INDEX

Adams, John Quincy,

Agassiz, Louis, visits L.,

[475]

[476]

Alabama, secedes,

Allen, Robert, L's letter to,

[59]

Ames, Dr.,

[232]

Ames, Oakes,

Anderson, Robert,

meetings with L., [39]-[40];

holds Fort Sumter, [262]

Andrew, John A.,

mentioned, [234], [342], [466];

impression of L., [235]

Anecdotes of L.,

Aaron's commission from the Lord, [477];

Abolitionist call for a convention, [165]-[166];

About his wealth, [216];

Actor who wanted consulship, [470];

Anderson and L's good memory, [39]-[40];

Anxiety during summer of 1864, [542]-[546];

Artemus Ward, reading of, [332]-[333];

Attorney for the people, [459];

Authenticity of, [32];

Baker rescued from opponents, [91];

"Biggest shuck and smallest nubbin," [556];

Birds restored to nest, [76];

Black Hawk War, [37], [38], [40];

Bob Lewis and the Mormon lands, [334]-[335];

Booth's acting, [469];

Bores, getting rid of, [460];

Breach of promise suit, [81]-[82];

Bread and butter dinner, [255];

Bullet-hole through L's hat, [541]-[542];

Burnside's brigadiers, promoted, [385];

Butterfield's son, appointment, [107];

"Cabinet a-sittin'," [330];

Call for additional troops "not a personal question," [537];

Cashiered officer, censured, [477]-[478];

Challenge to work in field for votes, [48];

"Charles I. lost his head," [556];

Chase's appointment as chief-justice, [550]-[551];

Client's fee divided with defendant, [128]-[129];

Cogdal note returned by L., [136];

Confederate soldiers greeting at Petersburg, [567]-[568];

Congress, first speech in, [101];

Credits of troops, Stanton overmatched, [376];

Coward, "If any man calls me coward let him test it," [38];

Darkey arithmetic, [357]-[358];

Dennis Hanks' recollections, [6]-[9];

Douglas reproved, [203];

Dreams significant, [583]-[584];

DuPont's slowness, [457]-[458];

Earning the first dollar, [17]-[18];

Editor who nominated L., [460]-[461];

Election clerk, first official act, [32];

Five Points Sunday School visit, [225]-[226];

Forced serenity deceptive, [542];

Free-soil party, prediction, [172]-[174];

Gavel of Confederate congress, [586]-[587];

Gettysburg battle, L's anxiety during, [499]-[500];

"Give and take" rule for office-seekers, [295]-[296];

Government on a tight rope, [484];

Grant accused of drunkenness, [524];

Grant invited to dinner, [520]-[521];

Grant's ability to manage the army, [526]-[527];

Grant's political aspirations, [523];

Greeley's criticism, [429];

Gunboat advice to New Yorkers, [338];

Herndon's convictions on slavery, [166]-[167];

Hooker's appointment, [487]-[488];

Hooker's self-confidence, [491]-[492];

Horsemanship tested by McClellan, [415]-[416];

Horses captured by guerillas, [399];

Horse-trading, [140];

Ignorance of Latin admitted, [468]-[469];

Impromptu speeches written, [471];

Inaugural message, loss of, [283];

Indian protected by L., [37];

Jack-knife given him because of ugliness, [83];

Jacob Thompson, proposed arrest, [585]-[586];

Jefferson Davis and the troublesome coon story, [580];

Johnnie Kongapod, [81];

Joseph Jefferson and his players, [79];

Kerr's papers enjoyed, [334];

Kindness to birds, [76];

Kindness to old colored woman, [128];

Kindness to old John Burns, [515];

Last drive with wife, [584]-[585];

Law cases refused on moral grounds, [137]-[138];

Lawsuits, gaining advantage in, [80]-[82];

Lee, attitude of L. toward, [582];

Lightning rod and Forquer, [56]-[57];

Logan and his shirt, [139]-[140];

"Long sword in a short scabbard," [566]-[567];

Loyalty to old friends, Hubbard, [458]-[459];

McClellan's body-guard, [417]-[418];

McClellan's fatigued horses, [416];

McClellan's pass to Richmond, [454];

McCormick reaper case, [173]-[175];

McCullough thanked by L., [469]-[470];

Major-generals and hard tack, [400];

Manners, first lesson, [13];

Measuring backs with Sumner, [336];

Measuring height with Ab McElrath, [274]-[275];

Measuring height with a Southerner, [247];

Measuring height with a young "Sucker," [254];

Meeting with Smoot, [29]-[30];

Mrs. White, southern sympathizer, [453];

"Monarch of all you survey," [47];

Name refused for commercial use, [452];

Negroes at White House reception, [552]-[553];

Negroes welcome their "Great Messiah," [569]-[571];

Noisy and boastful fighter, [189];

Office-seeker from Wisconsin repulsed, [353];

Office-seeker, unfit, [307];

Old sign, "Lincoln and Herndon," [264]-[265];

Old woman and the bread and milk, [255];

One-legged soldier, lack of credentials, [451]-[452];

Oratorical success discussed with Gulliver, [222]-[223];

Pardon for deserters, [397];

Pardon for young soldier, [396]-[397];

Pardoning prisoners of war, [578]-[580];

Pass given Laura Jones, Southerner, [453];

Paymaster, appointment, [377]-[378];

Philadelphia receives news of L's death, [594]-[596];

Pig rescued from a pit, [76]-[77];

Pigeon holes versus letter files, [474];

Powder sample, testing, [383]-[384];

Quaker demand for emancipation, [425]-[427];

Quakers sent home, [398];

Rail making, [230]-[231];

Reading Nasby during election returns, [548];

Rebel mail examined, [354]-[355];

Rebels number twelve hundred thousand, [454];

Revolutionary War defended, [77]-[78];

Sandwich Islands, commissioner, applicants, [339];

School of events, suggestion, [475];

Scott's request concerning wife's body, [408]-[410];

Scott "unable as a politician," [337];

Sherman and the officer, [328]-[329];

Sherman after Bull Run, [327]-[329];

Sherman's visit from Louisiana, [299];

Sitting for life-mask, [237]-[243];

Skunks, shooting, [373]-[374];

Slave girl sold, [147];

Slavery speech criticised by Long, [181]-[182];

Soldiers' humor, [399], [400];

"Something everybody can take," [460];

South Carolina lady's visit, [297]-[298];

Stanton calls L. a d——d fool, [378];

"Stoning Stephen," [204];

Storekeeper in New Salem, [43];

Strength, physical, [92]-[93];

Stump speech, first appearance, [41];

Sun doesn't set, [20];

Swapping horses mid stream, [535];

Sykes's yellow dog [525]-[526];

Tad and the scattered pages of L's speech, [575]-[576];

Tad's grief over death of father, [596];

"Taking the wind out of his sails," [88];

Talking against time, [80];

Taylor's fine clothes, [57]-[58];

Thrashing a bully, [28]-[29];

"To whom it may concern," [539];

Trousers requested by office-seeker,[569];

Trust in God, [351]-[352];

Use of old-fashioned words, [139];

Used on adversaries, [86];

Verses written from memory, [356];

Vicksburg, joy of L., [501];

Wade's effort to remove Grant, [503];

Weem's life of Washington, [15];

Whigs all dead, [157];

Wood-craft knowledge, [474]-[475];

Wrestling match with Jack Armstrong, [28]

Antietam, battle of,

[414]

[437]

;

L's dream, [583]

Appomattox, Lee's surrender at,

Armstrong, Hannah,

Armstrong, Hugh,

Armstrong, Jack, trial of strength,

[28]

;

early friend, [133]

Armstrong, John, quoted,

[178]

Armstrong, William D., defended by L.,

[133]

[135]

Arnold, Isaac N., quoted,

;

interview with L., [422]-[423];

mentioned, [237]

Arnold, Matthew, quoted,

[546]

Ashley, Hon. James M., constitutional

amendment introduced by,

[554]

Ashmore, Congressman, of South Carolina,

quoted,

[431]

Ashmun, George, mentioned,

[241]

[243]

[586]

Austin, G.L., quoted,

[136]

Baker, Edward D., mentioned,

[74]

[186]

;

refuses to defend slaves, [77];

Whig debater, [89];

personal and political friend of L., [91];

elected congressman, [97];

killed at Balls' Bluff, [131];

magnanimity of L. towards, [159];

introduced L. at inauguration, [284]

Balch, George B., quoted,

[21]

[23]

Baltimore, republican convention at, 1864,

[534]

Bancroft, George, contrasted with L.,

[217]

;

quoted, [578]

Banks, Nathaniel P.,

[501]

Barnes, Surgeon-General,

Barrett, J.H., quoted,

[23]

[24]

[26]

Bateman, Newton, quoted,

Bates, Edward, candidate for president,

[231]

;

made attorney general, [293], [294];

characterized, [366];

visits army with L., [490];

resignation, [552]

