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R. M. (Richard Miller) Devens.

The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion, civil, military, naval and domestic ... from the time of the memorable toast of Andrew Jackson--The federal union; it must be preserved! ... to the assassination of President Lincoln, and the end of the war. With famous wor

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Morris,


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INDEX



TO THE LEADING ANECDOTES, INCIDENTS, ETC.



* Those in BaUcs relate to Woman's Reoobd in the Scenes and Events of the War.



A. PAOI.

A "Long "Portrait 146

A Pass that woald'nt Pass 434

Abe and Andy 422

Absence of Col. J. from C't M.,— and Why. 436

Accidents will Happen 61

Accommodating himself to Circumstances. . . 152

Admiral Farragnt, Tete-apTete with 390

Admiral Farragut's Final Answer to the Emis-
saries of Treason 354

Admired Farragut*8 Gallantry to Mist Victor* 379

" Footfr— Farewell Scene 378

" Footers Terms to Gen. Tilghman . .367

" Porter's Big Scare 361

Advantage cf Military Firmneu 439

Adrioe from the Disbanded Volunteer 33

Advised to Stick to his Business. . 46

Affecting Appeal to a Union Commissary 473

Affecting Mementoes of Gettysburg 627

Afraid of the GirVs Eye! 26

After the Firing on Old Sumter 176

Agreeable Inducements to Travelers 462

Agreeable Reciprocity of Union Sentiment, . . . 566
JJif Motherf Mother I I knew you would come 1.534

Ahead of hU Troops 346

" Aint no business wid a gun/' 490

Alabama and Kearsarge, Combat between. . .365
Alabama Planter and the Anti-Slavery Lead-
ers together 37

Albemarle Ram, Sinking the. 371



PAOI.

Alast the Poor Soldier 608

Albert, the Drummer Boy of the Mass. 23d.. 267

AUaMother Can Do 161

AU for her Lover 577

All for Nothing 614

All for the Whiskey 479

All through a Mistake 298

American Soldiers Then and Now 142

Ammunition sent by the Enemy Just in Time.5I 1

Amours and Fancies of the Camp 536

" of a New Orleans Judge 652

An Hibernian's Tustle with a Miss. " Tiger ".333

An Honor to her Sex 478

" And a litde child shall lead them." 587

'* And the brother shall deliver up the brother

to death" 59

Anderson and his brave little Company leav-
ing Fort Sumter 254

Andrew Jackson's Famous " Union " Toast . .23

Andy Johnson and the Clerical Secessionist. . .89

" " *s (Gov.) Supplement to one of

Lorenzo Dow's Stories 48

Anglo-African Daughter of the Regiment 193

Anna Manley, the Baltimore Heroine 528

Annie Lillybridge and Lieutenant W. 621

Another Cassabianca. 373

*' of the Uncle Toms 104

Answering the Secretary, and the General. . . .647
Anxious for a Trade 468



Non.— It haa been made a point to preeent, in this Index, the names of noted p*r$o§u and places aa tally aa poael-
ble in the headings, in order to flidUtate the reader^a reference, tlirougfa that meana, to anecdotes pertaining to partic-
ular soenea and their actoft. In the nature of the case, howerer, this mode of ipedfic designation iras praetioable
only to a very limited extent, without enlarging the list abnoat indefinitely ; and, thereibre, the names of the multitude
of localities, eommanders, dlTislona, corps, regiments, Tessels, etc., to which these anecdotes relate, are, in the great
minority of Instancea, to be ft>nnd embodied in the reading matter itself; rather than in the indexed titles or textual
eapttona. It mayalao be remarked, thMintarifJhe-iixth* at the anecdotes which came under notice in the preparation
ot tUa work, were n|)ected aa vfcrthUu/orpntervation; only the best were retained,— thus enabling the votuma to
r in convenient sias and handsnma and readable type.



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692 INDEX TO THE LEADING ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS.



Appeal fir a Furlough — with an Appendage,,. 435
Application of the tenn ''Contraband" by

Gen. Butler 102

Appointment of fiurnside as a Cadet 565

" of Mrs Reynolds as a Major in

the Army 268

Arkansas, Fron^Door Confabulations in 43

Armstrong, the Rebel Dominie, before Geni

Butler 145

Army Matrimonial Advertisementa^Hint to

Romantic Young Ladies 575

Aifest of Joe Guild by Col. Myers 64

" of one of Gen. Grant's Aids by a Col-

ored Guard 429

As good as a Captured Gun 343

Astonishing Ignorance on board a Gunboat. .391
Atlanta Young Lady, Conversation with an, . .607

