Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
technology as interest of
on Union armies slowed down by supplies
Longstreet, James
Louisiana:
Banks replacing Butler in
Corps d’Afrique in
exemption from Emancipation Proclamation in federal-occupied
Lincoln on reconstruction in
New Orleans
Red River campaign
Lyon, Nathaniel
McClellan, George B.:
in first half of 1861
in western Virginia
in second half of 1861
becoming general-in-chief
Confederate invasion of Maryland predicted by
conflict with Scott
delaying action in Virginia
given command of Army of the Potomac
Lincoln and Seward snubbed by
memorandum of August 8
strategic plan for winning war
typhoid attack of
in first half of 1862 (see also Peninsula campaign of)
congressional and cabinet disillusionment with
on East Tennessee invasion
Harpers Ferry fiasco of
Lincoln considering removal in March
Peninsula strategy of
practice march to abandoned Confederate works
removed as general-in-chief
on Shenandoah Valley campaign
treasonable motives attributed to
Urbana plan of
in second half of 1862
anger with after Second Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
considering resignation after Emancipation
Proclamation
delay in reinforcing Pope
and Lee’s invasion of Maryland
Lee’s orders for Maryland campaign found by
Lincoln on destroying Lee’s army if possible
Lincoln’s removal from command
Lincoln’s urging to follow up Antietam
Northern Democratic support for
Northern disappointment with after Antietam
ordered to combine with Pope’s army
on poor condition of cavalry
Pope’s defeat desired by
returned to command after Second Bull Run
Second Battle of Bull Run
after removal from command
Army of the Potomac carrying legacy of
generals’ scheme to restore
as presidential candidate in 1864
characteristics as commander
Army of the Potomac’s support for
Buell compared with
charisma of
failure to meet expectations
Lincoln’s opinion that he wouldn’t fight
maneuver and siege strategy of
messiah complex of
as never quite ready to fight
overcautiousness of
overestimating enemy strength
refusal to take responsibility for failure
supplies as impediments to
Peninsula campaign of
Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Williamsburg
Halleck deciding fate of
held up at Yorktown
on holding back of McDowell’s corps
Lincoln’s insistence on action
protesting order to withdraw
Seven Days’ battles
siege strategy for taking Richmond
relationships with and views on others on cabinet members
friendship with Burnside
on Lincoln
relations with Stanton
social and political views of as Democrat
hard-war policy opposed by
on slavery
McClernand, John
McDowell, Irvin:
Battle of Bull Run
corps held back from Peninsula campaign
Occoquan Valley plan of
ordered to link up with McClellan
in Shenandoah Valley campaign
on supplies for Union armies
support for general-in-chief by Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Magruder, John B.
Manassas:
First Battle of Bull Run
Johnston’s withdrawal to Culpeper from
Lincoln’s decision to attack Confederate force at
in Lincoln’s General Order No. 1
in Lincoln’s Occoquan Valley plan
Second Battle of Bull Run
Maryland:
abolition movement in
Baltimore
Battle of Antietam
in Early’s Washington raid
Lee’s invasion of 1862
Lincoln’s refusal to prevent meeting of legislature
McClellan’s prediction of Confederate invasion
members of legislature arrested
secession efforts in
Meade, George G.:
appointed to army command
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
confronting Lee in Virginia in 1863
favored by anti-Hooker generals
favored by Stanton and Halleck for army command
in Grant’s coordinated strategy for 1864
Grant’s suggestion for Washington command
left in command of Army of the Potomac by Grant
Lincoln’s urging to attack Lee after Gettysburg
Meigs, Montgomery: and Battle of Bull Run
estimate of Confederate forces in Virginia
and Frémont
at Halleck-McClellan discussions
Lincoln’s complaint about state of war in January 1862
on McClellan’s complaints about cavalry
and military plans of January 1862
on national mood in January 1863
