Bee, General Bernard, wounded at Manassas, 357.
Bell, John, nominated for the Presidency in 1860, 50;
offers to withdraw, 52.
_Belmont, Missouri_, occupied by Federal troops, 403;
afterward garrisoned by Confederate troops, 403;
Grant attempts to surprise the garrison, 403;
the battle that ensued, 404.
Benjamin, Judah P., Attorney-General under Provisional Constitution,
242.
"_Bible and Sharpe's rifles_," declaration of a famous preacher, 29.
"_Bloodletting, A little more_," the letter recommending, 249.
_Bond of Union, A_, necessary after the Declaration of Independence,
193;
Articles of Confederation followed, 193;
how amended, 193;
difference in the new form of government from the old one, 194;
the same principle for obtaining grants of power in both, 194;
amendments made more easy, 195.
_Border States_ promptly accede to the proposition of Virginia for a
Congress to adjust controversies, 248;
secession of the, 328.
Bonham, General, marches to Virginia with his brigade on her secession,
300;
commands brigade at Manassas, 353;
proposal that he shall pursue the enemy, 353.
_Bowling Green, Kentucky_, occupied by General Johnston, 406.
Breckinridge, John C., nominated for the Presidency in 1860, 50;
willing to withdraw, 52;
ex-Vice-President of United States, 399;
his address to the citizens of Kentucky, 399.
Brown, John, his raid into Virginia, 41;
how viewed, 41;
report of United States Senate committee, 41.
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