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  • intrenchments, 106, 107;
  • deserters, 107;
  • losses, 117;
  • forces engaged, 118;
  • no victory, 118;
  • monument, 118, 180.
  • Burgoyne, John, arrival at Boston, 102;
  • in Canada, 121, 123;
  • takes Ticonderoga, 124;
  • proclamation, 124, 127;
  • route (map), 125;
  • at Skenesborough, 127;
  • Bennington, 130;
  • Indian allies, 131, 132;
  • St. Leder’s failure, 132;
  • crosses the Hudson, 133;
  • difficulties, 135;
  • news from Clinton, 136;
  • perplexity at Fort Edward, 138;
  • surrender, 139, 142;
  • Clinton’s advance, 142;
  • effects, 143.
  • Burnside, Ambrose E., Roanoke Island, 288;
  • commands Army of the Potomac, 294.
  • Burr, Aaron, arrest, 155.
  • Butler, Benjamin F., New Orleans expedition, 291.
  • Cabot, John, reaches North America, 12.
  • Cadwalader, George, at Contreras, 212, 214.
  • Caledonian at Lake Erie, 160, 161, 163, 170.
  • California, coast explored, 9, 10;
  • annexation, 10;
  • discovery of gold, 10, 230;
  • occupation (1847), 192.
  • Callender, Captain, at Bunker Hill, 111;
  • cowardice, 111.
  • Campbell, Major, at the siege of Yorktown, 148.
  • Canada restored to France, 31.
  • Canonchet, death, 54.
  • Carolina, purchased, 61.
  • Cartier, Jacques, voyage to the St. Lawrence, 12.
  • Cass, Lewis, resigns, 231.
  • Cassin, Lieutenant-Commandant, at the battle of Lake Champlain, 176.
  • Castilla in Spanish War, 355.
  • Castro, JosÉ, faction in California, 190.
  • Cervera, Pasquale, squadron, 359;
  • at Santiago, 360;
  • battle, 12.
  • Detroit at Lake Erie, 160, 163.
  • Deuxponts, William, Count de, at the siege of Yorktown, 148.
  • Devin, T. C, in Gettysburg campaign, 311;
  • at Appomattox, 330.
  • Dewey, George, preparations for Spanish War, 350;
  • forces, 351;
  • battle in Manila Bay, 352–354;
  • German fleet, 355;
  • capture of Manila, 356;
  • Sampson-Schley controversy, 375, 376.
  • Dickinson, John, on taxation, 90.
  • Diederich, Admiral von, in Manila Bay, 355.
  • Dix, Major, at Buena Vista, 204.
  • Don Antonio de Ulloa in Spanish War, 354, 355.
  • Don Juan de Austria in Spanish War, 355.
  • Donelson, Fort, surrender, 273, 295.
  • Doniphan, A.W., expedition against Mexico, 192.
  • Doubleday, Abner, and removal to Sumter, 252;
  • in Gettysburg campaign, 311, 313.
  • Dred Scott decision, 230.
  • Dundas, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commissioner at the surrender of Cornwallis, 149.
  • Duquesne, Fort, captured, 63.
  • Dutch, founded New Amsterdam, 4;
  • relations with Indians, 25, 26;
  • West India Company, 30.
  • Eagan, C.P., court-martial, 374.
  • Eagle at Lake George, 175, 176, 177, 179.
  • East Florida, Spain cedes claim, 9.
  • Edward, Fort, 126, 127, 128.
  • El Caney, battle, 365.
  • Elliott, Lieutenant, at Lake Erie, 160, 161, 166;
  • prize-money, 171.
  • Endicott, John, avenges Oldham, 35, 36.
  • England, expansion in America, 4, 5;
  • and France in America, 5;
  • and Spain in America, 6;
  • declares war against Spain, 77.
  • Enterprise captures the Boxer, 156.
  • Erie, Fort, 160.
  • Ericsson, John, designs Monitor, 278.
  • Essex surrenders to the Phoebe and Cherub, 156.
  • Ewell, R.S., at Gettysburg, 50.
  • Infanta Maria Teresa in Spanish War, 359.
  • Inflation Bill vetoed, 344.
  • Ingalls, Rufus, at Appomattox, 336.
  • Iowa, admission into the Union, 181.