Beckwith, H.W.,

Beecher, Henry Ward, abolition sermons read by L.,

[166]

;

invites L. to speak in his church, [214];

eloquent abolitionist, [245]

Bell, John, nominated for president,

[251]

Bennett, John, impressions of L.,

[67]

[68]

Bible, L's knowledge of,

[118]

;

L. quotes from, [473];

L's opinion of, [478]

Bigelow, John, quoted,

Bird, Francis, W.,

Birney, Zachariah, L's school-master,

Bissell, William H., mentioned,

Bixby, Mrs.,

Black Hawk War, L's military experience in,

[35]

[40]

Blaine, James G., compares Lincoln and Douglas,

[183]

[185]

Blair, F.P., attacks Chase,

[533]

;

reprehended by L., [534]

Blair, Montgomery, made postmaster general,

[293]

[294]

;

arming of negroes deprecated by, [436];

residence fired, [536];

resignation, [551]

Bloomington Convention,

[165]

[169]

Bonham, Jeriah, quoted,

Boone, Daniel,

Booneville, Ind., L. attends court,

[9]

[19]

Booth, Edwin, L's enjoyment of his acting,

Booth, John Wilkes, assassination of L.,

[588]

[590]

Boston delegation, conference with L.,

Boutwell, George S., quoted,

[437]

Bowles, Samuel, quoted,

[206]

Brainard and Knott, quoted,

[220]

Breckenridge, John A., early influence on L.,

[9]

[19]

Breckenridge, John C, nominated for president,

[250]

Breese, Sidney, dignity,

[84]

;

quoted, [141]

Brewster, Father,

[204]

Bright, John,

[357]

Brooklyn, L's lecture trip,

[214]

[215]

Brooks, Senator, knocks down Sumner,

[245]

;

quoted, [192]

Brooks, Noah P.,

[470]

;

quoted, [171]-[173], [462]-[463], [466]-[467], [471], [474], [490], [491]-[492], [493], [543], [546];

describes L's last speech, [575]-[576]

Brooks, Phillips, quoted,

[478]

[479]

Bross, John A.,

[538]

Bross, William, first meeting with L.,

[170]

;

interview with L., [265], [538]-[539]

Brough, John, victorious governor of Ohio,

[510]

;

effort to reconcile L. and Chase, [549]

Brown, John,

[485]

Browne, Francis Fisher, biographical sketch,

[v]

[vii]

Browning, O.H., mentioned,

[74]

[186]

;

Whig debater, [89];

inaugural party, member of, [266], [275]

Browning Robert, L's fondness for his poetry,

[387]

Bryan, Thomas B., purchases MS. of emancipation proclamation,

Bryan, William J., on L. as an orator,

[473]

Bryant, William Cullen,

presided over Cooper Institute meeting, [217];

abolitionist, [245];

favored L. for presidency, [247]-[248]

Buchanan, James,

mentioned, [294], [295];

treachery during his administration, [261]-[262];

escorts L. to Capitol, [284]-[286];

characterized, [291];

escorts L. to White House, [292]

Bull Run, battle of,

depression after, [326]-[437];

L's dream, [583],

second battle, [411]

Bulwer-Lytton, mentioned,

Burns, John,

[515]

Burns, Robert, L's fondness for his poetry,

Burnside, Ambrose E.,

Fredericksburg repulse, [368],[487],[488];

victories in N.C., [385];

unpopularity, [404];

replaces McClellan, [417];

L's opinion of, [487]

Bushnell, C.S., agent for Ericsson,

[346]

Butler, William, L. boards with, in Springfield,

[70]

Butterfield, Daniel,

[493]

Butterfield, Justin,

mentioned, [74];

appointed commissioner of land office, [106];

son of, desires appointment, [107]

Byron, Lord,

L's fondness for his poetry, [132];

quoted, [350]

Cabinet,

L's political rivals chosen, [256];

L's non-partisan ideas, [256], [259];

makeup discussed with Weed, [257]-[259];

with Riddle, [275];

Banks considered, [283];

final appointments and how decided, [293];

changes during administration, [294];

meetings enlivened by stories, [336];

L's relations with, [363];

misconceptions of rights and duties, [364];

unfriendly feeling between members, [365];

earliest meetings informal, [365]-[366];

attitude toward the war, [366]-[367];

personal dissensions, [367]-[370];

Seward's removal demanded, [368];

Chase and Seward resignations, [368]-[370];

Stanton the master-mind, [370]-[371];

Cameron's relations with L., [371]-[373];

Stanton succeeds Cameron, [372]-[373];

Senators advise reconstruction of, [373]-[374];

Stanton's relations with L., [374]-[379];

opposes L's reinstatement of McClellan, [412]-[413];

attitude toward emancipation, [432];

preliminary proclamation discussed, L's own account, [436]-[438];

second draft discussed, [437]-[439], [444];

disposal of freedmen discussed, [439]-[440];

Chase finally disposed of, [549]-[550];

Blair succeeded by Dennison, [551];

Bates resigns, [552];

ignored by L., [555];

last meeting attended by L., [580]-[581], [583]-[584]

Calhoun, John C,

mentioned, [186];

appoints L. deputy surveyor, [47];

democratic debater, [89];

congressman, [100]

California, L.'s desire to live in,

Cameron, Simon,

mentioned, [506];

congressman, [100];

presidential candidate, [231];

cabinet possibility, [275];

secretary of war, [293], [294], [298];

retirement from the cabinet, [371]-[373];

advocates arming the blacks, [447]

Campbell, Major, rescues fugitive slaves,

[248]

Campbell, John A., Southern peace commissioner,

[555]

Canada, rebel agents in,

[352]

[353]

Capital and labor.

See

Labor and capital

Carpenter, Francis B.,

mentioned, [469];

quoted, [234], [436]-[437], [464]-[465], [544], [573]

Cartwright, Peter,

[99]

Cass, Lewis, mentioned,

;

ridiculed by L., [102]-[104]

Caton, John Dean,

first meeting with L., [60]-[61];

opinion of L. as lawyer, [141]-[142];

fugitive slave decision, [248];

advice on war policy, [255]-[256]

Chancellorsville, battle of,

Chandler, Zack,

aids L. in Schofield matter, [456];

quoted, [498]-[499];

lack of military judgment, [505]

Channing, William Henry,

abolitionist, [245];

conversation with L. on slavery, [427]-[428]

Chapman, Colonel, quoted,

[264]

Chapman, Mrs.,

;

quoted, [113]

Charleston, L's opinion of situation,

[490]

[491]

Chase, Salmon P.,

mentioned, [185], [501], [548];

opposes Nebraska bill, [153];

presidential candidate, [231]-[233], [532];

logic of, [245];

cabinet possibility, [258]-[275], [371];

secretary of the treasury, [293], [294], [297];

rivalry with Seward, [366]-[370];

upholds Stanton, [368];

resignation and withdrawal, [369]-[370];

consulted about Stanton, [373];

opposes negro enlistment, [373];

visits Fortress Monroe with L., [386]-[392];

opinion of emancipation proclamation, [436];

contribution to emancipation proclamation, [444];

rupture with Lincoln, [532]-[534];

second resignation offered, [549];

accepted, [550];

appointed Chief Justice, [550]-[551];

quoted, [367]

Chattanooga, Grant's success,

[516]

Chicago,

L. visits N.B. Judd, [117]-[118];

national republican convention, [231]-[237];

memorial on emancipation, [427];

Northwestern fair, [445];

funeral services for L., [598]

Chicago Historical Society, owned emancipation proclamation MS.,

Cincinnati,

L's first visit, [173]-[176];

L's second visit, [213];

visits on inaugural journey, [270]-[273];

City Point, visited by L.,

[562]

[566]

Civil War,

L's peace pleas before war, extract, [158], [270];

L. foresees coming struggle, [255]-[256];

L. promises to promote peace, [268];

workingmen offer support for freedom, [271]-[273];

L's reluctance to express opinion, [272]-[273];

L's peace plea in inaugural speech, [287]-[291];

Washington swarms with rebels, [292];

desperate condition of treasury, [292];

secession a political issue, [292]-[293]

Stanton's loyalty to Union, [295];

faithless officials in departments, [295];

L's conquest of a South Carolinian, [297]-[298]

Louisiana's war preparations, [299];

Sumter attack, [312];

call for volunteers, [312]-[314];

Massachusetts first in field, [314];

Baltimore attack, [315];

Douglas stands by government, [315]-[316];

Washington thrills over Sumter, [316];

blockade of Southern ports, proclamation, [318]

Key West, Tortugas, and Santa Rosa proclamation, [318];

Virginia asks expression of federal policy, [318];

L's reply, [319]-[320];

L's hope for Union, [320];

L's desire to retain Kentucky, [320]-[321];

Kentucky saved to Union, [321]-[322];

special session of Congress, [322];

L's appeal for funds and men, [323]-[325];

preparations, [325]-[326];

review of N.Y. troops, [326];

