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610 Messages and Papers of the Confederacy. McNeil, John, atrocious conduct of, and murder of prisoners dis- cussed, 289, 379. HcRae, The, mentioned, 79. Magruder, J. Bankhead: Mentioned, 202. Orders to, regarding martial law in counties of Virginia, 223. Report of, on operations in Trans- Mississippi Department trans- mitted, 530. Resolution of thanks tendered com- mand of, 337. Mail Contractors, exemption of: Modification in law regarding, rec- ommended, 312. Referred to, 383, 531. Mails. (See Postal Service.) Major Generals, appointment of, pro- visions for, in certain cases rec- ommended, 260. Mallory, Stephen R., reports' of, on battle in Hampton Roads, 197, 210. Malvern Hill, Va., Battle of. A battle near James River, to the south- east~of Richmond, Va., July I, 1862 (the last of the Seven Days' Battles). The Federals were commanded by Gen. Mc- Clellan; the Confederates, being a portion of the army of Gen. Lee, by Generals D. H. Hill and Magruder. The Confeder- ates attacked and were repulsed, and at night the Federals retreated. Manassas, Va., provision for troops at, referred to, 126. Manassas, Va., Battles of. (See Bull Run, Battles of.) Manly, Basil, mentioned, 29, 31. Mann, A. Dudley, Commissioner to Europe, nomination of, 57. Manufactures discussed, 136. Marque and Reprisal, Letters of: Applications for, invited, 60. Referred to, 75. Issuance of, 102. Act authorizing, 104. Amendment to, 113. Form of bond, 112. President's instructions regarding, in. Marshall, Humphrey: Orders to, regarding martial law in Virginia, 227. Report of, on attack upon com- mand of Gen. Cox transmitted, 24S. Marshalship of Louisiana referred to, 309- Martial Law extended, and orders re- garding, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226. Mason, James M., Minister to Great Britain: Commission of, explanation re- garding, 311. Commissioner to Great Britain, nomination of, 128. Seizure of, on British ship by United States authorities dis- cussed, 141. (See also Trent Af- fair.) Mason and Dixon's Line. The boundary line between Pennsylva- nia and Maryland. The name comes from that of the surveyors who marked the line in 1766. They were Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two Englishmen who had been employed by William Penn and Lord Baltimore to make the survey and mark the line. Mechanicsville, Va., Battle of. A battle in front of Richmond, Va., June 26, 1S62. It is called one of the Sev- en Days' Battles. It is also called the battle of Beaver Dam Creek. The Feder- als were commanded by Gen. Fitz John Porter; the Confederates, by Generals Longstreet and A. P. Hill. The Confed- erates attacked and were repulsed with loss of about 1,400. The Federal loss was less. Medical Board of Examiners for grant- ing furloughs referred to, 240. Medical Department of Army, appro- priation for, recommended, 250. Medical Purveyors, appropriation for fulfillment of contracts of, recom- mended, 310. Members of Congress. (See Repre- sentatives.) Memminger, Christopher G., men- tioned, 29.