logg, William Pitt, 263.

Kentucky, invasion of, 101.

"King Cotton" a tyrant, 235.

Ku-Klux assassinations, 250.

Labor troubles in the North, 268.

Lee, General R.E., his force at opening of first Richmond campaign, 86;
his strategy commended, _ib._;
place in Southern history, 96;
his mistakes, 97;
his tactics inferior to his strategy, _ib._;
his surrender proclaimed to Taylor's army, 222.

Lee, General A.L., his account of the battle of Pleasant Hill, 173.

Louisiana secedes from the Union, 13;
temper of the people, _ib._

Louisiana Brigade, 78;
its losses at Cold Harbor, 85.

Louisiana, the State government overturned, 259-262.

Louisiana, Western, its topography and river systems, 103.

Malvern Hill battle, 91.

Manassas, first battle of, encourages the Confederates, 18;
effect at the North, 31.

Mansfield, battle of, 162.

Mechanical resources wanting to the South, 202.

Missouri compromise, 9.

Mobile, its defenses, 201;
occupied by General Canby, 222.

Moore, Thomas O., Governor of Louisiana, 102.

Morton, Senator, 260.

Mouton, Alexander, president of Louisiana Convention, 12;
his zeal for the Southern cause, 108.

McClellan, General George B., assumes command of Potomac army, 31;
his work as an organizer, 32;
his strategy, 33;
his force at beginning of Richmond campaign, 86;
in battle of Cold Harbor, 87;
his topographical knowledge, _ib._;
as a commander, 93;
lacked audacity, 95.

McDowell, Major-General Irvin, his plan of battle at Manassas, 19.

Magruder, General, as a commander, 93.

Malvern Hill, battle of, 92.

Negro slaves, their fidelity, 210.

Office-seeking, the curse of democracies, 269.

Pemberton, General, his services in the United States army, 116;
his unfitness for independent command, 117;
his blunder at Vicksburg, 148.

Philadelphia Convention, 252.

Pleasant Hill, battle of, 168.

Polignac, Prince Charles, 154.

Pope, General, his incapacity, 95.

Port Hudson taken by Federals, 145.

Port Republic, Federal repulse, 16.

Porter, Admiral D.D., ascends Red River, 155;
assists in taking Fort de Russy, _ib._;
his report on battle of Pleasant Hill, 174;
his losses in descending Red River, 185;
report on Banks's retreat to Alexandria, 187.

Presidential election of 1876, 266.

Provost-marshals, their exactions, 208.

Queen of the West, gunboat, runs the Vicksburg batteries, 122;
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