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  Early, Jubal, 221, 249

  Emancipation Proclamation (Lincon’s), Davis denounces, 121, 136

  Fabius, Quintus, 249

  Farragut, David G., 205

  Floyd, John B., 61, 62

  Foote, Andrew Hull, 61

  Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 178,

  raids Union supply lines, 101, 211

  proposal for 1864 raid, 194

  Forsyth, John, 95

  Fort Donelson, Union capture of, 58, 60–61, 107

  Fort Fisher, fall of, 219, 236

  Fort Henry, fall of, 58, 107

  Fort Monroe, attacts escaped slaves, 31

  Fort Pickens, 22, 24, 30

  Fort Sumter, Confederate decision to attack, 22–25

  Franklin, Battle of, 216

  Frederick the Great, 239

  Fredericksburg, Battle of, 122

  Gaines’ Mill, Battle of, 92–93

  Gallagher, Gary, 10

  Gettysburg campaign: Lee proposes to invade Pennsylvania, 130–31

  Gettysburg, Battle of, 139–43, 149, 172, 248

  Gilmore, James R., 203

  Glendale, Battle of, 94

  Gorgas, Josiah, 131, 134

  achievements as ordnance chief, 163–65

  on Davis, 189, 191–92, 218, 247

  on revival of war spirit, 226

  Gracie, Archibald, 188

  Grant, Ulysses S., 207, 252

  on Davis’s military acumen, 3

  sends troops into Kentucky, 54, 56

  capture of Fort Henry, 58

  capture of Fort Donelson, 60–61

  battle of Shiloh, 67–68

  and Corinth campaign, 69

  commander in Mississippi, 101, 102

  1862 Vicksburg campaign of, 106, 109, 113

  1863 Vicksburg campaign of, 129–33, 143, 178

  goes to Chattanooga, 153, 158

  overland campaign of, 188, 191, 201, 226

  and Sherman’s march, 211

  and peace moves in 1865, 222, 224

  Greeley, Horace, 202

  guerrilla war, Confederacy’s mixed efforts at, 250

  habeas corpus, writ of, Davis suspends, 73–74, 119, 174–75

  Halleck, Henry W., 69, 101

  Hardee, William:

  criticizes Bragg, 115, 149

  named temporary successor to Bragg, 159, 160, 177

  and Sherman’s Meridian campaign, 179

  possible replacement for Johnston, 198–99

  Harpers Ferry, capture of, 100

  Harrison, Burton, 191

  Hill, A. P., 91–92, 94

  Hill, Benjamin H., 197

  Hill, D. H.:

  and Battle of Chickamauga, 152

  part of anti-Bragg cabal, 153–54

  relieved of corps command, 156

  Hindman, Thomas, 108

  Hoke, Robert, 187

  Holden, William W., 172–73, 175

  Holmes, Theophilus:

  and First Manassas, 40

  named commander of Trans-Mississippi Department, 108

  resists orders to reinforce Vicksburg, 109–10, 113, 117–18

  attacks Helena, 145

  relieved of command, 146

  Davis’s favoritism toward, 250–51

  Hood, John Bell:

  named corps commander in Army of Tennessee, 180

  wants to take offensive, 182–83

  in Georgia campaign, 192–93

  replaces Johnston, 197–99, 201

  attacks Sherman, 200

  and fall of Atlanta, 205

  post-Atlanta strategy of, 206, 208, 210–11

  invasion of Tennessee, 215–16, 218, 249

  Davis’s high regard for, 251

  Hooker, Joseph, 130

  and Battle of Chancellorsville, 127, 129

  and Battle of Lookout Mountain, 158

  Hunter, Robert M. T., 222, 224

  Jackson, Thomas J. “Stonewall”:

  operations in Shenandoah Velley, 77–78, 90

  in Seven Days’ Battles, 92

  and Battle of Cedar Mountain, 95, 97

  and Battle of Chancellorsville, 129

  Johnson, Hershel, 201

  Johnston, Albert Sidney, 69, 102

  named second-ranking general, 46–47

  takes command in Kentucky, 56–57

  and loss of Fort Henry, 58

  loss of Fort Donelson, 60–62

  killed at Shiloh, 67–68

  Davis’s high regard for, 250–51

  Johnston, Joseph E., 58, 120, 156

  defense of western Virginia, 34–35, 37–38

  and First Manassas, 40–44

  quarrel with Davis over rank, 46–48

  proposed offensive in fall 1861, 49–50

  retreat from Centreville, 74–75

  and defense of Richmond, 78–85

  wounded at Seven Pines, 86

  recovered from wounds, 115

  named to command Department of the West, 117–18, 210

  and command problems in Army of Tennessee, 126–27

  and 1863 Vicksburg campaign, 131–35, 143

  dispute with Davis over loss of Vicksburg, 136, 138–39

  named to command Army of Tennessee, 159–60

  resists pressure for offensive, 177–78, 182–83

  and Sherman’s Meridian campaign, 179

  in Georgia campaign of 1864, 192–97

  replaced by Hood, 198–99, 201, 202, 205, 218, 252

  restored to command, 218–19, 226–27

  and issue of slave soldiers, 230

  surrender to Sherman, 241

  Fabian strategy of, 249

  issue of Davis’s attitude toward, 251–52

  Johnston, William Preston, 102, 116

  Jones, John B.:

  on defense of Richmond, 84

  on Randolph’s resignation, 113

  on Battle of Chickamauga, 152

  on retention of Bragg in command, 157

  on Davis’s workaholic habits, 191

  on revival of war spirit, 226

  on pressure to reinstate

  Johnston, 227

  Kenner, Duncan, 235–36

  Kentucky:

  Confederate occupation of, in 1861, 53–57

  loss of, 62

  invasion of in 1862, 101–4

  Kutuzov, Mikhail, 249

  Lawton, Alexander R., 170

  Lee, Robert E., 47, 115, 118, 182

  military adviser to Davis, 38, 46

  supports conscription, 71

  recalled from South Carolina, 75

  directs operations in Virginia, 77–79, 82

  determination that Richmond must be defended, 83–84

  named commander of Army of Northern Virginia, 86

  plans counteroffensive, 90

  Seven Days’ Battles, 91–94

  Second Manassas campaign, 95–97

  invasion of Maryland, 97–100, 103

  Battle of Antietam, 100–101

  Battle of Chancellorsville, 127, 129

  proposes to invade Pennsylvania, 130–31

  Gettysburg campaign of, 139–43

  offers resignation, 145

  resists pressure to command Army of Tennessee, 149, 159, 251

  acquiesces in Longstreet’s detachment, 150

  in 1864 Virginia campaign, 187, 188–89

  on Hood, 197–98

  named general-in-chief, 218–20, 226

  and Johnston’s restoration to command, 227

  wants execution of deserters, 228

  favors enlistment of slaves, 234–35
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  determined to fight on, 238

  and fall of Richmond, 239

  surrender at Appomattox, 241

  offensive-defensive strategy of, 248, 250

  relations with Davis, 252

  Lexington (Missouri), Battle of, 56

  Lincoln, Abraham, 28, 29, 173, 252

  comparisons with Davis, 4–5

  and Fort Sumter, 22, 24

  calls for troops, 25

  and importance of Kentucky, 53

  and political generals, 61

  suspends writ of habeas corpus, 74

  names Halleck general-in-chief, 101

  Emancipation Proclamation of, 121, 236

  on Vicksburg, 135

  and Stephens’s 1863 peace mission, 142, 143

  on retaliation for murder of black soldiers, 172

  Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, 174

  reelection of, 176–77, 205, 211, 220

  and peace moves in 1864, 201–3

  and peace moves in 1865, 221–22

  and Hampton Roads conference, 224–25

  pardons deserters, 228

  Longstreet, James, 97, 127

  proposes to reinforce Bragg, 130

  or to reinforce Vicksburg, 131

  reinforces Bragg in Georgia, 150

  and Battle of Chickamauga, 152

  part of anti-Bragg cabal, 153–56

  plans for offensive in East Tennessee, 182

  Lovell, Mansfield, 60

  McClellan, George B., 49, 50, 75, 97, 200

  Peninsula campaign of, 78–79, 82, 84, 85, 90, 91, 187

  Seven Days’ Battles, 92–94

  Battle of Antietam, 100

  replaced by Burnside, 106

  presidential candidate, 204

  McDowell, Irvin, 40

  McMurry, Richard, 252

  Magruder, John B., 78

  Mallory, Stephen R.:

  on Davis’s personality, 6

  secretary of the navy, 19–20

  on Davis’s micromanagement, 111

  Malvern Hill, Battle of, 94

  Manassas (Bull Run):

