L.
Lamb, Colonel, wounded at Fort Fisher, 582.
Lane, General, at Fredericksburg, 309; succeeds Pickett in command of charge at Gettysburg, 394.
Latane, Captain, killed on Stuart's raid, 118.
Latrobe, Colonel, at Fredericksburg, 316.
Law, General E. M., march of, to Gettysburg, 365; succeeds to command of Hood's division at Gettysburg, 370; in Chattanooga campaign, 464; claims of, for promotion, urged by President Davis, 467; takes part in night attack on Hooker's rear-guard, 476, 477; order for preferring charges against, 477; late report on Federal retreat from Lenoir's Station, 491 (note); at Campbell's Station, 494; charge against, that he withheld attack improperly, 495; slow march of, 514; resigns under privilege, 519;
## action of President Davis towards, 548;
rearrest ordered by General Longstreet, 549.
Lawton, General, ordered by Lee to reinforce Jackson, 115; wounded at Sharpsburg, 243.
Leadbetter, General, makes reconnoissance at Knoxville, 501; favors attack of Fort Sanders, 502; adds postscript to General Longstreet's letter urging determined assault of Fort Sanders, 505.
Lee, General Fitzhugh, left in command of cavalry by Stuart, 160; failure to comply with instructions, 160; consequences of that failure, 196; attacked by Pleasonton at South Mountain, 229; on General R. E. Lee at Gettysburg, 401; on Longstreet, 405; charges that Longstreet lost his way in Wilderness, 568, 569; recalled to join Longstreet at Richmond, 591; at Five Forks, 597, 598; in retreat from Petersburg, 610.
Lee, General G. W. C., on Longstreet at Wilderness, 569; at Five Forks, 596; at Rice's Station, 613, 614.
Lee, General Robert E., assigned to command at Seven Pines, 109; impression of, in the army, 112, 113; established in confidence, 114; plans simultaneous attack on front and rear of McClellan, 115; adopts suggestion of Longstreet making change in plans against McClellan, 120; orders Longstreet's reserve into action at Gaines's Mill, 127; at Frayser's Farm with President Davis, 134; abandons his original plan at Malvern Hill, 144; campaign of, against McClellan reviewed, 147 _et seq._; momentary facetiousness, 149; letter of, to General Magruder, 150; original plan for pursuit of McClellan, 152; enjoys increased esteem of his army, 158; plans of, for striking Pope, 159; witnesses retreat of Pope, 162; on field of Manassas, 181, 182; decides to cross Bull Run and reach Pope's rear, 186; joins Longstreet on field and rides under fire, 189; injury to, in stampede, 192; letters of, to General Pope on killing of Kearny, 194; decides to enter Maryland, 200; orders of, for Maryland campaign, 203; address of, to people of Maryland, 280; letter of, to Jefferson Davis, suggesting peace proposition, 204; celebrated "lost order" of, 203, 212, 213; receives information of Federal advance at South Mountain, 219; prefers stand at Turner's Pass, 220; orders withdrawal of troops from South Mountain, 228; with Longstreet and Hill on field at Sharpsburg, 254; orders flank move by Jackson, 257; sends for brigades left at Harper's Ferry, 261; calls Longstreet his old war-horse, 262; in contempt of Federal army disperses forces, 284; description of, 285; reorganizes army of Northern Virginia, 290; on retirement of McClellan, 291; advice of, to citizens of Fredericksburg, 299; orders of, at opening of battle, 308; narrowly escapes death or injury from a shell, 312; goes to Richmond, 317; orders Longstreet to return from Suffolk, 326; grief of, over loss of Stonewall Jackson, 328; his conduct of battle of Chancellorsville, 329; falls on plan of Northern invasion, 331; plans of, for Gettysburg, 335, 336; caution of, in revealing plans to Richmond authorities, 336, 337; orders of, to cavalry chief, 341; issues orders for march of army to Harrisburg, 344; refuses to credit information of Scout Harrison, 347; changes direction of march, 348; order for concentration at Cashtown, 348, 351; mind disturbed by absence of cavalry, 351; calls Longstreet to ride with him towards Gettysburg, 351; expresses regret at absence of cavalry, 357; on field of Gettysburg at close of first day, 357; had not intended delivering general battle, 358; gives discretionary order for Second Corps to attack Cemetery Hill, 359; official