Emigration to Oregon, 732. John C. Fremont; his Explorations,
733. Difficulties with the Mexican Governor, 735. American
Settlers in alarm, 736. California free-Monterey on the Pacific
captured, 737. Commodores Sloat and Stockton-Expedition of
Kearney, 738. Santa Fé taken; a Government organized, 739.
Doniphan's Expedition, 740. El Paso Taken, 742. Chihuahua oc-
cupied, 743. An Insurrection; its Suppression, 744. Trial of
Fremont, 745.
Movement of Troops, 746. Vera Cruz invested, 747. Its Bombard-
ment and Capitulation, 748. Santa Anna's Energy, 749. Battle
of Cerro Gordo, 750. General Scott at Puebla-His Misunder-
standings with the Authorities at Washington, 751. N. P. Trist,
Commissioner, 752. Dissensions in Mexico, 754. Scott's Manifes-
to, 755. Advance upon the Capital, 756. Battle of Contreras, 757.
Of Churubusco, 758. Attempts to obtain Peace, 760. Conflict of
Molino del Rey, 761. The Castle of Chapultepec captured, 762.
The American Army enters the City, 763. Santa Anna again in
the Field, 764. Treaty of Peace, 765. Misunderstandings among
the American Officers, 766. Conditions of the Peace-Discovery
of Gold in California, 767. The Effects-Death of John Quincy
Adams, 768. Wilmot Proviso, 769. The Presidential Election-
Death of Mr. Polk, 770.
TAYLOR AND FILMORE'S ADMINISTRATION.
Discussion on Slavery-Wilmot Proviso, 772. The Powers of the
Constitution: their Application in the Territories, 774. The
President's Message; its Recommendations, 776. Debate on the
Omnibus Bill, 777. Death of Calhoun-Death of President Tay-
lor-Fillmore Inaugurated, 778. The Fugitive Slave Law, 779.
The Mormons; their Origin, 780. Troubles-Settlement in Utah,
781. A Disunion Convention, 781. Lopez invades Cuba, 782.
Search for Sir John Franklin-Dr. E. K. Kane, 783. Death of
Henry Clay; of Daniel Webster, 784. The Tripartite Treaty, 784.
received, 806. Intent of Personal Liberty Bills, 807. Legislatures
and Conventions, South, 808. Non-coercion; Border States;
Finances, 809. Buchanan's Message, 810. Fort Sumter, 811. Yu-
lee's Letter, 813. Mr. Lincoln's Journey, 814. Confederate Con-
stitution; Fallacies, 815.
The Inauguration, 816. Effect of the Inaugural, 817. Sumter Bom-
barded, 819. The President's call for Volunteers; Responses, 821.
Spirit of Loyalty, 822. Riot in Baltimore, 823. Confederate Con-
gress at Richmond, 824. Loyalty in Tennessee and Missouri, 825.
Advance into Virginia; Death of Ellsworth, 826. Proclamations;
Instructions to United States Ministers abroad, 827. English
Neutrality, 828. Big Bethel Skirmish, 829. West Virginia freed
of Confederates, 830. Battle of Bull Run. 831. Missouri, 834.
Battle of Wilson's Creek; Death of Lyon, 835. Fremont's Proc-
lamation, 837. Kentucky's Legislation, 838. Finances and the
Army, 839. Ball's Bluff disaster, 840. Hatteras Expedition, 841.
Capture of Hilton Head, 842. Soldiers and Money: Mason and
Slidell, 843. Battle of Belmont, 845. Battle of Mill Spring, 846.
Davis's Special Message, 847. Meeting of Congress; the Union
Army, 848. Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, 849-53.
LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Burnside's Expedition to North Carolina, 855. Battle of Pea Ridge,
856. Capture of New Madrid and Island No. 10, 857. Battle of
Pittsburg Landing, or Shiloh, 859-61. Capture of New Orleans,
862. Death of Admiral Foote; Battle of river iron-clads, 866.
Evacuation of Corinth, 867. Plans of Movements on Richmond,
868. The Merrimac and Monitor Duel, 869.
LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Movement of the Army of the Potomac, 873. Evacuation of Manas-
sas, 874. Yorktown, Siege of, 875. Battle of Williamsburg, 877.
