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Paducah, Ky., Battle of, 342-343, 373
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Page, Richard L.: assignment (Davis), 272, 273; on Mobile, 588, 592; L to, 272; Ls from, 272, 592; mentioned, 625
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Palmer, John B., 516, 574, 583, 622
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Palmerston, Henry J. T. (ident., 8:22), 337
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Palmetto, Ga.: Davis visits, 587
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Palmyra plantation, 63
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Pampero, CSS, 132
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Pamunkey River: defenses (Davis), 100; U.S. operations, 420, 469, 470
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Paris La Patrie, 369
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Parker, Frank S., 423
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Parker, N. P., 228
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Parker, William H., 376
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Parr, H. A., 272
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Parrott guns, 433, 449, 502
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Parsons, Mosby M., 251, 255
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Parsons, William H. (sketch, 192), 188, 192, 594
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partisan rangers, 30, 89, 112, 293, 325, 347, 453, 553
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Pascagoula, Miss., 533, 584
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Patent Office, 608
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Patrick Henry, CSS, 93, 376
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Patton, George S., 444
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Patton, Henrietta K. (ident., 574), 571
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Patton, James L., 375
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Patton, Thomas W. (sketch, 574)
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Paul, Alfred, 133
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Paxton, Alexander M. (sketch, 2:40): criticized, 494, 496, 521; Davis and, 623; L from, 67
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Payne, Aleck (slave) (ident., 7:4), 61
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Payne, Jacob U. (sketch, 1:452), 318
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Payne, James (slave) (ident., 64), 61
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peace: British petition, 133; CSA opponents, 162, 251, 603, 631-32, proponents, 201, 202, 213, 269, 322, 332, 341; Davis on, 104, 159-61, 165, 200, 380-81, 533-34; Niagara Falls meeting, 559-61; U.S. sentiment, 139, 152, 187, 213, 332, 407, 535, 599, 630, 631-32; Vance and, 53, 139, 163, 201, 202, 210, 455; Washington conference (1861), 346, 538
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Pearsall, Jeremiah: L from, 87
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Pearsall, Thomas, 596
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Pearson, Richmond M. (sketch, 9:194): criticized, 261; Davis on, 273-74
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Pegram, John, 442, 636
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Pegues, Alexander H. (sketch, 2:112): Davis and, 85; L from, 85
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Peirce, W. W., 263
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Pemberton, John C. (sketch, 8:9): command status, 359; criticized, 77; Davis and, 14, 422, on, 32, 73, 278; on U.S. deserters, 600-601; recommendation by, 25; recommended, 10; resigns, 422; Richmond defenses (Davis), 613; staff, 115, 422, 502; Vicksburg campaign, 3, 129, 135, 164, (Davis), 32, 278; L to, 277-78; L from, 422
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Pendleton, Alexander S., 106
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Pendleton, William N. (sketch, 7:240): Davis and, li, 365; Lee on, 471, 477; on Army of Tenn., 353, artillery organization, 456; Ls from, 352-53, 365, 456-57; mentioned, 148, 308, 404
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Penn, David B., 5
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Pennington, John L., 201
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Pennsylvania raid, 575, 585
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Perkins, John, Jr. (sketch, 6:5), 383
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Perrin, Abner, 405
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Perrin, Robert O., 260
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Perry, Edward A., 10
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Perry County, Miss., 287
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Peters, Thomas M.: L from, 305
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Peters, William L., 305
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Petersburg, Va.: commander, 398, 400, (Davis), 397-98, 399, 415; defenses, 418, 423, (Davis), 90, 401, 417, 418
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Petersburg, Va., Battles of: the Crater, 576-77; Davis on, 458, 461, 475, 477, 490-91; described, 469, 470, 578-79, 580, 581; Lee on, 467, 470, 473, 474-75, 476, 502, 503, 507, 555- 56, 576-78, 617; Old Men and Boys, 459; and railroads, 474-75, 476, 502, 545, 617, (Davis), 475
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Petersburg Railroad: defenses (Davis), 478, 614-15; operations, 614; U.S. operations, 545, 617, (Davis), 603, 619
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Petrel, USS, 366
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Pettus, Edmund W., 171
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Pettus, John J. (sketch, 2:96): Davis and, 100, 101; mentioned, 140, 407
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Pettus, Stephen G.: L from, 228; mentioned, 289
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Phelan, James (sketch, 5:38): L from, 303-4; mentioned, 140, 383
