43, 44; seen in England, 44; do. Paris, 44; do. Rome,
44; do. Peru, 45; asteroids, 45; meteors, 45.
Athens, Mo., its situation, 45; skirmish at, 46.
ATKINSON, THOS. W., birth, 46; pursuits, 46; writings, 46.
Austria, its boundaries, 46; its divisions, 46; prospects of
war, 46; imperial finances, 46; decrees, 47; amnesty,
47; action relative to Italy, 47.

B

BAKER, EDWARD D., birth, 48; struggle in life, 48; his
career, 48; speech at Union Park, New York, 48;
death, 48; Senator Thirty-sixth Congress, 166; on the
attempt to prove that this Government is no govern-
ment at all, 186; on the Peace Conference propositions,
221; on the acts of President Lincoln, 228.

the secession of the Southern States, 185; in reply to
Senator Doolittle, 188; withdraws from the Senate, 200;
appointed Secretary of War, 165; instructions to re-
ceivers under Confiscation Act, 149; letter ordering cer-
tain prisoners to be held as hostages for the safety of
convicted privateers, 151; orders relative to bridgeburn-
ers in East Tennessee, 153.

Bennet's Mills, its situation, 69; skirmish at, 69.
BERRET, JAMES G., his arrest, 360; mayor of Washington,
Beverly, its situation, 69; skirmish at, 69; surrender of Col
Pegram, 69; correspondence with McClellan, 69.
BIGLER, WILLIAM, Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166;
offers a compromise bill, 177.

BINGHAM, JOHN A., member of Congress, 226; on the con-
fiscation bill, 247.

BINGHAM, KINSLEY S., birth, 69; education, 69; publie
offices, 69.

Baltimore, its situation, 55; public meeting, 55; resolu-
tions, 55; railroad lines, 55; attack on the Massachu-
setts troops, 55, 56; excitement, 57; action of the police,
57; military occupation of, 58; proclamation of General
Butler, 58; seizure of arms, 58; arrest of Marshal Kane,
58; Provost-Marshal appointed, 58; General Banks'
proclamation, 58; protest of Police Commissioners, 59;
arrest of commissioners, 59; reasons, 59.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, its location, 60; destruction
of its property, 60.

BANKS, Gen. N. P., proclaims martial law at Baltimore, 440;
biographical notice of, 722.

Banks in the United States, change in the banking system,

60; free bank law in several States, 60; number of
banks, 61; circulation, &c., 61; details of all the banks,
62; weekly return of the New York banks, 63; do.
Boston, 64; do. Philadelphia, 65; the clearing-house
system, 66; magnitude of free banking, 66; suspension
of specie payments, 67; action of the several States rela-
tive to banks, 67.

Barboursville, its situation, 68; skirmish at, 68.
BARNARD, JOHN G., biographical notice of, 724.
BARRON, Com. S., surrenders the forts at Hatteras Inlet, 288.
BARTOW, Col., killed at Bull Run, 84.

BAUR, FERDINAND C., his birth, 68; education, 68; views,
68.

BAYARD, JAMES A., member of the Senate, 225; on the ex-
pulsion of certain Senators, 284; on the credentials of
the Senators from Western Virginia, 235.

BEALE, CHAS. L., member of Congress, 166; opposed to all
compromises, 213; reasons, 213; let the just laws be en-
forced everywhere throughout the land, 214.
Bealington, its situation, 69; skirmish at, 69.
BEAUREGARD, Gen. G. T.,* his despatch to Secretary Walk-
er that President Lincoln had determined to send pro-
visions to Fort Sumter, 182; further correspondence,
132; demands evacuation of Fort Sumter, 665; proposes
not to fire, if Major Anderson will inform him when he
will evacuate, 665, 666; appointed brigadier-general,
157; proclamation to the army in Virginia, 147; report
of the battle at Bull Run, 82; appointed to the highest
military rank, 163; letter of President Davis, 164; be-
seeches the War Department to furnish him means to
advance from Manasses, 438.

BEE, Col., killed at Bull Run, 84.