report of, on first day's battle, 359 (note); settles on making the opening (second day) by his right, 365; alleged order of, to Longstreet for battle at sunrise, 377 _et seq._; excitement of, 384; on battle of Gettysburg, third day, 385; plans of, 386; claimed attack was not made early enough, 388; on the field with the right, 395; official report of, on Longstreet's battle on the right, 397; acknowledges fault at Gettysburg, 399, 400; comments upon, 400, 401; on field and responsible for Gettysburg, 402, 405; review of campaigns of, 406; review of orders of, for Gettysburg, 407 _et seq._; "harder to move than his lieutenant," 409; in the retreat from Gettysburg, 429, 430; desires retirement, 432; Longstreet mentions westward movement to, 434; goes to Richmond, 434; letter from, to Longstreet, 435; letter to, from Longstreet, 435;
## parting with Longstreet, 437;
letter from, to Longstreet, 469, 470 (note); favors sending Pickett's division to Longstreet, 539; Longstreet's suggestion to, of plans for continuance of war, 544; goes to Richmond to confer with authorities, 544; suppressed excitement of, in council with Richmond authorities, 546; becomes impatient in Longstreet-Law affair, 549; compared with General Grant, 554; gives orders against general engagement, 558; endeavors to lead a brigade in charge, 560; assumes command on field after Longstreet is wounded, 565; delays advance, 565, 567; alleged saying of, concerning Longstreet, 569; hard labors of, 573; becomes anxious about line on north side of the James, 579; hears from Longstreet proposition of General Ord for peace meeting, 584; letters of, to General Grant on military peace convention, 585, 586; reply to, from General Grant, 587; consents to sortie against Fort Steadman, 592; strength of, for defence of Richmond, 593, 594; endeavors to anticipate Grant's move around his right, 596; at Petersburg, 604, 605; gives orders for retreat, 608; at Jetersville, 610; realizes fulness of disaster at Rice's Station and Sailor's Creek, 614, 615; at Farmville, 616; urged by officers to negotiate for surrender, 618; letter to, from General Grant, asking surrender, 619; replies to, asking terms, 619; letter to, from General Grant, stating terms of surrender, 621; writes General Grant, proposing meeting, 622; gives orders for advance to Appomattox Court-House, 623; still hopes to break through the Federal cordon, 624; confers with Longstreet and Mahone, 624, 625; rides to meet General Grant, 625, 626, 628; sympathy for, of troops, 629; letter of, to General R. H. Anderson, 639; letter of, to General Longstreet, congratulating him on convalescence, 639; letter to, from Longstreet, 640; letter to, from Longstreet, on impressment of gold, 641; letter from, to Longstreet, 642; letter to, from Longstreet, on impressment of men, 644; letter from, to Longstreet, 645; letter to, from Longstreet, on impressment of gold, 646; letter to, from Longstreet, on interview with General Ord, 647; letter to, from Longstreet, on exchange of prisoners, 648; letter of, to Longstreet, on interview with General Grant, 649; letter to, from Longstreet, on use of gold, 649; letter to, from Longstreet, on guarding Danville Railroad, 650; letter to, from Longstreet, on Sheridan's operations, 652; letter of, to Longstreet, on proposed history, 654; letter of, to Longstreet, suggesting preparation of memoirs, 656; letter to, from Longstreet, on battle of Gaines's Mill, 656; letter of, to Longstreet, on prospects, etc., 657.
Lee, Lieutenant-Colonel S. D., at Sharpsburg, 243.
Lee, General W. H. F., at Five Forks, 596, 597, 598; in engagement at Jetersville, 610.
Leesburg, Confederate army at, on the way to Maryland, 201.
Lenoir's Station, Federal retreat at, 491.
Letters. _See_ Lee, Longstreet, Grant, etc.
Lewinsville, J. E. B. Stuart disperses Federals at, 60.
Liddell, General, at Chickamauga, 441, 446.
Lincoln, President, telegrams from, on Lee in Maryland, 209; letter to, from McClellan, on prospect in Maryland, 214; issues emancipation proclamation, 288, 289; General Burnside submits plans to, 292; humorous advice of, to Hooker, 329; position in Hampton Roads conference, 583; desire attributed to, for devising means for payment of slaves, 585.
