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A

Allen, Walt 23, 183

Alone and/or Loneliness 2, 3, 20, 81, 122, 182, 183, 194, 195, 199, 216

Antietam, MD 83

Apperson, James R. 21, 22, 51, 88, 161, 242

Appomattox, VA 199

Arbogast, Van Buren 26

Arnett, William W. 123, 187

Arnold, Laura Jackson 38

Ashby, Turner 41, 47

Ashland, VA 49

Augusta County, VA 195

Aunt Mary Nisewanger, Newtown, VA, JFH's mother's sister 40, 98, 139,152, 168, 209

Aurora-borealis at Fredericksburg 87

Averell, William W. 131, 144, 146, 147, 169

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B

Back Alleghany Mountain, WV 126, 129

Badger, Joseph 189, 217

Baker, Betsy 170

Baker, Jack (Uncle) 170

Balaklava, Crimean War (blundering) 112

Banks, Nathaniel P. 39, 40, 42, 56, 59, 75

Barbour County, WV 139, 230, 243

Barton, Joe 148

Bartonsville, VA 147, 148, 149, 150

Bath County, VA 131

Battlefield humor 3, 16, 17, 32, 64, 67, 68, 71, 97, 109, 113, 126, 150, 152, 153, 154, 169, 172, 175, 188, 207

Battles (see Harding, French: Battles)

Beckel [Bechtel, Lafayette, Captain, Eighth Ohio Vol. Cavalry] 200, 201, 202, 218

Curses Phares for being ungentlemanly and unbearable 201

Receives one of Harding's three pistols as a gift 203

Belington, WV 4, 230, 231

Bell, Aaron 78

Berryville, VA 144, 159, 160, 161

Beverly, WV 1, 6, 17, 62, 81, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 125, 126, 129, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 191, 192, 194, 200, 202, 214, 226, 229, 231, 237

Big Springs, WV 16, 21, 29

Bland, William J. Dr. 74, 103, 180

Saving Harding's life three times over his protest 181

Blue Ridge tunnel 95

Bonaparte, Napoleon 103

Boonsboro, PA 100

Bosworth, Squire Newton 213, 223

Boynton, H. V. 178

Bradley, George 89, 250

Bragg, Braxton 116

Brandy Station, VA 97

Brazos Santiago, TX 195

Brick Church Cemetery, Huttonsville, WV 168

Bridgewater, VA 39

Bristoe Station (now Bristow), VA 64, 75

Buckhannon, WV 2, 184, 185

Bunker Hill, WV 144, 157, 159, 163, 166, 167, 168

Burnside, Ambrose E. 84

Burnt Bridge (near Beverly), WV 94

Bushwhack 192

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C

Camp Allegheny, WV 11, 14, 16, 25, 26, 27, 105, 125

Camp Bartow, WV 26

Camp Northwest, WV 123, 125

Caplinger, Ida Harding (JFH's sister) 211

Carman, Ezra 52, 53, 56, 147, 178

Carter, Buck 139

Cashtown, PA 100, 101

Cass, WV 126

Cedar Creek, VA 145, 147, 160, 173, 175, 176, 177, 180

Cedar Mountain, VA 59, 62, 63

Chancellorsville, VA 96

Channel, David C. 212

Channell, Noah S. 47

Chantilly, VA 73, 76, 181

Charles Town, WV 41

Cheat Mountain, WV 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 92, 126, 127, 130, 181, 184, 192, 193, 195

