
- 110th, 259, 372
- 114th, 247–48, 285, 575 (n. 35)
- 116th, 114, 231–32
- 118th, 257, 419
- 121st, 72, 207
- 122nd, 358, 395
- 123rd, 319
- 126th, 263
- 127th, 173, 239, 519 (n. 7)
- 129th, 263–64, 266, 434
- 131st, 16, 262–63
- 132nd, 227
- 133rd, 56, 71, 89
- 134th, 263
- 136th, 213–14
- 142nd, 210, 215, 217
- 145th, 234, 431
- 155th, 527 (n. 36)
- —Infantry Reserves, 195
- 1st, 197, 205
- 2nd, 207
- 3rd, 209–10, 275
- 4th, 209–10
- 5th, 209, 300
- 6th, 205
- 7th, 207, 209, 217, 245
- 8th, 210
- 9th, 209, 216
- 10th, 209, 328
- 11th, 207, 209, 217
- 12th, 209
- 13th, 18, 205, 207, 208–9, 217
- Perkins, Augustus, 158
- Pettit, Arabella Speairs, 97
- Pettit, William B., 97
- Pettus, John J., 388
- Philadelphia Inquirer, 73, 82, 144, 326
- Phillips, Wendell, 374
- Phillips House, 161, 191, 218, 219, 256, 269, 272
- Pickens, Francis, 75, 298
- Pickets, 113–14, 482 (n. 63)
- Pickett, George E., 1, 160, 221, 258, 275, 434–35
- Piper, Philip, 372
- Plundering: of the dead, 277–78, 532 (nn. 33, 35, 36), 533 (n. 38)
- Plunkett, Thomas, 242, 547 (n. 40)
- Poague, William T., 253
- Pollock’s Mill, 162
- Pontoons, 87–88, 118, 155–59, 283, 473 (n. 26), 497 (n. 2)
- Port Conway, Va., 133
- Port Royal, Va., 116, 133
- Post, James, 12
- Pratt, George C. 170
- Pratt, Joseph, 197
- Preston, Margaret Junkin, 406
- Princess Anne Street, 164, 170
- Prisoners, 285, 311, 535 (n. 71)
- Prospect Hill, 191, 193, 198, 199, 202, 207, 246, 250
- Prostitutes, 14–15
- Pryor, Shepherd Green, 96
- Quay, Matthew S., 541 (n. 46)
- Racism: among soldiers, 377–78. See also Emancipation Proclamation; Slavery
- Raff, George W., 29
- Railroads, 63–64, 66, 91
- Raleigh North Carolina Standard, 345, 386
- Ransom, Robert, Jr., 77–78, 160, 220, 226, 228, 230, 238
- Rappahannock River, 23
- Raymond, Henry J., 125, 421, 422
- Reagan, John H., 95
- Recreation: in armies, 93–94, 107–8, 137–38, 360–61, 365, 403–4
- Rectortown, Va., 43
- Refugees, 84–86, 166–67, 427–30, 586 (n. 4)
- Religion, 25–26, 74, 97–99, 119, 121–25, 152–54, 172, 272, 295–300, 304, 342–43, 346–47, 360–61, 365, 404–5, 406, 477 (n. 72), 541 (n. 39)
- Remington, James, 141
- Reynolds, John F., 176, 187, 194–95, 198, 200, 216, 506 (n. 2), 513 (n. 40)
- Rhode Island troops
- —Infantry
- Rhodes, Elisha Hunt, 11
- Richmond Daily Dispatch, 76, 79, 168, 184, 378
- Richmond Daily Enquirer, 75, 77, 81, 92, 118, 184, 291, 344–45, 387
- Richmond Daily Examiner, 75, 79, 167, 344, 378
- Richmond Daily Whig, 37, 56, 74, 92, 130
- Richmond Howitzers, 201, 344
- Richmond Stage Road, 157, 176, 191, 195, 196, 203, 215, 248, 250, 251
- Robinson, John C., 247–48
- Rockbridge Artillery, 202, 253, 297
- Rodes, Robert E., 276
- Root, Adrian R., 213–14, 248
- Ropes, Henry, 169
- Rowland, Kate Mason, 329
- Ruffin, Edmund, 26, 37, 79, 334, 371
- Ruggles, Francis Dunbar, 294