Attending to Business in Regular Order 643

Aunt Charlotte, the old Cook at Newbem 507

Availing himself of a Joke 58



Backmg the Commander-in-Chief 150

Bad Atmosphere for a Patriot's Lungs 140

" for the Cow 46

" Habit amongst Mules 458

Badge of Treason in a New York Ball Room .111
Bailey's Dam for saving the Miss. Squadron.. 3 76

Baker, Ellsworth, Lyon— a Brave Trio 520

Balance of Power Maintained between Tur-
keys and Chickens 475

Baltimore Heroine — Anna ManUy 528

Baltimore Unconquerables, Examin*g one ofthe.\35
Bankhead (Com.), Expensive Joke on, by a

Southern Dame 384

Banking Operations of Gen. Schoepf in Ey..469
Banks' (Gen.) Morning Call at Marshal

Kane's Door 53

Banks* { Gen.) Reply to a Boston Lady 143

Baptism fir the Dead 588

Bates, Reception of the Rebel Commissionera

in London by Mr 25

Battle with Snow-balls at Chattanooga 275

Bearing the Standard through Baltimore 309

Beauties of Rebel Conscripting 181

Beautiful but Dead on the Field of Honor. . .518
Beauty of Nullification and of the Guillotine. 149

Became a Soldier after all 606

Beecher's Case of Muskets for the South. . . .405
Beef Steak and Hot Rolls every Morning.. . .483

Behind the Trees : Maine and Georgia 244

Bell's (John) Tennessee Iron Works 103

Ben Butler in Council with the Secession Con-
spirators 32

Ben McCuUoch and Joe Baxter 590

Ben Phillips, the Hoary Old Bloodhound. . . .265

Benefit of Cleigy 71

Beware of a Soldier's Wifi 1 629

Bibles on Shipboard — Touching Scene 393



Big Job in Prospect 150

Billiards on board the Ironsides 371

Billy Shelton, the Martyr Patriot Boy 148

Billy Wilson's Zouaves : Extraordin'y Scene. 184

Bimey (Gen.), Startling Adventure of. 234

Births of Boys and Girls in Wcur Times 566

Bishops Meade and Polk in Consultation. . . .260

Black, the Scotch Deserter at Leesbuig 177

Bleeding, but had his Colors with him 287

" to Death, but Sound as a Trout. . .302

Blenker scorning to Retreat 310

Blondin's Art serving a Good Figure. 69

Bloody Sabre Charge by Col. Minty 304

Bloody (The) Flag of Fort Pillow 570

Blue-Jacket on the Qnarter-Deck of his Mnle.368

Bob, the Spunky Drummer Boy 339

Bogus Yankee Legislature in Geoigia 117

Bcid Female Smuggler and Highwayman 487

Bounty-Jumper Ci4)tured by a Dog 200

Bowie Knife Conflict at Battle of Pea Ridge.318

Boy Soldiers at the Old One's Trade 316

Boy ( The;Father to the Man 80

" Boys, I'm for the Union still ! " 281

Branding Deserters at Castle Thunder. 203

Brandy at Fort Sumter : Poor Pryor 491

" for a Sick Lieutenant 451

" " AU Hands 514

Brave and Good but must be Shot*. 409

Bravo for Pea Ridge 328

Bread Cast upon the Waters -555

Breckmridge's Son 327

Bridegroom and Volunteer the Same Night, . . .213

Brief but Eventful History 153

Brigld Girls in Missouri 604

Brilliant Strategy of Gen. Smith at Red Rivcr.312

Broadbrim's Method with Secessionists 110

Brownell {Mrs.), the Heroine of Newbem 268

Brownlow, a Point for- Helping a Soldier. . .469
" expressing bis Sentiments in Jail. .67
" prefers the 'Direct* Route to HcU.125

Buchanan's Cabinet Dramatic Scene in 26

Buchanan's (Admuul) Sword Yielded widi a

Bad Grace 380

Buckner hung his Head 415

Bufoi^'s Method of Stirring-up Teamsters. . .509

Bull Run Battlefield, Horrors of 323

" " , Horse Incidents at .499

Buried with his Sister's Picture. 628

Buriesque on Peace Propositions 47

Bumsid^ Appointment of, as a Cadet 565

** Directing a Retreat 336

' , Mose Bryan jaying his Respects to.578
Bushwhackers Kept at Bay by a Brave Girl, , .619

Butler CGen.) as a Young Lawyer 607

in Council with the Secessionist Con-
spirators -32

Butler's Laconic Hint to a Pilot 374

*' 's "Shameful Tyranny" in N. Orkaos. .495
<' 'b Style of Clearing off a Table 482



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Buzzard's Koost, Beading the Amnesty Proc-
lamation at 124

By-Scene at the Battle of Leesborg S86

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Cabinet Pictures Before and After the Electi<m.69

