[Roman numerals indicate volumes, Arabic numerals indicate
pages]
Abolitionists; Northern views
of the, VI, 65-76.
Acadians, deportation of the,
III, 51-57.
Acrelius, Israel; on the New
Jersey settlements, II, 106-
113.
Adams, Abigail; on the be-
ginnings of Washington, IV,
121-124.
Adams, H.; on the War of
1812, V, 113-122.
Adams, John; on the drafting
of the "Declaration," III,
139-141; his audience with
George III, IV, 25-30; his
death, V, 205-208.
Adams, J. Q.; on the War of
1812, V, 3-10.
Alabama claims, the, IX, 158-
Alabama, destruction of the,
VIII, 145-148.
Alamo, fall of the, VI, 143-153.
Alaska, purchase of, IX, 98-
105.
Albany "Plan of Union," the,
III, 15-24.
Alexander VI, Pope; his bull,
I, 38-45.
America; discovery of, I, ix-xi;
early explorations of, xi-xv;
discoveries before Columbus,
3-9, 10-19, 20-22; discovery
by Columbus, 23-30, 30-37;
Pope Alexander's bull, 38-45;
discovery of the mainland,
46-53, 54-63; first printed
account of, 68-69.
Andrews, E. B.; on the evils
of reconstruction, IX, 65-69;
on "Black Friday," 131-134;
on the Tweed Ring, 151-
157; on the Panic of 1873,
181-187; on the first cen-
tenary, 196-199; on the
Johnstown flood, X, 64-67;
on the Columbian World's
Fair, 81-87.
Anti-slavery convention, the
first, VI, 57-64.
Bacon, N.; his rebellion, II,
164-172.
R. S.; on J. W.
Booth's capture and death,
IX, 38-56.
Balboa, Vasco de; his dis-
covery of the Pacific, I, 74-
83.
Baltimore, Lord; his founding
Bancroft, G.; on the Boston
of Maryland, II, 125-130.
Tea Party, III, 93-98.
Bell, A. G.; and the telephone,
X, 3-9.
Benton, T. H.; on Lafayette's
visit, V, 188-191; on the
Clay-Randolph duel, 192-
204; on the death of Adams
and Jefferson, 205-208; on
Jackson's rupture with Cal-
houn, VI, 31-35; on the
Federal Union as an injury
to the South, 42-49; on the
second Seminole war, 191-
198; on emigration to Ore-
gon, VII, 10-13; on the ac-
quisition of California, 53-
60.
Bigelow, J.; on the Trent af-
fair, VIII, 81-90.
"Black Friday" described, IX,
131-134.
Black Hawk war, the, VI, 87-
Blaine, J. G.; on the Missouri
Compromise, V, 147-153; on
the Abolitionists, VI, 65-69;
on "54-40 or Fight," VII,
26-35; how war was de-
clared with Mexico, 77-82;
on Webster's 7th of March
speech, 106-109; on the dis-
banding of the Northern
army, VIII, 201-204; on the
cost of the war, 205-207;
on Lincoln's funeral, IX, 33-
37; on
the purchase of
Alaska, 98-105; on the Ala-
bama claims settlement, 158-
171; on the Greeley cam-
paign, 173-180.
Blaine-Cleveland campaign, the,
X, 36-49.
Blennerhassett Island, IV, 197-
199.
Bonaparte, L.; on the sale of
Louisiana, IV, 145-154.
Boone, D.; in Kentucky, III,
78-92.
Booth, J. W.; capture and
death of, IX, 38-56.
Boston Tea Party, the, III,
93-102.
Boston; Capture of by Wash-
ington, 127-131.
Braddock, Gen. E.; death of,
III, 39-48.
Bradford, Gov. W.; on the
Mayflower's voyage, II, 86-
100.
Brady, C. T.; on the battle of
San Jacinto, VI, 158-163.
Bradley, A. G.; on the sieges
of Louisbourg, III, 3-16; on
Washington's expeditions to
the Ohio, 25-30; on Brad-
dock's defeat, 39-48; on the
deportation of the Acadians,
51-57.
Brodhead, J. R.; on the Eng-
lish conquest of N. Y., II,
Burr, A.; his duel with Hamil-
ton, IV, 155-158; his con-
spiracy, 180-185.
Cable, the Atlantic, first laying
and loss of, VII, 159-163;
how finally laid, IX, 70-81.
Cabot, J. and S.; their dis-
covery of the mainland, I,
46-53.
Calhoun, J. C.; sketch of, VI,
77-86.
California, visited by Drake, I,
156-166; acquisition of, VII,
53-60; discovery of gold in,
88-96.