Bull Run, [326];

L. visits army in Virginia, [327]-[329];

L's anxiety after Bull Run, [329]-[331];

Harper's Ferry, [333]-[334];

fleet urged to draw rebels from Washington, [337];

L. refuses gun-boat to New Yorkers, [338];

Trent affair, Mason and Slidell, [340]-[345];

English neutrality established, [343];

English controversies, [344]-[345]

Ericsson's "Monitor,", [345]-[347];

Ross's mission to Canada; [352]-[355];

L's reply on number of losses, [357]-[358];

friction concerning direction, [366]-[368];

negro enlistment, recommended, [373];

Sabin's appointment, [377]-[378]

inertia of proceedings, [380]-[381];

L. develops military sagacity, [381]-[385];

brightening prospects, proclamation, [385]-[386];

L. visits Fortress Monroe, [386]-[392];

Merrimac and Monitor, [390]-[391];

Norfolk captured, [390]-[391];

L's letter to McClellan on over-cautiousness, [392]-[395]

L's sympathy for soldiers, [395]-[402];

visits hospitals, [400]-[401];

L's letter to McClellan concerning route to Richmond, [405]-[407];

impatience over approach to Richmond, [406]-[408];

strain of summer of 1862, [408];

refusal of leave for Scott, [408]-[410];

McClellan's army ordered withdrawn, [410];

Pope's defeat at Manassas, [410]-[411];

McClellan's reinstatement, [411]-[413];

Washington peril, [413];

Antietam victory, [414];

L. visits Army of Potomac, [414]-[416];

Fredericksburg attacked, [417];

L's dissatisfaction with McClellan, [418];

Missouri factional quarrels, [454]-[457];

L's dissatisfaction with DuPont, [457]-[458];

Fredericksburg, L's grief over, [461]-[462];

L's visit to army before Chancellorsville, [465]-[466];

L's method criticised, [480]-[484], [485];

negro enlistment, [484]-[486];

retaliation opposed by L., [485];

Fredericksburg defeat, [487], [488];

Hooker succeeds Burnside, [487]-[490];

naval operations, [490];

Chancellorsville defeat, [492]-[494];

defeat, dissatisfaction of North, [493]-[494];

turning-point of war, [496];

Pennsylvania invaded, [497];

Northern fear of Lee, [497];

Hooker succeeded by Meade, [497]-[498];

Gettysburg, [498]-[499];

Vicksburg campaign, [500]-[503];

L's joy over victory, [501];

Wade urges Grant's dismissal, [503];

Gettysburg victory, [503]-[504];

Washington criticisms, [505];

Meade's leadership, [504]-[507];

Chancellorsville defeat, [506];

Fredericksburg defeat, [506];

L. against compromise, [507];

brightening prospects after elections, [510];

L's confidence in Grant, [516], [520]-[521];

Grant's victories after Vicksburg, [516];

his plans, [516]-[517];

Grant's commission received, [519];

L's plan of campaign for Grant, [522];

Early's raid, L's plan against, [522];

Grant's reply, [523];

Vicksburg, criticisms of campaign, anecdote, [525]-[526];

Grant and Stanton clash, [526]-[527];

Early's attack on Washington, [525]-[537];

call for additional troops, July 18, 1864, [537];

gloomy prospects, [537]-[539], [542]-[546];

Wilderness and Petersburg losses, [538]-[539];

peace negotiations, "To whom it may concern,", [539];

effect of L's re-election, [548];

Sherman's march to the sea, [552];

L's conditions for peace, [552];

peace negotiations with Southern commissioners, [554]-[557];

Lee's last efforts, [561]-[562];

closing events, [562];

L. visits army, [562]-[573];

fall of Petersburg, [567];

fall of Richmond, [568];

Lee's surrender, [573];

end of war, [573]-[576];

pardoning prisoners, [578]-[580].

See also Emancipation; Secession

Clary Grove boys,

attack on L., [27]-[28];

volunteers in Black Hawk War, [36];

smash store in New Salem, [42]-[43]

Clay, Cassius M.,

[309]

[322]

Clay, Henry,

influence of speeches on L., [8];

L's admiration and disillusion, [98]-[99];

gradual emancipation speech, [98];

L's eulogy of, [147]

Clephane, Lewis,

Cleveland, Grover,

[360]

Cleveland, Ohio, visit on inaugural journey,

[274]

[275]

Clinton, DeWitt,

[61]

Cobb, Howell, distinguished in civil war,

Cogdal's note,

[136]

Colfax, Schuyler,

interview with L., [545], [583], [586]-[587];

L.'s death-bed, [591], [593]

Collamer, Jacob,

Collyer, Robert, quoted,

[329]

Columbus, Ohio, welcome on inaugural journey,

[268]

[269]

Confederate States,

considered a fact by Wigfall, [286];

knowledge of Union moves, [292];

Trent affair, [340]-[345];

favored capital, [348];

Canadian machinations, [352]-[353]

Congress,

special session, July 4, 1861, [322];

emancipation measures, [421]

Conkling, James C.,

[80]

;

quoted, [86]

Constitution, slavery amendment,

[553]

[554]

Constitutional Union Party,

[251]

Conway, Moncure D.,

impression of L., [176];

interview with L., [482]-[484];

quoted, [427]-[429]

Cook, Mr., of Illinois,

[232]

[233]

Cooper Institute speech,

Costa Rica, asylum for freedom,

[440]

Covode, John,

Crane, C.B., quoted,

[546]

Crawford, Andrew, L's schoolmaster,

[12]

Crawford, Josiah, incident of the ruined book,

[14]

[16]

Crawford, Mrs. Josiah, quoted,

Crittenden, John J.,

Curdy, Dr.,

Curtin, Andrew G.,

Curtis-Gamble controversy,

[454]

[456]

Cushing, Caleb,

[354]

;

candidate for attorney general, [552];

quoted, [207]

Dahlgren, John A., quoted,

[383]

[384]

Dana, Charles A., quoted,

Davis, David,

mentioned, [74];

quoted, [113], [144]-[145], [256];

advised L. on cabinet; [257];

member of inaugural party, [266]

Davis, Jefferson,

in Black Hawk War, [39];

in senate, [100];

recognition asked by Southern commissioners, [555]-[556];

mansion occupied by Weitzel, [572]

L's clemency toward, [580]

Davis, O.L.,

Dayton, William L., vice-presidential nominee,

[170]

Defrees, public printer, objects to L's colloquialisms,

[471]

[472]

Deming, Henry Champion, quoted,

[302]

[303]

Democratic Party,

dominates Illinois, [65];

pro-slavery tendencies, [251];

rebel sympathisers, [292];

opposes congressional war measures, [481]

Dennison, William,

postmaster general, [294];

presides over Baltimore convention, [534];

replaces Blair, [551];

at L's death-bed, [591]

Dicey, Edward, quoted,

[544]

Dickey, T. Lyle, quoted,

[524]

Dickson, W.M., quoted,

[174]

[176]

District of Columbia, slavery abolished,

[421]

Dixon, Father, quoted,

[40]

Dominican question, Seward's embarrassment,

[336]

Dorsey, Azel, L's schoolmaster,

[12]

Douglas, Stephen A.,

mentioned, [74], [285];

groggery taunt about L., [26];

L's first impression of, [62], [188];

debates with L., [89]-[90], [153]-[154], [177], [182]-[207];

courts Mary Todd, [94];

Mexican War, blames L. for opposition, [102];

opens campaign, 1852, [147];

defends Missouri compromise, [154]-[155], [157], [159];

claims Whigs are dead, [157];

senatorial nomination, [177];

oratory compared with L., [182]-[207];

debater and orator, [183]-[184], [186], [190], [205];

appearance and characteristics, [185]-[186], [188]-[189], [190]-[191];

quoted, [187]-[188];

senator in 1846, [188];

magnetism, [197];

re-elected senator in 1858, [208];

speeches in Ohio in 1859, [211];

L's attitude toward, [216];

democratic nominee for president, [244];

magnanimity, [291];

sustains the government, [315]-[316];

death, [316]

Douglass, Frederick,

conference with L., [484]-[486];

impression of L., [486]

Dresser, Rev. Nathan, residence of, in Springfield, purchased by L.,

[96]

Drummond, Thomas, quoted,

[142]

[144]

Dummer, H.C., quoted,

[46]

Duncan, Major, teaches L. use of broadsword,

[93]

DuPont, Admiral, characterized by L.,

[457]

[458]

Early, Dr., L's reply to,

[58]

[59]

Early, Jubal A., raid on Washington,

Eaton, Page, quoted,

Eckert, General,

Edwards, Matilda, admired by L.,

[95]

Edwards, Ninian W.,

mentioned, [74];

candidate for legislature, [58]

Edwards, Mrs. Ninian W., sister of Mary Todd,

[94]

Egan, Dr., of Chicago,

[171]