  • Iowa in Spanish War, 358, 369–372.
  • Iroquois (Five Nations), tribes, 25;
  • friendship for Dutch, 25;
  • origin of hostilities to French, 27;
  • French expedition against, 28;
  • raids in Canada, 29;
  • weakened, 30.
  • Isla de Cuba in Spanish War, 354, 355.
  • Isla de Luzon in Spanish War, 355.
  • Isla de Mandanao in Spanish War, 355.
  • Jackson, Andrew, and Creek Indians, 156;
  • seizes Pensacola, 179;
  • captures Spanish fort, St. Mark’s, 180;
  • elected President, 180, 181.
  • Jackson, Fort, Farragut passes, 293;
  • surrenders, 294.
  • Jackson, Major, at Bunker Hill, 116.
  • James I. grants patent to London and Plymouth companies, 13.
  • James II., King of England, 59.
  • Jamestown, settlement, 4, 13.
  • Jefferson, Thomas, and Louisiana purchase, 8;
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition, 8;
  • interest in western exploration, 9;
  • elected President, 154, 155.
  • Jeffries, Doctor, at Bunker Hill, 113.
  • Johnson, Andrew, succeeds to the Presidency, 328.
  • Johnson, Colonel, at Ticonderoga, 135.
  • Johnson, President, impeachment, 343.
  • Johnson, Sir William, captures Fort Niagara, 73, 74.
  • Johnston, western command, 299;
  • Vicksburg campaign, 302, 304.
  • Johnstown flood, 345.
  • Jones, D.R., and surrender of Sumter, 271.
  • Kansas, civil war, 230;
  • admission into the Union, 231.
  • Kearny, S.W., occupies New Mexico, 192.
  • Kearsarge and the Alabama, 327;
  • lost, 345.
  • Kentucky, admission into the Union, 154.
  • Kilpatrick, H.J., cavalry in Gettysburg campaign, 311.
  • King George’s War, beginning, 61, 63.
  • King Philip (Pometacom), chief of the Wampanoags, 45;
  • attack on Swa 9@57899-h@57899-h-25.htm.html#Page_354" class="pginternal">354;
  • capture of city, 356, 373.
  • Manning, J.L., and surrender of Sumter, 271.
  • Marcy, W.L., plan of operations against Mexico, 189.
  • Marie Antoinette, execution, 154.
  • Marquette, Jacques, on Mississippi, 43, 63.
  • Marquis de Duero in Spanish War, 355.
  • Maryland, settlement, 31.
  • Mason, John, in Pequot War, 38, 39, 40, 42.
  • Mason, J.M., confederate commissioner, captured, 273.
  • Massachusetts in Spanish War, 358, 369.
  • Massachusetts, war with Pequots, 32–42;
  • King Philip’s War, 45–58;
  • charter annulled, 93;
  • military government, 95;
  • conscription, 120.
  • Maximilian, Archduke, assumes crown of Mexico, 327;
  • captured and shot, 343.
  • Meade, George Gordon, commands Army of Potomac, 294, 311;
  • character and appearance, 311;
  • forces under, 311;
  • reliance in Reynolds, 312;
  • at Gettysburg, first day, 313;
  • second day, position of forces, 316, 317;
  • midnight council, 321;
  • third day, Culp’s Hill, 322;
  • Pickett’s attack, 324;
  • question of counter-charge, 325;
  • Lee’s retreat, 326;
  • losses, 326;
  • Lincoln’s disappointment, 326.
  • Meade, R.K., and removal to Sumter, 252.
  • Mercer, Samuel, on Sumter relief expedition, 267.
  • Merrimac, construction, 276;
  • attack on Federal vessels, 277;
  • fight with Monitor, 278.
  • Merrimac, sinking of, 360, 361.
  • Merritt, Wesley, in Gettysburg campaign, 311;
  • at Appomattox, 337;
  • at Manila, 373.
  • Mexican War, causes, 183;
  • popular movement, 185, 186;
  • Taylor in Texas, 186;
  • advances to Rio Grande, 187;
  • first skirmish, 188;
  • Polk’s war message, 188;
  • war legislation, 188;
  • P ">outbreak, 99;
  • military preparations, 100.