Sanitary Commission, 878. Excitement in Richmond; Conscrip-
tion Law, 879. Generals Banks and Jackson in the Valley, 880.
The Chickahominy; Battle of Fair Oaks, 881. Lee in command,
882. Battle of Cold Harbor, 883. Change of Base, 885. Battle of
Malvern Hill, 886. Harrison's Landing, 888. Cedar Mountain,
889. Second Battle of Bull Run, 891. Lee invades Maryland, 892.
Harper's Ferry captured, 893. Battle of Antietam, 894. Lee
retreats, 896. McClellan's slowness; his removal, 897. Burnside
in command; Battle of Fredericksburg, 898.
LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Invasion of Kentucky; Battle of Perryville, 900. Battle of Iuka;
Preliminary Proclamation, 901. Opposition; the Slave's Hope,
902. Battle of Murfreesboro, 903. Confederate Failures, 904.
Sherman on the Yazoo, 905. Capture of Fort Hindman; Presi-
dent's Message, 906. Finances; Northern Industries, 907. Con-
federate Finances, 908. Battle of Chancellorville, 909. Death of
"Stonewall" Jackson, 910.
Lee's Advance North, 912. Crosses the Potomac, 913. Hooker re-
signs; Meade in command, 914. Battle of Gettysburg, 915-20.
Vicksburg and
Lee's retreat, 921. Vicksburg; Victories, 922.
Port Hudson captured, 923. Naval Expedition, 924. The Draft
and Riot, 925. French Protestant Address, 926. Colored Soldiers,
The March to Chattanooga, 928. The battle; Chickamauga, 929.
Burnside; Knoxville, 930. Battle above the clouds, 931. Bragg's
defeat, 932. Marauders in Missouri, 933. Red River Expedition;
Fort Pillow Massacre, 934. Grant; Lieutenant-General; Position
of Affairs, 935. Sherman flanks Johnston; he falls back, 936.
Defeat of Bishop Polk; Kenesaw Mountain, 937. Hood in com-
mand; Battles, 938. Death of McPherson; Railways broken, 939.
"Atlanta ours"; March to the Sea; The Christmas Gift, 940-41.
CHAPTER LXIV.
LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Grant's choice of Subordinates, 942. Battles in the Wilderness, 943-
44. Butler at Bermuda Hundreds, 945. Confederate repulses;
Movement to the James, 946. Early in the Valley, 947. Sheridan
in command; his ride, 948-49. The mine; Capture of Mobile, 950.
Outrages in Missouri; Wilmington captured, 951. Hood on the
march, 952. Battle of Nashville; Hood's defeat, 953.
LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.
Grant's design; Platforms of Parties, 955. Second Inauguration, 956.
Disposition of Union Forces, 957. Lee's Plans, 958. Battle; Five
Forks, 959. Lee surrenders; Richmond on fire and occupied, 960.
Jefferson Davis captured; Columbia burned, 961. Johnston sur-
renders, 962. The assassination, 963. Andrew Johnson; Booth
shot, 963. Mr. Lincoln, Grant and Sherman; Interview, 963.
Last reviews; Union loss in the Rebellion, 964. Blockade raised;
Old Flag on Sumter, 965. Amesty Proclamation; The Kearsarge
and the Alabama, 966. Lord John Russell's Pretest; Louis Napo-
leon, 967. Article XIII.; The Telegraph, 968. Reconstruction;
Article XIV.; The Impeachment, 969. Presidential Election, 970.
Pacific Railway; Fifteenth Amendment, 971. Death of General Lee,
972. State Rights Influence, 973. Alabama Claims, 974-76. Cen-
sus of 1870; Election Law, 977. Centennial, 977-78. Presidential
Election, 978. Influences binding the Union, 979-82. Conclusion;
Population, increase of, 982. Agricultural Products; Inventions,
983. Immigrants; Homestead Bill; Cheap Lands, 984. Public
School Funds, 985. Illiteracy of States compared, 986. The
Newspapers, 986. Libraries, 987. Art; Temperance, 988. Indi-
vidual Responsibility; English Language, 989. Christianized
Civilization, 990.
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, with Dates of Administra-
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