596 Messages and Papers of the Confederacy. Engineers, Chief of, report of, trans- mitted, 301. England. (See Great Britain.) Erlanger & Co., contract with, for cot- ton loan referred to, 383, 390. Estimates. (See Appropriations.) European Powers. (See Foreign Pow- ers.) Evans, Nathan G.: Report of, on battle of Leesburg, Va., referred to, 192. Resolution of thanks tendered com- mand of, 169. Ewing, Francis M., joint resolution directing settlement of claim of, vetoed, 472. Exchange of Prisoners of War, ar- rangements for, 237, 492, 501. Cartel of, transmitted, 241. Letter of President Davis to Presi- dent Lincoln regarding, 343. Questions regarding, referred to, 395- Stephens, A. H., correspondence regarding appointment of, as commissioner on subject of, 339- Suspension of, discussed, 375, 445- Executive, Chief. (See Davis, Jeffer- son; Lincoln, Abraham.) Executive Departments. (See also the several Departments.) Commissioned officers employed in, at Richmond, Va., referred to, 5*4. 552. Communications from, transmit- ted, 156. List of employees of, transmitted, 261. Request of House that President cause State Department to trans- mit estimate of expenses for dip- lomatic affairs refused, reasons therefor, 253. Executive Nominations: Communication correcting m i s- takes in, transmitted, 259. Executive Nominations (Continued): Constitutional powers of Executive and Senate regarding, discussed, 388. Reasons for making certain, trans- mitted, 392, 448. Renomination of certain officers, advice of Senate regarding ne- cessity of, requested, 246. Return of, requested, 148, 241, 537. Special session message regarding, 134- Exemption Law. (See Conscription Law.) Exequatur of British Consul revoked, 3 2 5- Referred to, 360. Expenditures, Public, discussed, 192, 488. Appropriation for, recommended, i99» 3i3. 3 J 7> 3 8 7» 4° 2 > 4°4» 45 x » 454. 455. 5i7, 539- Export Duties discussed, 361. Extraordinary Session Messages, 63, 134- Extraordinary Sessions of Congress, proclamations convening, 60, 133. Ezra's Church, Battle of. A battle in front of Atlanta, Ga., on the right of the Federal army, July 2S, 1S64. The Federals were commanded by Gen. Logan, and the Confederates, who made the attack, by Gen. Hood. Confed- erates were repulsed with a loss of about 2,000; Federal loss, about 600. Fair Oaks, Va., Battle of. (See Sev- en Pines, Battle of.) Farinholt, B. L., report of, on engage- ment at Staunton River Bridge transmitted, 499. Farmville, Va., Battle of. A battle near Farmville, Va., Apr. 7, 1865, shortly after the evacuation of Rich- mond by the Confederates, who were re- treating toward the south. The Feder- als were commanded by Generals Ord and Sheridan; the Confederates, by, Gen. Lee. Gen. Read, commanding Federal
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