Eggleston, Edward, quoted,

[225]

Elkin, Elder, funeral services for Nancy Hanks,

[10]

Ellis, A.Y., quoted,

[42]

Ellsworth, E.E., member of inaugural party,

[266]

Emancipation,

discussion of measures, [419]-[448];

Frémont's proclamation, [420];

gradual, advocated, [420]-[423];

first discussed by L. with cabinet members, [423]-[424];

military, authorized, [421];

Quaker delegation demands, [425]-[427];

Chicago clergymen demand, [427];

Lincoln and Channing interview, [427];

Lincoln and Greeley, [429]-[431];

Greeley's "Prayer of twenty millions," and L's reply, [429]-[430];

compensation suggested, [428], [433], [447];

deportation suggested, [439]-[440];

L's message to congress, 1862, [440]-[441];

"Boston set" discussed with L., [482]-[484];

defended by L., [507]

Emancipation proclamation,

issued, [419];

official measures preceding, [419]-[422];

preliminary text, [432]-[435];

L's own account of, [436]-[438], [444]-[445];

Seward's view of, [436]-[437];

Welles's account, [438]-[439];

text, [441]-[443];

signed, [441];

pen used, [445]

Emerson, Ralph Waldo,

quoted, [304]-[305];

belief in L., [482]

England,

neutrality established, [343];

controversies with, [344]-[345]

Ericsson, John, inventor of "Monitor,"

[346]

Evarts, Mr., of N.Y., grieved over Seward's defeat,

[234]

Everett, Edward,

nominated for vice-president, [251];

appreciation of L's Gettysburg address, [513];

impression of L., [515]

Ewing, Lee D., opposed to change in Illinois State capital,

[66]

Farragut, David G.,

[537]

;

compared with DuPont, [458]

Fell, Jesse W.,

[32]

Fessenden, William P.,

[185]

;

secretary of the treasury, [294]

Ficklin, O.B.,

[126]

Fithian, Dr.,

[126]

Flatboat, constructed by L.,

[17]

[18]

Florida, secedes,

Ford's Theatre, scene of assassination,

[586]

Forquer, George, lightning rod anecdote,

[57]

Forrest, Edwin,

Forrest, Thomas L.,

[458]

Fort Sumter,

held by Anderson, [262];

attack, [312], [316];

L's dream, [583];

Fortress Monroe, L. visits,

[386]

[392]

;

Foster, Major-General,

[400]

Fox, G.V., assistant secretary of the navy,

[536]

Franklin, Benjamin, L. ranked with,

Fredericksburg,

repulse at, [368];

attacked, [417];

L's grief over, [461]-[462];

defeat, [487], [488], [506];

Free-Soil Party,

[150]

[172]

Free-state cause, L. sympathises with,

[158]

Freedmen.

See

Negroes

Frémont, John C.,

nominated for president, [170];

defeated, [173]

pioneer emancipator, [420], [447];

presidential possibility in, 1864, [532]

Fry, J.B., quoted,

[376]

Fugitive Slave Law,

detested by L., [248]-[249];

text, [434]-[435]

Fusion Party, L. candidate of, for senator,

[162]

Gamble, Governor, Curtis-Gamble faction,

Gentry, Allen,

Gentry, Mrs. Allen, quoted,

[12]

Georgia, seceded,

Germans in Cincinnati, welcome L.,

[271]

[272]

Gettysburg,

mentioned, [478], [496];

victory, [498]-[499], [503]-[504];

L's feeling during battle, [499]-[500];

victory cheers L., [507];

battle-field purchase and dedication, [511]-[515];

L's dream, [583]

Gettysburg Address,

rewritten many times, [471];

world's model, [473];

text, [512]-[515]

Gillespie, Joseph,

quoted, [80], [83];

conversation with L. on slavery, [148]-[149]

Grant, Frederick D.,

[519]

Grant, Ulysses S.,

mentioned, [403], [464], [542];

opinion of McClellan's difficulties, [367], [404];

victories in Tenn., [385];

Vicksburg campaign, [500]-[502];

L's letter on Vicksburg, [502];

L's dissatisfaction before Vicksburg, [503];

commands military division of Miss., [516];

rank of Lieut.-General created for, [516];

assumes command of army, [517];

summoned to Washington, [517];

at White House reception, [517]-[518];

receives commission from L., [519];

refusal to dine at White House, [519]-[520];

L's impressions of personality and military capacities, [510]-[521];

L.'s letter of commendation, [521];

interview with L. on military matters, Grant's own account, [521]-[522];

L's suggestion about Early's repulse, [522];

Grant's reply, [523];

L. seeks to know his political aspirations, [523];

true version of whiskey anecdote, [524];

L. tells story of Sykes's dog, [525]-[526];

dispute with Stanton, [526];

upheld by president, [526]-[527];

presidential possibility, [532];

attacks Early, [537];

telegram to L. on re-election, [548];

peace overture made through, [554];

forces Lee to Richmond, [561]-[562];

visited by L. at City Point, [562]-[563];

interview with L. at City Point, [563]-[566];

L's visit at Petersburg, [567]-[568];

Lee's surrender, [573];

praised by L., [574], [575];

instructions for conference with Lee, [577]-[578];

denies Stone River victory, [583];

drives with L. and attends last cabinet meeting, [583];

declines invitation to theater, [586]

Grant, Mrs. Ulysses S.,

[527]

Gray, Dr., officiated at L's funeral,

[597]

Great Britain.

See

England

Gladstone, William Ewart, opinion of second inaugural address,

[559]

[560]

Globe Tavern, Springfield, Ill., L's first home after marriage,

[96]

Godbey, Squire, quoted,

[46]

Goldsborough, Lewis M.,

[390]

Goodrich, Judge, L. declines partnership,

[109]

Greeley, Horace,

opposes L's policy in N.Y. "Tribune," [429]-[431];

publishes "The prayer of twenty millions," [429];

L's reply, [429]-[430];

conference with L., [430]-[431];

L.'s "pigeonhole" for, [474];

seeks successor to L., [480];

peace importunities and L's famous reply, [539];

Green, L.M., quoted,

[27]

Greene, Bowlin, friend of L.,

Greene, W.G.,

Gridley, G.A.,

Grigsby, Aaron,

Grigsby, Nat, quoted,

[13]

Griswold, John A., builder of "Monitor,"

[347]

Grimes, James W.,

Grover, A.J., quoted,

[248]

[249]

Gulliver, John P., estimate of L's speeches,

[221]

[223]

Gurley, Rev. Dr., officiated at L's funeral,

[597]

Haines, Elijah M., quoted,

;

Hale, John P.,

mentioned, [185], [297];

calls on L., [583]

Hall, Doctor, attends L.,

[593]

Hall, John,

Hall, Newman,

quoted, [397];

officiated at L's funeral, [596]

Halleck, Henry W.,

mentioned, [393], [413], [487], [490], [519];

telegrams to Meade, [504]-[505];

military ability, [505]-[506];

at L's death-bed, [591]

Halpine, Colonel,

[310]

Hamlin, Hannibal, nominated for vice-president,

[234]

Hampton Roads, meeting of peace commissioners,

[555]

[557]

Hanks, Dennis,

recollections of L's boyhood, [6]-[9];

story-telling ability, [31];

L. visits, [263]

Hanks, John,

L's fellow-laborer, [24];

bears campaign banner, [230]

Hanks, Nancy.

See

Lincoln; Nancy Hanks

Hannegan, Edward A.,

[126]

Hapgood, Norman, quoted,

[359]

Hardin, Colonel,

[4]

Hardin, John J.,

mentioned, [186];

congressional candidate, [99];

killed in Mexican War, [131]

Harding, George, attorney in McCormick Reaper case,

[174]

Harper's Ferry, Union forces driven out,

[333]

Harris, G.W., quoted,

Harris, Ira,

;

daughter, [587], [593]

Harris, Thomas L.,

[160]

Harrisburg, L's visit on inaugural journey,

[278]

Hatch, O.M.,

mentioned, [227];

quoted, [417]-[418]

Hawk, Mr., actor, describes assassination,

[588]

Hay, John M.,

private secretary, [266];

quoted, [305]-[307]

Hayes, General,

[504]

Hazel, Caleb, L's schoolmaster,

Henderson, J.B.,

constitutional amendment introduced by, [554];

interviews L. about pardons, [578]-[580]

Henry, Dr.,

[493]

Herndon, William H.,

law partnership with L., [71], [97]-[98];

letter of advice from L., [104]-[105];

quoted, [24]-[26], [48], [92], [95], [113], [114], [115], [116], [121], [132],

[140], [154], [165], [166], [167]-[168], [178];

sympathy for L., [116];

abolitionist efforts, [165]-[169];

"Lincoln and Herndon" law sign, [264]

Hitt, Robert R.,

[198]

Holland, Josiah G., quoted,

[268]-[269], [277]-[278], [283]-[284], [351], [371]