- Rumors, 88, 135–36, 143–46, 292–93, 354–55, 488 (n. 9), 489 (n. 15, 18), 495 (n. 35), 529 (n. 5), 549 (n. 19), 550 (n. 20), 557 (n. 44), 560 (n. 2), 572 (n. 50), 580 (n. 12), 584 (n. 51), 588 (n. 17):
- Russell, Lord John, 38
- Sadley, A. D., 170
- Saint George’s Episcopal Church, 164, 427
- Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (New York, N.Y.), 294–95
- Salem Church, 85
- Salem, Va., 43
- Sanitary Commission, 313–14, 316–17
- Sawyer, Franklin, 222, 224, 225
- Scientific American, 393
- Seddon, James A., 75–76
- Seward, Frederick, 375
- Seward, William H., 30, 39, 330–32
- Seymour, Horatio, 30–32, 41, 379–80
- Shanties. See Huts
- Shelter: in armies, 11–12, 24. See also Huts; Tents
- Sherman, John, 331, 425
- Shoes, 24–25, 90–93, 136, 140, 362, 491 (n. 43)
- Shorter, John Gill, 74
- Shure, John, 322
- Sickles, Daniel E., 63, 251–52
- Sigel, Franz, 59
- Simpson, John, 200
- Sinclair, William, 195, 199, 204–5, 207, 245
- Skinker’s Neck, Va., 133, 185
- Skirmishers, 514 (n. 13)
- Slaughter, Montgomery, 83, 290, 429
- Slaughter, Philip, 297
- Slaughter pen, 247
- Slavery, 125–31, 523 (n. 48). See also Emancipation Proclamation
- Slidell, John, 334
- Sloan, Charles B., 575 (n. 35)
- Small, Abner, 106, 249
- Smith, Elizabeth Walton, 368–69
- Smith, Gerritt, 374
- Smith, James Power, 199
- Smith, William F. (Baldy), 133, 138, 191, 221, 249–52, 350, 390–91, 411, 422
- Southard, Lucy, 183
- South Carolina troops
- —Infantry
- Spaulding, Ira, 87
- Springfield Daily Republican, 326
- Stafford Heights, 158, 159, 162, 164, 166, 192, 197, 221, 273
- Stager, Anson, 133, 323–24
- Stansbury’s Hill, 224
- Stanton, Edwin M., 7, 63, 82–83, 332, 348, 351, 393–94, 423
- Stephens, Alexander H., 127
- Stephens, George, 373–74
- Sterling, Frank, 72
- Stevens, Aaron F., 265
- Stewart, Alexander M., 124
- Stiles, W. H., 215
- Stockton, Thomas B. W., 260
- Stoddard, William O., 548 (n. 14)
- Stone, Kate, 292–93
- Stones River, Battle of (Murfreesboro), 572 (n. 52)
- Stone wall, 219–20, 235, 263, 289–90
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 373
- Stratton House, 263
- Stretchers, 274
- Strong, George Templeton, 31, 62, 327, 369, 421
- Stuart, J. E. B., 22, 76–77, 80, 96, 193, 196, 253, 329, 334, 402–3, 529 (n. 48)
- Sturgis, Samuel D., 175, 241–44, 266, 280, 422, 519 (n. 10)
- Sully, Alfred, 182, 241, 302–3
- Sully, Thomas, 182
- Sumner, Charles, 34, 49, 144, 331
- Sumner, Edwin V.: background of, and appointment to command grand division, 59–60;
- description of, 81;
- proposes to cross Rappahannock, 81–82;
- and demand for surrender of Fredericksburg, 83–84;
- and campaign strategy, 133;
- and Burnside battle plans, 150;
- orders given to, 157, 174–75, 191;
- and attack toward stone wall, 221;
- and night after battle, 269;
- and news from Fredericksburg, 323–24;
- arrives at Falmouth, 468 (n. 10);
- and orders on treatment of Confederates, 500 (n. 43);