BELL, JOHN, vote for at the Presidential election, 697.
BENDIX, Col., at the battle of Great Bethel, 844.
BENHAM, HENRY W., biographical notice of, 723.
BENJAMIN, J. P., senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166; on

• Gen. Beauregard signs his name G. T. Beauregard.

BLAIR, FRANCIS P., Jr., Member of Congress, 226; on the
statements relative to the battle of Bull Run, 246.
BLENKER, Col., at Bull Run, 86.
Blockade, the Paris Congress, 70; convention between Eng-
land and France, 70; original form of blockade, 70; neu-
trality of European powers, 70; Lord Russel's letter to
Liverpool merchants, 70; views of the French Govern-
ment, 71; authority of the President to institute s
blockade denied, 71; rights of belligerents, 72; questions
raised, 72, 280, 232, 234.

Blockade, Stone, at Charleston, 101; the plan explained by

the Secretary of the Navy, 101; the vessels, 102; where
obtained, 102; how prepared to be sunk, 102; details, 102.
Boone Court House, Va., its situation, 72; skirmish st, 12.
BOSQUET, PIERRE F. J., birth, 72; education, 72; pursuits, 73.
BOULIGNEY, JOHN E., member of Congress, 166; refuses to

withdraw because Louisiana has seceded, 207; his res-
sons, 208.

Bowling Green, its situation, 73; fortifications, 73.
BRAGG, THOMAS, appointed Confederate attorney-general,

165.

Breckinridge, JOHN C., Senator in Thirty-seventh Congress,
166; readiness of Southern statesmen to compromise, 174,
224; on the acts of President Lincoln, 231-234; on the
cause of the war, 242; joins the Confederate army, 407.
BRIGGS, GEORGE N., birth, 73; education, 73; offices, 73;
death, 78.

BROWN, ALBERT G., Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166;

remarks on the demands of the Southern States, 167;
only one way to meet the crisis, 169; on the point at is-
sue, 189; withdraws from the Senate, 198.

BROWN, Col. HARVEY, bombards Forts Barrancas and McRes,
and is bombarded in turn, 574, 575; his observations,
575; biographical notice of, 725.

BROWNING, ELIZABETH B., birth, 78; education, 73: writings,
73; death, 78.

BROWNING, ORVILLE H., Member of the Senate, 225; on the
conduct of the war, 237.

BUCHANAN, President of U. S., 697; asks the opinion of
the attorney-general on the questions raised, in conse
quence of secession, 697; message to Congress, 699; let-
ter to Secretary Floyd, 701; letter to the South Carolina
commissioners, 702; views of the action of Major Ander-
son, 702; message of Jan. 8th, 703; correspondence with
Secretary Thompson, 704; do. with Secretary Thomss,
704; views of his cabinet on the state of affairs, 705;
action relative to Commissioner Hayne, 706; interview
with ex-President Tyler, 707; message to Congress, with
the peace conference resolution of Virginia, 178.
Buckhannon, Va., its situation, 74; skirmish at, 74.

BUELL, DON CARLOS, biographical notice of, 722.
Bull Run, its situation, 744 forces, Federal and Confederate,
74; numbers, 74, 75; regiments, 75; orders of Gen. Mc-
Dowell, 75; orders to march, 75; Fairfax Court House,
75; Centreville, 76; reconnoisance beyond Centreville,
76; Confederate plan of attack, 77; plan of Battle at
Bull Run, 78; report of Gen. McDowell, 79; details of
the conflict, 79, 80; retreat from, 85; explanation of the
disaster,S7; killed and wounded, 88; Confederate reports
of the victory, 88; loss of artillery, 88; forces engaged,
89; letter of Davis to Richmond, 89; note, 89; position
of Gen. Patterson, 89.
BURNETT, HENRY C., member of Congress, 166; on the treat-
ment of the seceding States, 212; on the conduct of the
war, 239, 240; on the cause of the war, 245; on the con-
fiscation bill, 247.