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, L's fondness for his poetry,

Holt, Joseph,

appeals for Union, [321], [322];

possibility as secretary of war, [372];

candidate for attorney general, [552]

Homestead law, opinion of L. on,

[273]

Hood, Thomas, L's fondness for his poetry,

Hooker, Joseph,

[463]

;

visited by L. before Chancellorsville, [465];

interview with L. and promotion, [487]-[488];

"Fighting Joe Hooker," [488];

L's letter to, [489]-[490];

Hooker's comment, [492];

accused of drunkenness, [492];

Sumner's opinion of, [492];

self-confidence, [491]-[492];

unequal to responsibility, [497];

asked to be relieved, [498];

aids Grant in victories, [516]

Hossack, John,

[248]

"House-Divided-Against-Itself" speech, quoted,

Howard, Senator,

Hoyne, Thomas,

Hoyt, Governor,

Hubbard, Gurdon S.,

quoted, [49];

works for Illinois and Michigan Canal, [49];

interview with L., [458]-[459]

Hunter, David, attempts military emancipation,

[447]

Hunter, Robert M.T., Southern peace commissioner,

[555]

[556]

Iles, Elijah, service in Black Hawk War,

[39]

Illinois,

Lincoln family settles in, [21];

slavery sentiment, [65]-[66];

first to ratify 13th amendment, [554]

Illinois and Michigan Canal, favored by Lincoln,

[49]

Indiana, early home of Lincoln,

[6]

Indianapolis, speech, on inaugural journey,

[268]

Indians,

hostile in Kentucky, [2];

execution refused by L., [453]

Invention,

L's interest in history of, [118]-[119];

navigation device, [24]-[26]

Jackson, Andrew, L. compared with,

[413]

Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall),

[414]

;

death, [492]

Jayne, William, quoted,

[161]

Jefferson, Joseph, quoted,

[79]

Jefferson, Thomas,

[360]

;

L. ranked with, [549]

Johnson, Andrew,

mentioned, [100], [585];

nominated for vice-president, [534];

sworn in, [557];

at L's death-bed, [591];

at funeral, [596]

Johnson, Bradley, Confederate general,

raid of country around Washington, [536]

Johnson, Oliver, visit to L.,

Johnson, Reverdy, attorney in McCormick case,

[174]

[176]

Johnston, Albert Sidney, at Vicksburg,

[501]

Johnston, Joseph E.,

mentioned, [578];

Sherman defeats, [561]-[562];

plan to force surrender, [564]-[565];

L's dream, [584]

Johnston, John,

step-brother of L., [24];

indolent and shiftless nature, [121];

L's letters to, [120]-[123]

Jones, J. Russell, L. consults about Grant,

[523]

Jones, Laura, L's leniency to,

[453]

Joy, James F.,

[237]

Judd, Norman B.,

L. visits, [117]-[118];

member of inaugural party, [266], [275];

mentioned, [161], [162], [189], [227], [232]

Judd, Mrs. Norman B., quoted,

[117]

[118]

Julian, George W., quoted,

Kansas, L's visit to,

[214]

Kansas-Nebraska Bill, controversy,

Kelly, William D., quoted,

Kelton, Colonel,

Kentucky,

Lincoln family in, [2];

plea for neutrality, [270];

importance of neutrality, [320]-[322];

concessions made to, [431]

"Kerr, Orpheus C," (Robert Henry Newell),

[footnote]

;

L's great fondness for his writings, [334], [467]

Keyes, General, quoted,

[381]

King, Preston,

[303]

Kirkpatrick, William,

[36]

Know-Nothing-Party,

[153]

Knox, Joe,

[171]

Labor and capital discussed by Lincoln,

[348]

[350]

Laboring-men, L's speech to Cincinnati Germans,

Lamborn, Josiah,

Lamon, Ward H.,

mentioned, [81];

member of inaugural party, [266], [275], [278];

quoted, [12], [16], [29]-[30], [58], [84], [112], [114], [115], [154],

[161], [229], [254]-[255], [256], [263], [266], [267]

Lane, General,

[309]

Lectures.

See

Speeches and Lectures

Lee, Harry T., impression of Gettysburg address,

[514]

Lee, Robert E.,

mentioned, [300], [437], [499], [517];

Pennsylvania invasion, [333], [497];

Manassas successes, [411], [414];

Antietam defeat, [414];

Chancellorsville victory, [492];

Gettysburg defeat, [498], [501];

Appomattox surrender, [517], [573];

Richmond, retreat to, [568];

Union plans for capture, [564]-[565];

Richmond, retreat from, [568];

Grant ordered not to confer with, [577]-[578];

L's comment on portrait, [582]

Letters and telegrams,

acceptance of presidential nomination, [244];

correspondence burdensome, [474];

written by hand, [474];

to Bryant concerning party pledges, [248];

to Mrs. Bixby on loss of sons, [397]-[398];

to Curtis on factional quarrels, [455];

to Douglas, invitation to debate, [182];

telegram to Grant during Early's raid, [522]-[523];

to Grant after Vicksburg, [502];

to Grant, expressing satisfaction, [521];

to Greeley on emancipation, [429]-[430];

to Herndon, giving advice, [104]-[105];

to Hooker, on latter's appointment, [489]-[490];

to Judd about campaign contribution, [209];

to Judd regarding the presidency, [228];

to Kentucky unionist on slavery, [446]-[448];

to McClellan on over-cautiousness, [392]-[395];

to McClellan concerning route to Richmond, [405]-[407];

to McNeill relating to fees for speeches, [223]-[224];

to Schofield, advice on factional quarrels, [455]-[456];

to Speed on slavery, [151]-[153];

to Speed's sister on slavery, [148];

to Springfield friends after Gettysburg and Vicksburg, [507]-[508];

to step-brother on death of father, [120]-[123];

to Washburne, about forts, [261];

to Washburne, against compromises, [260]-[261];

to Weed on secession, [262];

"To whom it may concern," safe conduct for peace envoys, [539]

Lewis, Robert,

Lincoln, Abraham, grandfather of L.,

settles in Kentucky, [2];

death, [3]

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM

CHARACTERISTICS,

inherited, [5], [11];

in boyhood and youth, [9], [16], [20], [35], [49], [53], [75]-[77];

handwriting, [19];

elements of greatness, [53];

claims to be a fatalist, [108];

absent-mindedness, [112], [114];

debt abhorred, [130];

as a lawyer, [142]-[146], [235];

as a public speaker, [171]-[172], [183]-[188], [194]-[197], [204]-[206];

master of himself, [235];

compared with Jackson, [260];

attitude toward public visitors, [301]-[302];

lack of sovereignty, [304];

simplicity of manner, [305]-[306];

qualities of a leader, [307]-[308];

morbid dislike of guard, [310]-[311];

forbearance, [315], [320];

precision and minuteness of information, [358];

living power of integrity and elasticity, [359];

greatness in moral strength, [359]-[361];

summed up by Nicolay, [361]-[362];

peace-maker, [364], [456];

wisdom and moderation, [374];

guileless and single-hearted, [387];

power to make quick and important decisions, [412];

will compared to Andrew Jackson, [413];

easily accessible to visitors, [450];

no case too trivial, [451];

ability to say no, [451],[452];

diplomacy in Schofield-Rosecrans episode, [456]-[457];

loyalty to friends, [458];

fortitude, [462];

imagination versus reason, [466];

tireless worker, [473];

magnanimity toward opponents, [476]-[477];

stern when necessary, [477]-[478];

candor and friendliness in criticism, [489]-[490];

willingness to admit errors, [502];

quickness of perception, [527];

tenacity, [527];

Sherman's tribute, [565]-[566];

unselfishness, [566]-[567];

magnanimity toward southern leaders, [580];

clemency in granting pardons, [586]

Ambitions,

presentiment of future greatness, [18]-[19], [27], [53];

desire to be the "DeWitt Clinton of Illinois," [61];

encouraged by friends, [116];

generous quality of, [159];

senatorial, [161]-[164];

presidential, [331];

not concerned over political future, [529]-[532]

Appearance,

at fifteen, [12];

at nineteen, [20];

in 1832, [42];

in 1847, [105]-[106];

in 1849, [109]-[110], [111];

"man of sorrows," [113]-[114];

singular walk, [114]-[115];

on the circuit, [125]-[127];

face transformed in speaking, [181];

in repose and on the stump, [194]-[195];

in 1858, [201], [205];

in 1860, [215];

height, [247];

as President-elect, [253]-[254], [274]-[275], [279];

arrival at Washington, [282];

inauguration, [285]-[286];

in his reception room, [302]-[303];

changed by anxiety, [355];

Nicolay's description, [361];

face a surprise to Winchell, [382];

unconventional dress, [356]-[357], [377], [450];

changed by grief, [462]-[463];

Frederick Douglass' impressions, [484], [485], [486];

saddest man in the world, [543]-[546]