  • Reynolds, John E., in Gettysburg campaign, 312;
  • death, 313.
  • Rey, Vara el, at El Caney, 366n.
  • Rhett, R.B., Jr., and Anderson’s removal to Sumter, 252.
  • Rhode Island, purchased, 17;
  • settlement, 31;
  • battle of, 144.
  • Riedesel, General, at Ticonderoga, 124, 126.
  • Roanoke Island, English settlement, 13;
  • captured, 288.
  • Rochambeau, Count de, at Williamsburg (1781), 146.
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, and the navy, 357;
  • Rough Riders, 362;
  • Sampson-Schley controversy, 376.
  • Ross, Major, commissioner at the surrender of Cornwallis, 149.
  • Rowan, S.C., and Sumter relief expedition, 266.
  • Ruffin, Edmund, opens fire on Sumter, 267.
  • St. Augustine, founded, 13.
  • St. Clair, Arthur, at Ticonderoga, 123;
  • defeat, 124;
  • pursued by British, 126;
  • defeat by Miami Indians, 154.
  • St. Leger, Colonel, siege of Fort Schuyler, 129;
  • retreat, 132.
  • St. Marks captured, 180.
  • St. Paul in Spanish War, 360.
  • St. Simon, Marquis de, at the siege of Yorktown, 147.
  • Salem, settlement, 30.
  • Sampson, W.T., command, 358;
  • search for Cervera’s squadron, 359;
  • blockade of coast of Cuba, 359;
  • battle off Santiago, 369–371;
  • Schley controversy, 375.
  • San Juan d’Ulloa, Fort, 208.
  • San Juan Hill, battle, 365.
  • Santa Anna, at Buena Vista, 194, 198–207;
  • bribe, 195;
  • abdicates, 196;
  • at Cerro Gordo, 209;
  • at Contreras, 211–214;
  • at Churubusco, 215–220;
  • at Molino Del Rey, 220–225;
  • Chapultepec, 225–229.
  • Santiago de Cuba, Cervera’s squadron at, 360;
  • blockade, 361;
  • sinking of Merrimac, 361;
  • preparations of army against, 362;
  • voyage and landing of army, 363–364;
  • Las Guasimas, 365;
  • El Caney, 365;
  • San Juan Hill, 36 s="pginternal">131;
  • censured by Congress, 134;
  • promoted, 135.
  • Star of the West expedition, 256.
  • Stillwater, battle of, 119.
  • Stockton, R.F., in California, 192.
  • Stuart, J.E.B., and Lee’s northward march, 309;
  • raid during Gettysburg campaign, 309, 310;
  • Gettysburg, 323.
  • Stuyvesant, Peter, and Swedish settlers, 42.
  • Sumter, Fort, condition, 240, 244;
  • state demands, 248;
  • Anderson removes to, 251–253;
  • flag-raising, 254;
  • Star of the West expedition, 256;
  • armament, 262;
  • bombardment, 267;
  • surrenders, 271.
  • “Swamp Fight,” King Philip’s War, 52, 56.
  • Swedes occupy the Delaware River, 4.
  • Sykes, George, in Gettysburg campaign, 311.
  • Tarenteens (Eastern Indians), and King Philip’s War, 50.
  • Tarleton, Banastre, at the siege of Yorktown, 147.
  • Taylor, Dick, at Vicksburg, 304.
  • Taylor, H.C., in Spanish War, 363.
  • Taylor, Zachary, at Buena Vista, 182;
  • in Texas, 186;
  • advances to Rio Grande, 187;
  • first skirmish, 188;
  • captures Monterey, 193;
  • plans against City of Mexico, 194;
  • at Buena Vista, 194, 198–207;
  • elected President, 229;
  • death, 230.
  • Telephone, invention, 344.
  • Tennessee, admission into the Union, 154;
  • secession, 273.
  • Territory, European claims in America, 2, 4, 5, 6;
  • map of growth, 3;
  • of the United States, 7–12.
  • Texas in Spanish War, 358, 370, 371.
  • Texas, rival claims, 9;
  • annexation, 10;
  • republic proclaimed, 181;
  • revolution, 181;
  • admission into the Union, 181;
  • annexation, 183;
  • cause of Mexican War, 184;
  • secession, THE END


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