Cheat River bridge, WV 183

Cheat River, WV 6, 7, 26, 183

Chenoweth, Joseph 37, 44

Chenoweth, Lemuel 186

Chester Gap, VA 97

Chickahominy River, VA 54, 59

Chickamauga, GA 116

Christian faith 77, 117, 197

Citizen soldiers 81

Clawson, Nathan C. 119

Clover Lick, WV 16, 21, 22, 29, 32

Collett, A. J. 223

Collett, P.C. 223

Collett, Widow (near Beverly, WV) 229

Confederate yell 22, 45, 69, 98, 149

Corrick, Uncle Billy 8

Corrick's Ford, WV 6, 240

Covington, VA 133, 187

Crab Bottom (now Bluegrass), VA 125, 130

Crawford, Absalom 184

Crawford, Adam 185

Crook, George 131, 147, 171

Cross Keys, VA 42, 43, 44, 45

Cross, Mr. (Augusta Co., VA) 195

Crouch, Abraham 78

Crouch, Andrew C. (Buck) 168

Crouch, Cyrus 30, 31, 78, 80, 81, 86, 243

His death 86

Crouch, Milton 47

Crouch, Rachel 92

Culpepper Court House, VA 97, 110, 116

Currence, Ad 184

Currence, Jacob 1, 11, 12, 25, 27

Curtis, Thomas C. 154

Custer, George A. 162

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D

Dailey, WV 88

Darksville, WV 157

Davis, Jefferson 13, 195

Dewitt, J. H. 223

Dispatch Station, VA 54

Dix, D. D. 159, 169

Dixie 8, 17, 20, 100, 150, 185, 194

Dixie Boys (Yankees dressed in gray) 159

Drinking problems 84, 101, 228

Drummer boy (11 years old) 228

Dunmore, WV 189

Dutch girls in Pennsylvania 100

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E

Early realization of possible defeat 118

Early, Jubal A. 55, 56, 63, 84, 96, 98, 101, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 120, 136, 137, 139, 140, 144, 147, 160, 171, 173, 175, 176, 177, 179, 180

Sense of humor 63

Echols, John 137

Edray, WV 29

Elk Mountain, WV 21, 22, 29, 30

Elk River, WV 21

Elkins, WV 1, 17, 154, 181, 183, 188, 214, 218

Elkwater, WV 13, 14, 20, 24, 28, 79, 123, 184

Elza, Thompson 93

Elzey (Elza), Arnold 39, 50, 51, 55

Ewell, Richard S. 39, 42, 43, 54, 61, 64, 66, 67, 96, 101

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F

Famous flank march to Manassas 64

Folks, John

Shoots rabbit at Fredericksburg 86

France, Rumors of supporting the South 248

Franklin, WV 34, 37, 53, 239

Fredericksburg, VA 84, 85, 87, 94, 96

Fremont, John C. 37, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47

Shelling burial party 46

Front Royal, VA 175, 176

Frost, WV 27

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G

Gallant 20, 24, 27, 35, 37, 41, 44, 47, 60, 63, 67, 68, 70, 86, 103, 109, 130, 146, 152, 154, 161, 167, 177, 193, 203