Cape Cod; Gosnold's discovery
of, II, 38-47.
Carey, M.; on Yellow Fever in
Philadelphia, IV, 83-89.
Carpenter, F. C.; on the
Emancipation Proclamation,
VIII, 107-111.
Cartier, J.; his exploration of
the St. Lawrence, I, 104
119.
Centenary, the first, IX, 196
199.
Chamberlain, D. H.; on recon-
struction, IX, 193-195.
Champlain, S. de; his battle
with the Iroquois, I, 179.-
185.
Champlain, Lake; battle of, V,
79-89.
Champlin, J. D.; on the Moni
tor and Merrimac, VIII, 99
106.
Chapultepec, storming of, VII,
83-87.
Chickamauga, battle of, VIII,
131-138.
Chippewa, battle of, V, 54-64.
Christian Science; account of,
X, 181-185.
Civil war; period of, summary,
VIII, v-x.
Clark, G. R.; his capture of
Vincennes, III, 188-195.
Clay, H.; his duel with Ran-
dolph, V, 192-204.
Clay Compromise, the, VII, 97-
105.
Colonies; summary of the first
planting of the, II, v-x.
Columbia River; discovery of
the, IV, 65-69.
Columbian World's Fair, the,
X, 81-87.
Columbus, C.; his discovery of
America, I, 23-30, 30-37.
Concord, battle of, III, 110-
114, 115-117.
Connecticut; founding of, II,
135-144; Charter Oak af-
fair in, 191-195.
Constitution; battle of, with
the Guerrière, V, 11-19.
Constitutional Convention, the,
IV, 31-37.
Cooper, F.; on Decatur's cap-
ture of the Philadelphia, IV,
170-179; on Perry's victory
on Lake Erie, V, 28-36; on
the battle of Lake Cham-
plain, 79-89.
Cooper, P.; his locomotive, the
"Tom Thumb," VI, 12-16.
Cooper, W.; on how settle-
ments were promoted, IV,
Cornell, A. B.; on Morse's first
telegraph line, VII, 36-43.
Cornwallis, Lord; his surren-
der, III, 196-199.
Coronado, F. de; his expedi-
tion to the Southwest, I,
134-146.
Cotton gin, the, invention of,
IV, 70-82.
Coxey's army, X, 96-107.
Creasy, Sir E.; on Burgoyne's
defeat, III, 155-163.
Creeks, defeat of by Jackson,
V, 42-53.
Critical period, the, of the
United States, IV, v-x.
Crystal palace, opening of the,
VII, 137-143.
Cullom, Senator S. M.; on the
impeachment of Johnson,
IX, 82-97.
Dana, C. A.; on Lincoln,
Seward, Stanton, Chase and
Welles, VIII, 35-43.
Dane, N.; on the Northwest
Ordinance, IV, 38-43.
Dare, Virginia, II, 35-37.
Davis, J.; his own account of
his flight and capture, VIII,
195-199.
Debs railway strike, the, X,
96-107.
Decatur, Commodore Stephen;
his capture of the Philadel
phia, IV, 170-179.
Declaration of Independence,
the, drafting of, III, 132-
Doyle, J. A.; on the discovery
of America by the Cabots,
I, 43-53; on Cartier's ex-
ploration of the St. Law-
rence, 104-111; on the
founding of St. Augustine,
II, 3-13; on the Virginia
colonies, 23-30; on the be-
ginnings of slavery, 75-77.
Drake, Sir F.; his visit to
California, I, 156-166.
Draper, A. S.; on the battle
of Santiago, X, 135-154.
Dudley, Gov. T.; on the Massa-
chusetts Bay Colony,
II,
114-118.
Edison, T. A., and the tele-
phone, X, 3-9; his electric-
light inventions, 10-19.
Eggleston, G. C.; on civil war
in Kansas, VII, 164-168;
on the South as ill-prepared
for war, VIII, 50-54.
Emancipation Proclamation,
the, VIII, 107-111.
Emerson, W.; on the Concord
battle, III, 115-117.
Erie Canal, building of the, V,
Farragut, Admiral D. G.; on
the battle of Mobile Bay,
VIII, 149-153.
Field, C. W.; on the success-
ful laying of the Atlantic
cable, IX, 70-81.
Field, Henry M.; his account
of the first cable, VII, 159-
163.
"Fifty-four-forty
VII, 26-35.
Fiske, J.; on Magellan's voy-
age, I, 82-91.
Formby, J.; on McClellan's
Peninsula campaign, VIII,
91-98; on the fall of Vicks-
burg, 112-118; on Chicka-
mauga and Chattanooga,
131-138.