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Philadelphia, Tenn., skirmish, 38
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Philadelphia (Pa.) Inquirer, 376, 495
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Philips, Martin W. (sketch, 4:177): L from, 24
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Phillips, J. W.: L to, 273
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Pickett, Edward (sketch, 7:403), 195-96
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Pickett, George E. (sketch, 9:210): assignments, 87, 139, 241, 255-56, 430, (Davis), 225, 388, 399, 423, 425; criticized, 400; N.C. operations, 4, 69, 77, 117, 187, 237, (Davis), 219, 225; Petersburg, 399, 400, 401, 430, 470, 473, 474, 476; requested (Lee), 319, 387, 391; mentioned, 429
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Pickett, John T. (sketch, 6:266): L from, 169
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Pickett, Joseph G.: L from, 84
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Pickett's Mill, Ga., Battle of, 440, 528, 573
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Piedmont, Va., Battle of: Davis on, 459; mentioned, 451
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Piedmont Railroad, 355, 438, 618, 620
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Pierce, Franklin (sketch, 4:272), 629
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Pike, Albert (sketch, 7:268), 218
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Pillow, Gideon J. (sketch, 7:257): Ala. operations, 463, 464, (Davis), 482; assignments, 214, 282, 465, (Davis), 490; criticized, 613; on Fort Donelson, 4; L from, 3-4; mentioned, 11, 141, 347
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Pius IX: Davis and, 135, 354; on recognition, 231; L from, 99
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Pleasant Hill, La., Battle of, 286, 462, 616
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Pleasants, E. S.: Davis and, 275
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Pleasants, Henry, 578
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Plumb, Edward L., 169
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Plymouth, N.C., operations, 356, 358, 373, 386, 464, 611, (Davis), 359
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Pocotaligo, S.C.: Davis speaks at, 48; defenses, 106
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Point Lookout, Md.: commanders, 488; described, 487; raid, 509, 510, 512, 515, 516, (Davis), 497, 509, 510, 514, 515, (Lee), 485-86, 493, 496, 502, 509, proposed, 114, 483; mentioned, 483, 530
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Point Pelee, Canada, 241
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Poison Springs, Ark., Battle of, 193, 397, 462, 595
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Polignac, Camille J., 460, 533, 568, 594, 606
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Polk, Alexander H. (sketch, 8:40), 559, 571, 583
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Polk, Leonidas (sketch, 7:174): assignments, 121, (Davis), 32, 111-12, 184, 232, 238, 239, 259, 332-33, 399-400, 482; Bragg and, vi, 3, 19, 23, 43, 71, (Davis), 6-7; criticized, 277, 279, 282, 413; Davis and, 14, 15, 23, 34, 36, 40, 41, 58, 72, 73, 105-6, 164, 247, 478, on, 41, 184, 282, 289-90, 508, 569-71; J. E. Davis and, 320; death, 466, 471, 478, 508; Ga. operations, 150, 414, 426, 434, 482, 525, (Davis), 570-71; Johnston and, 115, 144, 167, 168, 172, 216, 230, 232, 233, 353, 414, (Davis), 170, 229, 234-35, 571; Miss. operations, 214, 227, 232, 233, 238, 244, 246, 257, 258, 259-60, 284, 344, 370, 375, 377, 399, (Davis), 229, 234-35, 236, 238, 259, 571; on Bragg, 11-13, Chickamauga, 12-13, 14, cotton trade, 370, Davis, 106, 478, 573, his powers, 277, 287, Johnston, 572, 573, Miss. campaign, 233, 258, Miss. organization, 338, 354, 377, 397, munitions shipments, 312-13, 358, 370, strategy, 141, 176, 233, 264, 288, 361, 463, 525, 574, U.S. strategy, 172, 258, 264; staff, 41-42, 115, 258, 325, 569; Ls to, 32, 41-42, 165, 170, 184, 203, 204, 229, 232, 238, 247, 259, 332-33, 354, 359, 375, 387, 399-400; Ls from, 11- 13, 19, 34, 71, 88, 105-6, 140-41, 167, 172, 214, 219, 227, 233, 244, 257, 258, 259-60, 263, 264, 272, 277, 287, 288, 312, 338, 354, 358, 369-70, 375, 377, 397, 399, 414, 444, 463; mentioned, 111, 115, 195, 275, 280, 309, 361, 465, 516, 591, 629
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Polk, Lucius E.: on Cleburne's proposal, 178; L from, 9
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Polk, William M., 13
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Pollard, Ala.: Davis visits, 36; defenses, 519
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Pollard, Edward, 387
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Pond, Preston, Jr. (sketch, 453): on La. conditions, 309-10, 453; L to, 452-53; L from, 309-10; mentioned, 330
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Pope, John (sketch, 8:303), 352, 457, 462, 484
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Porter, David D. (sketch, 6:27): at Davis Bend, 64; Red River campaign, 193, 285; mentioned, 251
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Porter, William D.: Davis and, li; mentioned, 278, 283, 287
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Port Gibson, Miss., skirmish, 553
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Port Hudson, La., 88, 192
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Posey, Carnot (sketch, 3:74): Davis on, 109; mentioned, 28, 107
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Posey, Jefferson: L from, 107
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Posey, Lloyd: Davis on, 109
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Posey, Stanhope: L from, 109
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Post Office Department: Davis on, 104; estimates, 58, 378, 433; mail delays, 329, 433; Miss., 23; reports on, 102-3, 378; salaries, 103, 378, 433, 441; telegraph construction, 378; Trans-Miss., 378; and Treasury Dept., 5, 103, (Davis), 9; and War Dept., 205, 217. See alsoReagan, John H.