Gallantry of Federal soldiers 200, 202

Garnett, Robert S. 4, 6, 7, 8, 18, 238, 240

Gaultown, VA 34

Gay, Jo 29

Gettysburg, PA 97, 101, 106, 107

Gibson, William 29

Giddings, John G. J. 4, 5

Gilman, WV 72

Phares Graveyard 72, 81

Gilmor[e], Harry W. 138, 151, 152, 153, 164, 165, 209

Gordon, John B. 111, 177

Gordonsville, VA 56, 59, 62

Grafton, WV 1

Grant, Ulysses S. 176, 179, 180, 196

Green Bank, WV 181, 182, 183, 184, 191, 194

Green, Dick (true old colored friend) 78

Greenbrier River, WV 7, 14, 16, 17, 18, 26, 126, 127, 182

Greenwood, PA 100

Groveton, VA 66, 68, 69

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H

Hale, Major (CSA) 61, 113

Hall Town, WV 160, 161, 162

Hall, Colonel (U. S.) 187

Harding, Elizabeth (JFH's sister) 248

Harding, Clare Wilmoth (JFH's eldest son) 213

Harding, French 3, 192, 223, 224, 231, 243, 244, 247, 251

A Confederate lieutenant playing possum 186

Abstinence from alcohol 12, 84

Aggressiveness 85, 105, 142, 146, 152, 158, 217

Almost captured at Woodstock 174

Ambush planned for him 183

Apple-cutting story 19

Arrested 115

Asks for court-martial 116

Battle of Cedar Creek 175

Battle of Cedar Mountain 59, 209

Death of Friends 60

Leading Counter-charge 60

Rejects Colonelcy 61

Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) 73

Battle of First Winchester 40

Battle of Fisher's Hill 171

Battle of Fredericksburg 84

Battle of Gaines' Mill 51

Battle of Gettysburg

Cemetery Hill 101, 102

Minor wound 102

Regular fighting machine 106

Reproaches Gen. Johnson 105

Retreat from 105

Useless marching 103

Battle of Groveton 67

Battle of Malvern Hill 55

Battle of McDowell 36

Battle of Monocacy 140

Battle of Port Republic 44

Battle of Second Kernstown 152

Fights with Co. F, 31st VA Inf. 154

Horserace with Yankee 153

Battle of Second Manassas 68

Battle of Second Winchester

Avenges a bayonet death 98

Battle of Stephenson's Depot

Disobeys Major Lady 146

Gen. Jackson winks 147

Battle of Third Winchester (or Opequon Creek) 170

Burning a bridge 113

Candidate for Sheriff, 1876 130

Capt. Badger (U. S.) says Harding will not surrender 192

Cavalry charge without weapons (Rockville, MD) 141, 142

Challenges Gen. Imboden's prisoner policy 90

Challenges Jo Gay 30

Challenges Major Stewart 150

Challenges StonewallJackson 47

Correcting Maxwell's account of his first cavalry command 133

Cow story 4, 5

Critique of Knapp's Creek Skirmish in War of the Rebellion 191

Critique of Ridpath on Pope's Campaign 75

Dangerous confusion in the dark 149

Intercedes for his opponent 151

Deaths of Brothers 71, 80

Getting Marion's body to his sister 81

Defense of Early's actions at Cedar Creek 176

Defense of Early's actions at Washington 140

Defense of Early's Valley Campaign 179

Defense of General Lee 195

Defense of Lee's Western Virginia campaign 14

Escorting Gen. Lomax 155

Failed Raid across the Rapidan 108

Fastest runner 9, 21, 125

53 miles in 11 hours 126

Final homecoming 203

First cavalry charge 138

First cavalry command 131

First Yankee story 31

Gen. Lee revokes arrest 117

Getting $100 in gold to his father 183

Given free reign by Gen. Wm. Jackson (23 July 1864) 147

Helps Sheriff Phares obtain a Federal pension 90

Hiding and attending church with Yankees story 123

Hit by half-spent rifle ball 156

Ideal Victorian gentleman 216

In charge of Co. C, 20th Cavalry 160

Intercepting the U. S. Mail

Beverly girls to U. S. soldiers 188

Telegram with news of surrender 188

Last meeting with Gen. Stonewall Jackson 74

Locomotive story 54

Making an impression 46

Marksmanship 32, 118, 161

Mexico rumor 200

Most interesting forty eight war-hours 148

Moves Gene Hutton's body back to Huttonsville, WV in 1905 168

Mrs. McCall story 124

Nickname (Bosier) 188

Oblique reference to Radical Republicans 202

On panic and running as a virtue 177

On scout for Imboden 88

On the beauty of Randolph County 250

Opposition to bushwhacking 79, 127

Problems with Col. Hoffman 85, 111, 115, 116, 119

Promotion to captain 35

Promotion to first lieutenant 33

Promotion to lieutenant in Co. C, 20th Virginia Cavalry 131

Pulls pistol on his Staunton guide 135

Reasons to fight for South 31, 247, 248

Recovers Gene Hutton's body 167

Refusing amputation 74

Reported killed or captured (Rockville) 142

Reported killed or captured (Woodstock) 175