Calhoun, Garrison at the Grave of 151

** John Quincy Adams foretelling the

Future to 123

Calhoun's Escape from the Gallows 128

California Joe and his Telescopic Rifle 236

Calumnious Charge of loyalty against John

Hawkins 28

Canadian Editor's Interview with President

Lincoln 489

Canine Patriotism, Sufierings, and £(onors. . . 504

Capital Ruse to save Springfield 267

Cc^t; Dickson's Ride with the Pretty Secesh ... 524

" Strong delivering his Revolvers 259

« TUdon's Lucky Escape 342

*' '« Trade/or a Kiss 605

Career of Frank Henderson 173

Carolinian Unionist Showing the Track 52

Garter's Polite Mode of giving Information. .259

Carving his own Headboard 595

Oass's Backbone 139

Castle Thunder, Branding Deserters at 233

Caught in his Own Trap 424

Cause for Rejecting a Hecruit 194

Cavender, the Martyr Preacher 139

Challenging the Sentinel 401

Chance fir a "Lady of Character" 548

Change of Tune and Position 261

Changed his Mind 199

Characteristic Lad/s Joke 593

" Pluck of a Western Soldier. ... 296

"Chaige! Chester, Chaige!" 356

Charleston Women under Fire 585

Chase, Joke of the President on Secretary. . .465

Chase of the " Sovereign " 388

Chattanooga, Battle with Snow-balls at 275

Cheers and a "Tiger" for Harry Bumm 192

" instead of a Speech 56

Chickamauga and Chattanooga. 503

Childhood's Prayer in the Last Hour. 548

Chronicles of a Railway Trip 147

Circulation of Union Proclamations in South

Carolina 109

Circumstances Alter Principles 108

Cities Built and in Embryo: Schaeflfer and

Ould at a Joke 69

Clerical Prisoners of State 1 SO

Clerks of the President 1 35

Ciever Dogs, but both Sudsed Eggs..., 620

" Useof the Conntersign S18

Clinging to the Guns .365

Close of McPherson's Noble Career 253

Cluster of little Courtesies 484

Co£Eee for JadL. 883



Colond Farrar Winding-up a Dance 51 7

Colonel Gazley doing a little Guard-Duty. . . .41 8
Owen's Squad DriU 407

" Polk, and Sanders the Refugee 100

Combat between the Kearsaige and Alabama.365

" Come from 'Ginny, sure," 116

Comedy of Cabinet Errors 54

Coming Events cast their Shadows before. . . .143
Command of the Virginia Forces tendered to

Gen. Scott : .71

Comment on Mr. Sloanaker's "Beautiful*

Portrait" .*. 643

Commission of Major confirred on a Lady. . , .558
Commissioner deciding a Question of Age. . .184
Complimentary Responses of a Soldier to his

General 432

Complimentary Salutations to his General. . .195

Compliments of the Season 330

Compromising the Capitol Flag 73

Conciliatory Mesmerism 108

Conditional Offer of his Autograph by General

Grant 564

Confederate Brooches not to Gen. Vtele's Taste.620

" Notes in Maryland 68

Confession of a Rebel Officer to Gen. Grant.. .60
Congressman Ely at the Confederate Passport

Office 424

Connecticut Tenth, Corporal of the 205

" Twelfth, Weitzcl satisfied with the.41 5

Constructive Parole Rights 94

Consul and General matched against each

other in Savannah 511

Contempt for Confederate Lines, Paroles, etc., 536
" Contraband," Application of the Term by

Gen. Butler 102

Contra'd News : an Editor before the Cabinct.492

Contrast between the Two 641

Conundrums at the Wrong Time 502

Conversation with an Atlanta Young Lady. . . .607
" on his Threatened Assassination.640

Converting Lady Rebels 595

Cord for Cord — Secession Currency. 474

Corinth, Gould the Hero of 103

Cost of a Canteen of Water 317

Cotton Burners in Louisiana 453

Could not Wait for Death 510

Conld'nt Pass with his Cigar 406

Courage of Woman during Battle 594

Court-Martialing a Whole Division 312

Crossing Fox River 85

Culpepper, Maiden Lovelinessat 571

CnmHIrland, Last Gun of the Ship 352

Curiosity of Rebel Soldiers to hear President

Lincoln's Message 131

Customer for Grant's Biogn^y 511

D.

DaUtanee and Treachery^Lt. H. and Mrs. C.531
Dam (Bailey's) for saving the Miss. Sqnad'n.S76



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INDEX TO THE LEAPING ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS.



