Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac

INDEX.

ABBOTT, Lieut. H. L., 63.

Abercrombie, Gen., 137, 138,
139, 140.

Abert, Capt. W. S., 62.
ADDRESS to troops, 16, 22.
ADVANCE FROM FORT MONROE, 156.

TO THE CHICKAHOMINY, 186.
Into Virginia after Antietam, 426.
Allen, Mr. E. J., 119.

Alexander, Lieut.-Col. B. S., 63, 64.

Reports of, 147, 149, 176.
Alexandria, 50.

ARMY CORPS, organization of, 53.
President's order, 58.
Order of McClellan organizing, 59.
Principle of, 116.
Postponement of, 119.

FIRST Corps, 157, 160, 197, 198,
199, 200, 209, 345, 346, 347,
348, 350, 369, 402, 435, 436,
437, 438.

Losses at South Mountain
and Antietam, 402.
SECOND Corps, 157, 164, 188,
196, 216, 231, 236, 248, 256,
259, 260, 261, 262, 272, 320,

Transports ordered to, 69.

ALLEN'S FIELD, 259.

Appointment and promotion of officers,
440.

321, 323, 326, 327, 329, 333,

334, 345, 346, 347, 348, 350,

Annapolis, 47.

369, 373, 375, 376, 377, 379,

Anderson, Southern Gen., 199, 204,
208, 211.

Forces under, 211.

380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385,
386, 387, 394, 395, 397, 398,
402, 404, 434, 435, 436, 437,
438.

ANTIETAM, battle of, 373.

Plan for battle of, 375.
Preliminary position of troops,
375, 376.

Duration of battle of, 393.
Numbers engaged at, 393.
Condition of the army after, 393.
Casualties at, 397.

Orders for renewal of battle, 396.
Enemy retire, 396.
Trophies of, 396.
Rebel forces at, 398.
U. S. forces at, 398.
Operations after, 399.
MAP of, Frontispiece.
Ardor of volunteering, 6.
Arlington, 50.
Arms in Ohio, 7.

In Indiana, 7.

In Illinois, 7.

Army, U. S., McClellan's estimate for
strength of, 46.

Actual strength, 48.

Ought to be regarded as perma-
nent, 440.

Losses at South Mountain
and Antietam, 402.
THIRD Corps, 157, 159, 164, 188,
190, 196, 214, 216, 221, 231,
237, 242, 256, 260, 261, 272,
315, 316, 318, 322, 345.
FOURTH Corps, 157, 158, 164,
165, 188, 196, 213, 214, 221,
236, 237, 255, 258, 259, 262,
263, 272, 273, 347, 437.
FIFTH Corps, 187, 188, 206, 242,

245, 246, 247, 256, 258, 262,
263, 268, 269, 272, 273, 315,
316, 318, 345, 346, 347, 373,
375, 378, 387, 388, 389, 397,
398, 399, 411 433, 435, 437,
438.

SIXTH Corps, 187, 188, 236, 242,

247, 256, 262, 263, 272, 320,
321, 323, 324, 325, 329, 330,
332, 333, 335, 336, 345, 347,
348, 350, 376, 385, 386, 387,
397, 398, 411, 435, 436, 437.

NINTH Corps, 347, 348, 350, 373,
375, 376, 388, 389, 390, 397,
398, 435, 436, 437, 438.
ELEVENTH Corps, 346, 436, 438.
TWELFTH Corps, 347, 348, 350,
369, 373, 376, 377, 378, 379,
386, 387, 397, 398, 400, 401,
404, 433.

Army, rebel, number of, 122.
Army exhausted at Antietam, 402.
ARMY OF POTOMAC, strength of, 27th
Oct. 1861, 47.

Field guns, 30th Sept. 1861, 47.
Organization of, 53.

Strength at different periods, 53.
Artillery of, July 28, 1861, 56.
Artillery of, March, 1862, 56.
Artillery of, June, 1862, 57.
Sanitary condition of, 66.
Fever in, 66.

Strength after withdrawal of Mc-
Dowell, 162.

Strength of Oct. 25th, 1862, 430.
McClellan's views as to condition
of, 226.

Removed from McClellan's com-
mand, 339.

Report a history of, 448.

Reduction of, 443.

McClellan

relieved from

mand, 438.

