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1 Ruffin, Edmund. the Diary of Edmund Ruffin. Edited by William K Ruffin, Edmund. The Diary of Edmund Ruffin. Edited by William K. Scarborough. 3 vols. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1972-1989. Vol. 3 Vicksburg, 1-58 Gettysburg campaign, 1-58 Arrest of Vallandigham and northern opinion, 2 Northwestern Confederacy, 2-4 Brandy Station, 9ff Fernando Wood, Lincoln, Democratic party, 13-14 Milliken's Bend, black troops, 14-15 Luther, reformation, Protestants, creeds, priests, reading the Bible, 16-21 Yankee depredations, 22-23 Lee in Pennsylvania and treatment of enemy property, 26-27 Confederates stealing items, 31 Lincoln, George Pugh, Democratic opposition, Vallandigham, 34-35 Slaves running off, captured, sold, 37-38 William C. Rives, 43 Joseph Johnston and Vicksburg, 53 Federal attacks on Charleston, 61ff, 112ff Destruction of crops, slaves, 65-66 Costly and indecisive battles, 66-67 Conscription, 67 Mob rule and democracy in the North, New York draft riot, 70-75, 79-80, 83-84, 122 English debate on recognition of the Confederacy, 75-79 French and Mexico, 85-86, 93-94 Morale, pessimism, 92 Jefferson Davis and retaliation against Yankees, 99-100 Lincoln, Burnside, and Kentucky election, 105-6 Religion, faith vs. works, 106-7 Horatio Seymour, Lincoln, conscription, 113-14 Alabama elections, 117-18 Quantrill and Lawrence, Kansas, 122-23 Quantrill, Davis and retaliation by guerrillas, 126 Morale, desertion, North Carolina, Holden, 128-29 Northern Draft, Horatio Seymour, 134-35 Depreciation of Confederate currency, 135 Foreign recognition, French, Mexico, England, 138-39, 144-47 Price of gold, 139-40 Confederate soldiers as plunderers, robbing market carts, substitutes, conscripts, 140-41 Trip to Charleston, 150-280 Dr. Bachman, 153-54 France, England, Mexico, 173-75 William Porcher Miles, 184-85 Conscription of British subjects, consuls, 185-86 Mormons, 192-94 1 Price of gold and northern economic weakness, 203-4 Slave labor on Charleston fortifications, 209-10 Northern prisoners, 213 Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Jefferson Davis, Bragg, 250-51 Railroad travel, 280-81 Slavery, freedom, and black population, 287-88 Black troops, Confederates taking Yankee oath, 291-2. Judge Thomas Ruffin, 292-94 William W. Holden and Raleigh Standard, 295-96 Racial type, ethnology, 305-6 Education of young children, 308 Webster and Yankee pronunciation, 309-10 Wendell Phillips, Lincoln, and emancipation plans, 313-15 Democracy, 315-17 George B. McClellan report of military operations, 318-19 Conscription, Jews, anti-Semitism, 325-29 Plot of assassinate Jefferson Davis, 329-30 Richmond food prices, 330 Peace meetings in North Carolina, 330-31 Northern draft, 331-32 Union draft, substitutes, 332-33 Retaliation, Lincoln and Davis, 334 Cotton embargo, 334 Reelection campaign of Lincoln, 335-36 Escape of Yankee prisoners, 337 Women and Confederate soldiers, 337-38 George Pickett, execution of deserters, traitors, 341-42, 344 Yankees, blacks, troops, bounties, 342 Jefferson Davis, Braxton Bragg, 351 New York gold market, 352 Yankees, emancipation, and slave popular, 353 Black troops, battle of Olustee, 356-57 Dahlgren raid on Richmond, 362-63 North expenses in Civil War, 363-64 Yankee plundering, 364-65 Union oath, 367-68 Food prices, extortion, 368-69 Episcopalian minister, arrested, 368-70 Drinking, prices of alcohol, 370-71 Bands of deserters, 372-73 Prices, gold, 373 Gold prices, Confederacy, 374 Grant, northern military movements, lack of secrecy, 377-78 Michael Hahn, Lincoln, Reconstruction, Louisiana, 378-79 William G. Brownlow and slavery, 380-81 2 Presidential election of 1864, 381ff Northern peace sentiment, 381-82 England, war, slavery, emancipation, 384-86, 389-92 Miscegenation, 392 France, Mexico, Confederacy, 393 Treatment of Confederate prisoners, 395-96 Yankee conscripts and deserters, 396 Torpedo attacks, 397-98 Yankee gold sales, gold prices in Confederacy, 398-400 Overland campaign, 400ff Fort Pillow, Nathan Bedford Forrest, black troops, 403-4 New York Money market, gold, 406-7 United States, France, Mexico, 407-8 Wilderness campaign, 409ff Final instructions, funeral instructions, 426-28 Union victories and gold prices, 433 Death of son in battle, 435-38 Yankee destruction and plundering, 439-441 Outrages by black troops, 440 Should retaliate by executing prisoners, 440 Grant and McClellan, Grant's campaign plan frustrated, 442-43, 453 Cold Harbor, 450ff Butler, Beauregard, Petersburg, 457-58 Petersburg campaign, 458ff Yankee atrocities, no retaliation by Davis, 459-60 Ruffin plantations plundered by Yankees, 461ff Confederate Congress and peace, 463-64 Petersburg campaign, 465ff Yankees and slaves, 475 Yankees plundering a grave, 479 Yankees throwing dead horses in wells, 487 Northern finances, gold prices, Chase