Sabre against pistol

bad wrist 165

Saved by Cy Crouch 80

Saved by Gen. Johnson's cussing 157

Saves Elihu Hutton at Shepherdstown 163

Saves Jake Ward 128

Scared by telegraph wire 93

Serious health problem 181

Serious wounds 71, 74, 168

Severe case of boils 162, 164, 166

Severe case of typhoid fever 12

Sheep story 23

Shooting from an ambulance 167

Shoots Sheriff Phares 88

Skeptic 75, 87, 208

Skirmish at Knapp's Creek, April 18, 1865 189

Skirmish at Smithfield 164

Skirmishes at Bunker Hill, Darksville, and Martinsburg 157

Skirmishing with Hunter's forces 138

Slayton/Elza mix-up 92

Socks from Lexington women story 117

Spends Winter of 1863 in a tent 118

Standing guard for dances 185

Stealing Union Colonel Youart's horse 183

Still-house story 83

Takes detail to scout Beverly, WV 125

Teaming with Apperson to shoot a sniper 161

Threatened with arrest 112

Trading his Yankee horse to Colonel Arnett 187

Tribute from Bar Association 213

Tribute to Company F 121

Verbally defends himself against Mr. Phares (the Sheriff's father) 203

Visits sheriff he shot 94

Writing his own parole 200

Harding, George 59, 64, 71, 77, 81

Harding, Marion 10, 11, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 30, 34, 40, 41, 56, 71, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 201, 224, 225, 243, 244, 245

His death 80

Hardy County, WV 228, 239

Harper trail, WV 129

Harper, Henry 234

Harpers Ferry, WV 41

Harris, Charles 233

Harris, Thomas M. 125, 233

Harrisburg, PA 101

Harrisonburg, VA 41, 139, 173

Hays, Harry T. 98, 112, 113

Heater, Jacob 223

Heavener, Amos 23

Heavener, Levi 161

Heck, J. M. 234, 237

Highland County, VA 9, 18, 119, 125, 184

Hightown, VA 18, 33, 125

Hill, Ambrose P. 84, 96

Hill, Charles W. 6, 8

Hill, Daniel Harvey 50, 52

Hill, Hannibal (Ben) 185

Hill, Jacob I. 1, 33

Hoffman, John S. 84, 85, 108, 111, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120

Summary of the Colonel's reprehensible actions 120

Horses

Billy and Betsy Baker 170

My beautiful mare 142

Rough-gaited one 166

Screaming 145

Stealing the Union Colonel's 182

Stonewall 131, 132, 162

Traveler 96

Ugly one but swift and plucky 169

Hunter, David S. 131, 133, 134, 137, 161, 173, 179

Hunterizing 139

Huntersville, WV 1, 16, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33

Hutton, Abe 200

Hutton, Alf. 126, 183

Hutton, Elihu 21, 31, 123, 131, 133, 155, 160, 162, 163, 164, 185, 186, 191, 192, 193, 223

Shot in the ear 164

Hutton, Eugene (Eugenius) 30, 47, 123, 124, 125, 126, 133, 167, 168, 181, 182, 244

Eulogy 168

His death 167

Hutton, Margaret (Maggie) 207, 247, 251

Huttonsville Academy, WV 208

Huttonsville, WV 1, 2, 6, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 28, 78, 80, 88, 92, 94, 123, 125, 126, 168, 181, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 191, 192, 193, 194, 199, 200, 226, 227

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Imboden, John D. 87, 88, 91, 92, 124, 200, 202

Isner, Eugene (Gene) 181, 223

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J

Jackson, Thomas J. (Stonewall) 35, 37, 48, 59, 96, 105, 120, 159, 180

His death 96

His war-look 70

Last words to French Harding 74

Jackson, William L. (Mudwall) 26, 123, 134

Shoots himself 163

Johnson, Edward 25, 26, 33, 34, 35, 37, 96, 103, 105, 150, 151, 156

Johnson, Richard M. (Dick) 147, 168

Johnston, Joseph E. 191, 194

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K

Kalar's Ford, WV 238

Kelley, Asa 21, 37

Kelly Mountain, WV 19

Kentucky 13

Kernstown, VA 147, 148, 151, 154, 171, 176, 180

Kershaw, Joseph 177

Kidd, Tom 152, 165, 168

Kittle, Edward H. 112, 118, 212

Kittle, George 88

Kittle, Marshall 241

Kittle, Squire 88, 195

Knapp's Creek, WV

Mr. Gibson 27

Knott, Sergeant (U. S.) 192

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L

Lady, John B. 146

Lang, David B. Dr. 33, 35

Laurel Hill, WV 6, 11, 225, 229, 230, 232

Lee and Jackson

Conferring at Fredericksburg 86

Explosion at Malvern Hill 55

Lee and Longstreet at Gettysburg 101

Lee Town, WV 159, 162, 164

Lee, Fitzhugh 164

Lee, Robert E. 11, 12, 13, 14, 38, 50, 52, 55, 56, 57, 62, 66, 70, 75, 76, 83, 85, 86, 96, 100, 101, 102, 110, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 140, 176, 179, 180, 187, 188, 189, 190, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200