Danger of Freedmen Voting 69

Daring Attack apon a Paymaster's Boat 397

Davis (Gen. J. C.)» Tragical Encounter be-
tween Gen. Nelson and 418

Davis, Jejfferton, and Elizabeth Self. 134

Davis's Chairs in Readiness for Ulyssei 114

Davis's Trap for Grant 274

Deaf and Dumb Soldier 196

Dealing witfaia Rebel Trader 504

Death Preferred to the Southern Oath 187

" Smiling in Victory's Embrace 370

Death-bed Scene •f the Murdered President. .635
Deathly Encounter between Bunt and Lough-
borough 227

DeUrious Bravery of a Southern Hotspur. . . .334

Ddiveredat the Eleventh Hour 580

Delivering up their Swords at Fort Pulaski. .334
Delivery of their Ammunition before Surren-
dering 294

Dem Rotten Shell \ 370

Description of So. Carolina by Judge Pettigru.74

Deserting a Bad Cause 192

Determined Capture of a Texan Battle Flag.. 342

Devotion of a Private to Gen. McPherson. . .330

** of Farragut's Men to their Admiral. 374

" to the Stars and Stripes 64

Dick Bowles parting with bis Revolver 231

Dick, the Four-footed Orderly 559

Dickson** (Capt.) Ride with the PreUy Seceth, b2A

Didn't like Vallandigham's Defeat. 70

Disappointed Expectations 642

Discussion between Mi^er Downing and Mr.

Linkin 44

Diseases of the Brain and Heart. 93

Disguised as a Bell-Wether 260

Dissensions in " the Happy Family/' 659

Distribution of his Bounty 216

Disturbing an Orator 01

Divide is the Word, or you are a Dead Johnny .484

"Divil a Macarthy drawn a^all-at-all" 203

Dixie, On the Road to 105

" Do they miss me at Home ? " 324

Doctor '» Dismissal for Drunkenness and

Kissing 437

Doctor ^'s Loyalty rather Coppery 63

Dondson, Frankie Bragg the little Patriot a/. .613

Donning the Breeches 196

'Don't shoot there any more— that's Father ! '.241
Doubtful Loyalty, Political and Matrimonial. .570

**Doughnation "from the Maine Ladies 492

DougUs (Senator) and Gen. Stewart on " the

Situation," ^ . .57

Douglas's last Message to his Sons 127

Douglas's {Mrs.) Noble Resistance to Southern

Persuasion 536

Doum upon the Table Waiters 421

Dr. Cottman in Butler's Hands 60

Dr. Rucker— his Case and Escape 75

Dramatic Scene in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet. .26



Duel on Honeback in one of the Peninsula

Battles 224

Dutch Landlord's use of Grayback Twentie0.445

B.

£0910* to he a Soldier : Handsome Lizzie 204

Eagle at the Mast Head 390

Easy Way of Cutting Red Tape, by Grant. .428

Eating up the Stars and Bars 623

Effect of Crinoline on "Union" Sentiments,. .182

Eighth Ohio Blazing Away 294

Eleven-Year-Old Warrior Picking-off the

Enemy 241

Elizabeth Comstock and the Dying Soldier ... .526

Ellsworth, Baker, Lyon— a Brave Trio 520

Ellsworth's Assassination 321

Ely (Congressman^ at the Confederate Pass-
port Office 424

Emphatically a Bootless Undertaking 281

Emptying a Hawk's Nest 344

Encounter of Picket Wits 271

Enlistment of " Stonewall Jackson " in die

Union Army 183

Entombment of a Virginia Loyalist. 106

Equal to the Emergency 192

Escape from Libby Prison through a Young

Lady's Intervention 585

Esci^ of Gen. Tyler and his Staff. 251

Estimate of Confederate ** Promises to Pay,"

Down South 481

Examining one of the Baltim'e Unoonquerdbles.\9&

Executive Favor well Bestowed. 548

Expensive Joke on Commander Bankhead by a

Southern Dame 384

Explaining the Initials " 0. V. Af." 224

ExploiU of " the French Lady." 367

F.

Failed to Hold his Position : Gen. Palmer to

Gen. Pope 270

Faith and its Reward. 546

Falling Back at the Wrong Moment 606

Falstaff in the Cavalry Service ?. . .313

Familiar Chat about Generals 112

" Talk with Mr. Lincoln on the Eman-
cipation Proclamation. . . . , 651

Family Quarrel settled on the Battle-field. . . .245

Family Swords not to be Exempted 550

Fanny and Nellie of the 24th New Jers^ 1 70

Farewell Scene among the Tan 378

Farragut, Gallantry of to Miss Victor 379

" when a Midshipman 369

Farragut's Final Answer to the Emissaries of

Treason 354

Farragut's Men, Devotion of, to their Adml. .374

Farrar (Col.) Winding up a Dance. 527

Fatal Fulfillment of a Jest 58i

Fate of a Coward 1 69



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