Long, General A. L., letter of, to General Longstreet, on order for "battle at sunrise" (Gettysburg), 380 (note); gives account of appeal of Lee's officers for surrender, 618; on interview of Generals Lee and Pendleton about surrender, 620.
Longstreet, Lieutenant-General James, birth of, 13; appointed to West Point, 15; assigned to duty as brevet lieutenant at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, 16; goes to Louisiana, 18; to Florida, 18; assigned lieutenant, 18; goes to Corpus Christi, 19; at Palo Alto, 25; at Resaca de la Palma, 27, 28; at outbreak of civil war, 29; leaves Albuquerque, 30; arrives at Richmond, 32; appointed brigadier-general, 33; reports to Beauregard at Manassas Junction, 33; stays retreat at Blackburn's Ford, 39; advance of, at Manassas, 44; orders batteries to fire on Federal retreat, 52; criticism of, on McDowell, 54; on Tyler's reconnoissance, 55; on Beauregard, 56; invited to dine with the enemy, 60; promoted major-general, 61; marches to Culpeper Court-House, 65; meets President Davis and General Lee in war council at Richmond, 66; on McClellan, 66; at Williamsburg, 72, 74; opposes attack on Hancock's redoubts, 77; estimates forces engaged at Williamsburg, 79; Johnston's testimonial to, 80; in command of right wing from James River to White Oak Swamp, 81; to strike against Federal right at Seven Pines, 85; in council with Johnston, 86; ordered to Williamsburg road, 86; tactical handling there left to him, 88; complaint against, by General Smith, 90; endeavors to harmonize with Huger, 92; his battle on the Williamsburg road, 96; plans for resuming battle of Seven Pines at daylight, 103; asks for reinforcements and a diversion, 108; makes appeal for ten thousand men to renew fight at Seven Pines, 109; meets General Lee, 112; suggests to Lee movement against McClellan's right flank, 114; letter to, from D. H. Hill, 115, 116; suggestion of, for method of attack on McClellan adopted by Lee, 120; in conference with Lee and others, 121; at Mechanicsville, 124; puts his reserve into action at Gaines's Mill, 127 _et seq._; encounters main force of McClellan at Frayser's Farm, 133; on the field with President Davis and General Lee, 134; at Malvern Hill, 142, 145; review by, of campaign, 147; ordered to Gordonsville with ten brigades, 158; proposes move against Pope's right, 159; rides with Lee to Clarke's Mountain, 161; orders arrest of Toombs, 161, and release of, 166; reaches Thoroughfare Gap, _en route_ for Manassas, 173; arrival on field of Manassas, 180; makes reconnoissance and reports against attack, 182; right flank of, ordered attacked by Porter, 184; orders batteries to attack Porter, for Jackson's relief, 187; arrives on field of Chantilly, 194; objects to movement against Harper's Ferry, 201, 202; orders to, for Maryland campaign, 203; march of, 206; expresses to General Lee preference for concentration at Antietam rather than at Turner's Pass, 219; at South Mountain, 222; estimate of troops of, at South Mountain, 226; position of, in the line, preparatory to battle of Sharpsburg, 234; advance against his left by Hooker, 236; troops of, enter fight, 242; sustains strong attack of General Richardson, 249; ride of, with General Lee and D. H. Hill on field of Sharpsburg, 254; orders McLaws and Walker to prepare to assault, 256; called by General Lee his "old war-horse," 262; criticism of, on Maryland campaign, 279 _et seq._; commissioned lieutenant-general, 290; marches to Culpeper Court-House, 291; marches for Fredericksburg, 293; on the heights, 293; position of troops of, at Fredericksburg, 305; views his lines preparatory to battle, 306; differs with General Jackson as to the enemy's purpose, 323; covers route to Richmond, 323; ordered to south side of James River, 324; employs one Harrison as scout, 324; ordered to rejoin Lee, 326; criticism of, on battle of Chancellorsville, 329, 330; proposes measures to General Lee for relief of Vicksburg, 331; urges that campaign in Pennsylvania should be one of defensive tactics, 331; sends Scout Harrison out with secret orders, 333; takes up march for Gettysburg, 337; directions to Stuart for movement of cavalry, 342; orders treated with contumely, 343; entertains Colonel Fremantle, 