XXI.

_Lee to Longstreet--Situation and Prospects._

LEXINGTON, VA., May 25, 1866.

GENERAL J. LONGSTREET:

MY DEAR GENERAL,--I was very glad to receive your letter of the 18th, but you told me so little of yourself that I presume you intend writing to me again shortly. But what you did say was very satisfactory, and I am much pleased to know that your prospects in a commercial point of view are good and progressive. I hope they may regularly and surely advance. I feel much obliged by your kind proposition as regards myself. For the present I must remain where I am. When I see that I have done all the good that I can accomplish for Washington College I may find it necessary to do something that will enable me to procure a competence for my family. I will then turn my hand to whatever may offer. For myself I want nothing but my food and clothes. I send in compliance with your request a number of autographs, enough, I should think, to last for all time; but if they will be of any service to you I will send more. Mr. Lowe has not yet reached Lexington. It will give me pleasure to see him when he does, as he comes from you. As you did not mention your arm, I hope that is improving too. You must never omit to mention it, Mrs. Longstreet, and your children when you write. I see Garland very often in my walks, but very rarely at my house.... All unite in kindest regards to yourself and family.

Most truly yours, R. E. LEE.

INDEX.

A.

Adams, General, wounded at Chickamauga, 446.

Alden, Bradford R., at Jefferson Barracks, 17; friendliness of, to Longstreet, 632.

Alexander, General E. P., at Fredericksburg, 311, 316; at Gettysburg, 389, 390, 391; notifies Pickett to advance, 392; goes to Tennessee with Longstreet, 437; on Lookout Mountain, 463; at Campbell's Station, 493; at Knoxville, 497; at Mechanicsville (1864), 553; letter of, to Longstreet, on affairs at Wilderness, 570, 571.

Amazon Creek, engagement at, 606.

Amusement of soldiers, 325, 326.

Anderson, General G. B., at Seven Pines, 94; at South Mountain, 222; mortally wounded at Sharpsburg, 249.

Anderson, General G. T., at Sharpsburg, 242, 247; wounded at Gettysburg, 372; brigade of, receives Farnsworth's cavalry charge, 395; in retreat from Gettysburg, 428; joins Hood's division in Tennessee, 462; in assault of Fort Sanders, 502, 503, 505, 506; at Wilderness, 562; captures prisoners at Farmville, 617.

Anderson, Lieutenant-General R. H., at Williamsburg, 72, 75, 76; at Seven Pines, 94; at Sharpsburg, 247, 249; report of interview with General Lee at Gettysburg, 357; in fight at Little Round Top, 372; in command of left division on Rapidan (1864), 553; division of, in the Wilderness, 559, 562; succeeds Longstreet, wounded, 565; at Five Forks, 602; in engagement at Amazon Creek, 606; makes attack at Rice's Station, 613; letter to, from General Lee, 639.

Antietam, battle of. _See_ Sharpsburg.

Appendix, 639.

Appomattox, surrender at, officers urge negotiations for surrender, 618; General Grant asks surrender, 619; General Lee replies, asking terms, 619; interview of General Pendleton with General Lee, 620, 621; General Grant states terms for surrender, 622; General Lee proposes meeting with General Grant, 622; Sheridan's decisive action, 622; General Lee gives orders for march to Appomattox Court-House, 623; an account of last scenes of activity, 624; General Lee confers with Longstreet and Mahone, 624, 625; General Lee rides to meet General Grant, 625; Longstreet endeavors to recall Lee, 626; General Custer's demand of surrender from Longstreet, 627; truce ordered, 628; sympathy of soldiers for General Lee, 629; Generals Grant and Longstreet meet, 630; details of capitulation arranged, 630; number of troops surrendered and paroled, 631.

Archer, General, at Shepherdstown, 264; at Fredericksburg, 309; captured at Gettysburg, 354, 389.

Arista, General, in command of Mexican forces, 22.

Armies. _See_ Confederate, Federal, Army of the Potomac, Army of Northern Virginia.

Armistead, General, at Malvern Hill, 143; killed beside Federal battery in Pickett's charge (Gettysburg), 394.

Armstrong, General, at Chickamauga, 441; makes great capture of cattle, 530; in sharp engagement on the French Broad, 532.

Army corps. _See_ Corps.

Army of Northern Virginia, losses of, in Maryland campaign, 266, 267; condition of, on entering Maryland, 284; reorganized in October, 1862, 290; strength of, at Fredericksburg, 305; strength and organization of, at Fredericksburg, 317 _et seq._; divided into three corps, 332; in readiness for Gettysburg campaign, 334; organization of, in Gettysburg, 410; in retreat from Gettysburg, 426 _et seq._; strength of, in 1864, 552-554; capitulation of, at Appomattox, 631.

Army of Observation, 18.

Army of Occupation, 19.

Army of the Potomac, organization of, in Maryland campaign, 209, 271; strength of, at Antietam, 265; losses of, at Antietam, 266; reorganized by General Burnside, 292; strength of, at Fredericksburg, 305; in false position at Fredericksburg, 323; before Gettysburg, 335; Meade succeeds Hooker in command of, 348; organization of, at Gettysburg, 415; strength of, in 1864, 552; crosses the Rapidan, 555; posting of, at Five Forks, 593.

Army of the Tennessee, first victory of the, 456; Longstreet offered command of, 466; Hardee offered command of, 466 (note).

Army of Virginia organized, 153; strength of, 153, 157.

"Attrition," policy of, 551.

Averill, General, makes raid from West Virginia into East Tennessee, 521, 522.

Avery, Colonel, death of, at Gettysburg, 375.

