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Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War

G. F. R. Henderson

Forcing the enemy out of a strong or intrenched position, i 308–9, 391; ii 10, 124, 183, 408–9, 417 Holding enemy fast, ii 142, 232, 408 Human factor, the, ii 297 Inducing enemy to divide, i 330, 386, 418; ii 392 Initiative, i 415, 418; ii 231, 305, 435 Invasion, i 107–10, 175, 185–6, 203, 305–6; ii 78, 199, 200, 202–4, 231 Knowledge of enemy’s character, i 50, 227, 276, 291, 325–6, 330, 376, 415; ii 4, 11, 28, 187, 188, 202, 220, 233, 243, 277 Lines of communication, i 34, 107–9, 112, 142, 164, 175, 188, 224, 272, 283, 389; ii 24, 30, 111, 114, 124, 132, 151, 199, 211–2, 305, 329, 404, 408, 413, 458 Lines of operation, i 27–8, 30; ii 393 Lines of supply, ii 79, 131, 295–7, 300, 408 Luring enemy into false position, i 267, 270, 272; ii 79, 83, 106, 110, 199, 307, 415 Moral factors, i 110, 155, 232, 270, 347, 351–2, 372, 415; ii 47, 201, 346–7, 349, 369–70, 395 Objectives, ii 391–4, 406 Obstacles, topographical, i 267–9, 365–7; ii 81–2, 87, 135, 196, 266–7 Offensive, i 418, 425; ii 102, 111, 123, 142, 231, 336, 413–4 Politics, i 206, 231, 234, 401; ii 289–90, 292 Prestige, ii 201 Pursuit, i 153–4, 420; ii 43, 45–6, 59, 77, 470 Recruiting-grounds, i 119, 164; ii 207 Retreat, i 213; ii 106, 125 Space, i 109 Stratagems, i 271, 391–4, 420–1 Strategical points, i 173, 199, 206, 233–4, 249–50, 408; ii 206, 392, 393 Surprise, i 398–9 Time, i 415; ii 19, 24, 231, 234, 307–8, 407 Topographical factors, i 75, 232, 416–7 Turning movements, i 35 Uncertainty, i 347, 350–2, 372, 384; ii 47, 193, 428 Vital points, i 219, 233–4, 408; ii 305, 406 Zone of manœuvre, ii 199 Strother, Colonel, U.S.A., i 325, 340 Stuart, General J. E. B., C.S.A., i 126–7, 129, 135, 146, 149, 165, 333; ii 6–9, 12, 14, 20–1, 31, 41, 44, 47, 55, 69, 72, 80, 98, 100, 114, 116, 118–21, 130, 133–4, 136, 141, 144–5, 147, 149, 152–3, 157, 165–6, 178, 181–5, 189, 193–4, 210, 213, 217, 224, 230, 235, 238, 241–2, 246, 249, 252, 255, 259–61, 264, 266–7, 270, 273, 282–3, 287, 291–2, 299, 308, 311, 322–3, 330–3, 336, 386–8, 398–9, 412, 414, 416, 418, 423, 427, 430, 454–5, 457–60, 473 Sturgis, General, U.S.A., ii 328 Summer, General, U.S.A., ii 170, 182, 186, 248, 250, 254, 256, 321 Sumter, Fort, i 100 Supply, i 30, 34, 44, 106–8, 111, 118, 138, 153–4, 173, 187, 203, 216, 265, 275, 288–9, 364; ii 30, 114, 125, 128, 131, 187, 204, 207, 209, 231, 333, 382, 405, 409, 412, 414, 417, 468 Supply by requisition, ii 81 Supply depôts and magazines, i 44, 107; ii 80, 125, 129, 199, 291, 408 Supply trains, ii 88, 90, 111, 140, 183, 231, 234, 297, 330 Suvoroff, Field-Marshal, i 197 Swinton, W. H., ii 