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5 8o Messages and Papers of the Confederacy. Army, Confederate States(Continued) : Soldiers in — Pay of — Proposals to increase, dis- cussed, 374. Recommendations regarding, 243. Shot without trial, inquiry re- garding, replied to, 246. South Carolina — Troops of, hanged by Federal forces referred to, 127, 128. Volunteer company from, organ- ization and disbanding of, re- ferred to, 456. Volunteer legion of, referred to, 45°- Substitutes in, discussed, 370. Supplies for — Recommendations regarding, 53 2 , 545, 552. Use of cotton as means of pro- curing, 530. Tobacco ration for, referred to, 455- Transportation facilities for, dis- cussed, and recommendations re- garding, 81, 139. J5 1 . 236, 249, 295, 492, 533- 536. Wheat's Louisiana Battalion, dis- banding of, referred to, 261. Army of Eastern Virginia, address of President to, 229. Army of Northern Virginia, operations of, referred to, 384. Army of Peninsula, provisions fur- nished, referred to, 247. Army of Richmond, address of Presi- dent to, 228. Army of Tennessee, correspondence regarding, transmitted, 514, 534, 535. 537, 53 8 , 539- Army of Trans-Mississippi, money ex- pended in payment of, referred to, 304. Army Officers. (See Army, Confed- erate States.) Army, United States: Destruction of property by, dis- cussed, 380. Increase in, referred to, 233. Instructions for government of, 3S0. Negroes forced into, discussed, 380. Outrages committed by officers and soldiers of, 115, 119, 127, 128, 137, 14°. l8 4t 233. 28 9i 298, 329, 37°, 379, 443, 493, 5 6 4- Retaliatory measures — ■ Discussed, 234. Proclaimed, 269. Discussed, 289. Threatened, 115, 120, 141. Arrests, Military, of citizens of Con- federate States referred to, 243, 304- List of prisoners in Salisbury, N. C, referred to, 308. Ashe, William S., communication from, urging completion of cer- tain railroads, 151. Atlanta, Ga., Battle of. A battle near Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1S64, the Federals being commanded by Gen. Sherman, and the Confederates by Gen. Hood. Gen. McPherson was killed. Fed- eral loss, about 4,000. Confederate loss, considerably larger, estimated at about 7,000. Attorney General, report of, transmit- ted and discussed, 78, 192, 194, 196. Averysboro, N. C, Battle of. Averysboro is a small town in Harnett County, N. C, about 30 miles south of Raleigh. A battle was fought here March 16, 1S65, by a portion of Gen. Sherman's army, commanded by Gen. Slocum, and the Confederates, commanded bv Gen. Hardee. Federal loss, 77 killed, and nearly 500 wounded. The Confederates retreated, leaving over 100 dead on the field. B Baker, Samuel E., resolution of thanks tendered command of, 42S. Baker, T. Harrison, vessel under, com- missioned private armed vessel, 102.