BURNSIDE, AMBROSE E., at, Bull Run, 81, 82, 86; commands
the military forces, of the expedition to North Carolina,
292.

Burnside Expedition, its preparation, 292; its commander,

General Burnside, 292; his life, 292; the naval com-
mander, L. M. Goldsborough, 292; the military force
transports, 292.

BUTLER, General BENJ. F., proclaims martial law at

Baltimore, 439; commands the military expedition to
Hatteras Inlet, 287; reply to the offer from the forts to
surrender, 288; correspondence with the Secretary of
War in regard to contrabands, 641, 642; biographical
notice of, 722.

BUTLER, PIERCE, commences prosecution against the
Secretary of War because of his arrest and imprison-
ment, 862.

Cairo, its situation, 90; occupation by troops, 91.
California, its boundaries, 91; surface of the country, 91;
population, 91; floods in, 91; losses in various towns,

92.

CAMERON, SIMON, Letters to General Butler about contra-

bands, 641, and fugitives, 642, 643; instructions to
General T. W. Sherman about fugitive slaves, 644;
remarks in response to Colonel Cochrane, 645.
Camp Alleghany, its situation, 92; skirmish at, 92.
CAMPBELL, JOHN, birth, 92; profession, 92; pursuits, 92;
writings, 92.

CAMPBELL, JOHN A., letter to Secretary Seward, 184; letter
to President Davis, 135.

Canada, its extent, 93; population, 98; population of Brit-
ish America, 98; exports of Canada, 93; finances, 93; ex-
penditures, 98; debt, 93; religious statistics, 94; trade
with the United States, 94; postal revenue, 94; volun-
teers at the time of the Mason & Slidell excitement, 94.
CARLISLE, JAMES S., member of the Senate, 225; on his
right to a seat, 226; on the conduct of the war, 236, 237,
238.

Carnifex Ferry.-Its situation, 95; skirmish at, 95; de-
tails, 95.

Carthage, its situation, 95; skirmish at, 95; details, 95.
CASS, LEWIS, resigns as Secretary of State, 700.
CAVOUR, Count, his birth, 95; education, 95; early pursuits,
95; his proficiency, 95; imprisonment, 96; remarkable
letter, 96; his ambition, 96; residence in Switzerland
and other countries, 96; attends the debates in the Eng-
lish House of Commons, 96; returns to Italy, 96; edits
an agricultural journal, 96; its effect, 96; elected to the
Chamber of Deputies, 96; his speeches, 97; enters the
Cabinet, 97; immense labors, 97; his commercial trea-
ties, 97; disciplines the army, 97; Piedmont joins France

and England against Russia, 97; the reason, 93; reforms
in the State, 98; the Italian question, 98; conflict be
tween France and Austria, 98; peace, 98; his retire-
ment, 98; subsequent events of his life, 99.
Charleston, S. C., its situation, 99; its harbor, 99; aspect of
affairs in the city, 99; Fort Moultrie, 99; Anderson, 99;
effect of the action of the Stato Convention, 99; excite-
ment on the removal of Maj. Anderson to Fort Sumter,
100; occupation of Castle Pinckney, 100; seizure of the
arsenal, 100; revenue cutter abandoned, 100; military
preparations, 100; removal of all buoys from the harbor,
100; lights extinguished at night, 100; clearances of ves-
sels, 100; harbor fortified, 100; arrival of heavy guns,
101; rate of taxation in the city, 101; arrival of troops,
101; capture of Fort Sumter, 101; fire at Charleston,
101; blockade of the port, 101; sinking of vessels in the
channels of the harbor, 101; details, 102; effect, 102; the
city prepared to resist an attack, 102.
Charleston, Va., its situation, 102; troops at, 102; their re-
treat, 103.

CHASE, SALMON P., appointed Secretary of the Treasury,
296; instructions in regard to fugitive slaves on cotton
plantations at Port Royal, Nov. 30, 1861, 645, 646.
Chicamacomico, attack on the Federal troops at, 289.
Chocktaw Indians, regiments furnished to the Confederate
army, 878; delegates admitted to seats in the Confeder-
ate Congress, 878.