  First Battle of, 31, 37–43

  Second Battle of, 97

  Maryland, Confederate invasion of, 97–100, 103–4

  Mason, James, 236

  Maximilian, Ferdinand, 221

  Minnigerode, Charles, 81–82

  Missouri, Confederate invasion of, 56

  Morgan, John Hunt:

  raids behind Union lines, 101, 250

  urges invasion of Kentucky, 102, 104

  Munfordville, Confederate capture of, 104

  Murfreesboro, Battle of, 118, 122, 125

  Myers, Abraham C., 169–70

  Napoleon, Louis, 221, 236

  Nashville, Battle of, 216, 249

  Neely, Mark, 74

  New Orleans, Union capture of, 60, 82, 107

  Norfolk:

  Confederate capture of, 26

  Confederate loss of, 79

  North Carolina, peace sentiment in, 172–75

  Northrop, Lucius B.:

  as commissary general, criticism of, 43, 165, 169

  and trade with enemy, 166–67

  resignation of, 226

  Davis’s favoritism toward, 250–51

  Olustee, Battle of, 183

  Palmerston, Lord, 236

  Pea Ridge, Battle of, 67

  Pemberton, John C., 113, 120

  named commander at Vicksburg, 108

  repels 1862 attack, 109–10, 118–19

  and defense of Vicksburg in 1863, 129–33, 143, 145

  blamed for loss of Vicksburg, 136–38

  becomes colonel of artillery, 156

  Davis’s relations with, 251

  Pensacola:

  Confederates seize, 24

  Confederates evacuate, 60

  Perryville, Battle of, 104

  Pettus, John, 132

  Pickens, Francis, 18, 24

  Pierce, Franklin, 15

  Pillow, Gideon, 61, 62

  Plymouth, North Carolina, Confederates recapture, 183

  Polk, Leonidas, 40, 178

  occupies Columbus, Kentucky, 54–56

  at Shiloh, 67

  criticizes Bragg, 115–17, 126, 149

  Battle of Chickamauga, 152

  removed by Bragg, 153–54

  transferred to Mississippi, 156

  presses Davis to appoint Johnston, 160

  and Sherman’s Meridian campaign, 179

  reinforces Johnston in Georgia, 192, 193, 194

  Davis’s favoritism toward, 250–51

  Pope, John, 69, 95, 97

  Port Hudson, 129

  surrender of, 135, 146, 165, 167

  Potter, David M., 4

  Price, Sterling:

  attempt to recapture Corinth, 101–2, 104

  replaces Holmes in Arkansas, 146

  Randolph, George Wythe:

  named secretary of war, 64

  drafts conscription law, 71

  and defense of Yorktown, 78–79

  restive with Davis’s micromanagement, 111

  resigns, 113

  and trade with enemy, 166–67

  Ransom, Robert, 188, 191

  Reagan, John:

  on defense of Richmond in 1862, 83–84

  wants to reinforce Vicksburg, 130–31

  Red River campaign, 184

  Richmond, Kentucky, Confederate capture of, 102–3

  Richmond, Virginia:

  becomes Confederate capital, 33, 35, 40

  Davis’s determination to defend, 83–84

  bread riot in, 167–69

  fall of, 239–40

  Richmond Dispatch:

  demands military offensive, 89

  on revival of war spirit, 226

  Richmond Examiner:

  urges offensive strategy, 48

  criticizes Davis, 82, 138, 218

  on invasion of Pennsylvania, 139–40

  on appointment of Bragg as chief of staff, 183

  blames Davis for fall of Atlanta, 205

  on a Davis speech, 225

  opposes enlistment of slaves, 231

  Richmond Sentinel, criticizes Johnston, 136

  Roanoke Island, Union capture of, 62, 64

  Rodes, Robert, 188

  Rosecrans, William S., 130

  and Murfreesboro campaign, 106

  Tullahoma and Chickamauga campaign, 148–50

  Battle of Chickamauga, 152

  relieved of command, 153

  Ruffin, Edmund, 159

  St. John, Isaac, 226

  Scott, Winfield, 24

  Seddon, James, 180, 182

  named secretary of war, 113–15

  and execution of black soldiers, 121

  and Army of Tennessee, 127

  wants to send Longstreet to Vicksburg, 130

  orders Johnston to Mississippi, 132

  orders Johnston to attack Grant, 134

  presses Davis to appoint Johnston, 160

  criticizes Johnston, 193

  resignation of, 225

  Semmes, Raphael, 21

  Seven Days’ Battles, 91–94

  Seward, William H.:

  and Fort Sumter, 22, 24

  at Hampton Roads conference, 224

  Sharpsburg, Battle of: see Antietam

  Sheridan, Philip, 188, 205

  Sherman, William T., 207, 208, 210

  Union commander in Kentucky, 58

  repulsed at Chickasaw Bluffs, 110, 118

  and Vicksburg campaign, 132, 135

/>   goes to Chattanooga, 153

  Meridian campaign of, 179

  Atlanta campaign of, 192–95, 199–201

  captures Atlanta, 204–6

  plans for march to Savannah, 211

  march through Georgia, 215–18

  march through the Carolinas, 226

  Johnston surrenders to, 241

  Shiloh, Battle of, 67–68

  slavery:

  defense of, as Confederate policy, 5, 10, 28–30

  importance of, in Confederate economy, 20

  and strategy of dispersed defense, 31

  reenslavement of captured Union soldiers, 171–72

  Kenner mission to propose gradual abolition, 235–36

  slaves as soldiers in Confederacy:

  debate on proposals for, 228–34

  passage of Negro soldier bill, 235

  Smith, Edmund Kirby, 117, 210, 241

  and invasion of Kentucky, 102, 104

  criticism of Bragg, 115–17

  commander of Trans-Mississippi Department, 146–48

  and trade with enemy, 167

  Smith, Gustavus W., 49–50, 84

  Spotsylvania, Battle of, 189

  Stanton, Edwin M., 171

  Star of the West, 22

  Stephens, Alexander H.:

  vice president, 64

  peace mission in 1863, 140, 142, 143, 174

  urges peace negotiations, 202, 220, 222

  faith in Northern Copperheads, 207

  at Hampton Roads conference, 224

  on Davis’s determination to fight on, 225

  Stephens, Linton, 5–6

  Stones River, Battle of: see Murfreesboro

  strategy:

  Davis’s role in shaping, 10, 11, 248

  strategic options constrained by industrial deficiencies, 20–21, 48–49

  Davis announces defensive strategy in 1861, 28

  dispersed defense, 30–37

  offensive defensive, 38, 49–50, 66–67, 84, 90–91, 95, 250

  public demand for offensive in 1861, 48–49

  and in 1862, 89–90

  need for concentration of forces, 106–7

  Davis signals invasion of Tennessee in 1864, 208

  Johnston’s Fabian strategy, 249–50

  Stuart, J. E. B., 90

  Taylor, Richard, 210

  Thomas, George H.:

  Battle of Chickamauga, 152

  replaces Rosecrans, 153

  attack on Missionary Ridge, 158

  Thompson, Jacob, 33–34

  Toombs, Robert, 247

  hostility toward Davis, 5–6, 62–63, 198

  and Fort Sumter, 25

  Vance, Zebulon, 240

  wants more North Carolina troops in state, 106

  and peace movement in North Carolina, 172–74

  reelected governor, 175

  Van Dorn, Earl, 67, 69

  Corinth campaign, 101–2

  Battle of Corinth, 104

  Holly Springs raid, 110