Motto 200

Uncle Robert 83

Lemon, William 37

Lewis, John 60, 209

Lewis, Oliver Hazard Perry 14, 60, 90, 92, 99, 251

Lewis, Thomas J. 84, 240

Lewisburg, WV 131, 195

Lexington, VA 117, 134, 135, 137, 139

Little North Mountain, VA 147

Locomotive bomb 54

Lomax, Lunsford L. 155, 168, 169, 171, 176

Long, Armistead L 140, 171, 177, 179

Long, Dudley 11, 23, 25, 27, 35, 251

Long, John 45

Long, Washington 89

Longstreet, James 66, 69, 70, 83, 84, 86, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 116

Tardiness 69, 70, 104

Loring, William W. 14

Louisa County, VA 233

Louk, Claude 111

Luray Valley, VA 39, 175, 176

Lyman, William R. 119

Lynchburg, VA 134, 135, 137, 179

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M

Malvern Hill 55, 57, 63

Manassas, VA 9, 64, 66, 75, 76, 110, 114, 241

Marks, Israel 60, 209

Marlinton, WV 12

Marshall, Jacob W. 14, 92, 126, 146, 157, 169, 170, 181, 184, 185, 192, 200, 241

Martinsburg, WV 41, 157, 159, 169, 170

Massanutten Mountain, VA 39

Maxwell, Hu 90, 133, 189

McCall, James 89

McCall, Mrs. (Huttonsville, WV) 124

McClellan, George B. 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 83, 84

McConkey, Lieutenant (U. S.) 191

McCoppin, Mr. 21, 22, 23

McCutcheon, James S. K. 119, 120

McDowell, VA 14, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 77, 195

McGee, Adam 18

McLaughlin, James 163

McLaughlin, Mr. (Jackson's River, VA) 195

Meade, George G. 105, 106, 110, 116

Mechanicsville, VA 50

Merritt, Wesley 164

Middle Fork River, WV 2

Middletown, VA 39, 177, 178

Milford, VA 176, 180

Mill Creek, WV 2, 12, 17, 25, 89, 183

Miller Mrs. (Lexington, VA) 117

Millwood, VA 83

Milroy, Robert H. 17, 25, 33, 34, 35, 37, 98, 99

Mine Run, VA 116

Mingo Flats, WV 225

Mingo, WV 20, 23, 26, 29, 78, 94, 125, 126, 225

Minnehaha Park, WV 189

Monocacy, MD 140

Monterey, VA 9, 11, 27, 33, 34, 240

Monterville, WV 11

Morris, Thomas A. 4, 6, 8

Mount Pisgah, VA 62

Mulligan, James A. 154

Mulvey, Martin 61

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New Interest (now Kerens), WV 6, 10, 244

New Market, VA 39, 176

Newtown (now Stephens City), VA 40, 41, 42, 75, 77, 98, 138, 139, 147, 152, 168, 177, 211

Nicholas County, WV 91

Nisewanger, Mary: JFH's aunt

(Aunt Mary to many Confederates) 40, 98, 139, 152, 168, 209

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O

Official Records of the War of the Rebellion 13, 191

Ohio River 139

Old Leadsville (near Elkins), WV 89

Opequon, VA 169, 170

Ox Hill (Chantilly), VA 73

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P

Parkersburg, WV 2, 26, 241

Pendleton County, WV 9, 125, 195

Petersburg, WV 176, 187, 239

Phares graveyard 72, 81

Phares, Benjamin (Sheriff's father)

