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 586 Messages and Papers of the Confederacy. Cockrell, Francis M., resolution of thanks tendered command of, 4S0. Coffman, W. E., trial and conviction of, referred to, 403. Cold Harbor, Va., Battle of. Two battles near Cold Harbor, Han- over County, Va., about 9 miles northeast of Richmond. The first, June 27, 1S62, is also known as the battle of Gaines's Mill. The Federals, about 20,000, were a portion of McClellan's army, commanded by Gen. Porter; the Confederates, by Generals Lee andjackson. The Federals were driven across the Chickahominy, with a loss of nearly 7,000; the Confederate loss was less. The second was fought June 3, 1S64. The Federals, about 150,000, were com- manded by Gen. Grant ; the Confederates, about 60,000, by Gen. Lee. The Federals were defeated with a loss from June 1 to June 12, of 14,931. Confederate loss less than 2,000. Commerce, revocation of restrictions upon, across Rio Grande referred to, 3i7- Commerce, Foreign: Act amending act imposing regula- tions on, to provide for public de- fense vetoed, 466. Bill imposing regulations upon, etc., discussed, 505. Regulations on, 417. Commissariat, inquiry in relation to, 125. Commissariat, Chief of, report of, transmitted, 155. Commissary Department: Men liable to conscription removed from, referred to, 391. Officers of, failing to render ac- counts referred to, 407. Commissary General, report of, trans- mitted, 255. Commissioners, Confederate States: Appropriations for sending, recom- mended, 76. Commissions of, explanation re- garding, 311. Correspondence with, transmitted, Commissioners, Confederate States (Continued): Discussed, 76, 279. Mission of, discussed, 279. Nomination of, 57, 128, 311. Reasons for sending, to Russia transmitted, 315. Recall of, from Great Britain, 357. Seized by United States authorities, 141. (See also Trent Affair.) Commissions for trials of offenses in Army recommended, 244. Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1S50 comprises the passage through Congress of several measures of importance affecting more or less the slavery question. The chief pro- visions of these measures were for the admission into the Union of California, as a free State, the organization of the Ter ritories of Utah and New Mexico, with- out restrictions as to slavery, the abolition of slave trade in the District of Columbia, and a fugitive slave law. These measures were passed largely through the influence of Henry Clay. Confederate Army. (See Army, Con- federate States.) Confederate Commissioners. (See Commissioners, Confederate States.) Confederate Congress. (See Congress, Confederate States.) Confederate Constitution. (See Con- stitution, Confederate States.) Confederate Flag. (See Flag, Confed- erate States.) Confederate Navy. (See Navy, Con- federate States.) Confederate States of America. A Confederacy of 11 States of the United States which seceded therefrom in 1S60-1S61, and formed an independent government. These States were Ala- bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisi- ana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The Executive power was vested in a President to be elected for 6 years and who was ineligible for reelection. The legislative power was vested in a Sen- ate and House of Representatives. The judicial power was vested in a Supreme
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