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Potier, ------: L from, 116
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Potomac River: CSA operations, 28, 241, 391, 483, 484-86, 493, 496, 512, 518, 530, 555-56; U.S. operations, 245, 467, 507, 603, 628
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Potter, Robert B., 578
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Powers, Frank P., 112, 406, 521
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Prairie Grove, Ark., Battle of, 9
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Preston, John S. (sketch, 7:392): on Ala. conscription laws, 311-12, conscription officers, 386, reserves, 385; reports by, 114, 158, 186, 282; E by, 220; Ls from, 196-97, 212-13; mentioned, 203. See also Conscription Bureau
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Preston, William (sketch, 7:448): assignment, 30, 31, 43, (Davis), 34, 37; Davis and, 166, 318; Mexico envoy, 158, 165, 169, 338; on Mexico mission, 444-45, 490; recommendation by, 111; Ls from, 9, 166, 444-45, 490
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Preston, William B.: L to, 635
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Price, Austin H.: L from, 609
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Price, Edwin, 255
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Price, Sterling (sketch, 7:189): assignments, 460, (Davis), 81; criticized, 137, 195, 397, 414; Davis and, 251, 255, on, 80-81; on Mo. campaign, 254, recruiting, 250; recommended, 72, 83, 151; Red River campaign, 193, 617; staff, 323; mentioned, 353, 362, 554, 595, 606
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Price, Thomas H., 358, 413
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Prince William County, Va., 28, 212
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prisoners of war: Ala. camp, 482-83, 547, 617, (Davis), 520; Ark. Post, 157, 176, 186; black troops, 358, 375, (Davis), 600; in Canada, 273, 564, (Davis), 340; casualties at Point Lookout, 487; Davis addresses, 281, on, 104, 195, 218, 243, 289, 380, 461, 546, 600, 609; exchanges, 34, 47, 89, 213, 226, 373, 492, 520, 575, 584, 624, 632, (Davis), 33, 65, 356, 380, 520, 541, 575, 624; exchange statistics, 384; Forts Gaines and Morgan, 598; Ga., 438, 444, 454, 482-83, 516, 542, 547, 615, 620; Grant on, 383; Morgan's command, 289; murder of, 481, 511, 546; political, 332, 356; rescue attempts, 86, 243, 489, 537, 609, (U.S.), 66, 168, 218, 244, 454; retaliation, 34, 289, 546, (Davis), 97; treatment of, 373, 383-84, 591, (Davis), 104, 281, 380, 601; Union City, 343; U.S. policy, 89, 373, 450, (Davis), 104, 380. See also specific camps
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Provision and Clothing, Office of, 93
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provost marshals: abuses by, 20, 218, 228, 289; appointment (Davis), 203; duties of, 140-41, 211, 520; recommendations for, 101, 140-41, 356; U.S., 22; mentioned, 53, 114, 203, 230, 472
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Pryor, Roger A.: assignment (Davis), 185; L from, 46.
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Rabe, Robert: L from, 368
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Ragsdale, Joel B.: L from, 497
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railroads: CSA control of, 89, 90, 168, 210-11, 230, 261, 274, 283, 289, 352, 373, 622- 23; Davis on, 239, 355, 618-19; iron for, 60, 90, 272, 275, 283, 596, 611; mail and, 103, 378; supplies imported, 331; theft from, 168. See also specific lines and locales
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Rains, Gabriel J. (sketch, 1:356): assignments, 256, (Davis), 618; Davis and, xlix; on James River defenses, 508; staff, 616; L from, 508
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Rains, James S., 254
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Raleigh, CSS, 376
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Raleigh Conservative, 202
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Raleigh N.C. Standard: Davis on, 227; on Davis, 53; mentioned, 53, 201, 278
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Raleigh State Journal, 232
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Ramseur, Stephen D., 443, 486
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Ramsey, James G. M.: Ls from, 5, 338, 546
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Randal, Horace (sketch, 6:113), 139, 193
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Randolph, George W. (sketch, 8:121): criticized, 4; Davis and, l
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Randolph, Mary A., l
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Ransom, Matt W., 444
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Ransom, Robert (sketch, 9:157): assignments, 39, 98, 99, 392, 456, 459, 471, (Davis), 4, 90, 99, 398, 415, 427, 441, 462, 596, 599; confers with Davis, 458; criticized, 11; health, 599; Lee on, 207; on Davis, 401, 459; Richmond defenses, 398, 402, 452; Tenn. operations, 4, 92, 98, 99, 101, 105; Va. operations, 58, 400, 415, 416, 419, 428, 448; Ls to, 90, 443-44, 462; L from, 98
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Rapidan River, 26, 60, 88, 90, 225, 243, 389
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Rappahannock, CSS: Davis on, 445; mentioned, 169, 376
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Rappahannock River, 26-27, 34, 40, 60, 375, 376, 390, 435, 484
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Rappahannock Station, Va., 58, 348
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Rawlingsville, Ala., 235
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Raymond, Miss.: Davis' slaves at, 32
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Rayner, Kenneth (sketch, 8:190): L from, 263
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Reade, Edwin G. (sketch, 201): confers with Davis, 199-200; on Davis, 202
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Reagan, John H. (sketch, 7:420): Davis and, liii; Lee and, 447; on Atlanta, 504, Whiting, 428; Ls from, 5, 57-58, 102-3, 205, 217, 378, 433. See also Post Office Department
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Reams' Station, Va., 481, 517, 581
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reconstruction (reunion), 189, 243. See also disaffection
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Red River campaign: Banks and, xi, 285-86, 298, 438, 450; Smith and, 188-89, 397, 462, 594, 616-17; U.S. reinforcements from, 421, 449; mentioned, 361
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Reed, Albert R.: L from, 214
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Reed, John: Davis on, 559
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Reed, Laura: L from, 307
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Reed, Thomas B. (ident., 2:686): Davis and, 48; sugar impressed, 307, 374; L from, 47- 48
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Reed Ferrall & Co.: L from, 90
