Davis, Jefferson, 142, 160, 190, 210, 232–233, 239, 291–292, 354–355, 385, 412, 411–415, 431, 441, 475
Johnston, Joseph E., 190, 191, 209
Loring, William W., 146
mother (Ann), 8, 12, 13, 23, 28
Williams, Orton, 349–351
Wise, Henry A., 149–150
Lee, Robert Edward (REL), views on abolitionists, 84
Antietam, 471
Appomattox, 457
Army of Northern Virginia, 313, 321
Atlanta, fall of, 442
black labor, 485
blacks, freed, 460, 473, 475, 480, 586 n19
black soldiers, 425–427
black suffrage, 483
Catholicism, 70–71, 79
critics, 148
CSA (Confederate States of America), 107, 167–168, 171, 292, 356, 388, 427–428, 553 n74, 554 n88
Davis, Jefferson, 142, 459
democracy, 116
education, 25, 99
education, postwar, 467, 468
Emancipation Proclamation, 281–282, 352, 562 n144
emancipation, 61, 472–473
extremists, 113
father (Henry Lee), 3, 23–24
fiction, 100
foreigners, 137, 191, 485
the French in Mexico, 476
Gettysburg, 347, 351, 353, 471
government, postwar, 472, 475
Grant, xviii, 386, 409, 424, 459, 491–492
guerilla warfare, 457
Hill, A. P., 471
Hill, D. H., 471
honor, 114, 118, 138
Indians, 77
Jackson, Stonewall, 71, 321
Longstreet, James, 471
Manifest Destiny, 71, 72
McClellan, George B., 492
Meade, William, 492
Mexican War, 60, 518 n48
Mexico, 70–71
morale, 382
Nullification, 44, 45
patriotism, 122, 461
political officers, 71–72, 75
politicians, 112, 413, 441, 536 n76
popular will, 281–282
private life, 478
public office, 283
reconciliation, 462–463
Reconstruction, 472, 474–475, 482–483, 485–486
recruiting, 169, 193
responsibility for war, 473
retaliation, 351–352
Richmond, loss of, 441–442
Scott, Winfield, 65
secession, 113–114, 115, 116, 119, 120
slavery, 46–47, 81ff, 348–349, 352
slaves, 48, 49, 61, 81
Union, 113–114, 116
Virginia constitutional convention, 474, 482–483
war, 121, 137–138, 280, 472–473, 557 n80
war, duration of, 163–164
Washington, George, 116
Lee, Robert E., Jr. (REL son), 50, 100, 191, 351, 460
Lee, Sidney Smith (REL brother), 4, 7, 8, 9, 26, 48, 63, 72, 77, 119, 120
Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh “Rooney” (REL son), 43, 100, 113, 115, 146, 191, 267, 324, 351, 352, 384, 402, 458
LeSage, Alain René, 31
Letcher, John, 120, 121, 139, 141, 143, 462, 467
Letitia (REL slave), 48
Lever, Charles, 31, 33
Lewis, Nellie, 10
Lincoln, Abraham, xx–xxi, 104, 109, 110, 112, 117, 123, 125, 152, 195, 260, 298, 299, 338, 362, 364, 373, 379, 390, 392, 416, 422, 444, 449, 450, 452, 457, 459, 463, 465, 487
relations with Grant, 431–432
Livingston, John, 75
Logan, John, 132, 226, 366, 379, 389, 435, 490
Long, Armistead L., 315, 318, 324
Longstreet, James, 32, 209, 213, 214–220, 232–239, 243, 261–268, 291, 294, 317, 322–330, 354–357, 368, 369, 371, 375–377, 379, 381–386, 398–400, 413, 444, 470, 471
Loring, William W., 144–150
Lowe, Enoch L., 240, 242
Lowe, John W., 31, 69
Lyon, Nathaniel, 129
M
Mace, Daniel, 130
Mack, Simon, 275
Mackay, John “Jack,” 25, 43, 44, 45, 46, 71
Macomb, Alexander, 9
Magruder, John B., 191, 192, 209, 213–220, 314
Mahan, Dennis Hart, 32
Malvern Hill, VA, Battle of, 219
Manassas, First Battle of. See Bull Run, VA, First Battle of
Manassas, Second Battle of. See Bull Run, VA, Second Battle of
Markland, Absalom, 19
Marryat, Frederick, 31
Marshall, Ann (REL sister), 121
Marshall, Charles, 315, 453, 456
Marshall, Louis, 230–231
Mason, Charles, 26, 27
Matthews, Joseph McDowell, 42
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 437, 476
May, James, 137
Maynadier, William, 9, 39, 500 n44
Maysville Academy, 19, 33, 204
