Udell, Nathan, IV, 271.
Underground railroad, I, 373, 374, 381, 382; II, 2.
Union anti-negro suffrage party convention, III, 3.
Union, brigade, II, 175, 201, 228; guards, 52; league, 116; party convention, 63.
Union county, III, 416, 417, 418.
United States courts, Alabama claims, III, 525; circuit, 524; district, 525; private land claims, 525; supreme, 524.
University, State, I, 219, 241, 394; III, 31, 158, 210, 267, 268, 456.
Updegraff, Thomas, IV, 271.
Van Buren, Capture of, II, 368, 369.
Van Buren county, III, 418, 419.
Vandever, Wm., II, 49, 179, 180, 181, 183, 188; IV, 271, 272.
Van Horne, George, IV, 272.
Varga, Francis, IV, 272, 273.
Vegetation, prehistoric, I, 4, 6; of prairies, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Veto power, Contest over, I, 190, 191, 192, 201.
Vicksburg, Assault on, II, 258, 259, 260; commission on monuments at, III, 202, 210; siege of, II, 229, 230, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262; surrender of, 98, 99.
Viele, Philip, IV, 273.
Vigilance committee, I, 336, 337, 338, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350.
Virginia, treaty with U. S., I, 59.
Vollmer, Henry, IV, 273.
Volunteer regiments, see artillery, cavalry, infantry.
Volunteers, Act to prevent sale of property of, II, 65; aid to families of, 56; calls for, 52, 53, 64, 73, 80, 99, 109; civil suits against, 56; pay of, 56; relief of disabled, 65, 75; relief of families of, 75, 102, 114.
Voters, Act requiring registry of, III, 21.
Wachsmuth, Charles, IV, 273, 274.
Wade, Martin J., IV, 273.
Wahkaw county, III, 419, 420.
Waite, John L., IV, 275.
Wakefield, Geo. W., IV, 275.
Walden, Madison M., III, 29; IV, 275, 276.
Walker, Wm. W., IV, 276.
Wallace, John H., IV, 276, 277, 278; Wm. H., I, 188; Lew, see Donelson.
Wapello, chief, I, 88, 91, 92, 152.
Wapello county. III, 420, 421, 422.
War with Spain, see Spanish-American War.
Warning, Letter of, see letter.
Warren, Bennett, I, 344, 345, 346; Fitz Henry, 251, 258; II, 94, 95, 251, 252, 253, 262, 268, 367, 368, 371; IV, 278, 279.
Warren county, III, 422, 423.
Washington county, III, 423, 424, 425.
Washington Light guards, II, 42.
Waterman, Chas. M., IV, 279.
Waukon-Decorah, chief, II, 97.
Wayne county, III, 425, 426.
Weaver, James B., II, 94, 139, 140; III, 72, 99, 100, 126; IV, 279, 280; Silas M., IV, 281.
Webster county, III, 426, 427, 428, 429.
Welch, Adonijah S., III, 26; IV, 281, 282; Mary B., 282, 283.
Weller, Luman H., IV, 283.
Wells, D. Franklin, IV, 283.
Wells, see drive.
Western Division of Iowa, II, 58.
Wet season, 1851, I, 265, 266; 1858—368, 369.
Wever, Clark R., II, 228, 229, 231, 232; IV, 283, 284.
Wheeler, Loring, IV, 284.
Whig convention, I, 204, 216, 228, 249, 250, 259, 263, 270, 274, 279.
White, Andrew D., III, 40, 41, 42; Chas. A., I, 12; III, 9, 10; IV, 284, 285; Fred'k E., 285.
White Stone Hill, Battle of, II, 398, 399.
Whiting, Chas. E., IV, 285, 286.
Whitney, Leonard, IV, 286.
Wildcat currency, I, 353, 354; II, 105, 106, 107.
Wilds, John Q., II, 270, 273, 277.
Wilkinson, James, I, 43, 118, 133, 134.
Williams, Elias H., IV, 286; Jesse, I, 202, 205, 206, 219; Joseph, I, 171; IV, 287; J. Wilson, 287; Wm., I, 291, 292, 299, 309, 311, 312, 314, 315, 317, 327, 328, 368; IV, 287, 388; Wilson G., II, 141, 143; IV, 288.
Williamson, Jas. A., II, 146, 149, 150, 151, 185, 186, 280, 308, 314; IV, 288, 289.
Wilmot proviso, Attitude of Iowa toward, I, 262.
Wilson, Barthol'w W., II, 296, 297, 298; David S., 397, 400; IV, 289; James, III, 48, 191; IV, 289; Jas. C., II, 208; James F., I, 366, 367; III, 22, 23, 46, 47, 48, 49, 93, 108, 113, 152, 241; IV,