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Reese, C. D., 271
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Reese, E. T., 271
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Reid, Samuel C.: Davis meets with, 25, 637; on Davis, 54
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Reid, Thomas J., Jr.: Ls from, 164, 629; mentioned, 288
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Republican party: Davis on, 445; mentioned, 153, 157, 280, 373
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repudiation: Davis and, 141, 231
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Resaca, Ga., 105, 413, 432
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Resaca, Ga., Battle of, 433, 570-71
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Reston, William: L from, 98
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retaliation: Bragg on, 34, 244; Davis on, 97, 104, 511, 546; Early and, 557; Forrest on, 344; Lee on, 244, 546; Morgan on, 289; recommended, 308, 608; Seddon on, 244, 511
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Reynolds, Alexander W., 242
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Reynolds, Arthur E., 135
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Reynolds, Joseph J., 194
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Reynolds, Samuel H., 636
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Reynolds, Thomas C. (sketch, 7:190): Davis and, 185; on Buckner, 595, J. B. Clark, 251, end of war, 250, guerrillas, 255, W. P. Johnson, 251, Mo. appointments, 248, Mo. campaign, 250, Mo. election, 414, Mo. State Guard, 254, Price and Holmes, 82, Trans-Miss. generals, 249; Ls to, 107, cited, 252; Ls from, 68, 72, 185, 248-50, 358, 405-6, 414, cited, 252
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Rhodes, Ralzymon A.: L from, 167
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"rich man's war," 207, 366, 515
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Richards, A. Keene, 369
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Richards, Thomas W., 624
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Richardson, Albert D., 632
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Richardson, Robert V. (sketch, 347): assignments, 223, 365; brigade described, 348; charges against, 333; operations, 344; Ls from, 333, 365
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Richardson, William H., 84
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Richardson, Wilson G.: L from, 437-38
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Richmond, CSS, 430
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, 66, 432, 475
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Richmond, Va.: conscription, 271; corruption, 142-43, 271; Davis speaks at, 281; defenses, 89, 168, 172, 352, 430, 458, 463, 506, (Davis), 90, 96, 100, 219, 226, 284, 341, 371, 388, 398, 401, 406, 415, 416, 418, 424, 444, 452, 457, 507, 613, (Lee), 88, 92, 214, 219, 297, 375, 388, 403, 418, 421, 422, 435, 441, 471, 476, 613; disaffection, 118; home guard, 558, (Davis), 118, 341; hospitals, 237; mail problems, 433; passports, 211; police, 172, 398; press, 18, 157; prices, 78, 373, 545; prisons, 168, 218; threatened, xi, 244, 305, 307, 312, 352, 355, 361, 407, 440, 558, (Davis), 339, 620, (Lee), 295, 312, 349, 389, 621; White House fire, l; L from physicians, 623
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Richmond & Danville Railroad, 417, 476, 480, 620
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Richmond & Petersburg Railroad, 401, 402, 477
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Richmond Armory, 118, 341
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Richmond County, Va., 494
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Richmond Dispatch, 469
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Richmond Enquirer, 396, 632
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Richmond Examiner, 601, 632
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Richmond Sentinel, 549, 550
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Richmond Theatre, 319, 623
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Richmond Whig: on Davis, ix
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Ricketts, James B., 515, 556
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Riddell's Shop, Va., 467
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Ringgold, Ga., 76, 90, 92, 107, 108, 235, 259, 275, 353
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Ringgold Gap, Ga., Battle of, 119, 122
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Rio Grande, 67, 80
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Ripley, Roswell S. (sketch, 7:428), 70
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Rives, Alfred L.: James River bridge, 471; Petersburg, 475; report by, 438; Ls from, 91, 108, 304; mentioned, 211
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Rives, William Cabell, 202
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Robert, William F.: L from, 115; mentioned, 139
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Robert E. Lee (blockade-runner), 100, 141
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Roberts, Hiram: L from, 496
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Robertson, Jerome B., 155, 157, 209
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Robertson, William A., 435
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Robertson's Tavern, Va., 392
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Robinson, John A., 195
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Robinson, John C.: Ls from, 141, 271
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Robinson, John M., 475
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Robinson, William L., 111
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Rockingham County, Va., 171
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Rocky Face, Ga., skirmish, 528
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Roddey, Philip D. (sketch, 9:5): assignments, 233, 240, 465, (Davis), 546; Forrest and, 105; operations, 46, 198, 463, 464, (Davis), 156, 482, 513; praised, 305; troop strength, 144
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Rodes, Robert E. (sketch, 8:260): assignment (Davis), 226; Lee on, 101, 207; on E. O'Neal, 303; recommended, 306
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Rodgers, ------ (Capt.), 310
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Roebuck, John A. (sketch, 9:257), 335, 337
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Rogersville, Tenn., raid, 58
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Roman, Alfred: on Davis, 53
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Rome, Ga., 282, 289, 573
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Root, Sidney: Ls from, 136, 283
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Rootes, George F., 127
