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 Index. 585 Charleston, S. C. (Continued): Siege of, discussed and referred to, 71, 78,448. Submarine telegraph cable at, ap- propriation for, recommended, 319- Chattanooga, Tenn., Battle of. (See Lookout Mountain, Battle of; Missionary Ridge, Battle of.) Cheatham, Benjamin F.: Report of, on battle of Shiloh, Tenn., transmitted, 309. Resolution of thanks tendered com- mand of, 168. Cherokee Indians: Appropriation to pay interest on Removal and Subsistence Fund due, recommended, 386. Hostile attitude of, discussed, 295. Sums invested or funded for, re- ferred to, 305. Treaty with, and other relations discussed, 149. Chesapeake Bay, vessels in, for ex- porting cotton or tobacco re- ferred to, 195. Chickahominy, Va., Battle of. (See Cold Harbor, Battle of.) Chickahominy River, survey of, with view to occupying as defensive line discussed, 201. Chickamauga, Ga., Battle of. A battle near Chickamauga River, Ga., a few miles to the south of Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 19, 20, 1S63. The Federals, about 55,000, were commanded by Gen. Rosecrans ; the Confederates, about 50,000, by Gen. Bragg. The Federals were de- feated with a loss of over 16,000. Con- federate loss, near the same number. Discussed, 346. Referred to, 452. Chickasaw Indians, treaty with, and other relations discussed, 149. Chief Executive. (See Davis, Jeffer- son; Lincoln, Abraham.) Chief of Commissariat, report of, trans- mitted, 155. Chief of Engineers, report of, trans- mitted, 301. Chief of Ordnance, report of, transmit- ted and discussed, 301, 374. Chilton, William P., mentioned, 31. Choctaw Indians, treaty with, and other relations discussed, 149. Citizens of Confederate States: Addresses of President to, 331, 568. Exchange or release of, transported from Confederacy referred to, 316. Military arrests of, referred to, 243, 3°4- List of prisoners at Salisbury, N. C, referred to, 308. Civil Prisoners, exchange or release of, transported from Confederacy referred to, 316. Civil Rights Act. An act of Congress of the United States, passed April 9, 1S66. The act was passed over the veto of President John- son. The principal section provided that all persons born in the United'States, and not subjects of any foreign power, exclud- ing Indians not taxed, were to be recog- nized as citizens of the United States, the object being to place negroes on the same civil footing as white persons. Later, In 1875, a more stringent act with similar ob- ject was passed. These acts carried pro- visions inflicting severe penalties for their violation. In 1SS3 the Supreme Court of the United States declared the main sec- tions of the act unconstitutional. Civil War. (See War between the States; encyclopedic articles.) Cleburne, Patrick R., resolution of thanks tendered command of, 4-5- Clingman, Thomas L., Commissioner of North Carolina to Confederate States, 98. Coal and Iron in Alabama referred to, 305. Cobb, Howell: Communication from, regarding preparation of Congressional and constitutional proceedings trans- mitted, 516. Mentioned, 239.