Cities and towns, Northern, their contributions to the war,
809.

CLARK, DANIEL, Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 106;

offers resolutions that the Constitution is sufficient to
meet the evil, 476; on the expulsion of certain Senators,
234.

Clarksburg, Va., its situation, 102; first public meeting
against secession in Western Virginia held here, 108;
first military issue made here, 103,

CLAY, C. C. Jr., Senator in the Thirty-sixth Congress, 166;
withdrawal from the Senate, 196; his remarks, 196.
CLINGMAN, T. J., admitted to a seat in the Confederate
Congress, 162; on Crittenden's peace propositions, 181;
Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166; remarks on
cause of danger to the country, 166.

COBB, HOWELL, resigns as Secretary of the Treasury, 296;
statement of reasons why Congress adjourned to meet
at Richmond, 140; chairman of the Confederate Con-
gress, 154; remarks on export duty on cotton, 157.
COBB, R. W., member of Congress, 166; on the position of
the Republican party, 206.

COCHRAN, JOHN, member of Congress, 202; appeals to the
patriotism of members, 202; on arming slaves, 645.
Cockeysville, Md., its situation, 103; troops for Washington
encamp here after the difficulty at Baltimore, 103; its
effect, 108.

COLLAMER, JACOB, member of the Senate, 225; on the object
of the war, 241.

Columbus, Ky., its situation, 103; importance as a military
position, 108; occupation by Confederate troops, 103;
evacuation, 103.

Commerce of the United States, its character, 108; imports
and exports for seventy years, 104; domestic exports for
forty years, 104; imports and exports for 1861, 104;
population, with the consumption of foreign goods and
the duties collected, 105; table of leading articles ex-
ported in 1861, 106; decline in Southern products com-
pared with other sections, 106; effect of Western rail-
roads, 107; exports from the Northern section, 107;
grain sent from the West, 107; receipts at Chicago, 107;
exports of grain from Milwaukee, 107; grain at Toledo,
108; advance of freights on the Western lakes, 108; ton-
nage of the lakes, 108; Western produce received at

43, 44; seen in England, 44; do. Paris, 44; do. Rome,
44; do. Peru, 45; asteroids, 45; meteors, 45.
Athens, Mo., its situation, 45; skirmish at, 46.
ATKINSON, THоs. W., birth, 46; pursuits, 46; writings, 46.
Austria, its boundaries, 46; its divisions, 46; prospects of
war, 46; imperial finances, 46; decrees, 47; amnesty,
47; action relative to Italy, 47.

the secession of the Southern States, 185; in reply to
Senstor Doolittle, 188; withdraws from the Senate, 200;
appointed Secretary of War, 165; instructions to re-
ceivers under Confiscation Act, 149; letter ordering cer
tain prisoners to be held as hostages for the safety of
convicted privateers, 151; orders relative to bridgeburn-
ers in East Tennessee, 153.

Bennet's Mills, its situation, 69; skirmish at, 69.
BERRET, JAMES G., his arrest, 360; mayor of Washington,
Beverly, its situation, 69; skirmish at, 69; surrender of Col
Pegram, 69; correspondence with McClellan, 69.
BIGLER, WILLIAM, Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166;
offers a compromise bill, 177.

BINGHAM, JOHN A., member of Congress, 226; on the con-
fiscation bill, 247.

BINGHAM, KINSLEY S., birth, 69; education, 69; public
offices, 69.

Baltimore, its situation, 55; public meeting, 55; resolu
tions, 55; railroad lines, 55; attack on the Massachu-
setts troops, 55, 56; excitement, 57; action of the police,
57; military occupation of, 58; proclamation of General
Butler, 58; seizure of arms, 58; arrest of Marshal Kane,
58; Provost-Marshal appointed, 58; General Banks'
proclamation, 58; protest of Police Commissioners, 59;
arrest of commissioners, 59; reasons, 59.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, its location, 60; destruction
of its property, 60.