panic after Seven Days
urging Lincoln to assert his prerogative
Memphis
Merryman, John
Mexico
military strategy:
Burnside’s proposal to change line of operations
as evolving under Lincoln
Grant’s coordinated strategy for 1864
Lincoln, Halleck, and Grant’s discussion in early 1864
Lincoln as Clausewitzian
of Lincoln’s General Order No. 1
Lincoln’s near-term strategy after Bull Run
Lincoln’s plan of December 1861
Lincoln’s quest for a strategy in 1861
Lincoln’s role in
Lincoln studies
McClellan’s August 1861 plan
McClellan’s Peninsula strategy
McClellan’s Urbana plan
maneuver and siege strategy of McClellan and Buell
plans of January 1862
public opinion and
Scott’s envelopment proposal
slavery issue involved in
military tribunals
Mine Run campaign “miscegenation,”
Mississippi:
Confederates’ attempt to drive Grant out of
Halleck’s advance on Corinth
Holly Springs
See also Vicksburg
Mississippi River:
Banks given task of opening
Frémont to campaign down
Island No. 10 captured
Lincoln forced to neglect
in McClellan’s plan for winning war
McClernand’s proposed campaign down
opening of
Pope’s capture of forts along
in Scott’s strategy to end rebellion
Missouri:
abolition movement in
conflict over secession in
Frémont as commander in
Halleck appointed commander in
Lincoln’s call for militia refused by
Schofield replaced by Rosecrans in
Mobile
Monocracy, Battle
of
Morgan, John Hunt
Mud March
Nashville
national strategy:
cautious military strategy trumped by
electing war candidates in
as evolving
Lincoln’s role in
prevention of foreign intervention in
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction and
transformed by Emancipation Proclamation
New Orleans
New York City Draft Riots
Nicolay, John
Norfolk
North Carolina:
fall of Fort Fisher
Grant’s proposed strategy for 1864
Lincoln’s call for militia refused by
New Bern and Beaufort harbors closed
Plymouth recaptured by Confederates
Union attack on coast of
Occoquan Valley
officers:
commissioning of
majority as Democrats
political generals
Ohio gubernatorial election of 1863
operations
Patterson, Robert
Peace (Copperhead) Democrats
Peninsula campaign:
Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Williamsburg
Halleck’s decision on fate of
Lincoln’s review of Army of the Potomac after Seven Days
Lincoln’s urging McClellan to strike
McClellan’s closing in on Richmond
McClellan’s protest about withdrawal from
McDowell’s corps held back from
Seven Days’ battles
Siege of Yorktown
Stuart’s cavalry operations in
Pennsylvania:
Battle of Gettysburg
Early’s burning of Chambersburg
Lee’s invasion of 1863
Stuart’s cavalry raid into
Perryville, Battle of
Petersburg
Pinkerton, Allan
Pittsburgh Landing
Poison Springs massacre
policy, Lincoln’s role in
Pope, John:
in advance on Corinth
appointed commander of Army of Virginia
Army of the Potomac ordered to combine with
bombastic address to troops of
failure to meet expectations
hard-war policy of
McClellan’s delay in reinforcing
McClellan’s desire for defeat of
McClellan’s taking command of forces under
Mississippi River forts and Memphis captured by
Porter, David D.
Porter, Fitz-John
Port Hudson
Port Royal Bay
Powhatan (ship)
prisoner exchanges
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
Raymond, Henry
Red River campaign
Richmond:
in Burnside’s proposed strategy
Confederate capital moved to
fall of
“Forward to Richmond!” editorials
in Grant’s coordinated strategy for 1864
in Grant’s original strategy for 1864
Lincoln on Lee’s army, not Richmond, as true objective point
Lincoln’s visit to
in McClellan’s August 1861 plan
McClellan’s closing in on
McClellan’s plan to take by siege
in McClellan’s Urbana plan
Meade’s proposal to force Lee back toward
Ripley, James
Rosecrans, William S.:
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Stones River
Chattanooga taken by
failure to meet expectations
Halleck’s orders to advance on Bragg
to Missouri
reinforcements from Army of the Potomac to
replaced with Thomas by Grant
replacing Buell
Tennessee campaigns of 1863
Savannah
Scott, Winfield:
Anaconda Plan of
and Battle of Bull Run