3;
adopts Sherman's plan, 414;
attempt to nominate him for President, 1864, 442, 443;
depressing influence on political situation of his heavy fighting, 463;
admits peace commissioners to his headquarters, 483;
despatch to Stanton, 484;
pushing forward, 502;
telegraphs Lee's letter to Washington, 503;
reply to Lee, 504;
orders to General Parke, 505;
issues orders for the final movement of the war, 506;
number of men under his command in final struggle, 507;
his plan, 507;
battle of Five Forks, 507-509;
orders Sheridan to get on Lee's line of retreat, 509, 510;
sends Humphreys to Sheridan's assistance, 509;
telegram to Lincoln, 509;
pursuit of Lee, 510-513;
sends Sheridan's despatch to Lincoln, 511;
correspondence with Lee, 512, 513;
receives Lee's surrender, 513-515;
forbids salute in honor of Lee's surrender, 515;
visit to Lee, 515;
goes to Washington, 515;
learns terms of agreement between Sherman and Johnson, 523;
ordered to Sherman's headquarters, 523;
gives Sherman opportunity to modify his report, 523, 524;
at Lincoln's last cabinet meeting, 531;
invited by Mrs. Lincoln to Ford's Theater, 536

=Grant, Mrs. U.S.=, invited by Mrs. Lincoln to Ford's Theater, 536

=Greeley, Horace=, hears Lincoln's Cooper Institute speech, 138;
"open letter" to Lincoln, 335;
Niagara Falls conference, 458-461;
effect of his mission on political situation, 464

=Halleck, Henry Wager=, major-general and general-in-chief
United States army, succeeds Fremont, 260;
reluctance to cooeperate with Buell, 263, 264;
answers to Lincoln, 263, 264;
instructions to Grant, 264;
orders Grant to take Fort Henry, 266;
sends reinforcements to Grant, 267;
asks for command in the West, 269;
plans expedition under Pope, 270;
message to Buell, 270;
telegrams to McClellan, 270;
appeal to McClellan, 271;
commands Department of the Mississippi, 271;
orders Pope to join him, 274;
march on Corinth, 275;
capture of Corinth, 275;
sends Buell to East Tennessee, 275;
ordered to reinforce McClellan, 307;
general-in-chief, 309;
visit to McClellan, 309;
orders Army of Potomac back to Acquia Creek, 309;
letter to McClellan, 309, 310;
orders McClellan to support Pope, 311;
telegram to McClellan, 317;
mentioned, 328, 329;
asks to be relieved, 365;
quarrel with Hooker, 372;
urges Meade to active pursuit of Lee, 375;
plans for We