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 Index. 627 Santa Rosa Island, Fla., Battle of. A battle on Santa Rosa Island, in the harbor at Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 9, 1861. The Confederates attacked the Federals, Wilson's Zouaves, and captured Maj. Vogdes and the garrison, with small loss; Federal loss, about 60 in killed and wounded. Savage Station, Va., Battle of. One of the Seven Days' Battles, in front of Richmond, Va., June 29, 1S62. The Federals were commanded by Gen. Sumner, and were attacked by Confeder- ates, under Gen. Magruder. The Feder- als retreated, with loss of 2,560 sick and wounded prisoners. Savannah, Ga., non-destruction of cotton in, before evacuation of, referred to, 533. Savannah, Ga., Fall of. (See Fort McAllister, Battle of.) Savannah, The: Commissioned private armed ves- sel, 102. Treatment of prisoners of war of, discussed, 120. Letter of President Davis to Pres- ident Lincoln regarding, 115. Referred to, 121. Sea Coast Defenses, act increasing strength of heavy artillery for, vetoed, 320. Seat of Government, removal of, from Montgomery, Ala., to Richmond, Va., 117. Resolution providing for, vetoed, 100. Secession. The act of withdrawal from the Union by the Southern States after the election of President Lincoln, in 1S60, was called "Secession." The States which seceded contended that they had a right to do so under the Constitution, and attempted to withdraw from the Union. To this end, the people of these States passed ordi- nances of secession, or separation, as fol- lows: South Carolina, Dec. 20, 1S60; Mis- sissippi, Jan. 9, 1S61 ; Florida, Jan. 10; Ala- bama, Jan. 115 Georgia, Jan. 19; Louisi- ana, Jan. 26; Texas, Feb. 1; Virginia, Apr. 17; Arkansas, May 6; North Caro- lina, May 20; and Tennessee, June 8. The United States did not recognize the action taken by these States in seceding from the Union as valid or legal, and the war followed. As early in the history of the United States as 1811-14, some of the New England States made threats of se- cession from the Union, but did not put these threats Into execution. Rights of States regarding, dis- cussed and referred to, 32, 63, 1 1 7, 184, 278. Secretaries. (See also the several Secretaries.) Reports of, transmitted, 156. Seizures. (See Private Property.) Selma, Ala., railroad from Meridian, Miss., to — Recommended, 152. Referred to, 212. Seminole Indians, treaty with, and other relations discussed, 149. Semmes, Raphael, resolution of thanks tendered command of, 275- Senate, Confederate States: Advice of, regarding necessity of renominating certain officers re- quested, 246. Constitutional powers of Executive and, regarding nominations dis- cussed, 388. Employees of, estimate for in- creased compensation of, trans- mitted, 456. Act relative to, recommendations regarding, 513. Members of, estimate for increased salary and mileage of, trans- mitted, 456. Act relative to, recommendations regarding, 513. Transcript of journal of, requested, 57o. Senators, estimate for increased sala- ry and mileage of, transmitted, 45 6 - Act relative to, recommendations regarding, 513. Sequestered Property. (See Private Property.)