France, in North America, III,
v-ix.
Franklin, B.; on the Albany
"Plan of Union,' III, 15-
24; in France, 142-147; on
George III, John Adams's au-
dience with, IV, 25-30.
Georgia, its founding by Ogle-
thorpe, II, 204-208.
Goodrich, S. G.; on Webster's
first Bunker Hill oration, V,
158-160.
Gordon, Gen. J. B.; on the
last stand of Lee's army,
VIII, 183-188; on Lincoln's
reconstruction policy, IX, 3-
Gosnold, B.; his discovery of
Grant, Gen. U. S.;
Cape Cod, II, 38-47.
on the
South after the war, IX, 59-
61; at Vicksburg, VIII,
112-118; death and funeral
of, X, 50-56.
Gray, R.; his discovery of the
Columbia River, IV, 65-69.
Greeley, H.; on the invention
of the cotton gin, IV, 70-82;
on Houston's seizure of
Texas, VI, 154-157; on the
murder of Lovejoy, 171-
177; on the "Tippecanoe
and Tyler Too" campaign,
199-207; on John Brown at
Harper's Ferry, VII, 177-
185; on John Brown's trial,
190-194; on the firing on
Fort Sumter, VIII, 60-67;
on the fall of Richmond,
177-182.
Greeley campaign, the, IX,
173-180.
Great Eastern, arrival of, in
New York, VII, 195-199.
Guerrière, her battle with the
Constitution, V, 11-19.
Halstead, M.; his account of
the Democratic split, VIII,
3-8; of Lincoln's nomina-
tion, 9-13.
Hamilton, A.; his duel with
Burr, IV, 155-158.
Harper's Ferry, John Brown
at, VII, 177-185.
Harris, J. C.; his account of
Oglethorpe in Georgia, II,
204-208.
Harrison, W. H.; his victory
at Tippecanoe, IV, 205-208.
Hartford Convention, the, V,
96-101.
Hawaii, annexation of, X, 155-
158.
Hayes-Tilden election, the, IX,
Haymarket tragedy, the, X,
57-63.
Helps, Sir A.; on slavery in
the West Indies, II, 70-75.
Hennepin, Father L.; his dis-
covery of Niagara Falls, I,
196-198.
Henry, P. his call to arms,
III, 103-109.
Herndon, W. H.; on Lincoln's
inauguration, VIII, 28-34.
Hildreth, R.; on the cost of
the Revolution, III, 204-
208; on the Whisky Insur-
rection in Pennsylvania, IV,
99-107; on Wayne and the
Ohio Indians, 108-113; on
the burning of Washington,
V, 69-76.
Houston, S.; his seizure of
Texas, VI, 154-157.
Howe, E.; his invention of
the sewing-machine, VII,
Hudson, H; his discovery of
the Hudson River, I, 168-
178.
Hudson River, discovery of
the, I, 168-178.
Hutchinson, Gov.; on the Bos-
ton tea party, III, 99-102.
Irving, W.; his account of Co-
lumbus's discovery of Amer-
ica, I, 23-30; on Washing-
ton's appointment as com-
mander-in-chief, III, 118.
126; on the election of
Washington, IV, 51-61; on
the far West 80 years ago,
VI, 121-129; his death and
burial, VII, 169-176.
Jackson, A.; his defeat of the
Creeks, 42-53; his first
election, VI, 3-11; rupture
of, with Calhoun, 31-35.
Jacksonian period; sketch of
the, VI, v-X.
Jackson, Gen. "Stonewall";
death of, VIII, 119-120..
Jamestown, founding of, II,
49-62.
Jefferson, Thomas; his election
as President, IV, 125-131;
his influence on the coun-
try, 132-139; his Embargo,
201-204; his death, V, 205-
208.
Johnson, Andrew, impeach-
ment of, IX, 82-97.
Johnston, Alexander; on the
founding of Connecticut, II,
135-144; on the Charter
Oak affair, 191-195.
Johnstown flood, the, X, 64-67.
Jones, J. P.; on his naval
victory, III, 165-171.
Juet, R.; on the discovery of
the Hudson River, I, 168-
178.
Kansas-Nebraska bill, the, VII,
144-149.
Kansas, civil war in, VII, 164-
168.
Key, F. S.; how he wrote "The
Star-spangled Banner," V,
90-94.
King Philip's War, II, 173-
Knox, Capt. J.; on Wolfe's vic-
tory at Quebec, III, 58-65.
Lafayette, Marquis de, return
of, V, 180-191.
Lake Erie, battle of, V, 28-36.
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