Russell, William Howard. William Howard Russell’s Civil War: Private Diary and Letters, 1861-1862. Edited by Martin Crawford. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1992.

London, voyage to the , 3 South Carolina diplomat, secessionist, going home, war and possible blockade, 3-4 Lincoln, Olmsted book on slavery, 5 Americans refuse to pray for the royal family, 9 American women, 10 , 16ff Republicans, the South, Sumter, 17 , 17 Washington, 22ff Willard’s Hotel, 22 Seward, Lincoln, 22 Chaos opinions in New York, 23-25 George Bancroft, Horatio Seymour, , , James Gordon Bennett, 25 Dinner with Lincoln and cabinet, 28 Dinner, Chase, Douglas, Smith, Forsyth, 29 Seward, 31 Wants to know about expeditions to forts and pledges to Seward he could keep information secret, 32 Portsmouth and Norfolk, 36 Naval officer Goldsboro, 37 Charleston, Fort Sumter, 39 Report to Lord Lyons, Charleston, Beauregard, Moultrie, Sumter, 42-43 Seeks to have letters forward to Lord Lyons, 46 Complains of post office and his dispatches, 50 Montgomery, Wigfall, Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin, 52 Mobile, 53 Slaves, customs house, 55 Fort Pickens, Confederate determination, Bragg, 56-57 Wild Confederate soldiers, 58 Slidell, 62 Crime in New Orleans, jail, 63-64 New Orleans, traveling on Sunday, 65-66 plantation, slaves, overseer, 67-70 Plantation, 71 , Harper’s Weekly, 74 Terrible war that will end in compromise, south is strong, 75-76 vs. Jefferson Davis, 76-77 Deplores United States hostility toward , 77 Senate, 78 Bull Run campaign, 81ff McDowell, 82 Zouave murdered in house of prostitution, 82

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Seward and Frederick Seward, 83 , 83 Winfield Scott too old, 83-84 McClellan, 84 Montgomery Meigs, 84 Frank Blair, Frémont, 85 McClellan in western Virginia, 85 Annapolis, 86-87 McDowell and Beauregard, 86 Henry Bellows, Butler, 87 New York newspapers and England, 89 McClellan, 89 Seward, Lincoln, cotton, English relations, 90 General Mansfield, 92 Long Bridge, rout at Bull Run, 94 McDowell, 95 Alcohol, whiskey, officers and enlisted men, 98 Both sides dismayed by Bull Run, 99 McClellan, 99 Comments on Baltimore and Maryland to Bellows, 103 Carrolls of Maryland, Catholic worship, slaves, secession sentiment, 103-4 McClellan, 108 Bull Run letter, 108 Navy Department, 109 McDowell, 110-11 Sherman, 110 McClellan on horseback, 110 , Seward and Lyons, 111 Russell abused in New York Herald and Chicago Tribune, 112 Peace prospects, 112 Criticism and abuse of Russell, 114 Munson’s Hill, 118 Lincoln, 118 McClellan, 118 Passes, 118 McClellan working hard, 120-21 Beauregard, 120 Jefferson Davis death rumor, 122 Passes, 123 Dispute between United States and Canada, 123-24 Slaves and black soldiers, 124 Charges against Russell, Charles Sumner, 125-26 Lincoln?, 127 Western Virginia, Rosecrans, 128 McClellan, 128 Seward, 128

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McClellan will not move until ready, 129 Times of , Lincoln, Seward, 129-30 McClellan and Frémont, 131 Maryland legislature arrests, 132 Defends himself and claims freedom of speech, 133 McClellan, 135 His accounts to , New York Herald, 135-36 Effect of war on the Americans, 138 Enlistments, 139 Cleveland, 139 Munson’s Hill, 141 McClellan, Beauregard, 141 Arrested for shooting on Sunday, 142 Seward, 143 Pass to visit lines, McClellan, 143-44, 146 Lincoln, John Hay, 144 Religious doubts, 144 Newspaper contempt for politicians and civilians, 145-46 Judge Merrick, habeas corpus, 147 McClellan and , 148 McClellan gone to bed, Lincoln, 148 McClellan avoids Russell, 151 McDowell, 151 Lyons and Seward, 152 Pessimistic about Confederate prospects, 152 Charles Ray, Seward, 153 Beauregard, McClellan, Manassas, 154 English consults, Canada, 154-55 North not fighting an antislavery war, 155 McClellan and Winfield Scott, 155 McDowell, 156 Wants to march with McClellan’s army, Lincoln, Seward, 157 Ball’s Bluff, death of Baker, 159 Men killed falling from horses, 160 Troops review, Fitz John Porter, McClellan, McDowell, 160-61 Edward Everett, 161-62 Mary Lincoln, White House intrigue, 163 McDowell and McClellan, 165 6th Cavalry ball, alcohol, 166 Seward and British consuls, 167-68 Grant and Belmont, 168 McClellan, 168 McClellan and wife, 170 Fireworks, Blenker and McClellan, 171 Divisions in Congress over slavery, 171 Blacks and barbershops, 171-72

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Cabinet, Seward, 172 British subjects arrested, 172 Germans and Union, plundering soldiers, 172 McDowell about American sensitivity to British criticism, 173 Lord Lyons, arrests of British subjects, Seward Greeley, 173 Passes, 175 McClellan troop review, 175 , Mercier, Mason, Slidell, Tories, Sumner, 177-78, 180, 187, 193, 198, 206-15, 232- 35 McClellan, 179 Munson’s hill, troop review, McClellan, Lincoln, Seward, French princes, alcohol, artists of Frank Lesley’s newspaper, 181-82 Meagher, 182-84 Mary Lincoln, reception, 184-85 Size of Union forces, 191 Washington bridges, 191-92 Discipline, 192 Blenker, passes, alcohol, 194 Dinner with Simon Cameron, Hamlin, Lovejoy, Bingham and other fanatics, 195-96 McClellan, Orleans princes, criticism by Russell, 203 Cameron and Sumner are chummy, 204 McClellan, 208 McClellan and Burnside, 211 Death of Prince Albert, 213-14 New York, 216ff James Gordon Bennett, attacks on Russell, 218-19 Canada, 220-228 Possible advance by Army of the Potomac, 229 McClellan and staff surly, resent his attacks on the Orleans princes, 229 Russell expenses, New York newspaper correspondents, 230 Matthew Brady photograph, Mary Lincoln, 230 Randolph Marcy, problem with accompanying the Army of the Potomac to the Peninsula, 236- 37 Complains about Stanton and McClellan, denial of a pass forces Russell to come home, 237-38

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