This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895. Excerpt: ... INDEX. Abbo r, H L., Bvt. Brig.-Gen., U. S. A., associated with Humphreys, 77; his tribute to Humphreys, t6. Abercrombie, J. J., Col., 7th U. S. In-fantry, Confederates at Falling Wa-ters, Va., July 2, 1861, repulsed by, 213; Thomas commissioned Brig.-Gen. in advance of, 213. Alabama, Wilson's 1864 raid in, 260. Alabama River, in Sherman's plans, autumn of 1864, 137. Alden, B. R., Capt. U. S. A., class-mate of Gen. Humphreys at West Point, 75. Aldie Gap, Va., action at, 157, 159. Alexander, Emperor of Russia, offered Samuel Humphreys an appointment, 75. Alexandria, Va., its capture advised in 1861, by Lee, 5. Allatoona Pass, the U. S. post at, de-fended Oct. 5, 1864, by Gen. Corse, 138. Alpine, Ga., McCook's corps sent to, Sept., 1863, in pursuit of Bragg, 220. Alvord, B., Bvt. Brig.-Gen., U. S. A., a graduate of West Point, 75. Amelia Court House, Va., the only roads left for escape of Lee, April 2, 1S65, those to, 91; pursuit of Lee by Humphreys to, ib.; Lee's loss of a day there, t6. Anacostia, U. S. gunboat, 103. Anderson, R., Brig.-Gen., U. S. A., Hancock's first service at Washing-ton with, 1861, 55; assigned to com-mand of Department of the Cum-berland, Aug. 15,1861, 174; Thomas made Brig.-Gen., U. S. V., at his instance, and assigned to his Dept., Sept., ib.; his command in Ken-tucky, 128; W. T. Sherman's ser-vice under, ib.; by order of Oct. 6, 1861, relieved of command of Dept. of Cum. superseded Oct. 8, by Sher-man, 128. Anderson, R. H., Maj.-Gen., C. S. A., by accident anticipated Grant's movement to Spottsylvania, 36. Andrew, J. A., Governor of Massachu-setts, concerned in recommendation of a call for 300,000 men, 251. Anglo-Saxon race on trial in the Civil War, 251. Annapolis, Md., Ninth Corps at, spring of 1864, 10. Antietam, McClellan's ov...