343; Harrison, the scout, reports to, 346; suggests, on information received, change of march eastward, 347; rides with General Lee towards Gettysburg, 351; proposes to General Lee move around the Federal left, 358; orders columns of First Corps hurried forward for battle, 359; advances with command, 366; rides with Wofford's brigade into fight at Little Round Top, 372; losses of (on second day), 373, 376, 377; alleged order to, for "battle at sunrise," 377 _et seq._; letter to, from Colonel Taylor, 379; letter to, from Colonel Venable, 379; letter to, from General Long, 380; letter to, from Charles Marshall, 380; letter to, from Colonel Fairfax, 380, 381; letter to, from J. S. D. Cullen, 383, 384; losses of, on third day, 385 _et seq._; sends scouts to find way for striking the enemy's left, 385; interview with General Lee, 386; did not believe in attack as made, 388; carefully prepares for making assault, 389, 390; not advised of failure of Confederate left, 392; rides to batteries, 395; testimony to claims of, at Gettysburg, 400; Fitzhugh Lee upon, 403; Franco-German war affords parallel for suggestion of, for move around Federal left, 404; refutation of the statement that he was "hard to move," 405 _et seq._; _resume_ of action of, at Gettysburg, 407 _et seq._; in the retreat from Gettysburg, 429, 430; urges on Secretary of War Seddon a westward movement, 433, 434; mentions the matter to General Lee, 434; letter to, from General Lee, 435; letter from, to General Lee, 435; transportation ordered for movement of, to Tennessee, 436; route of, on westward movement, 436, 437;
## parting with Lee, 437;
reaches General Bragg's head-quarters, 438; placed in command of General Bragg's left wing, 439; orders to division commanders of, from General Bragg, 447; orders Hood's division to assault, 447; rides with General Buckner and comes under fire of the enemy, 450; lunches on the field, 451; reports to General Bragg on battle of Chickamauga, and urges pursuit of enemy, 461; gives opinion to President Davis against Bragg, 465; declines assignment to command of Army of Tennessee, 466; offers resignation to President, who declines it, 467; urges appointment of General Micah Jenkins to command of Hood's division, 467; suggests change of base to Rome, Georgia, 468; letter to, from General Lee, 469, 470 (note); calls a signal force from Virginia to Tennessee, 471; defends position, 472, 473; arranges night attack on Hooker's rear-guard, 475, 476; reviews effects and possibilities of Western move, 478, 479; ordered on campaign in East Tennessee, 480, 481; organization of command of, 482; letter of, to General Buckner on East Tennessee campaign, 484, 485; troops of, on short rations, 486; orders of, to General Wheeler, 487; command of, in engagement on Little Tennessee, 490; orders McLaws to assault fort at Knoxville, 500; reinforced by General Bushrod R. Johnson, 501; ordered by Bragg to attack Knoxville, 501; orders of, to McLaws for assault of Fort Sanders, 502; letter to, from McLaws, urging delay in attack on Fort Sanders, 504; answer of, thereto, 504; recalls troops and gives reasons for, 505-507; ordered by Bragg to co-operate with his army after defeat at Chattanooga, 507; finds conformance to order impracticable, 509; marches up the Holston Valley, 511; presence of, in East Tennessee causes concern to Lincoln, 515, and to Grant, 516; orders relief of General McLaws, 518; makes honorable mention of officers, 520; renews effort to be relieved from service, 524; marches to Dandridge, 526; enters Dandridge and drinks to General Gordon Granger, 529; General Grant gives orders that he be driven from Tennessee, 531; Foster ordered to offensive against, 532; despatches concerning, from General Grant to Generals Halleck, Thomas, and Schofield, 535-537; orders concentration of forces, 538; asks for ten thousand additional troops, 539; purpose of, in latter part of campaign, 539; on campaign in the far South, 540; withdrawal of command eastward made necessary, 540; asked by Richmond authorities for suggestions, 543; ideas of, on prosecution of the war, 544; goes to Virginia and submits plans to General Lee, 544; criticism of, on Bragg before Richmond authorities, 546; visits