McClellan, George B., 63, 91, 130, 133, 144, 177, 179, 180, 183, 191–193, 195–198, 210, 212, 213, 214–220, 227, 229, 232, 238, 239–246, 261–263, 269, 410, 414, 481, 492
McClernand, John A., 132, 135, 153, 154, 156–158, 173, 174, 175, 177, 181–188, 200, 201, 205, 206, 279, 296–300, 305–307, 330, 331, 334, 336, 341, 363, 389
relations with USG, 226, 254–261, 336–338
USG relieves, 338
McDowell, Irvin, 143
McLean, Wilmer, 469
McPherson, James B., 194, 226, 248–250, 255, 258, 260, 300–302, 331, 334, 340–342, 372, 379, 380, 389, 436
McQuinn, John, 82
Meade, George G., 326, 329, 330, 346, 353–356, 363, 366, 373, 377, 381, 382, 384–387, 390, 398–400, 401, 403, 405, 407, 408, 418, 420, 429, 436, 456, 458, 464, 492
relations with USG, 438–439
Meade, William, 7, 284
Mechanicsville, VA, Battle of, 215
Medary, Samuel, 19
Melton, Samuel, 151
Meriday, Judy (Custis slave), 47, 60
Meriday, Michael (Custis slave), 278
Meriday, Philip (Custis slave), 47, 80
Mexico, French occupation, 362
Mine Run Campaign, 357
Minnegerode, Charles, 443
Mobile, AL, Campaign, 362–363, 364, 365, 373, 437
Molina del Rey, Battle of, 68
Monterey, Mexico, 54–56, 73
Morehouse, D. B., 108
Morris, David, 19
N
Nat (Mildred Lee slave), 8, 46, 49
Nelson, Thomas, 19
Nelson, William, 19, 204–207
Norris, Leonard (Custis slave), 348
Norris, Mary (Custis slave), 83, 84, 278, 348
Norris, Wesley (Custis slave), 83, 84, 278, 348, 473, 524 n78, 525 n88, n90
North Anna, VA, operations, 405–406
Northrop, Lucius B., 382
O
Oak Grove, VA, Battle of, 215–216
Oakland Female Seminary, 42
Oglesby, Richard, 153
Ord, Edward O. C., 238, 248, 250, 345, 363, 390, 445
Orton, Lawrence W. See Williams, William Orton
Ould, Robert H., 444, 478
P
Palo Alto, Battle of, 51, 53, 73
Parker, Ely S., 389
Parks, Perry (Custis slave), 278, 383
Payne, Hugh, 20, 21
Pemberton, John C., 69, 172, 208–209, 259, 266, 333, 343–345, 358, 362
Pendleton, William N., 316
Pepper, George W., 459
Perkins, C. R., 124
Petersburg, VA, Battle of, 410–411
passim Phelan, Michael, 88
Pickens, Francis W., 161, 162, 165, 208–209
on REL, 163
Pierce, Franklin, 57, 81, 94, 142, 411
Pillow, Gideon J., 57, 71, 72, 186, 188
Polk, James K., 50, 57, 72, 94
Polk, Leonidas, 134, 154, 156, 350
on USG, 173
Pope, John, 32, 198, 226–229, 230, 232, 233, 236, 237, 239, 388, 437, 463, 471
Port Hudson, LA, 296, 299, 305, 306, 345, 358, 359
siege of, 336
Porter, David D., 257–258, 295, 297, 301–308, 334, 345, 390, 490
Porter, Fitz-John, 471
Porter, Horace, 389, 437
Prentiss, Benjamin, 133–134, 201, 205
Price, Sterling, 228, 229, 238, 241, 246–247, 248, 434
Pride, George, 340, 341, 344
Pryor, Elizabeth, xi
Putnam, Samuel, 348–349
R
Rand, Jacob W., 19
Randolph, George W., 213
Rankin, John, 21
Ravensworth plantation, 28, 38, 46, 118, 121–122
Rawlins, John A., 108, 110, 124, 125, 126, 153, 252–254, 315, 335, 338, 339–341, 389, 434, 437, 488
on USG’s staff, 132–133
Reid, Whitelaw, 226
Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 51, 53, 73
Reynolds, Joseph, 130, 392
Reynolds, William, 130
Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 163, 442–443
Rich Mountain, VA, Battle of, 144
Richardson, Charles B., 470
Richeson, William West, 19, 33
Ripley, Roswell S., 162, 170, 171, 209
Robbins, James Watson, 11
Rosecrans, William S., 32, 144, 150, 228, 292, 295, 340, 343, 365, 366, 378, 434–435, 437, 479, 480, 482, 485
at Iuka, 238, 246–247
at Corinth, 248–251, 252–255
Ross, Leonard, 294
Rowley, W. R., 108
Ruffin, Edmund, 161
Ruffin, Nancy (REL slave), 48, 60, 278, 515 n157, 519 n53
S
Sam (REL slave), 48
Sanderson, James, 16, 17
on USG, 505 n103, n104
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de, 65, 66