101, 191, 411, 477–8 Sydnor, Captain J. W., C.S.A., ii 16 Sykes, General, U.S.A., ii 31–2, 53, 122, 174, 179, 180, 328, 421 T Tactics. (See also under _Jackson_) Advanced guards, i 240, 277, 317–8, 337, 364, 382; ii 60, 71, 90–1, 109, 119–20, 146, 184, 199, 202, 208, 269, 306–7, 421 Ambuscade, i 139, 226, 242, 259; ii 106 Ammunition columns, i 35, 374, 378, 426; ii 234, 330 Arms, i 105, 112, 140, 215, 220, 225, 292; ii 11, 205, 270, 346 Artillery, i 144, 146, 159, 220, 222, 225, 404; ii 28, 31–2, 36, 39, 51–3, 60–3, 66, 91–3, 95, 104, 148, 154–6, 172–3, 175–6, 179, 181, 190, 218–24, 230, 241, 245–7, 249–50, 253–5, 261, 264–6, 305–6, 310–1, 314–6, 320, 323–4, 330–1, 434, 446–7, 457, 459 Assault of second line, ii 36–8, 445 Attack, i 38, 138, 148, 160, 229, 239, 250, 296, 338–9, 347, 350, 370–1, 373–4, 380–3, 387, 420; ii 15, 56, 59, 62–3, 100, 114, 145, 147, 155, 158–60, 247, 250–3, 270, 277–9, 314–6, 320, 323, 340, 458 Attack, at dawn, i 345, 360, 379 Attack, night, ii 456 Attack, secondary, i 240, 339 Attack, signal for, ii 62, 441–2 Audacity, i 251 Cavalry and Mounted Riflemen, i 31, 36, 38, 49, 105, 127, 149, 161, 178, 215, 222–6, 237, 245–6, 264, 273, 290, 318–21, 329, 332–6, 339, 341–3, 360–3, 385, 394, 425; ii 5–6, 20, 36, 41, 70, 80, 82, 88, 90, 96, 105, 114, 117, 131, 133, 145, 149, 157, 179–81, 186, 188–9, 194, 208, 211, 223, 227, 230, 291, 301, 304, 323, 330–1, 412, 415, 418, 425, 428, 434, 436, 462–3, 468 Cavalry raids, ii 6–9, 48, 59, 120–2, 291–3, 336–7, 409, 418, 462–3, 468 Combination, i 311; ii 15–6, 29, 46, 62–3, 180, 187–8, 245, 278, 357, 362, 430, 457–8 Communication between columns, i 193, 195–6, 280–1, 440; ii 12, 20–3, 132, 134–5, 139, 154, 181 Concealment of force, ii 161, 168, 171–2, 187, 233, 240–1 Concentration of superior force, ii 357, 362 Counter-attack, i 37, 151, 239, 244–5, 255–6, 301, 374, 380; ii 32, 49, 66, 94–5, 104–5, 155–9, 161–2, 168, 176–7, 179, 187–8, 190–1, 200, 230, 241, 247–8, 250, 252–3, 256–61, 264, 267, 269–70, 305, 318–23, 325, 329–30, 332, 413, 427, 457–9, 463, 465 Counter-attack, time for, ii 168, 176–7, 252, 415, 429, 457, 465, 478 Counter-attack, unreadiness for, ii 15, 19, 65–6, 190 Defensive positions, i 145–6, 148, 160, 238–9, 267, 276, 296–7, 334, 345, 367–8, 372, 379; ii 10, 26–7, 52–3, 59–61, 72, 102, 123, 152–4, 200, 224–5, 239–41, 244, 248–9, 264–6, 304, 308–9, 330, 332, 341, 424, 427–8, 429–30, 439–40, 462–3 Defensive, the, i 106–7, 160; ii 14, 190–1, 199, 227–8, 332, 341, 425–7, 429 Demonstrations, i 243, 260, 329, 392; ii 53–4, 56, 119, 305, 408–9, 412, 433–4 Flank guards, i 329; ii 433, 435, 441 Formations for attack, ii 347–8, 440–1, 473–5 Front of defence, ii 104, 153–4, 310–1, 427 Hasty