Banks, Gen. N. P., 59, 77, 113, 135,

140, 142, 144, 145, 150, 171,
201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 235,
241, 323, 334, 347, 401, 431.

Placed in command at Washing-
ton, 347.

McClellan's orders to, 129.
In peril, 199.

At Strasburg, 201.
Barboursville, affair at, 35.
Barker, Capt., 24.

Barker's Squadron, 32, 178, 179.
Barlow, Col., 383, 384.

Barnard, Gen. J. G., 62, 63, 111,
165, 172, 178, 247, 269, 332, 335,
339.

Report on Yorktown, 172.

Barnes, Capt., 141.

Barnes, Col., 399.

com- Barnett, Col., 14, 18.

Barnett's Ohio Battery, 15, 18, 23, 32.

Position when McClellan was re- Barrett's Ferry, 315.

lieved, 438.

Condition when McClellan was
relieved, 438.

Deserves nation's thanks, 445.

Army of Virginia to be formed, 241.

Arrests, causeless, 91.

Arndt, Maj., 376.

Artillery, armament of, 53.

Artillery troops, 52.

ARTILLERY, ORGANIZATION OF, 55.
Artillery force, July 28th, 1861, 56.
Artillery ordered to Acquia Creek,
290.

Sent to Acquia Creek, 292.
Artillery, services of, 441.
Astor, Col. J. J., 61, 62.

Averell, Col., 119, 157, 179, 185, 273,
286, 289, 292, 316, 315, 317, 408,
436, 437.

Barry, Gen. W. F., 52, 55, 178.

Letter of, 140.

Bartlett, Gen., 387.

Baton Rouge, McClellan's instructions
regarding, 93.

Battalion of Engineer troops, 63.

Batteries, rebel, on Potomac, 110, 115,

117.

Batteries at Coggin's Point, 285.

BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG, 181.

Bayard, Gen., 430, 437, 438.
Baylor, Lieut. I. G., 72.

Beauregard, Southern Gen., 229, 238,
284.

Beaver Dam Creek, affair of, 244.
Position abandoned, 245.

Beckwith, Col. A., 70.
Bell, Col. Geo., 70.
Bell, Capt. W. H., 70.

Affair of, at Sycamore Church, Benham, Capt. H. W., 33, 36.

286.

Ayres, Capt., 265.

Benjamin, Lieut., 376.

Benson's battery, 179, 206.

Blenker, Gen. L., 59, 77, 137, 140,
141, 142, 160, 163, 170.

Withdrawn from McClellan, 134.
Bliss Capt., 415.

Bottom's Bridge, arrival at, 188.
Bottom's Bridge Ford, 196.
Bowen, Lieut. N., 64, 201.

Brackett's Ford bridge destroyed,
265.

Bragg, Southern Gen,, 284, 431.
Bramhall's battery, 262.
Branch, Southern Gen., 208, 211, 213.
Bridge trains, 63.

Bridges, eleven new, across Chicka-
hominy, 200.

Bridge at Antietam, Burnside's report,
391.

Bridge of canal boats at Harper's
Ferry, 113.

Brigades, provisional, 52.

Organization of, 53.

Brooks, Col., 259, 382, 383.
Brooks, Gen., 262, 386.

Brooks, Col., (Cox's Division,) 389.
Buckhannon occupied, 26.
Buchanan, Lieut-Col., 273.

Buell, Gen. D. C., 77, 105, 125, 230.
Instructions of McClellan to, 89,
90.

Burdsall, Capt., 24.
Burdsall's Ohio Cavalry, 24, 29, 32.
Burke, Col., 384.

Burns, Gen., 36, 251, 262, 267.
Burnside, Gen. A. E., 52, 105, 278,
283, 285, 290, 296, 304, 306, 309,
310, 311, 315, 316, 322, 323, 324,
325, 326, 327, 330, 340, 341, 342,
348, 350, 369, 373, 375, 376, 388,
389, 390, 391, 395, 409, 439.

Expedition to North Carolina, 82.
report of operations at Antietam,
391.

Placed in command of army of
Potomac, 438.
Butler, Gen. B. F.,

93.

Sent to New Orleans, 93.
Butterfield, Gen., 206, 207, 247.

Chickahominy, why whole army not
thrown over upon arrival, 200.
Bridges over, commenced, 201.
Chief of Staff, Gen. McClellan's, 60.
Chief Engineer, 62.