- and support for Burnside’s attacks, 524 (n. 2)
- Sunderland, Byron, 128
- Sunken Road, 219, 239, 243
- Surgeons, 310–11, 318–19
- Surgery, 547 (n. 44). See also Amputations
- Sutlers, 15, 104–5
- Swain, Jacob G., 169
- Sweitzer, Jacob, 259–60
- Swinton, William, 82, 327, 408–9
- Sykes, George, 266, 273–74
- Taliaferro, William B., 193, 253–54, 275, 520 (n. 20)
- Tannery, 273
- Taylor, Edward, 117
- Taylor, Isaac, 370
- Taylor, Nelson, 200, 211–12, 248
- Taylor’s Hill, 192
- Telegraph (Lee’s) Hill, 160, 196, 224, 227, 237, 243, 246
- Telegraph Road, 219–20, 222, 224, 256
- Templeton, Willard, 11
- Tennessee troops
- —Infantry
- Tents, 11–12, 24, 101, 136, 139, 362. See also Huts; Shelter
- Thanksgiving, 119–22, 484 (n. 21), 485 (n. 26)
- Thomas, Edward L., 244, 248, 508 (n. 14)
- Thompson, Henry, 14
- Tilton, Sewall, 13
- Times (London), 333
- Tobacco, 480 (n. 40)
- Torbert, Alfred T. A., 176, 250–51
- Tredegar Iron Works, 127
- Trephining, 318–19, 547 (n. 42)
- Trobriand, Regis de, 249
- Trumbull, Lyman, 36, 330
- Tyler, Erastus B., 263–64
- United States Ford, 409
- United States Regular Army troops
- —Artillery
- —Infantry
- Vallandingham, Clement L., 381
- Vance, Zebulon, 74, 333
- Vermont troops
- —Infantry
- Vick, Dwight, 107
- Villard, Henry, 324
- Vinton, Francis L., 138
- Virginia troops
- —Cavalry
- —Infantry
- Wade, Benjamin F., 330, 381
- Wadsworth, James S., 30, 284
- Wainwright, Charles, 187, 198–99, 201, 202, 413
- Walker, James A., 215, 244–45
- Walker, Mary, 57, 545 (n. 21)
- Walker, Reuben Lindsay, 193, 199, 200
- Walton, James B., 224
- Ward, J. Hobart, 246–47
- Warren, Gouverneur K., 348
- Warrenton, Va., 9, 26, 48, 56
- Washington Artillery, 78, 93, 136–37, 166, 220, 222, 224, 243, 258
- Water Street, 161, 175
- Weather, 57, 66–73, 91, 100–101, 136–42, 172, 190, 192, 283–84, 354–55, 409–19
- Weed, Thurlow, 30, 32, 379, 493 (n. 7)
- Welles, Gideon, 324, 376, 380
- Welsh, Peter, 356, 424–25
- Wentworth, Carrie, 113
- Wentworth, Edwin O., 15, 113, 143, 302
- Whipple, Amiel, 259, 502 (n. 6)
- White, John French, 96
- White Oak Church, 413
- White Sulphur Springs, Va., 66
- Whitman, George Washington, 143, 242–43, 293
- Whitman, Walt, 3, 293, 318, 340, 358
- Whittemore, Ruth, 31
- Wightman, Edward King, 17
- Wilkinson, Morton S., 330
- Willard, Sidney, 297–98
- Willcox, Orlando, 52, 241, 256, 280, 519 (n. 10)
- William Street, 219
- Willis’s Hill, 226
- Wilson, Henry, 375
- Wisconsin troops
- —Infantry
- Women, 18–19, 75, 84–86, 108–9, 112–13, 359–60, 404, 547 (n. 50), 573 (nn. 61, 64)
- Wood, Fernando, 36–38, 571 (n. 36)
- Woodbury, Daniel, 87–88, 159, 418, 474 (n. 30)
- Woodward, Evan M., 207
- Woodworth, James R., 106, 112
- Wounded, 267–68, 528 (n. 44), 546 (n. 36). See also Casualties
- Wright, Ernest, 18
- Yancey, William Lowndes, 38
- Zook, Samuel K., 229, 270
- Zuelch, George, 431