resignation, 488 Point Lookout, 491 Confederate deserters, 491 Early campaign toward Washington, Federal Congress, draft, bounties, 493-94 Early campaign toward Washington, Monocacy, 496-503, 507-8 Food prices, 498-99 Miscegenation, 502 Removal of Johnston, appointment of Hood, Davis, 503-4 Union troops and slaves, 505-6 Battles around Atlanta, 510ff English opinion and the war, 512-13 Peace sentiment and northern politics, 513 Sherman and railroad lines, 515-16 Battle of the Crater, 517-18 Knights of the Golden Circle, Vallandigham, 521 3 Burning of Chambersburg, 524, 544 Black troops and battle of the Crater, 528-29 Rebellion in Illinois, 533 Dutch Gap and Deep Bottom, 534-35 Deaths of children and grandchildren, 535 New York Herald and peace proposals, 539 Election of 1864 and Lincoln prospects, 539-40 The Tallahassee blockade runner, 541 Northern Democratic meetings, peace talk, 545 Suggested to Jefferson Davis fire rafts on James River, 545 Peace rumors and gold price, 547 Kentucky guerrillas, 547 Legacy of Thomas Jefferson and Democratic party, democracy, demagogues, 549-552 Northwestern Democrats and disunion sentiments, 552-53 Democrats and McClellan, peace platform, 553-55 Union draft, 558-59 Confederate bonds, 559-60 Yankees expel civilians from neighborhoods on some flimsy excuse, Roswell women, 561-64 Confederate officials and embezzlement, 566-67 McClellan letter of acceptance, Peace Democrats, 567 General Paine and Yankee orders in Kentucky, 571-72 News of Early in Valley, 572-73, 578-79 Reconstruction in Louisiana, 573 Prisoner exchanges and cartel, Sherman and Hood, 574-76, 578 Democrats, peace platform, Lincoln vs. McClellan, 576-77, 601-2 Jefferson Davis, speech in Macon, deserters, 584-85 Petersburg pickets and fraternization, 602-3 Yankee marauders, Sheridan, retaliation, 603-4 Yankee newspaper article slandering Ruffin, 604-6 Confederate forces destroying railroads in rear of Sherman, Ruffin skeptical of strategy, 608-9 Andrew Johnson and test oath, 610-11 Defeat of Early in the Valley, 611-14 Joseph Holt, Knights of the Golden Circle, 612-13 St. Albans raid, 615-16 Northern soldier voting, Maryland, test oath, Missouri, 618-19 Northern criticisms of Grant's generalship, 621-22 Women soldiers, 622-23 Impressment of slaves, 623-24 Slaves as soldiers, 624 Slave loyalty, disloyalty, ingratitude, family affections, insurrection, 624-31 Election of 1864, 632 Grant, Petersburg, and presidential election, 642-43 Northern presidential election, fraud, intimidation, 642-43 Killing of John R. Meigs, 645-46 Andersonville, 648 Order of American Knights, 648-49 4 Mosby men murdered; Custer men murdered, retaliation, Jefferson Davis, 651 Peace rumors, Confederate Congress and determination, 651, 656-58 Sherman's march, morale, Georgia, poorer southerners, 659-663 Attempt to burn New York, 664 Hood and Nashville, 673-74 Lincoln, peace, annual message to Congress, 674-75 England, Lincoln, war, blockade, 678-79 Confederate currency, plan for government to purchase surplus plate, 684 Henry S. Foote speech in Congress, 686-87 Atlanta, 691 Slave soldiers, 691-93 Fort Fisher, 694-95, 697-700, 720 Dissent in North Carolina, Tories, 696-97 Morale, despair, 702-5 Sterling Price, 705 Wounding of Mosby, 707-8 Sherman and Savannah, 709-10 Confederate finance and prices, 710 Black troops, Lee as dictator, despondent, 711-13 Savannah cotton, 714 Edmund Kirby Smith and Richard Taylor, 714 Benjamin F. Butler, 714-15 Arrest of Henry S. Foote, release, 716-17, 726-27, 733-34, 744 Francis P. Blair and peace mission to Richmond, 717, 724, 730-31 Lee's army, food, desertion, morale, 718 Gold and prices, 718 Robbery of government stores, meat, 719 Peace prospects, Monroe Doctrine, England, France, Mexico, 720-21 Emancipation, Thirteenth Amendment, Missouri, Kentucky, 721-24 Fall of Fort Fisher, end of blockade running, 725-26, 728 James Seddon resignation, 727-28 Prices, 730 Episcopal priests, absolution from sin, 730-31 Andrew Johnson, Tennessee, Unionists, Brownlow, 731-32 Gold, Confederate money, 732 Blair mission and gold prices, 733 Virginia legislature and Lee as general in chief, 734 Blair mission, 735-36 European powers and Mexico, 736 Military and finance bills in Congress, 736-37 Habeas corpus, Jefferson Davis, dictator, 737-38 Yankee mistreatment of prisoners, 738-39 Food prices, 741-42 Peace talks breakup, impact North and South, 743,745 Virginia, Reconstruction, Alabama, Mississippi, Delaware, 746-47 Congress, Virginia legislature compared to European political systems, 747-48 5 Slave soldier bill, 748-50 Hampton Roads conference, 750-51 Sherman in South Carolina, 751-52 Exposure of soldiers, lack of shelter, 753 Virginia legislature and slave soldiers, 754 Atlantic Cable, 757-58 Joseph Johnston report of operations, Jefferson Davis, 758 Alexis de Tocqueville,
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