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Rosecrans, William S. (sketch, 8:471): Davis on, 29, 33, 36; reinforcements for, 3, 8; relieved, 34, 38
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Rosemont plantation, 454
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Ross, ------: Davis and, lii
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Ross, Amanda M.: L from, 455
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Ross, George, 84
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Ross, Lawrence S. (sketch, 362): Davis on, 115; Miss. operations, 224; on 6th Texas Cavalry, 363; promoted, 116; recommended, 96
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Ross, William C., 455
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Rosser, Thomas L., 10, 287, 341
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Rossman, R., 531
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Rost, Alphonse, 135
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Rost, Pierre A. (sketch, 7:257): L from, 135; mentioned, 3
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Rouss, Charles B.: L from, 255
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Rousseau, Lovell H. (sketch, 7:447), 505, 527, 533, 542, 547, 613
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Rowntree, Henry, 364
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Royston, Grandison D., 383
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Ruffin, Edmund: L from, 623
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Ruffin, Thomas, 201
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Ruggles, Daniel (sketch, 7:198), 100, 309, 329, 406
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Runnels, ------, 172
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Russell, Charles, 187, 284, 479
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Russell, Charles W.: Ls from, 110, 565-66
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Russell, Lord John (sketch, 7:106): Blairgowrie speech, 130; CSA and, 5, 34; criticized, 18, 130; Seward and, 335
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St. Albans, Vt., 537, 562
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St. John, Isaac M., 60
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St. Louis, Mo., 118, 280
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St. Mary's River, 305
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 396
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St. Thomas College, 511
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Sale, John B. (sketch, 8:547): assignment, 96; L to, 546; Ls from, 400, 622
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salt, 60, 123, 127, 167, 230, 331, 546, 575
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Samaria Church, Va., 480
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San Antonio, Texas, 188
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Sanders, Anna R.: L from, 624
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Sanders, George N. (sketch, 561): Canada mission, 559, 631; criticized, 562; Davis and, 624; on Davis, 562; State Dept. contract, 305; L from, 302-3; mentioned, 85, 563
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Sanders, John C. C. (sketch, 580), 577
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Sanders, Lewis, 561
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Sanders, Lewis, Jr. (sketch, 1:463), 305, 561
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Sanders, Reid, 305, 624
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Sanders, William P. (sketch, 5:132), 561
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Sandidge, John M. (sketch, 329): Davis and, 326, 333, 452; La. agent, 309, 330
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Sandusky, Ohio, 86
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Saunders, J. E., 546
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Savage, Henry, 170
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Savannah, Ga.: Davis invited to, 30, speaks at, 44-45, 48, 496; defenses, 4, 94, 167, 366, (Davis), 45, 365, 474
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Savannah Republican, 474
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Sayre, Mary Jane Bradford (niece) (sketch, 1:279), 559
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Scales, Alfred M., 306
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Schaller, Frank: L to, 87; Ls from, 60, 445
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Scherck, Isaac (ident., 182), 180
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Schofield, John M., 82, 532
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Schumann, F., 118
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Scott, John, 282
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Scott, John S. (sketch, 8:334): assignments, 71, 195, 454, 484; criticized, 309; operations, 553, 632; praised, 484, 490, 521, 568; Ls from, 195, 433-34; mentioned, 481, 496
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Scott, Sutton S., 89, 113, 141, 373
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Scott, Thomas, 318
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Scott, Winfield (sketch, 1:107), 159, 255
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Scurry, William R., 193
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Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad, 611
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Seago, Palmer & Co., 230
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Sears, Claudius W., 165, 618
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secession: Davis on, 379; effect on laws, 260
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Secessionville, S.C.: Davis at, 70
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secret service: Davis and, 154-55, on, 387; funds, 154-55, 166, 367, 374, 616, 633; T. A. Harris and, 520-21, 567; Ky., 615; Lee and, 319
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Seddon, James A. (sketch, 7:115): Bragg and, 252; Congress and, 282; criticized, 4, 46, 66, 150, 217, 276, 311, 355, 452; Dahlgren raid, 244; daughter's death, 97; Davis and, li, liii, 97, 352, 456; Johnston and, 121, 129; leave granted, 475; Lee and, 290; on agents abroad, 166, Ala. reserves, 626, S. R. Anderson, 112, Army of Tenn. commander, 7, Army of Tenn. reinforcements, 77, Beauregard, 231, Bristoe Station, 86, J. E. Brown, 529, 626, W. M. Browne, 625, conscription, 109, 170, 204, 282, 311-12, 319, 356, 386, 397, 626, D. H. Cooper, 141, cotton trade, 97, 100, 126, 155, 302, deserters, 214, 521, Drewry's Bluff, 420, exemptions, 272, general staff, 234, D. H. Hill, 74, Hood's strategy, 586, impressment, 125, 213, 531, Indian affairs, 83, 152, 229, A. E. Jackson, 455, R. W. Johnson, 85, J. E. Johnston, 119, 504, 519, Ky. troops, 173, Lovell, 150, manpower, 172, 227, Md. soldiers, 545, military justice, 386, officers' appointments, 246, 385, 472, officers' elections, 122, officers' rations, 385, pardons, 608, prisoners, 373, 541, quartermaster and commissary operations, 282, 620, railroad control, 352, 355, recaptured slaves, 219, recruiting, 565, reserves, 481, retaliation, 244, 511, Richmond defenses, 352, slave impressment, 125-26, Stephens, 263, strategy, 77, R. Taylor, 136, trade regulations, 301, Trans- Miss., 85, 554, troops serving at home, 204, U.S. deserters, 564, use of newspapers, 100, Va. troops, 334, J. S. Williams, 158, Wilmington defenses, 237, J. A. Winston, 626; praised, 374; replies for Davis, 196; Ls to, 3, 25, 30, 33, 42, 97, 100, 261, 445-46, 475, 565, 575, 617, 628-29; Ls from, 26, 34, 88-89, 106, 109-10, 110-11, 114, 115, 116, 135, 138, 151, 156, 158, 164, 170, 186, 198, 205, 211, 213, 219, 220, 227, 228, 230, 231, 233, 237, 240, 263, 282, 283, 289, 319, 368, 372-73, 422, 438, 442, 444, 451, 566, 602, 625-26. See also War Department