BANKS, Gen. N. P., proclaims martial law at Baltimore, 440;
biographical notice of, 722.

Banks in the United States, change in the banking system,

60; free bank law in several States, 60; number of
banks, 61; circulation, &c., 61; details of all the banks,
62; weekly return of the New York banks, 63; do.
Boston, 64; do. Philadelphia, 65; the clearing-house
system, 66; magnitude of free banking, 66; suspension
of specie payments, 67; action of the several States rela-
tive to banks, 67.

Barboursville, its situation, 68; skirmish at, 68.
BARNARD, JOHN G., biographical notice of, 724.
BARRON, Com. S., surrenders the forts at Hatteras Inlet, 288.
BARTOW, Col., killed at Bull Run, 84.

BAUR, FERDINAND C., his birth, 68; education, 68; views,

68.

BAYARD, JAMES A., member of the Senate, 225; on the ex-
pulsion of certain Senators, 284; on the credentials of
the Senators from Western Virginia, 235.

BEALE, CHAS. L., member of Congress, 166; opposed to all

compromises, 213; reasons, 213; let the just laws be en-
forced everywhere throughout the land, 214.
Bealington, its situation, 69; skirmish at, 69.
BEAUREGARD, Gen. G. T., his despatch to Secretary Walk-
er that President Lincoln had determined to send pro-
visions to Fort Sumter, 182; further correspondence,
132;
demands evacuation of Fort Sumter, 665; proposes
not to fire, if Major Anderson will inform him when he
will evacuate, 665, 666; appointed brigadier-general,
157; proclamation to the army in Virginia, 147; report
of the battle at Bull Run, 82; appointed to the highest
military rank, 168; letter of President Davis, 164; be-
seeches the War Department to furnish him means to
advance from Manasses, 438.

BEE, Col., killed at Bull Run, 84.

BELL, JOHN, vote for at the Presidential election, 697.
BENDIX, Col., at the battle of Great Bethel, 344.
BENHAM, HENRY W., biographical notice of, 723.
BENJAMIN, J. P., senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166; on

• Gen. Beauregard signs his name G. T. Beauregard.

rights of the States and the power of the Federal Gov-
ernment, 697.

BLAIR, FRANCIS P., Jr., Member of Congress, 226; on the
statements relative to the battle of Bull Run, 246.
BLENKER, Col., at Bull Run, 86.
Blockade, the Paris Congress, 70; convention between Eng-
land and France, 70; original form of blockade, 70; neu-
trality of European powers, 70; Lord Russel's letter to
Liverpool merchants, 70; views of the French Govern.
ment, 71; authority of the President to institute s
blockade denied, 71; rights of belligerents, 72; questions
raised, 72, 230, 232, 234.

Blockade, Stone, at Charleston, 101; the plan explained by

the Secretary of the Navy, 101; the vessels, 102; where
obtained, 102; how prepared to be sunk, 102; details, 102.
Boone Court House, Va., its situation, 72; skirmish at, 79.
BOSQUET, PIERRE F. J., birth, 72; education, 72; pursuits, 73.
BOULIGNEY, JOHN E., member of Congress, 166; refuses to

withdraw because Louisiana has seceded, 207; his rea-
sons, 208.

Bowling Green, its situation, 73; fortifications, 73.
BRAGG, THOMAS, appointed Confederate attorney-general,

165.

BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C., Senator in Thirty-seventh Congress,
166; readiness of Southern statesmen to compromise, 174,
224; on the acts of President Lincoln, 231-234; on the
cause of the war, 242; joins the Confederate 407.
army,
BRIGGS, GEORGE N., birth, 73; education, 73; offices, 73;
death, 78.
BROWN, ALBERT G., Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166;

remarks on the demands of the Southern States, 167;
only one way to meet the crisis, 169; on the point at is-
sue, 189; withdraws from the Senate, 198.
BROWN, Col. HARVEY, bombards Forts Barrancas and McRea,
and is bombarded in turn, 574, 575; his observations,
575; biographical notice of, 725.
BROWNING, ELIZABETH B., birth, 78; education, 78: writings,
73; death, 78.

