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 Index. 60 1 Prance (Continued) : Occupation of Mexican capital by army of, discussed, 359. Treaties with — Discussed, 360. Disregarded by, 444. Not binding, 360. Franklin, Tenn., Battle of. A buttle near the town of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., about iS miles to the southeast of Nashville, Nov. 30, 1S64. The Federals, about 27,000, were commanded by Gen. Schofield; the Con- federates, by Gen. Hood. The assaults were made by the Confederates, who were repulsed with heavy losses, includ- ing Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne, who was killed. The Federals during the night retreated to Nashville. Their loss in killed and wounded was about 2,300. Confederate loss, much heavier, estimated at about 6,000. Frayser's Farm, Va., Battle of. One of the Seven Days' Battles before Richmond, Va., about 12 miles to the southeast of that city, June 30, 1862. The Federals were commanded by Gen. Mc. Clellan, and the Confederates by Gen- erals Longstreet and Hill. Frazer, John W., surrender of Cum- berland Gap, in command of, dis- cussed, 346. Fredericksburg, Va., Battle of. A battle near the city of Fredericks- burg, Spottsylvania County, Va., about 50 miles to the southwest of Washington City, Dec. 13, 1S63. The Federals, 110,000, were commanded by Gen. Burnside; the Confederates, So,ooo, by Gen. Lee. The Federals were repulsed, and retreated across the Rappahannock River. Feder- al loss, 1,284 killed, 9,600 wounded, and 1,769 prisoners; total, 12,653. Confederate loss, 60S killed, 4,116 wounded, and 653 prisoners; total, 5,377. Referred to, 276, 384. Fugitive Slave Laws. These laws were acts passed by Con- gress, which provided in substance, that on the owner of a slave giving proof of such ownership before a magistrate of the locality where the fugitive slave was found, the magistrate should order the fugitive to be delivered to his owner without trial by jury, and penalties were fixed for the violation of the laws. These laws were passed by authority of the Constitution of the United States, as shown in article IV, section 3, of that in- strument. Funds sent abroad for military and naval purposes referred to, 242, 261. Furloughs: Act granting, vetoed, 162. Medical Board of Examiners for granting, referred to, 240. Furloughs and Discharges, act regu- lating, vetoed, 156. G Gaines Mills, Va., Battle of. (See Cold Harbor, Battle of.) Galveston, Tex., recovery of, from United States forces, 276. General, Confederate Army: Act creating office of commanding, vetoed, 215. Creation of grade of, recommend- ed, 80. General-in-Chief, Confederate Army, appointment of, 570. General Staff, organization of, recom- mended, 373, 447. Act providing for — Reasons for applying pocket veto to, 457- Referred to, 500. Vetoed, 262. Geneva Tribunal. (See also Alabama Claims.) A tribunal organized to arbitrate the claims of the United States against Great Britain for injury to, and destruction of, commerce during the war. The claims were known as the Alabama claims. The tribunal was provided for by the treaty of Washington. Georgia: Advance of Gen. Rosecrans's army into, discussed, 346. Conscript law, enforcement of, eto in, referred to, 250, 387. Exempts in, referred to, 383,534. Legislative action of, referred to, 347-