Wants Harding arrested 202

Phares, Jesse Frank

Abuses Marion Harding's memory 201

Harding helps with lawsuit for missing tax receipts 90

Mrs. Phares scared by Harding's second visit 94

Shot by F. Harding 88

Uses Harding as a witness to get Federal pension 90

War sheriff 78, 88, 90, 190, 200, 201, 202, 217

Phares, John 183

Phares, Seymour 250

Philippi, WV 1, 184

Pope, John 64, 68, 70, 75, 110

Port Republic, VA 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 48

Lewis wheat field 44

Porter, Fitz John 52

Porterfield, George, 1

Potomac River 41, 100, 139

Potts, James Newton 1

Powell, William H. 176

Powhite Creek, VA 53

Price, Uncle Billy 183

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Q

Quaker-cannon 109

Quick, James W. 55

Quick, Mat(thew) 130

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R

Raccoon Ford, Rapidan River, VA 107, 108

Randolph County, WV 16, 23, 38, 47, 72, 90, 91, 92, 133, 161, 169, 182, 184, 185, 187, 189, 195, 207, 223, 243, 250, 251

Rapidan River, VA 62, 63, 106, 107, 110, 114, 115, 116, 117

Rappahannock River, VA 62, 64, 83, 112

Rappahannock Station, VA 112

Read Station, WV 188

Reasons to fight for South 31, 247, 248

Red House, MD 6, 7, 8

Red Run Bridge, WV 128

Refugees from Randolph County 47, 184

Refugees from Staunton 134

Regiments

Eighth Ohio Cavalry 191

Fifty-second Virginia Infantry 36

First Georgia Infantry 7

First MD Confederate Cavalry 39

First MD Federal Cavalry 39

Forty-fourth Virginia Infantry 36

Nineteenth Virginia Cavalry

Company I 145

Thirty-first Virginia Infantry 73

Company E 73

Company F 1, 4, 9, 11, 16, 21, 23, 27, 29, 35, 45, 47, 55, 60, 64, 90, 91, 92, 105, 110, 111, 112, 117, 118, 123, 139, 153, 161, 171, 225, 228, 236, 237, 241, 250, 251

Twelfth Georgia Infantry 7

Twentieth Virginia Cavalry 123

Company C 123, 140, 141, 145, 157, 160, 162, 169, 170, 180

Temporarily disbanded (Winter of 1864-65) 183

Twenty-fifth Virginia Infantry 36, 39

Twenty-third Virginia Infantry 7

Resignations tendered by nearly all commissioned officers of 31st Infantry 119

Review of Corps at Fredericksburg

Kisses and Gen. Lee's blushing 97

Lee's great ride 96

Reynolds, Joseph J. 13, 17, 25

Rich Mountain, WV 2, 6, 7, 240

Richmond, VA 49, 52, 56, 57, 90, 179

Ridpath, John Clark 57, 75

Rifles

Enfield 37, 59, 62, 74, 94, 118, 126, 140, 156, 161, 162

Mississippi 31, 32, 34

Spencer 155, 163, 190

Robertson, Branch M. 243

Rockbridge County, VA 187

Rockville, MD 140, 141, 162

Rodes, Robert E. 96, 167

Rosecrans, William S. 13, 15

Rosser, Thomas L. 173, 174, 183, 194, 195

Rowan, George W. 81

Ruckman, James 45

Rust, Albert 14

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S

Salem, VA 64, 138

Salisbury, George W. 1, 11

Salisbury, Jacob 146

Scott, Thomas B. 202

Seddon, James A. 119, 121

Seven Days' 49, 57

Shelton, David 51

Shenandoah Mountain, VA 33, 35

Shenandoah River, VA 45, 144

Shenandoah Valley, VA 14, 37, 75, 83, 139, 144, 159

Shepherdstown, WV 100, 162, 163, 169

Sheridan, Philip 160, 162, 170, 173, 175, 176, 178, 180, 253

Copying Hunter's tactics 161

His bad taste 173

Sherman, William T.