BROWNING, ORVILLE H., Member of the Senate, 225; on the
conduct of the war, 287.
BUCHANAN, President of U. S., 697; asks the opinion of
the attorney-general on the questions raised, in conse
quence of secession, 697; message to Congress, 699; let-
ter to Secretary Floyd, 701; letter to the South Carolins
commissioners, 702; views of the action of Major Ander
son, 702; message of Jan. 8th, 703; correspondence with
Secretary Thompson, 704; do. with Secretary Thomas,
704; views of his cabinet on the state of affairs, 705;
action relative to Commissioner Hayne, 706; interview
with ex-President Tyler, 707; message to Congress, with
peace conference resolution of Virginia, 178.
Buckhannon, Va., its situation, 74; skirmish at, 74

the

BUELL, DON CARLOS, biographical notice of, 722.
Bull Run, its situation, 744 forces, Federal and Confederate,
74; numbers, 74, 75; regiments, 75; orders of Gen. Mc-
Dowell, 75; orders to march, 75; Fairfax Court House,
75; Centreville, 76; reconnoisance beyond Centreville,
76; Confederate plan of attack, 77; plan of Battle at
Bull Run, 78; report of Gen. McDowell, 79; details of
the conflict, 79, 80; retreat from, 85; explanation of the
disaster,87; killed and wounded, 88; Confederate reports
of the victory, 88; loss of artillery, 88; forces engaged,
89; letter of Davis to Richmond, 89; note, 89; position
of Gen. Patterson, 89.
BURNETT, HENRY C., member of Congress, 166; on the treat-
ment of the seceding States, 212; on the conduct of the
war, 239, 240; on the cause of the war, 245; on the con-
fiscation bill, 247.

BURNSIDE, AMBROSE E., at Bull Run, 81, 82, 86; commands
the military forces, of the expedition to North Carolina,

292.

Burnside Expedition, its preparation, 292; its commander,

General Burnside, 292; his life, 292; the naval com-
mander, L. M. Goldsborough, 292; the military force
transports, 292.

BUTLER, General BENJ. F., proclaims martial law at
Baltimore, 439; commands the military expedition to
Hatteras Inlet, 287; reply to the offer from the forts to
surrender, 288; correspondence with the Secretary of
War in regard to contrabands, 641, 642; biographical
notice of, 722.

BUTLER, PIERCE, commences prosecution against the
Secretary of War because of his arrest and imprison-
ment, 862.

Cairo, its situation, 90; occupation by troops, 91.
California, its boundaries, 91; surface of the country, 91;
population, 91; floods in, 91; losses in various towns,

92.

CAMERON, SIMON, Letters to General Butler about contra-

bands, 641, and fugitives, 642, 643; instructions to
General T. W. Sherman about fugitive slaves, 644;
remarks in response to Colonel Cochrane, 645.
Camp Alleghany, its situation, 92; skirmish at, 92.
CAMPBELL, JOHN, birth, 92; profession, 92; pursuits, 92;
writings, 92.

CAMPBELL, JOHN A., letter to Secretary Seward, 184; letter
to President Davis, 185.

Canada, its extent, 98; population, 98; population of Brit-
ish America, 93; exports of Canada, 98; finances, 98; ex-
penditures, 93; debt, 98; religious statistics, 94; trade
with the United States, 94; postal revenue, 94; volun-
teers at the time of the Mason & Slidell excitement, 94.
CARLISLE, JAMES S., member of the Senate, 225; on his
right to a seat, 226; on the conduct of the war, 236, 237,
238.

Carnifex Ferry.-Its situation, 95; skirmish at, 95; de-
tails, 95.