Ayres, General, at Five Forks, 598, 599, 601.

B.

Badeau, General, quoted on strength of Army of Potomac in 1864, 552, 553.

Baird, General, at Chickamauga, 441.

Baker, E. D., 61.

Ball's Bluff, engagement at, 61.

Banks, General N. P., in command of Second Corps, Army of Virginia, 153; his battle against Jackson at Slaughter Mountain, 157.

Barksdale, General, at Fredericksburg, 301, 303; takes battery at Gettysburg, 370; guiding spirit of the battle, 371; mortally wounded, 372.

Barlow, General, at Antietam, 250; fall of, 252, 266; at Gettysburg, 355.

Baxter, Colonel, crosses the river at Fredericksburg under fire, 303.

Beauregard, General G. T., at West Point, 16; at Manassas, 33, 35; instructions to commanders, 36; order for battle, 44; order miscarries, 46; in charge of left, 49; brave charge by, 50; ordered West, 64; proposal to bring, into Gettysburg campaign, 336; prejudice against, of Davis, 432, 545; Longstreet writes President Davis in favor of, 547.

Beauregard, Lieutenant R. T., at Chickamauga, 441.

Beaver Dam Creek. _See_ Mechanicsville.

Bee, General Bernard E., at Manassas, 46, 48; gives name of "Stonewall" to Jackson, 49.

Benning, General, at Gettysburg, 370, 396; in retreat from Gettysburg, 431; at Chickamauga, 448; at Petersburg, 606.

Bermuda Hundred, Pickett's division assigned to, 574; assault on, by Parke (Petersburg), 605.

Berry, General, at Fredericksburg, 309.

Birney, General, at Fredericksburg, 309; at Gettysburg, account of affair at Peach Orchard, 366; at Wilderness, 559.

Blackburn's Ford, engagement at, 38. _See_ Manassas, First.

Blair, Hon. Montgomery, peace mission of, 583.

Bonham, General M. S., at Manassas, 52.

Bostan, Colonel, killed, 630.

Boteler's Ford, 264. _See_ Shepherdstown.

Bowen, Orderly, killed at Wilderness, 564.

Bragg, General Braxton, at West Point, 17; threatening near Chattanooga, 434, 436; Longstreet at head-quarters of, 438; plan of, for Chickamauga, 439; gives orders to Longstreet's division commanders, 447; disturbed by plan of battle, 452; absence of, from field, 455, 457; order for retreat, 456, 457; did not know result of Chickamauga until next day, 458; receives report of battle from Longstreet, 461; refuses to pursue the enemy, 462, 463; officers call for removal of, 464; puts Generals Polk and Hindman under charges, 465; inquiry in regard to, by President Davis, 465; on affairs subsequent to Chickamauga, 471; criticism upon, 472; ignores signal service reports and is surprised, 474, 475; plans to capture Hooker's rear-guard by night attack, 475; orders Longstreet into East Tennessee, 481; urges Longstreet to make rapid movement, 483; orders speedy attack of Knoxville by Longstreet, 501; orders Longstreet to co-operation with his army after defeat at Chattanooga, 507; relieved of command by General Hardee, 515; called to Richmond as commander-in-chief, 516; suggestions of, before authorities at Richmond, 545;

## action of, after Chickamauga criticised by Longstreet before

authorities at Richmond, 546; ordered to Wilmington, 580; comment on, by Confederate newspaper, 582 (note).

Branch, General L. O'B., report of, on march to Mechanicsville, 123.

Brandy Station, cavalry engagement at, between Stuart and Pleasonton, 338.

Brannan, General, at Chickamauga, 442.

Bratton, Colonel, in attack on Hooker's rear-guard near Lookout Mountain, 476, 477.

Breckenridge, Major-General J. C., at Chickamauga, 441; in assault, 445, 446; appointed Secretary of War, 583, 584.

Bristoe Station, engagement at between Ewell and Hooker, 170.

Brockenbrough, General, at Fredericksburg, 307; at Gettysburg, 354.

Bryan, General, in assault on Fort Sanders, 505, 520.

Buckner, General Simon, at Chickamauga, 439; gives opinion adverse to Bragg, 465; letter to, from Longstreet, 484, 485.

Buford, General, at Gettysburg, 351, 352, 353.

Bull Run. _See_ Manassas.

Bull's Gap, Longstreet's army at, 542.

Burnside, General A. E., ordered to Fredericksburg to aid Pope, 159; begins work at "Burnside's bridge," 244; continuance of, 254, 256, 257, 258; McClellan's orders to, for taking bridge, 258; effects crossing, 260; battle concentrates against, 261; his advance arrested, 262; assigned to command Army of the Potomac, 291; reorganizes army in three "Grand Divisions," 292; submits plan to President Lincoln, 292; plan of, for crossing Rappahannock at Fredericksburg, 301; plan of, for battle, 304; orders that Marye's Hill must be carried before night, 312; orders of, to Franklin criticised, 315; memorandum of, for renewal of attack on Marye's Hill, captured, 316; abortive moves by, 322 _et seq._; in East Tennessee, 434, 436, 480, 481; has army of twenty-five thousand men north of Knoxville, 482; acts on defensive at Knoxville, 488; sends troops to Little Tennessee River, 490; report of, on condition at Knoxville, 499, 500; relieved of command at Knoxville by General Foster, 514; in command of Ninth Corps in Virginia, 552.

Burnside's bridge. _See_ Burnside, General A. E., and Sharpsburg.

Butler, General Benjamin F., in front of Richmond, 575, 576; move on Fort Fisher, 580.