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Sedgwick, John (sketch, 243), 241, 243, 390, 392, 405
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Selma, Ala.: arms depot, 612; Davis speaks at, 29, 60, visits, 35, 69; Miss. court records at, 554; navy ordnance works, 495, (Davis), 334; shipbuilding, 275; threatened, 219, 247
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Selma, CSS, 588
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Selma Dispatch: on Davis, 69
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Seminole wars, veterans, 243, 580
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Semmes, Myra K.: Davises and, 395; L to, 531
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Semmes, Raphael (sketch, 8:283), 93
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Semmes, Thomas J.: Davises and, l; E by, 231; L from, 584
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Senate: bills on general staff (Davis), 236, officers' rations, 385; estimates, 377, 449; Military Affairs Committee, 453; and officers' nominations (Davis), 342; opposition to Davis, 250; resolutions on blockade-running, 111, clothing, 240, enemy abuses, 478, exempting editors, 450, Guerin, 231, Lawton, 237, officers' appointments, 205, quartermaster general, 114, 237, (Davis), 206, taxes, 220, Trans-Miss. officers, 173; secret service funds, 154; trade regulations, 550; vetoes, 450, 454; Ls to, 140, 173, 206, 236, 389, 450, 454, 461-62, of transmittal, 111, 114, 137, 151, 164, 205, 220, 231, 237, 240
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Sevier, Andrew J., 176
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Sevier, Sarah K.: L from, 176
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Seward, William H. (sketch, 4:46), 3, 17, 131, 255, 335, 338, 445
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Sexton, Franklin B.: L to, 238; L from, 463-64
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Seymour, Horatio (sketch, 254), 250
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Seymour, Thomas H., 629
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Seymour, Truman: Davis on, 435; Fla. campaign, 243, 257; praised, 492
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Shawsheen, USS, 404
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Sheffey, Hugh W.: L from, 226
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Shelby, Joseph O. (sketch, 606): criticized, 57; recommended, 68, 87; recruiting, 604; Red River campaign, 193
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Shenandoah Valley, Va.: commanders, 207, 444, 451, 599, (Davis), 37, 462, 596, 599, 617; conditions, 109, 197, 237; Grant's strategy, 298, 621; operations, 8, 58, 77, 212, 243, 255, 264, 308-9, 352, 387, 388, 415, 418, 451, 462, 467, 484, 555, 609
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Shepherd (slave), 61
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Shepherd, Benjamin A., 316
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Sheridan, Philip H. (sketch, 479): assignment, 334, 557-58; Cold Harbor, 447; on J. H. Wilson, 481; operations, xi, 392, 404, 470, 544, (Davis), 420, 479, 603, (Lee), 435, 457, 476, 477
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Sherman, William T. (sketch, 9:6): Ala. operations, 46, 214, 289; assignments, 298, 392; Atlanta campaign, 83, 145, 372, 419, 499, 620-21, (Davis), 533, 619; Chattanooga, 76; Meridian campaign, 216, 224, 235, 258, 320, 324, (Davis), 571; Miss. and Tenn. operations, 38, 233, 282, 284, 308; on Ark. troops, 544, Atlanta, 598, cotton trade, 126, Grant's strategy, 298, Jackson, Miss., 52, Johnston, 499, 528, 572, Meridian campaign, 236, Slocum, 553; Polk on, 141, 264; Red River campaign, 192; mentioned, 58, 109, 421
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Shomo, Jacob L., 334
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Shorter, John Gill (sketch, 8:545): on deserters, 30; L from, 20; mentioned, 42
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Shoup, Francis A. (sketch, 8:364), 148, 182, 210, 442, 566
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Shriver, Daniel M., 110
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Shriver, Samuel S., 565
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Sigel, Franz (sketch, 9:81), 298, 352, 376, 418, 486
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Signal Corps, 94, 114, 406, 508, 638
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Silver Run, Ala., 617
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Sims, Frederick W., 211
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Slade, William, Jr.: L from, 213
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slavery: Davis on, 533, 534; defended, 169, 187, 213; Europe and, 369; Mexico and, 169
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slaves: Ala., 19, 206, 543; Ark., 129, 607; army use as laborers, 88, 150, 167, 191, 324, 370, 375, 543, soldiers, 331, (Cleburne's proposal), 170, 177-78, 179, 181, 197-98, 228-29; cost of, 24; Davis on, 197-98, 375, 600; as deserters, 600; disloyal, 79, 331, 366; emancipation, 166, 341; hired out, 319, (Davis'), 45, 320, (rates), 324; impressed, 67, 78, 89, 125-26, 146, 164, 196, 206, 211, 261, 476; insurrection rumors, 29, (Davis), 218; loyal, 531; Miss., 24, 29, 67, 78, 91, 125-26, 146, 206, 274, 370, 377, 531, (Davis), 79, 91, 164; murder of, 61, 96-97; N.C., 87, 196, 261, 611; officers' allowances for, 306; runaways, l, 19, 375, 406, 611, (Davis), 359, 375; S.C., 331; Texas, 129, 191; U.S. Army and, 29, 67, 78, 89, 164, 219, 224, 243, 274, 285, 494, 607, (Davis), 79, 91, 104, 164, 600; U.S. Navy and, 63, 331; Va., 88. See also blacks; Davis, Jefferson--servants and slaves
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Slidell, John (sketch, 5:7): criticized, 143; funds for, 341; on European affairs, 246, 445, France, 134, 172, 287, Maximilian, 337-38; L from, 172; mentioned, 5, 16, 131, 369, 412, 444, 562
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Slidell, Marguerite M. See Erlanger, Mathilde S.