Carthage, its situation, 95; skirmish at, 95; details, 95.
CASS, LEWIS, resigns as Secretary of State, 700.
CAVOUR, Count, his birth, 95; education, 95; early pursuits,
95; his proficiency, 95; imprisonment, 96; remarkable
letter, 96; his ambition, 96; residence in Switzerland
and other countries, 96; attends the debates in the Eng-
lish House of Commons, 96; returns to Italy, 96; edits
an agricultural journal, 96; its effect, 96; elected to the
Chamber of Deputies, 96; his speeches, 97; enters the
Cabinet, 97; immense labors, 97; his commercial trea-
ties, 97; disciplines the army, 97; Piedmont joins France

and England against Russia, 97; the reason, 98; reforma
in the State, 98; the Italian question, 98; conflict be
tween France and Austria, 98: peace, 98; his retire-
ment, 98; subsequent events of his life, 99.
Charleston, S. C., its situation, 99; its harbor, 99; aspect of
affairs in the city, 99; Fort Moultrie, 99; Anderson, 99;
effect of the action of the Stato Convention, 99; excite-
ment on the removal of Maj. Anderson to Fort Sumter,
100; occupation of Castle Pinckney, 100; seizure of the
arsenal, 100; revenue cutter abandoned, 100; military
preparations, 100; removal of all buoys from the harbor,
100; lights extinguished at night, 100; clearances of ves-
sels, 100; harbor fortified, 100; arrival of heavy guns,
101; rate of taxation in the city, 101; arrival of troops,
101; capture of Fort Sumter, 101; fire at Charleston,
101;
blockade of the port, 101; sinking of vessels in the
channels of the harbor, 101; details, 102; effect, 102; the
city prepared to resist an attack, 102.

Charleston, Va., its situation, 102; troops at, 102; their re-
treat, 103.

CHASE, SALMON P., appointed Secretary of the Treasury,
296; instructions in regard to fugitive slaves on cotton
plantations at Port Royal, Nov. 30, 1861, 645, 646.
Chicamacomico, attack on the Federal troops at, 289.
Chocktaw Indians, regiments furnished to the Confederate
army, 878; delegates admitted to seats in the Confeder-
ate Congress, 378.

Cities and towns, Northern, their contributions to the war,
809.

CLARK, DANIEL, Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 106;

offers resolutions that the Constitution is sufficient to
meet the evil, 476; on the expulsion of certain Senators,

234.

Clarksburg, Va., its situation, 102; first public meeting
against secession in Western Virginia held here, 108;
first military issue made here, 103.

· CLAY, C. C. Jr., Senator in the Thirty-sixth Congress, 166;
withdrawal from the Senate, 196; his remarks, 196.
CLINGMan, T. J., admitted to a seat in the Confederate
Congress, 162; on Crittenden's peace propositions, 181;
Senator in Thirty-sixth Congress, 166; remarks on
cause of danger to the country, 166.

COBB, HOWELL, resigns as Secretary of the Treasury, 296;
statement of reasons why Congress adjourned to meet
at Richmond, 140; chairman of the Confederate Con-
gress, 154; remarks on export duty on cotton, 157.
COBB, R. W., member of Congress, 166; on the position of
the Republican party, 206.

COCHRAN, JOHN, member of Congress, 202; appeals to the
patriotism of members, 202; on arming slaves, 645.
Cockeysville, Md., its situation, 103; troops for Washington
encamp here after the difficulty at Baltimore, 103; its
effect, 103.

COLLAMER, JACOB, member of the Senate, 225; on the object
of the war, 241.

Columbus, Ky., its situation, 103; importance as a military
position, 103; occupation by Confederate troops, 108;
evacuation, 103.

Commerce of the United States, its character, 103; imports
and exports for seventy years, 104; domestic exports for
forty years, 104; imports and exports for 1861, 104;
population, with the consumption of foreign goods and
the duties collected, 105; table of leading articles ex-
ported in 1861, 106; decline in Southern products com-
pared with other sections, 106; effect of Western rail-
roads, 107; exports from the Northern section, 107;
grain sent from the West, 107; receipts at Chicago, 107;
exports of grain from Milwaukee, 107; grain at Toledo,
108;
advance of freights on the Western lakes, 108; ton-
nage of the lakes, 108; Western produce received at