Savage Station, VA, Battle of, 216
Sayler’s Creek, VA, Battle of, 450
Schofield, John M., 379, 475
Scott, Dred, 109
Scott, Walter, 31
Scott, Winfield, 10, 30, 33, 58, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 71, 72, 96, 111, 117, 118, 119, 136, 329, 349, 350, 374, 394, 411
Seddon, James A., 320, 321, 323, 424
Seligman, Jesse, 272
Semmes, Raphael, 73
Seven Days’ Battles, 214–220
Seymour, Horatio, 479
Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1862, 192–193
Sheridan, Philip H., 379, 402, 406, 420, 436, 449, 452, 489
Sherman, William T., 129, , 152, 178, 183, 196, 200, 223, 226, 248, 254, 255, 258–260, 272, 277, 279, 295, 301, 302, 306, 330, 333, 334, 341, 342, 345, 360, 365, 366, 369, 370–371, 373, 375–376, 379–380, 389, 390, 403, 432, 434, 436, 437, 448, 457, 458, 463, 464, 488, 489–491
at Shiloh, 201–207, 221
Shiloh, TN, Battle of, 202–208
Shiloh Campaign, 200ff
Sigel, Franz, 390, 403
Simmons, James, 338
Simpson, Brooks D., xi
Singleton, James W., 444–445
Smith, Charles F., 32, 111, 152, 153, 154, 181–188, 197, 198–199, 200–203
Smith, Garrett, 469
Smith, Gustavus W., 32, 209–211, 213, 265
Smith, John, 125
Smith, John E., 107, 108, 110–111
Smith, William F., 367, 373, 377, 379, 390, 407, 411–412
Spotsylvania, VA, Campaign, 400–402
Stansfield, F. W. H., 430
Steele, Frederick, 258–260
Steele’s Bayou Expedition, 301–302
Stephens, Alexander H., 137, 442–443, 444
Stevens, Thomas H., 88
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 21
Stratford Hall, 280
Stuart, James Ewell Brown “Jeb,” 96, 209, 213, 214, 230, 234, 261, 312, 314, 324–326, 330, 346, 381, 382, 397, 400, 402, 471
Sue, Eugene, 33, 42
Sumner, Edwin V., 117, 119
Swett, Leonard, 273
T
Talcott, Thomas M. R., 315, 318
Taylor, Walter H., 315, 316, 319, 361, 384, 386, 387, 448, 453, 456, 457
Taylor, Zachary, 51, 52, 54, 58, 60, 67, 94, 411, 438
Ten Eyck, John C., 286–287
Thomas, George H., 365–371, 375, 376, 379, 433, 435–436, 437, 464
relations with USG, 366–367, 369, 379
Tilden, Samuel J., 488
Trapier, James H., 161, 162, 170
Traveller (REL horse), 486
Turner, Nat, rebellion, 47
Twiggs, David E., 113, 119
Tyler, John, 46
U
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 21
Underwood, John, 462, 464
United States Military Academy, Lee superintendent at, 75–77
V
Van Buren, Martin, 30, 45
Van Dorn, Earl, 32, 247–251, 279, 294
Venable, Charles S., 41, 315–319, 388
Vera Cruz, Siege of, 63
Vicksburg, MS, Campaign, 255, 258–260, 294–308, 330–338, 343–345, 358
Vincent, John H., 108
W
Walker, Gilbert C., 484
Wallace, Lew, 186, 188, 200–202, 206, 208, 226, 340
Wallace, W. H. L., 153, 201, 202
Wallen, Henry, 87, 88
Warnery, Charles de, 27
Washburne, Elihu B., 104, 108, 132, 152, 173, 174, 175, 301, 342, 361, 373, 374, 379, 380, 437, 455
Washington, John A., 151, 314
Washington, Martha, 82
Waugh, John, xi
Webster, Daniel, 45
Webster, Joseph D., 175, 339, 340
Webster, Noah, 21, 348
Webster, William G., 348
White Haven plantation, 90, 92, 105
White House plantation, 48
White, Albert S., 60
White, Chilton A., 14, 16
White, John D., 15–16, 18
Whiting, William H. T., 213
Wilderness, VA, Campaign, 387–388, 395–396, 398
Williams, Carter (REL uncle), 7
Williams, Thomas, 298, 299
Williams, William Orton, 115, 349–351, 472, 573 n30
Wilson, Henry, 460
Wilson, James H., 335, 341
Wise, Henry A., 144–150
Wish-ton-wish plantation, 92
Wolseley, Garnet, 286
Wool, John E., 60–62, 118
Worth, William, 62, 68, 69, 70
Wright, Crafts J., 225, 226
Y
Yates, Richard, 128–130, 338
Yazoo Pass Expedition, 301
Yellow Tavern, VA, Battle of, 402
Z
Zantzinger, Franklin, 31