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Slocum, Henry W. (sketch, 9:81), 8, 552
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Smith, Andrew J. (sketch, 6:113), 285, 286, 465, 482, 513, 544, 598
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Smith, Anna Davis (sister) (sketch, 1:329), 454
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Smith, Caraway, 565
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Smith, Edmund Kirby (sketch, 8:31): H. W. Allen and, 257, 258, (Davis), 258, 327-29; and cotton trade, 155, 313-18; criticized, 117, 249, 270, 462, 584, 594, 595; Davis instructs, 57, 80-81, 137, 155-56, 232, 520, 541, meets with (1862), 637, on, 8, 104, 328; health, 594, 616; and Indian affairs, 83, 113, 117, 152, 189-90, 270; and Miss. River crossing (summer 1864), 458, 524, 526, 527, 533, 547, 559, 568, 598, 607, 612, (Davis), 501, 520, 541, 554, 593, 594; Murrah and, 192, 304, 314, 367-68, 411-12; on Ark. defenses, 189, Buckner, 595, D. H. Cooper, 194, cotton business, 316, 317, 416, 451-52, finances, 71, 84, 187, 189, 211-12, 283-84, 416, Holmes, 190, 252, Magruder, 188, 195, Maxey, 194, morale, 189, 253-54, Price, 195, 397, strategy, 57, 188-89, 190, 568, 616-17, supernumerary officers, 86, 190, Taylor, 190, 353, 462, 607, Texas operations, 67, 188, 304, 410-11, 616, Vicksburg, 443, 450; powers, 257, 373, 439-40, (Davis), 6, 327, 368, 371-72, 461, 464; praised, 57, 129, 249, 327-28; Red River campaign, 188-89, 193, 353, 397, 409, 462, 594, 595, 616-17; E by, 68; Ls to, 8, 80-81, 371-72, 464, 593; Ls from, 67, 71, 85, 86, 87, 187, 188-90, 211-12, 258, 283-84, 288, 304, 353, 397, 416-17, 450, 451-52, 462, 568, 616-18; mentioned, 44, 78, 112, 115, 139, 168, 195, 250, 253, 264, 312-13, 358, 429, 438, 451, 460, 508, 584, 592, 600. See also Trans-Mississippi Department
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Smith, Francis W., 457
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Smith, Franklin (sketch, 2:89): L from, 310
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Smith, Gustavus W. (sketch, 7:306): Bragg and, 527; criticized, 525; Davis and, 358; on Ga. state troops, 505, Johnston, 529; praised, 529
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Smith, J. Gregory, 557
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Smith, James A.: L from, 9; mentioned, 196, 271
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Smith, James P. (sketch, 9:135): Davis on, 421, 623; L from, 421; mentioned, 118, 320
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Smith, Larkin, 186
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Smith, Martin L. (sketch, 7:363), 261, 310, 547
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Smith, Persifor F. (sketch, 5:74), 362
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Smith, Robert H., 20
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Smith, Stokes A. (sketch, 8:470), 71, 72, 270, 616
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Smith, William (black), 366
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Smith, William (governor): and Richmond defenses, 452; Es by, 185, 541; mentioned, 281, 478
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Smith, William F.: assignment, 430; Cold Harbor, 447, 448; operations, 391, 401, 402, 441, 469, 488, 494; Petersburg, 469, 470
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Smith, William N. H. (sketch, 6:345): confers with Davis, 199-200; Ls from, 261, 611
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Smith, William R.: L from, 59
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Smith, William Sooy (sketch, 325), 224, 285, 320, 361
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Smith County, Miss., 287
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Snead, Thomas L., 251, 414
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Snyder's Bluff, Miss: Davis slaves at, 64
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Sons of Liberty, 154, 537, 609
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Sorley, James, 316
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Sothoron, John H.: Davis and, 472; L from, 471-72
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South Carolina: conscription, 185-86, 455, 474; cotton trade, 278, 283, 287, 414; Davis on, 111; defenses, 331-32, 340, 366, 377, (Davis), 276, 306, 473-74; disaffection, 482; impressment, 115; railroads, 225, 294, 331-32; slaves, 331; trade regulations, 301; U.S. troops in, 351, 482
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South Carolina Railroad, 294
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South Carolina troops: 1st Artillery, 473, 474; Holcombe Legion, 579; 17th Infantry, 578; 18th Infantry, 578; Lucas' Battalion, 473, 474; cavalry (Davis), 197; Davis praises, 46, 340; munitions needed, 460, 463, 477, 482; Petersburg, 578; recruiting, 340; reserves, 450, 457, 460, 463, 473, 474, 477, 482, 507, 508, 514, (Davis), 375, 454, 510
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Southern Independence Association, 133
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Southern Quarterly Review: Davis on, 46
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Southern Railroad (Miss.), 290, 370
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Southside Railroad, 479
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Spalding, Ephraim H.: L to, 628
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Sparrow, Edward (sketch, 453): confers with Davis, 112, 231; E by, 19; L to, 588; Ls from, 111, 231, 309, 472, 515-16, 568; mentioned, 408, 452, 584
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speculators/extortioners: Ala., 100-101, 177, 358; criticized, 3, 24, 84, 89, 98, 113-14, 126, 374, (Davis), 30, 33, 44, 45, 103; La., 400; Memphis, 11; Miss., 10, 400, 612; Richmond, 622-23; Texas, 155; Trans-Miss., 270
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Speed, John M.: L to, 633; L from, 633
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Speight, Joseph W., 139