Courage,

fighting qualities, [27]-[29];

encounter with a bully, [29];

in Black Hawk War, [38]-[40];

rescues Baker from a fight, [91]-[92];

duel with Shields, [93];

under discouragements, [292], [331];

did not fear attempt upon his life, [540]-[542]

Honesty,

at nineteen, [20];

as a salesman, [31];

"Honest Abe," [31], [53], [68], [171];

trust funds never used, [46];

in voting, [101]-[102];

as a lawyer, [130], [138], [143];

refused to defend the guilty, [136]-[137];

intellectual and moral, [144]

Horsemanship, [415]-[416], [491], [562], [563]

Justice,

anecdote of Black Hawk War, [38];

refusal to countenance injustice, [130]-[131], [453];

sense of, [476]-[478];

injustice to Gen. Meade, [503]-[506];

Literary methods and style,

early example, [63]-[65];

example from Douglas debates, [89]-[90];

methods, [470]-[471];

style, [471]-[473]

Kindness and sympathy, [16];

to animals, [13], [76];

everybody's friend, [35]

in his home, [113]

regard for old friends and relatives, [119], [121]-[123];

to old colored woman, [128];

to young attorneys, [130];

for Col. Scott, [410]

for soldiers, [395]-[397], [400]-[401], [499]-[500];

embarrassing results of friendliness, [470]

Melancholy and sadness,

caused by love of Anne Rutledge, [49];

temporary attack, [95]-[96];

causes, [112]-[113];

struggles with, [115]-[117];

depression in 1854, [161];

evidence of, [170], [175], [198], [246], [361];

over defeat for senate, [204];

on inaugural journey, [266]-[267];

after Bull Run, [330]-[331];

over war victims, [401]-[402], [500];

engraved on features, [462]-[463];

summer of 1864, [537]-[538], [542]-[546];

Matthew Arnold's poem, [546]

Memory,

for faces and names, [9], [39], [40];

for events, [36];

retentive, [467], [468]

Military sagacity, [380]-[386], [390]-[395], [405]-[407], [411]-[414],

[416]-[417], [502], [506]

Modesty,

unassuming manner in politics, [163];

about printing speeches, [216];

in regard to presidential nomination, [227]-[228];

as president, [304], [306], [307], [459];

natural, [360];

about second nomination, [535];

on news of second election, [547]

Popularity,

as a young man, [28]-[29], [75];

in New Salem, [35], [53];

in Black Hawk War, [39], [41];

universal favorite, [130];

in Kansas, [213], [214];

at Republican convention in 1860, [229]-[230];

among old friends and relatives, [263]-[264];

Confederate soldiers' greeting at Petersburg, [567]-[568]

Physical strength,

in boyhood, [9];

incidents showing, [91]-[93], [389], [401]

Religious nature,

knowledge of the Bible, [118]-[119];

shown in letter to step-brother, [120];

reliance on Divine help, [265], [267], [268];

influence of son's death, [351]-[352];

spirituality highly organized, [360], [361], [362];

religious spirit, [385]-[386];

shown in fortitude, [462];

quotes the Bible, [473];

his views on, [478]-[479];

not a church member, [478];

shown in second inaugural address, [557]-[559]

Tact, [357];

in official relations, [368]-[370], [378];

anecdotes illustrating, [451]-[457]

Temperance,

reply to Douglas's taunt, [83], [85], [130], [203];

Voice,

magnetism of, [59];

not pleasing, [142], [221];

clear and vigorous, [205];

high but clear, [302], [515]

Wit and humor,

power of satire, [17];

examples of, [56]-[57];

love of practical joke, [57];

no end to his fund of, [84];

used against adversaries, [87], [139]-[140], [202]-[204];

chief attraction at dinners, [110];

cultivated, [113];

stories not always dignified, [139];

repartee, [157];

advantage of L. over Douglas, [86], [195];

indelicacy charge refuted, [258];

safety-valve of L., [332]-[333];

enjoyment of "Orpheus C. Kerr," [334];

at cabinet meetings, [336];

soldiers' humor appreciated by L., [399]-[400];

humorists liked by L., [467]-[468]

PRIVATE LIFE:

ancestry, [1]-[5];

L's own account, [32]-[33];

birth, [1],[4];

illegitimate parentage legend, [4];

Lincoln family in Kentucky, [4];

removal to Indiana, [5]-[6];

in Indiana, [6]-[19];

reminiscences by Dennis Hanks, [7]-[9];

death of his mother, [10];

love for his mother, [5], [10], [21];

tribute to her influence, [11];

his father remarries, [11];

affection for step-mother, [11], [119], [123], [124], [263];

moves to Macon Co., Ill., [21], [33];

his father's possessions, [21];

death of father, [22];

L. helps build log cabin, [23];

splitting rails, [23];

flatboat voyages down the Mississippi, [23]-[24];

settles in New Salem, [24]-[26], [33];

patent for navigation device, [24]-[26];

athletic skill, [27]-[29];

first meeting with Smoot, [29];

meets Governor Yates, [30];

love of story-telling, [30]-[31];

home life, [31], [113], [115];

autobiography, [32]-[34];

struggle with poverty, [45], [47], [69]-[71], [209], [225];

love for Anne Rutledge, [49]-[52];

close of his boyhood and youth, [52]-[54];

New Salem a desolate waste, [54];

moves to Springfield, [33], [69]-[70];

struggles of a young lawyer, [69]-[84];

meeting with Speed, [69];

shares his home, [70], [88];

in state politics, [85]-[96];

Mary Todd's satirical article, [93];

love affairs with Matilda Edwards and Mary Todd, [94]-[95];

derangement, [95];

goes to Kentucky with Speed, [96];

marriage to Mary Todd, [95], [96];

lives at Globe Tavern, [96];

purchases Dressar home, [96];

enters national politics, [97]-[108];

back in Springfield, [109];

simplicity of home life in Springfield, [110];

income from law practice, [110];

property owned, [111];

his children, [111]-[112];

L. as husband and father, [113];

marriage unhappy, [112]-[117];

did his own marketing, [114];

visits Chicago, [117];

regard for relatives, [119];

purchases home for father, [119]

letters to step-brother, [120]-[123];

idol of his step-mother, [123]-[124];

wealth, not desired by L., [125];

L. as a lawyer, [125]-[146];

careless about money, [130];

keeping partnership accounts, [133];

anecdote about his wealth, [216];

summer home during presidency, [401];

home life in White House, [464]-[465];

desire to live in California, [549];

plans for retirement, [584]-[585].

Education,

early education, [7]-[9], [11]-[19];

early schools attended, [11]-[13];

his copy book inscription, [13];

first efforts in composition, [13];

mental training from reading, [14];

scrap-book kept in youth, [14];

handwriting at seventeen, [19];

book of arithmetic examples, [19]

knowledge of astronomy and geology, [20]-[21];

study of grammar, [26]-[27];

L.'s own account, [33];

knowledge of drama, [79];

L. as a student, [130]-[131];

musical taste, [466]-[467];

unashamed of early deficiencies, [468]-[469]

Books and reading,

influence of first books, [8], [14]-[16];

his own testimony, [15];

the ruined volume, [14], [16];

method of reading, [131];

wrote verses, [132];

books in White House office, [300];

love for Shakespeare, Browning, and Byron, [387];

memory for poetry, [356];

poets best loved, [466]-[467];

humorists liked, [467];

best-loved books, [468];

novel reading, [469]

Employments,

first work, [16];

first dollar earned, [17]-[18];

flatboat constructed for commercial enterprise, [17]-[18];

his first employer, [19]-[20];

first flatboat journey to New Orleans, [195];

second flatboat journey to New Orleans, [23]-[34];

clerk at New Salem, [26]-[34];

Offutt's store closed, [35];

brief career as country merchant, [42]-[44];

blacksmith trade considered, [42];

surveys and plans Petersburg, [47], [67];

notion to become a carpenter, [71]

Law career,

early interest in law, [9], [19];

study and practice, [33]-[43];

begins study of, [46]-[47];

begins practice, [47];

period covered, [55];

reverence for law, [64];

in Springfield, [69];

without plans or money, [60]-[70];

asking credit, [70];

partnership with Stuart and Logan, [71];

with Herndon, [71];

riding the circuit, [71]-[84];

borrows, then owns a horse, [71];

welcome by other lawyers, [72];

humility, [72];

court scene, [72]-[73];

freedom in social intercourse, [73];

leading lawyers of the day, [73]-[74];

adventures and hardships, [74];

popularity and appearance, [75]-[76];

not afraid of unpopular cases, [77];

wins case of widow of revolutionary pensioner, [77]-[79];

wins case for Jefferson, [79];

ridiculing the eloquence of opponent, [80]-[81];

breach of promise suit, [81]-[82];

ready wit, [83]-[84];

dissolved partnership with Logan, [97];

partnership with Herndon, [97]-[98];

declined partnership with Goodrich, [109];

resumes practice in 1849, [109], [125]-[146];

legal fee ridiculously small, [125];

appearance in court, [125]-[128];

defending a colored woman, [128];

dividing fee with defendant, [128]-[129];

refused to take unjust cases, [130]-[131];

keeping accounts, [133];

fees moderate, [133];

defends son of Jack Armstrong, [133]-[136];

would not press for pay, [135]-[136];

refused to defend guilty, [136]-[137];

would never advise unwise suits, [137]-[138];

returns fee, [138];

anecdotes of L. at the bar, [138]-[140];

his rank as a lawyer, [140]-[146];

special characteristics, [145]