wife at Petersburg, 546; returns to Tennessee, 547; rejoins General Lee on the Rapidan, 547; receives vote of thanks in Congress, 550; in command of First Corps on the Rapidan (1864), 553; takes short route of march to field of battle (Wilderness), 556, 557, 559; troops of, form under fire, 560; repulses Hancock, 561; makes flanking movement on Hancock's left, 562; rides with flanking party, 563; severely wounded, 564; borne to the rear, 566; Northern historian and General Hancock on advance of, 568; Fitzhugh Lee upon, 568; letter to, from Colonel Taylor on controversy as to guide at Wilderness, 569; letter to, from General Alexander on same subject, 570, 571; letter to, from Colonel Venable on same, 571; absent on leave, 572; again at front, and meets General Lee, 573; letter of, to Colonel Taylor, 574; assigned to command on north side of James River, 574; orders roads broken with ploughs, 580; puts stop to picket-firing, 581; meets General E. O. C. Ord and hears proposition for peace convention, 583, 584; disclaims authority to speak on, 584; communicates proposition for meeting, to General Lee, 584; advocates impressment of gold and men, 588; starts in pursuit of Sheridan, 592; visits General Lee at Petersburg, 604; receives A. P. Hill's corps as part of his command, 608; on retreat from Richmond, 609; marches for Farmville, pressed by the enemy, 610; saves High Bridge, 612; crosses Appomattox at Farmville, 615; not among those of Lee's officers who urged surrender, 618; says "not yet" in regard to surrender, 619; refuses to bear to General Lee report of officers favoring surrender, 620; calls for interview with General Lee, 624; endeavors to recall General Lee from ride to General Grant, 626; forms last line of battle, 626; refuses to surrender to General Custer, 627; meets General Grant, 630; formally surrenders command, 630, 631; visits Washington, 632; calls on General Grant, 633; receives letter to President Johnson, 633; interview of, with the President, 634; is relieved from political disabilities, 634; engages in business in New Orleans, 634, 635; favors holding States under the President's reconstruction policy, 635; letter of, on the subject to J. M. G. Parker, Esq., 636, 637; attacked by New Orleans press, 637; appointed surveyor of customs, 638; tribute of, to his old nurse, 638; letter to, from General Lee, congratulating on convalescence, 639; letter from, to General Lee, 640; letter of, to General Lee, on impressment of gold, 641; letter to, from General Lee, on policy of campaign, 642; letter of, to General Lee, on impressment of men, 644; letter to, from General Lee, 645; letter of, to General Lee, on impressment of gold, 646; letter of, to General Lee, on "peace" interview with General Ord, 647; letter of, to General Lee, on exchange of political prisoners, 648; letter to, from General Lee, on interview with General Grant, 649; letter of, to General Lee, urging use of gold, 649; letter of, to General Lee, on guarding Danville Railroad, 650; letter of, to A. A. General Taylor, on suppression of desertion, 651; letter of, to General Lee, on Sheridan's operations, 652; letter of, to General Taylor, on policy towards new organizations, 653; letter to, from General Lee, on proposed history, 654; letter of congratulation from General Lee, 655; letter to, from General Lee, suggesting preparation of memoirs, 655; letter of, to General Lee, on battle of Gaines's Mill, 656; letter to, from General Lee, on prospects, etc., 657.
Longstreet, Mrs. James, proposed meeting with Mrs. Grant to bring about peace, 584; in church at Richmond, hears news of defeat at Petersburg, 607.
Longstreet, Owen & Co., letter to, from General Lee, 655.
Longstreet, Richard, settles in America, 13.
Longstreet, Robert Lee (son of General Longstreet), birth of, 546.
Longstreet, William, applies steam to navigation, 1787, 14; letter to Governor Telfair, 14.
Lookout Mountain, Confederates upon, 463; attack near, on Hooker's rear-guard, 476, 477.
Lost orders, Lee's to Stuart, captured by Pope, 160, 196; Lee's "General Order No. 191," in Maryland campaign, 203, 212, 282, 283.
Loudon, Fort. _See_ Sanders, Fort.
Lubbock, Colonel, 48.
Lyle, Captain, in affair on Williamsburg road, 578.