James Ford Rhodes (1848–1927). History of the Civil War, 1861–1865. 1917.
Subject Index
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North, uprising, 17; unpreparedness, 30; second uprising, 48; despondency (1862), and Lincoln’s leadership, 155; consternation over Lee’s invasion (1862), 167; and Fredericksburg, 185; dejection (1863), 201; Union meetings and leagues, better spirits, 205; return of confidence, 211; business revival, 222, 346; gloom after Wilderness campaign, 329, 333; conditions, 341–364; effect of war, 341; hard times, 341; social effect, 342, 346; during period of defeat, 346; agriculture, 347, 348; arbitrary arrests, 348–350, 353–355; character of Democratic opposition, 350–353; humanitarian work, 357; trade with the enemy, 357–359; grave conditions (1864), 360; Federal relations, 361–363; rejoicing over surrender of Lee, 436.
North Carolina, secession. See also Border States; Carolina march.
Norton, C. E., on Trent affair, 81, 83; and emancipation, 153; desponds, 155; on election of 1862, 176; on appointment of Burnside, 182; on need of victories, 205.
Palmerston, Lord, on British sentiment (1861), 65; and intervention, 69, 268–271; and Trent affair, 75; and blockade, 124; and Laird rams, 282; and Mason, 286.
Paper money, demand notes (1861), 145; legal-tender act, 146, 147; later issues, 147, 203; justifiableness, 147; Northern private and public fractional, 203, 343–345; in South, 384, 385; Federal, in South, 385, 415; not legal tender in South, 392.
Peninsular campaign, plan, 124; Yorktown, 125; Federals before Richmond, 126, 133; alarm there, 127; Jackson’s Valley operations, 127–131; Fair Oaks, 131, 132; Lee in command, 133; his defensive measures and plan of attack, 134; Seven Days; first day, 135; Gaines’s Mill, 136–138; McClellan’s overestimation of enemy, 137; McClellan’s demoralization, 139; comparison of commanders, 140–142; Federal retreat, 142; Malvern Hill, 143; losses, new base, results, 144; comparison with Wilderness campaign, 312.
Pennsylvania, Gettysburg campaign, 225–247; in election of 1864, 338.
Petersburg and Richmond campaign, Grant’s crossing of the James, 312, 322; failure to capture Petersburg, policy of attrition suspended, 322; condition of Federal army, 323; Lincoln’s visit to army, 323–325; Crater, 333; final campaign, 430–432; evacuation, 432; Federal occupation, Lincoln in Richmond, 433.
Pope, John, Island No. 10, 124; commands Army of Virginia, 157; address to army, 158; as commander, 158, 164; retires before Lee, 159; blunders, hampering, Second Bull Run, 160; removed, 163; comparison with Grant’s Virginia campaign, 313.