Recreations,

games, [129];

dancing, [210];

theatre, [469]-[470];

fondness for walking, [46]

PUBLIC LIFE,

Nicknames,

"Railsplitter," [9], [23], [230]-[231];

"Uncle Abe," [75];

"Old Abe," [105];

"Honest Abe," [31], [53], [68], [171]

Oratory,

first efforts, [27];

reputation, [62];

spoke without manuscript, [89];

manner of speaking described, [100], [127], [172];

used old-fashioned words, [139], [146];

jury speeches, [146];

eloquence of Bloomington speech, [167]-[168];

compared with Douglas, [89], [177], [182]-[207];

Cooper Institute speech, [217]-[221];

New England tour, [221]-[223];

W.J. Bryan's opinion, [473];

Gettysburg address, [512]-[515];

eloquence of second inaugural, [557]-[559]

Public questions, L's views on:

Mexican war, [101]-[102], [131];

Missouri compromise, [150]-[160];

Kansas-Nebraska bill, [152]-[155];

secession views, [262], [287]-[291], [320]-[321];

labor and capital, [348]-[350];

emancipation, [447], [482]-[484];

reconstruction policy, [576]-[581]

Slavery,

L. opposes pro-slavery enactment in Illinois, [65]-[66];

attitude shown in Douglas debates, [89]-[90], [191]-[194]; [205];

sale of slave girl, [147]-[148];

early views, [148]-[149];

opposed slavery in Congress and in speeches, [149]-[151];

views in letters to Speed, [151]-[153];

argues eternal right at Bloomington Convention, [167]-[168];

resolution adopted, [169];

"House divided against itself," [177]-[182];

Cincinnati speech, [211]-[212];

L.'s policy, [419]-[446];

Channing interview, [427];

Chicago clergymen's delegation, [427];

Greeley and L., [429]-[431];

L's own account, [446]-[448];

4th annual message, [552]

Early political career,

change in views, [8];

made election clerk, [32];

appointed postmaster at Salem, [44];

made deputy surveyor, [47];

natural taste for politics, [55];

candidate for presidential elector, [87];

Whig leader, [87];

canvassed Illinois in Clay-Polk campaign, [99];

leader of Whigs in Congress, [100];

Whig delegate to National Convention, [104];

seeks appointment as land commissioner, [106]-[107];

little interested in politics until 1854, [147];

building up the Free Soil party, [150];

admits being a Whig, [153], [157];

generosity toward rivals, [160];

considered for vice president, [170], [228]-[229];

activity in Frémont campaign, [170]-[173];

no political enemies, [232];

bored with talk on politics, [240]

Illinois legislature,

defeat and election, [33];

first candidacy unsuccessful, [41]-[42], [47];

campaign of 1834, and election, [48];

aids canal bill, [49];

reputation in, [49];

renominated, 1836, [55];

campaign methods, [56]-[60];

lightning rod anecdote, [56]-[57];

not an aristocrat, [57]-[58];

reply to Early, [58]-[59];

letter to Allen, [59]-[60];

election, [60];

journey to capital, [60];

meets Judge Caton, [61];

first meeting with Douglas, [61]-[62];

removal of Illinois Capitol, [62];

an early speech, [62]-[65];

opposes pro-slavery enactment, [65]-[66];

contest with Ewing, [66]-[67];

campaign of 1838 and election, [85];

end of legislative service, [86];

election and resignation, 1864, [160]-[161];

senatorial contest, [161]-[161]

Black Hawk War,

candidate for captain, [36];

memories of L., [36]-[37];

first experience drilling troops, [37];

rescues an Indian, [37]-[38];

meeting with Stuart, [38]-[39];

L. re-enlists, [39];

recollects Major Anderson after 29 years, [39];

courage as a soldier, [40];

his own account of his service, [40]-[41];

popularity with comrades, [41]

Congress,

aspirations, [97];

elected to lower house, 1846, [34], [99]-[100], [159];

Whig leader, [100];

reputation in, [100];

first speech, [101];

Mexican War attitude, [101]-[102];

notable speech and ridicule of Gen. Cass, [102]-[104];

bill for abolition of slavery, [104];

campaign methods, [131]-[132];

senatorial contest, 1855, [161]-[163];

defeated, [164];

senatorial contest with Douglas, 1858, [177]-[207];

defeated, [208];

depression of L. over, [208]-[209]

Presidency,

presentiment of L. concerning, [18]-[19];

modest over proposed nomination, [144];

almost in his grasp, [213];

Cooper Institute speech aids toward, [220], [232];

suggested as a candidate, [227]-[228];

nomination, [231]-[237];

sittings for life mask, [237]-[243];

cast of hands, [242];

notified of nomination, [243]-[244];

opposition of Springfield clergymen, [247];

election, 1860, [250]-[251];

non-partisan appointments, [256]-[257];

unembarrassed by promises, [259], [260];

preparation for inauguration, [263];

journey to Washington, [265]-[280];

stories of disguises, [280];

week preceding inauguration, [281]-[283];

ceremonies described, [283]-[292];

oath administered, [284], [291];

first night at the White House, [292];

cabinet appointments, [293];

cabinet changes, [294];

difficulties selecting loyal and capable men, [295];

impression on people, [298]-[310];

modest as president, [306]-[307];

fears for attempted assassination, [308]-[310];

L's dislike for guard, [311];

Civil War begun, [312];

first call for troops, [312]-[314];

creates excitement, [314];

Boston riots, [315];

loyalty of Douglas, [315]-[316];

proclamation of blockade of Southern ports, [316]-[318];

blockade extended, [318];

Virginia convention waits on L., [318];

L's war policy outlined, [319]-[320];

L's conciliatory course, [320]-[321];

tries to save Kentucky, [321]-[322];

special session of Congress, [322];

L's first message, [322]-[325];

difficulties of a new administration, [325]-[326];

Bull Run disaster, [326];

visits the army in Virginia, [327];

depression following Bull Run, [329]-[331];

unfaltering courage, [331];

relief in story-telling, [332]-[333];

depression relieved by humor, [333]-[336];

measuring up with Sumner, [336];

diplomacy in Mason and Slidell affair, [340]-[344];

in French invasion of Mexico, [345];

building the "Monitor," [346]-[347];

first annual message, [347]-[350];

reception at White House, [350];

illness and death at the White House, [351]-[352];

secret service incidents, [352]-[353];

annoyed by office-seekers, [353];

Mr. Ross at the White House, [353]-[356];

William Kelley at the White House, [356];

Goldwin Smith's impressions, [356]-[359];

tributes from Hapgood, Bigelow, and Nicolay, [359]-[362];

cabinet relations, [363]-[379];

with Stanton, [364]-[379];

with Seward, [366]-[371];

Cameron and Stanton, [371]-[373];

L. considers McClellan over-cautious, [392]-[395];

L. visits hospitals, [400]-[401];

differences of opinion with McClellan, [404];

letter to him about campaign, [405]-[406];

urges action, [406]-[407];

L's defence of him, [407];

L. recalls him, [410];

reinstates him, [411]-[412];

McClellan's own account, [413];

correspondence, [416]-[417];

L's summing up of McClellan, [417]-[418];

signs emancipation proclamation, [441];

his life as president, [449];

society at the White House, [449]-[450];

public receptions, [450];

tact with favor seekers and bores, [451]-[453];

sense of justice, [453];

answering improper questions, [454];

settles the Curtis-Gamble dispute, [454]-[457];

appoints Schofield, [455]-[457];

views of his own position, [459];

dealing with cranks, [459]-[461];

Fredericksburg disaster, [461]-[461];

responsibility of his position, [462]-[463];

home life in the White House, [464]-[465];

visits Army of the Potomac, [465]-[466];

tireless worker, [473];

health, [473]-[474];

his letter file, [474];

Agassiz and L., [475]-[476];

his official acts not influenced by personal consideration, [476]-[477];

criticism of the administration, [480]-[481];

war policy opposed by Greeley, [480];

by high official, [481];

Democrats of the North, [481];

Boston abolitionists, [482]-[484];

effect of abuse, [481];

Western delegation, [484];

personal responsibility for policy, [484];

interview with Douglas on enlisting colored soldiers, [484]-[486];