City Point, enemy burns wharves, 312.
Civilians, interference of, 441.
Civil war unexpected, 5.
Clark's battery, 368, 392.

Clarke, Col. H. F., 70, 256.

219, 236, 252, 253, 270, 271, 273,
324, 328, 336, 337, 338, 341, 345,
347, 348, 350, 376, 385, 396, 398,
399, 400, 403, 434.

Council of war at Fairfax C. H., 127.
Cowan's battery, 386.

Cox, Gen. J. D., 27, 34, 35, 330, 332,
333, 335, 389, 393, 407, 408.
Craig, Capt. W., 36.

Cram, Col. T. J., 155.

Close of the Peninsular campaign, 275. Crawford, Gen., 377, 378.

Clothing of army deficient, 401.

Delays in receipt of, 411.
Tabular statement of receipt, 417.

Coal Harbor, arrival at, 183.
Head-quarters at, 196.

Coggin's Point, batteries at, 285.
Occupied, 286.

Abandoned, 315.

Cogswell, Col., prisoner, 80.
Colburn, Col., A. V., 61, 268.
Cole's Mill, 50.

Commandant of general head-quarters,

74.

Crispin, Lieut. S., 36.
Crooke, Col. 391, 392, 408.
Cross, Col., 383.

Cross, Lieut. C. E., 63.
Crossman, Col. 414.
Crounse, Capt., 141.
Curtin, Gov., 350.

Cullum, Gen., 330.

Cumberland, arrangements for per-
manent occupation of, 432.

Custer, Capt. G. A. See note to Ap-
pendix B., 466.

Commander of an army proper judge DAHN, Capt., 24.

of its condition, 426.

Dana, Gen., 218, 379, 380.

Committee on conduct of the war, 81, Dana, Capt. J. J., 68.
141, 145, 146.

Committees of Congress, 441.

Darell's battery, 392.
Davis, Major N. H., 396.

Companies without commanding offi- Davis, Col., 430.

Numbers of, June 26, 1862, 239.
Pope reports evacuating Rich-
mond, 287.

Pursuit of, after South Mountain,
373.

Position of, at Antietam, 374.
Position of, when McClellan was
relieved, 439.

Engineers, 62.

Engineer troops, regular, 63.
Volunteer, 63.

Brigade, volunteer, 330.
Losses in seven days, 272.

Engineers, topographical, 64.
Engineer troops needed, 441.

First corps withdrawn, 160.
Flood in Chickahominy, 201.
Floyd, Southern Gen., 27.
Fortress Monroe, base of operations,
105.

Arrival of McClellan at, 154.
Advance from, 156.

Fox, Ass't Sec'y., G. V., 146.
Force reduced, 134.

Reduced again, 155.
Reduced again, 160.
Of enemy, 122.
Forsyth, Capt. J. W., 73.
Fort Runyon, 50.

Ellsworth, 50.
Corcoran, 50.

Magruder, at Williamsburg, 179.
Fortification of Manassas Junction,
orders for, 147.

of Manassas Junction, neglected,

147.

Fortification of Yorktown, Barnard's
report, 172.

FOURTH PERIOD, 343.

Franklin, Gen., 59, 77, 170, 175, 176,

183, 186, 187, 188, 196, 236, 243,
246, 250, 252, 253, 256, 259, 260,
261, 262, 263, 265, 268, 269, 319,
324, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332,
333, 334, 335, 336, 348, 350, 373,
376, 385, 387, 399, 403, 411, 413,
416.

Equipage, tabular statement of re- Frank's battery, 386.
ceipt of, 417.

Evacuation of Manassas, 118.

Ewell, Southern Gen., 126, 210, 234,
235, 239, 439.

Examination of deserters, etc., 120,

French, Gen., 219, 220, 221, 248, 249,

253, 259, 262, 380, 381, 382, 383,
385, 386.

Fremont, Gen, J. C., 125, 134, 137
142, 200, 225, 230, 235, 241.
Front Royal, 199.

Line broken at, 199.
Occupation of, advised, 429.
Funds, government, wanted in the
West, 7.

GAINES'S Mill, battle of, 246.

Results of and losses at, 249.
Galveston, McClellan's instructions
regarding, 93.

Gantt, Colonel T. T., 61, 62, 74.
Garnett, Gen. R. S. (Southern), 19, 25,
31, 32.

Death of, 33.

Garrison necessary for Washington,

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