intrenchments, ii 347, 415–6, 420–1, 426, 429, 431, 439, 450, 457–8 Hour of marching, i 183; ii 87, 90, 116, 125, 182, 284 Initiative, ii 279, 342–3, 346, 362 Investment, ii 213, 216, 218–21 Marching to sound of cannon, ii 22–41, 58, 278 Mobility, ii 199 Musketry and marksmanship, i 136–7, 161–3, 220, 298, 373, 375, 404; ii 63–5, 339–40 Mutual support, ii 278–9 Offensive, the, i 136–7, 172; ii 229, 243, 340–1 Outposts, i 139, 161, 223, 265, 316–7, 368–9, 394, 396; ii 18, 203, 291, 347, 350–1, 362–3, 439–40, 442, 475 Panic, i 47, 153, 256, 340; ii 41, 356, 358, 449 Passage of rivers, ii 12, 44–6, 49, 116–8, 165–6, 230–1, 293, 304–8, 409, 415, 417 Patrolling, i 220–1, 223, 226, 394; ii 347, 357, 362 “Pivot of operation,” ii 14, 199 Preliminary arrangements for attack, ii 441 Pursuit, i 65, 153, 193, 251–2, 263, 299, 301–2, 318, 331–5, 340–3, 385, 420; ii 39–41, 59, 69, 106, 176, 182, 226, 293, 305, 330, 332, 422, 468, 470 Rapidity, i 311, 353, 419 Rear guards, i 239, 245, 332–4, 343, 360, 394; ii 59, 136, 268 Reconnaissance, i 116, 139, 223–4, 225; ii 104, 183–4, 186, 189, 234, 347, 423, 429, 439 Reconnaissance in force, i 128–9, 172, 297–8; ii 137–8, 163, 171, 184, 293, 433–4 Reserves, i 142, 299, 339; ii 38, 40, 64, 66, 103, 159, 161, 190, 250, 268, 310, 420, 440 Retreat, i 147, 213, 218, 239–40, 245, 256; ii 59, 60, 67, 69, 70, 106, 116, 170, 226–7, 230, 410 Skirmishing, i 221, 377; ii 160, 346, 357, 363 Slopes of positions, i 298; ii 240 Steadiness and precision of movement, ii 357, 359, 362 Surprise, i 239, 317, 348, 373; ii 12, 70–1, 113–4, 146, 430, 442 Turning movements, i 31, 160, 239, 251, 318, 418, 430; ii 99, 183, 185, 196, 200, 228 Wood fighting, i 329; ii 32–3, 93, 95–8, 148, 155–6, 159, 181–2, 184, 190, 195, 218–9, 227, 309–10, 316–7, 415–6, 423–4, 426–7, 442, 447–8, 466, 474–5 Talavera, battle of, ii 191, 228, 271 Taliaferro, Colonel A. G., C.S.A., ii 145, 244, 271 Taliaferro, General W. B., C.S.A., i 309, 339; ii 92–3, 95, 125, 131, 141–3, 145, 147, 149, 153, 304, 308, 310, 318, 320, 374 Tariff, i 83 Taylor, Colonel Frank, U.S.A., i 52, 55 Taylor, General R., C.S.A., i 309–11, 313–4, 327–8, 332–3, 336, 339–40, 352, 355, 375, 379–81, 383, 431, 434; ii 26, 69 Taylor, General, U.S.A., i 28–9, 48–9 Telegraph, i 108, 194, 202, 351; ii 7, 121, 291, 336–7, 419, 425, 428, 480 Tents, i 222; ii 203, 205 Theatres of war, i 107–8, 426 “Thinking bayonet,” the, ii 361–3 Thomas, General, C.S.A., ii 95, 153, 156, 158–9, 161, 271, 309, 434, 436 Thomas, General, U.S.A., ii 485, 487 Toombs, General, C.S.A., ii 272 Torres Vedras, i 221, 419; ii 330, 492 Toulouse, battle of, 1814, ii 197 Transport, i 30, 106, 108, 138, 154, 173, 190, 192, 213, 236, 266, 346–7; ii 31, 46 Transport