This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1917. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Index to Historical Papers Abolitionists, among the Nor- wegians, 196, 207; policy, 224. Acta et Dicla, cited, 169. Adams, John Quincy, message, 219. Adams, Gen. Wirt, Confederate officer, 322. Adams County, sheriff, 308. "Adelaide," steamer, 308. Alabama, in the Confederacy, 213; secession ordinance, 215, 222; purchased from Spain, 218; slavery paramount in, 235; in Union Department, 319. Albany (N. Y.), 139, 151; Argus, 224. Alhambra (Cal.), 195. Alleghany Mountains, 137, 217, 230, 241. Allen, Margaret. See Atwater. Allouez, Father Claude, missions, 170, 172. . Alton (111.), 232. "America," ocean vessel, 149. American Fur Company, on Lake Superior, 178-79. American Historical Review, 121. American Knights, secret order, 246-47, 251. Amerika, 193. Amite River, in the Civil War, 311-14. Amusements, of pioneer days, 154- 55. Amy v. City of Watertown, 270,304. "Anaconda" plan, in Civil War strategy, 112-14, 116-18, 120, 135. Anderson, John, editor, 209. Anderson. Prof. Rasmus B., editor, 193, 212. Anderson, Maj. Robert, at Fort Sumter, 222. Andre, Father Louis, Jesuit mission- ary, 172. Annals of Iowa, 142. Annapolis Junction (Md.), in the Civil War, 308. Antietam, battle, 116, 122, 125, 138. Anundsen, B., editor, 208. "A. O. Tyler," steamboat, 221. Apalachicola (Fla.), in the Civil War, 222. Appleton, visited. 162-63. Arikara Indians, attack of, 142. Arizona, Norwegians in, 195. Arkansas, Indians in, 145; commerce, 230; in the Civil War, 229, 319. Arkansas River, travels on, 144-45. Army of Northern Virginia, 116. Army of the Potomac, 116, 123; reorganized, 131. Army Service Schools, 104. Ashland, mission at, 184-85 Ashtabula (Ohio), Sentinel, 224. Astor, John Jacob, president of fur company, 178. Atlanta (Ga.), in the Civil War, 117, 251, 322. Atlantic, cable co...