that the navy can reduce York-
town, 15, 34, 38.

but has no definite assurances to
this effect, 16, 41, 45. See Merri-

шас.

is ordered, March 8, 1862, to leave
Washington entirely secure, 17,

21.

council of war, March 13, 1862, 17,
21.

President Lincoln's order to him,
March 13, 1862, 17, 22.

is slighted by the President, 19,
230-232.

postpones communicating his dis-
positions to the President, 22.
his letter to the Adjutant-General,
containing his dispositions of
troops to be left in and near
Washington, at Manassas, and
in the valley, 23.

leaves only thirteen thousand
troops at Washington, 26.
claims that Banks's corps defends
the approach to Washington, 26.
does not comply with the Presi-
dent's orders, 27, 28.

the detention of McDowell's corps
not an interference, 28.
lands at Fort Monroe, April 2,
1862, 37.

estimates of his force before York-
town, 35.

finds the James River closed, and
that the navy cannot attack
Yorktown, 38. See Yorktown,
siege of.

his lack of topographical informa-
tion, 39.

is brought to a halt at Warwick
River, 46, 93.

the nature of the enemy's defences,
47-50.

contemplates attacking Gloucester,
38, 82, 83.

his opportunities for assaulting the
enemy's lines, 84, 85.

the lines at Garrow's, April 16,
and fails, 86, 87.

proceeds by regular siege opera-
tions, 87.

enters Yorktown on May 4, 88.
the condition of Yorktown com-
pared with Vicksburg, Port Hud-
son, and Fort Wagner, 89-92.
pursues the enemy by two roads,
96.

battle of Williamsburg, 98. See
Williamsburg, battle of.

sends Franklin and Sedgwick to
West Point, 102, 103.
marches to the Chickahominy,
104-106.

his march a slow one, 107.
strength of his army and of the
enemy at Fair Oaks, 109-111.
counts upon McDowell's co-opera-
tion, 112.

his inaction prior to May 31, 113,
114.

battle of Fair Oaks, May 31, 114-
140.

battle of Fair Oaks, June 1, 140-
144. See Fair Oaks, battle of.
builds intrenchments, 147.
roster of his army, June 13, 159, 160.
strength of his army, June 20 and
26, 148, 161.

attacks the enemy's position, June
25, 149, 166.

criticisms on his conduct in the
subsequent operations, 150-155.
his peculiar characteristics, 96, 101,
108, 122, 154, 155, 167.

confidence of the army in him, 144.
Hillard's life and campaigns of
McClellan referred to, 166.

on finding Jackson threatening his
right, he determines to with-
draw from the Chickahominy,
167-169.

criticisms on this decision, 169.
action at Mechanicsville, 167.
battle of Gaines's Mill, 170-175.
retreat to the James, 175 et seq.

of Peach Orchard and Savage's
Station, 177.

battle of Glendale, 179 et seq.
battle of Malvern Hill, 195 et seq.
criticism on his conduct, 215.
his free use of intrenchments final-
ly adopted generally, 218.

his call for re-enforcements reason-
able, 219.

his arrangements for the defence
of Washington amply sufficient,
220, 232.

his genius for organization, 224.
his plans interfered with by the
President, 230, 232.

his prudent orders for fortifying

Manassas disregarded, 233.

desires to cross the James, but is
overruled, 239.

his Peninsular plan approved by

subsequent events, 239, 240.
McDowell, Gen., his estimate for the

defence of Washington, 14, 17, 21.
is consulted by the President in
January, 1862, 20.

strength of his army May 26, 1862,
112.

his proposed march to or through
Hanover Court House, 112.
his co-operation with McClellan
given up, 113.

Mechanicsville, McClellan carries it,
May 24, 1862, 106.

Action at on June 26, 167, 168.
Merrimac [Virginia], closes the James

River, March 9, 1862, 4, n. 2, 13, 32.
is destroyed on May 11, 1862, 14,
104, 105.

is to be neutralized by the navy,
16, 38, 41-43.

Monitor, her fight with the Merrimac,

42.

opinion by Lieut.-Com. Jeffers, 43.
Monitors, opinion by Admiral Du-
pont, 58.

opinion by Admiral Dahlgren, 60.
Monroe, Fort, is taken as a base of
operations, 32.

at, April 2, 37.