of troops by sea, i 28, 233, 235, 250, 252, 278–9; ii 31, 73, 84, 109–11, 122, 194 Trimble, General, C.S.A., i 309–11, 328, 337–9, 341, 373–7, 384, 434; ii 23–4, 26, 33, 38, 66, 91, 118, 145, 147–8, 153, 164, 184, 271, 414 Turenne, Marshal, i 108; ii 338 Twiggs, General, U.S.A., i 33 Tyler, General, U.S.A., i 142, 144, 150–1, 242–3, 251–2, 371, 379, 382–5, 431 U Ulm, campaign of, i 418, 425; ii 197 Ulster, i 3, , 6, 93 Uniform. (See _Dress_) Unionist feeling in the South, i 91, 95–6, 98, 102 V Valley campaign, 1862, i 104, 110, 330–1, chapter xii 404; ii 19, 80–1, 186, 200, 204, 484–6 Valley of the Shenandoah, the, i 56, 119, 178, 267, 276, 317, 329, 366–7, 425 Valley of Virginia, the, i 56 Vera Cruz, siege of, i 27–9 Vimiera, battle of, ii 191 Vionville, battle of, ii 71 Vittoria, battle of, i 419; ii 196, 493 Volunteer officers, i 48, 104, 117, 254, 333; ii 203, 303, 348 Volunteers, American. (See also under _Northern_ and _Southern Soldiers_), i 17–8, 33, 48–9; ii 109, 168, 354, 378 W Walker, Colonel, C.S.A., ii 308–9, 317 Walker, General J. G., C.S.A., ii 123, 167, 204, 208, 213, 216, 218–21, 224, 233–4, 236, 238, 241–2, 250, 252–5, 257, 259, 272 Warren, General, U.S.A., ii 173, 177 Washington, General, President, U.S.A., i 6, 48, 75, 96, 101, 177, 224, 410; ii 343, 395, 494 Waterloo, battle of, i 208, 254, 418, 430; ii 59, 468, 491, 493 Weissembourg, battle of, 1870, ii 71 Wellington, i 4, 75, 146, 162, 170, 180, 208, 215, 221, 357, 414; ii 187, 191, 199, 201, 228, 330, 343, 347, 355, 371, 426, 468, 490–4 Western armies and campaigns, i 124, 213, 218, 224–5, 304; ii 15, 73–4, 206–7, 232, 330–1, 344, 397, 404 West Point, graduates of, i 104 West Point, Military Academy at, i 12–4, 16–9, 24 Wheeler, General, C.S.A., i 333 Whipple, General, U.S.A., ii 328, 434, 456 White, Dr. H. A., ii 18 White, General, U.S.A., ii 215, 223, 473 White Oak Swamp, engagement at, ii 49–57 White, Reverend Dr., i 155, 161, 164 Whiting, General, C.S.A., i 391, 393, 408, 439–40; ii 3, 18, 23, 24, 32, 34–5, 37–8, 42, 52, 61, 64–5, 79 Whittier, i 65 Wilbourn, Captain, C.S.A., ii 451 Wilcox, General, C.S.A., ii 178, 180–1, 272, 422, 462 Williams, General, U.S.A., i 235, 238, 248–9, 259–60, 263 Willis, Colonel, C.S.A., i 369 Winchester, battle of, chapter x 304, i 424, 427, 447; ii 202, 247, 341 Winder, General, C.S.A., i 295, 309, 345–6, 349, 351–2, 354, 380–5, 431; ii 18, 26, 32, 35, 40, 64, 90–3, 101, 287 Wolfe, General, i 4, 111; ii 494 Wolseley, Field-Marshal Lord, quoted, i 215, 413, 420; ii 280, 390, 489 Woodson, Captain, i 6 Wörth, battle of, i 256, 430; ii 239, 278 Worth, General, U.S.A., i 28, 33, 36 Wright, General, C.S.A., ii 52–4, 61, 63, 272, 422 Würmser, General, i 418