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Spelman, John, 232
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Spence, James M. (sketch, 8:582), 18, 133, 420
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spies: for CSA, 97, 117, 310, 352, (Davis), 439, 495; for U.S., 79, 86, 94, 100, 398, 436, 471, 478, 511, 520-21, 599-600, 602, (Davis), 218, 559
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Spotsylvania, Va., Battle of, 405, 409, 438
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Sprague, Sturges, 502
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Spratt, Leonidas W., 637
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Stafford, Leroy A., 5, 401, 463
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Stamps, Isaac Davis (nephew) (sketch, 5:135): Davis and, 636; funeral, xlix; reinterment, 74, 113, 220
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Stamps, Lucinda Davis (sister) (sketch, 1:19), 454
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Stamps, Mary Humphreys (niece-in-law) (sketch, 5:135): L to, 74
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Stamps, William (brother-in-law) (sketch, 1.275): L to, 491; Ls from, 484, 494; mentioned, 454
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Stanard, Hugh M. (sketch, 413), 410
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Stanley, Zephaniah P., 489
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Stanton, Edwin M. (sketch, 8:311), 253, 487, 518, 557
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Starr, James H., 378
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State Department: Canada mission, 332; contract with Sanders, 305; correspondence, 106, 137; passport regulations, 140; salaries, 218, 436, 441. See also Benjamin, Judah P.
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state rights: Davis and, v, 164, on, 299, 534; Lincoln and, 631; support in U.S., 279-80; and trade regulations, 550
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Steele, Frederick (sketch, 9:413): operations, 353, 438, 462, 595, 606, 617; praised, 57; Red River campaign, 193; Smith on, 189; staff officers, 605; troop strength, 57, 82
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Steele, John B., 607
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Steele, William (sketch, 9:132), 83, 117, 194, 270
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Steever, George G., 302
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Stephens, Alexander H. (sketch, 4:50): criticized, 289, 320, 369, 455, 525; Davis and, xlviii, 48, 153, 272; health, 197, 263, 332, 356; on CSA resources, 197, Davis, 154-55, 202, 322, habeas corpus, 197, 322, 369, peace efforts, 162, 332; peace mission (Davis), 159; Ls to, 272, 356; Ls from, 197, 332, 370, 399, 502; mentioned, 629
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Stephens, Linton, 322
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Steuart, Adam D. (sketch, 1:267), 635-36
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Steuart, George H. (sketch, 6:113), 405, 610
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Steuart, Mary B.: L to, 635-36
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Stevens, ------, 595, 596
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Stevens, Clement H., 178
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Stevens, T. O.: L from, 142-43
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Stevenson, Carter L. (sketch, 8:333): assignment (Davis), 239; criticized, 104-5; Tenn. operations, 38-39, 42; mentioned, 72, 146, 275
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Stevenson, John A., 173
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Stevenson, Sallie W.: L from, 72
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Stewart, Alexander P. (sketch, 528): Bragg and, 527; confers with Davis, 529; on Army of Tenn. morale, 527, Johnston's removal, 529, strategy, 525, 529; praised, 478, 525; promoted, 529; recommended, 466; staff, 574; L to, 539; L from, 539; mentioned, 275, 471, 506
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Stewart, Joseph H.: L from, 117
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Stinson & Beale, 258
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Stoess, Margaret Howell (sister-in-law) (sketch, 2:248), 275, 372, 395, 502, 614
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Stone, Louisa: L from, 611
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Stoneman, George (sketch, 9:156), 271, 341, 526, 544, 620
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Stonestreet, Joseph H., 334
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Stony Creek bridge, 401
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Stovall, Marcellus A.: L from, 9; mentioned, 506
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 288
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Strahl, Otho F., 204
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Stuart, Alexander H. H., 155
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Stuart, James E. B. (sketch, 7:243): criticized, 287; Davis and, 404, reprimands, 217; Lee on, 10, 496; Yellow Tavern, 404
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Sturgis, Samuel D., 304, 470, 482
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subsistence. See Commissary Department
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Sullivan County, Tenn., 398-99
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Sullivan's Island, S.C.: Davis at, xlix, 70
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Sumter County, Ga., public meeting, 184
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supreme court, 614
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Swain, David L., 201
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Swan, William G., 41
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Swanner, Eli: Davis on, 196; mentioned, 139
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Sweetwater, Tenn., skirmishes, 38-39