Morgan, Fort, description and arma-
ment, 71, 72.

the fort passed by the fleet, Aug. 5,
1864, 72.

opening of a passage from Missis-
sippi Sound to Mobile Bay, 72.
investment by the army and fleet,
Aug. 22, 1864, 72.

the surrender, Aug. 23, 1864, 72.
its condition after surrender, 72,
73.

Murfreesboro', 40.

Nelson's Farm. See Glendale.
Nile, battle of the, 53.

Old Tavern, action at, June 25, 166.
Paris, Comte de, his criticism on the
Urbana plan, 9.

his criticism on the Peninsular

plan, and on the action of the
Administration, 226, 227.
Peach Orchard, affair at, on June 29,
177.

Peninsular plan, suggested in letter
of Feb. 3, 1862, 4, 5, 32.

stated in McClellan's letter of
March 19, 1862, 5, 32-34.
was not an operation against the
enemy's communications, 5, 7.
involves a combined land and
naval attack upon Yorktown,
6-8.

military criticisms upon this plan,
10-15.

political criticisms on the plan, 15.
it expected too much from the
navy, 8, 15, 16.

favorable criticisms on the plan,
226, 227.

it is demonstrated the best by
Grant's campaign of 1864, 234.
Perryville, 40.

Porter, Admiral, his first attack on

Fort Fisher, 61-65.

his second attack on Fort Fisher,
66, 67.

his statement of the defence of
Vicksburg, 76.

defended, 57.

Richmond, to be occupied before the
arrival of the Manassas army, 4.
Gen. McClellan expects to fight a
decisive battle near it, 5, 11, 33.
Gen. Johnston's army encamped
in and near, 108.
Savage's Station, action at, June 29,
1862, 177.

Sedgwick, Gen., is sent to West
Point, 102, 103.

share in the action near Fair Oaks
Station, 132 et seq. See Fair
Oaks, battle of.

Smith, G. W., Gen., his orders at

Fair Oaks, 116, 117, 129.

is defeated near Fair Oaks Station,
130-136.

Smith, W. F., Gen., attacks the ene-
my's lines at Garrow's, April 16,
1862, 87.

Stanton, Edwin M, his inaptitude
for war, 19.

his diligence and pluck, 19.

his absurd letter in the "Tribune,"
20.

St. Philip, Fort, 68.

Sumner, E. V., Gen., his estimate
for the defence of Washington,
14, 17, 22.

his promptness on the day of Fair
Oaks, 132.

his brilliant action near Fair Oaks
Station, 132-138.

after the battle, 145.

his obstinacy at Savage's Station,
227.

his mistakes at Antietam, 228.
Sumter, Fort, attacked, April 7, 1863,
by a powerful fleet, 43, 58.
which withdraws without making
any impresssion, 58.

Swinton, William, reasons for the
abandonment of the Urbana
plan, 5.

his estimate of Gen. McClellan, 8.
criticises McClellan's inactivity, 36,
37.

the interference of the Adminis
tration with Gen. McClellan, 230
et seq.

Totten, Gen., his report upon shore
batteries, 52-55.
Trafalgar, battle of, 53.
Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment,
near Yorktown, 102.
at Fair Oaks, 133 et seq.
at Glendale, 184 et seq.
at Malvern Hill, 214.
Urbana plan, advocated in McClel-
lan's letter, Feb. 3, 1862, 4.
Magruder to be cut off in the Penin-
sula, 4.

and Richmond to be occupied be-

fore the arrival of Johnston's

army, 4.

and involving possibly crossing the
James, 4.

the plan abandoned by McClellan,
5.

difficulty of landing at Urbana, 9.
criticisms of the Comte de Paris
and of Gen. Barnard, 9.
impossibility of preventing the con-
centration of the enemy at Rich-
mond, 10.

Vicksburg, strongly fortified by the
Confederates in 1862, 74.

Admiral Porter's criticisms of the
system of defences, 76, 77.

the Lancaster and Switzerland or-
dered to run the batteries, March
25, 1863, 77.

Admiral Porter's success of April
16, 1863, 77.

the Cincinnati is sunk by the bat-
teries, May 27, 1863, 78.

Virginia. See Merrimac.
Wadsworth, James S., Gen., his

statement of the force left at
Washington, 26.

not a proper officer for this duty,

229.

Wagner, Fort, is first attacked, July
10, 1863, 60.
its armament, 60.