War is Hell 161

Shields, James 42, 45, 47

Shiflett, Absalom 243

Simmons, Rebel Jake 29

Simmons, Yankee Jake 29, 31

Slaven's Cabin, WV126, 181

Slayton, John 92, 93, 125, 182

Smith, Margaret (JFH's sister) 17, 25, 78, 94, 248

Smith, William (Extra Billy) 96, 98

Smithfield, WV 163, 164, 168, 181

Snyder, F. Joseph 118

Somerville Ford, Rapidan River, VA 62, 107, 108, 122

Southern women 17, 41, 135, 136, 196

Spurgeon, George P 32

Stafford Heights, VA 85

Stalnaker, Alec 79

Stalnaker, Hamilton 79

Staunton, VA 2, 26, 35, 77, 87, 92, 94, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 139, 194, 195, 241

Stewart, David B 147, 150

Stipe, Joseph H. 243

Presentiment of Death 68

Stipe, William 243

Strasburg, VA 39, 42, 47

Stuart, J. E. B. 54, 64, 86

Summersville, WV 91

Surrender

Confirmed 189

Sutton, Mr. (Green Bank, WV) 182, 191, 194, 195

Sutton, Samuel 181, 182, 191, 194, 195

Swearing 22, 24, 93, 111, 115, 132, 142, 147, 151, 157, 164, 175, 188, 201

Sweet Sulphur Springs, WV 189

Swift Run Gap, VA 83

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T

Taliaferro, William 7, 36, 37, 66, 67

Taylor, John F. 45, 182, 240, 245

Taylor, Mr. (Near Green Bank, WV) 182

Taylor, Richard 45

Thermopylae, Greece (480 BC) 137

Thoroughfare Gap, VA 64, 66, 75

Tribute to Company F (31st Virginia) 121

Turnpikes

Beverly and Fairmont 6

Leading Creek and Buffalo Creek 6

Northwestern 6, 9, 238

Romney pike 156

Staunton and Parkersburg 2, 26, 212, 241

Valley Pike (Shenandoah) 39, 144

Warm Springs Pike 189

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U

Upper Sinks, WV 18

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V

Valley Bend, WV 78, 81, 89, 94, 194

Valley Head, WV 92

Valley Mountain Campaign 12

Valley Mountain, WV 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 25, 38, 92

Vaughn, J. C. 144, 147, 149, 150

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W

Walker, James A. 84, 86

Wallace, Lew 140

Wamsley, Adam 92

Wamsley, Andrew & Martha 19

Wamsley, Jacob S. 78, 126, 128

Wamsley, William 24

Ward, Adam 23, 189, 243

Boss Epicurean 24

Ward, Aunt Tena 1

Ward, George 237

Ward, Jacob G. 146, 175, 185, 187, 189, 190, 191

Ward, Lee 181

Ward, Mat 183

Ward, Mr. (Owner of the Round Barn) 182, 183

Ward, Wash 200

Ware, Andrew 165

Warm Springs Mountain, VA 194

Warm Springs, VA 189, 194, 195

Warner, Solomon 3

Warrenton, VA 62, 63, 66, 75, 110

Washington, D. C. 76, 140, 144, 161, 179

Wees settlement, Randolph Co. WV 188

Weese, A. C. 223

West View, VA 35

Wheeler, Major (U. S.) 16, 28

White, Frederick P. 125

Whiting, William H. C. 52

Wildell, WV 18

Williamsport, MD 106, 162, 169

Wilmoth, Luceba E. (JFH's wife) 10, 213, 222, 245

Wilson, William H. 2, 27, 30, 31, 35, 62, 92, 104, 223, 243

Winchester, VA 35, 40, 41, 42, 83, 98, 155, 156, 159, 161, 170, 171, 172, 178, 179, 180, 240, 253

June, 1863 98

May, 1862 40

Winder, Charles S. 42

Wm. L Jackson's Brigade

Description of, May 1864 131

Woodstock, VA 173, 174

Worsley, Philip Stanley (Eulogy for Lee) 197

Wright, Horatio 178

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Y

Yeager, Mother (Camp Allegheny, WV) 11

York, PA 100, 101

Youart, Robert 182, 183

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Z

Zephyrs 70, 81, 157


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