McClellan's removal, [487];

relations with Burnside, [487];

with Hooker, [487]-[490];

candor and friendliness with officers, [489]-[490];

visits army of the Potomac, [490]-[492];

his view of Charleston attack, [490];

effect of Chancellorsville on L. [492]-[493];

reads Stedman's poem to cabinet, [494]-[495];

the tide turns, [495];

Lee invades Pennsylvania, [497];

Hooker proves unfit, [497]-[498];

Meade appointed, [498];

L's feelings during Gettysburg battle, [498]-[500];

joy over Vicksburg, [501]-[503];

praise of Grant, [502];

criticism of Meade for Lee's escape, [503]-[504];

Meade asks to be relieved, [504];

criticism answered, [504];

resignation not insisted upon, [505];

L's opinion modified, [506]-[507];

improved conditions, [507];

defence of emancipation proclamation, [507]-[508];

Thanksgiving proclamation, [508]-[510];

fall election, 1863, [510];

L. upheld, [511];

his own comment, [511];

Gettysburg dedication, [512]-[515];

relations with Grant, [516]-[527];

appoints Grant Lieut-General, [516];

summons him to Washington, [517];

Grant receives commission, [517]-[519];

first meeting with Grant, [520];

L's letter of satisfaction, [521];

military orders issued by L., [522];

interested in Grant's career, [523];

interest in Grant's political aspirations, [523];

Grant-Stanton episode, [526]-[527];

Grant's opinion of Lincoln, [527];

campaign of 1864, [528]-[535];

L's attitude toward a second term, [528]-[532];

New England's attitude toward the administration, [529];

relations with Chase, [532]-[534], [549]-[550];

candidates of 1864, [532]-[533];

L's nomination, 1864, [534];

acceptance speech, [535];

Early's raid, [532]-[537];

call for more troops, [537];

war policy criticized, [537];

depression of L., [538]-[539];

campaign of 1864, [539]-[540];

McClellan a candidate, [539];

L's secret pledge to support successor, [540];

attempt on life, [540]-[541];

effect of burdens and anxiety during war, [542]-[546];

election of 1864, victory, [546]-[549];

Grant's telegram, [548];

Seward's tribute, [548]-[549];

Chase's resignation, [549]-[550];

other cabinet changes, [550]-[552];

fourth annual message, [552];

colored people at White House reception, [552]-[553];

negotiates with Southern peace commissioners, [554]-[556];

assumes responsibility for unpopular measures, [554]-[555];

scheme for compensation emancipation, [556]-[557];

second inauguration, [557]-[560];

close of the war, [561]-[563];

escapes office-seekers, [563];

with Grant, Sherman, and Porter at City Point, [562]-[566];

on the River Queen, [563]-[566];

concern about Schofield, [565];

on the Malvern [566]-[567];

at Petersburg, [567]-[568];

at Richmond, [568]-[573];

news of Richmond's fall, [568];

visit to Richmond, [569];

welcomed by the negroes, [571];

Southerners' reception, [572];

joy over Lee's surrender, [573];

scene at Capitol, [574]-[575];

L.'s speech to the multitude, [576];

reconstruction views, [576]-[581];

instructions to Grant on final conference with Lee, [577]-[578];

feeling toward the South, [577]-[580];

pardoning confederates, [579]-[580];

the last day: talk with Robert, [582];

receives visitors, [583];

last cabinet meeting, [583]-[584];

significant dreams, [583]-[584];

drive with Mrs. Lincoln, [584]-[585];

last official acts, [585]-[587];

reaches theatre, [587];

the shot fired, [588];

Booth's escape, [588]-[589];

Walt Whitman's description, [589];

Booth's plan, [590];

Rathbone's account, [590];

death-bed, [591];

Welles's account, [591]-[594];

a nation's grief, [594]-[599];

funeral ceremonies at the White House, [596];

lying in state at Capitol, [597];

funeral train to Springfield, [597]-[598];

interment, [599]

Lincoln, Edward Baker, L's son, birth,

[111]

Lincoln, John, L's great-grandfather,

[2]

Lincoln, John, L's half-brother,

Lincoln, Josiah, L's uncle,

[3]

Lincoln, Mary Todd, L's wife,

published satirical articles about James Shields, [93];

ambitions, [94];

characteristics, [94];

engagement to L. broken, [95];

marriage, [94], [96];

hospitality, [110];

pro-slavery views, [167];

meeting with Volk, [241];

on inaugural journey, [266];

opinion of Riddle on, [275]-[276];

censured for frivolity, [450];

defines L's religion, [478];

visits Army of Potomac, [490];

receives Grant, [518]-[520];

fears of L's assassination, [540];

desired to visit Europe, [549];

last drive with L., [584]-[585];

plans to visit theatre, [586];

at theatre, [587];

shock at assassination, [589];

prostrated by L's death, [591];

at L's death-bed, [593];

unable to attend obsequies, [596]

Lincoln, Matilda, L's half-sister,

Lincoln, Mordecai, son of Samuel Lincoln,

[2]

Lincoln, Mordecai, L's uncle,

adventure with Indians, [3];

character, [3]-[4];

L's characterization of, [5];

opinion of L. about, [264]

Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, L's mother,

marriage, [4];

slurs upon her name, [4]-[5];

character and appearance, [5];

Dennis Hanks's opinion of, [7];

death and funeral, [10];

epitaph, [10];

love of L. for, [10], [21];

influence on L., [10]-[11];

tribute of L. to, [11], [352]

Lincoln, Robert Todd, L's son,

birth, [111];

student at Harvard, [221];

gripsack anecdote, [283];

student and soldier, [464];

interview with L. about war, [582];

with his mother after assassination, [591];

at L's death-bed, [594]

Lincoln, Samuel, L's English forbear,

[1]

Lincoln, Sarah, L's half-sister,

;

death, [17]

Lincoln, Sarah, L's sister, birth,

[4]

Lincoln, Sarah Johnston, L's step-mother,

marries Thomas Lincoln, [11];

mutual fondness of L. and, [11], [119], [123]-[124], [263];

quoted, [14];

death, [124];

visit of L. before inauguration, [263]

Lincoln, Thomas, L's father,

birth, [3];

rescue from Indians, [3];

marriage to Nancy Hanks, [4];

moves to Rock Spring farm, [4];

moves to Indiana, [5]-[6];

second marriage, [11];

moves to Illinois, [21];

nicknames, [21];

character-sketch, [21]-[23];

death, [22], [120];

epitaph, [22];

story-telling ability, [31];

death [120];

solicitude for, [120]-[121];

L. visits grave, [263]

Lincoln, Thomas, L's son,

birth, [111];

"Little Tad," [464];

companion of father, [464]-[466], [490], [491];

death, [465];

loved by soldiers, [465]-[466];

anecdote of L's last speech, [575]-[576];

grief over death of father, [596]

Lincoln, William Wallace, L's son,

birth, [111];

death, [351], [464];

influence of death on L., [478]

Lincoln-Douglas Debates,

comparative powers of speakers, [89], [177], [182]-[207].

Extracts, Springfield, [89]-[90];

Peoria, [155]-[157];

Quincy and Alton, [191]-[194]; [205]

Linder, General,

quoted, [62], [66], [91];

talks against time, [80]

Livermore, George, given proclamation pen,

Logan, John A., quoted,

[286]

[292]

Logan, Mrs. John A., quoted,

[197]

Logan, Stephen T.,

mentioned, [74], [186];

law partner of L., [71];

Whig debater, [89];

partnership dissolved, [97];

anecdote of shirt, [139];

favors L. for legislature, [161];

elected to legislature, [162];

L's champion in legislature, [163]

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, abolitionist,

Long, Dr., quoted,

[181]

"Long Nine," delegates to senate convention, 1836,

[60]

[62]

Lookout Mountain, Grant's success,

[516]

Loring, George B., quoted,

[282]

[283]

Lossing, Benson J., quoted,

[342]

Louisiana, seceded,

Louisville "Journal," L's liking for,

[27]

Lovejoy, Elijah,

[244]

Lovejoy, Owen,

abolitionist, [244];

mentioned, [378], [422], [423], [436]

Lowell, James Russell,

abolitionist, [245];

quoted, [340]

Lucas, Major, quoted,

[93]

Lyons, Lord,

McClellan, George B.,

mentioned, [356], [375], [488];

Stanton's hostility, [367], [407], [411];

difficulties with Army of Potomac, [367];

letter from L. on over-cautiousness, [392]-[395];

as a soldier, [403]-[404];

Meade and Grant quoted, [404];

L's personal regard for, [404];

appointed general of Union armies, [405];

L.'s letter about plan of campaign, [405]-[406];

urging action, [406]-[407];

L. defends, [407];

recalled from Peninsula; succeeded by Pope, [410];

reinstated, [411]-[412];

own account, [413];

Antietam victory, [414];

inaction after Antietam criticized, [414];

quoted on L's visit to army, [414]-[415];

correspondence with L., [416];

replaced by Burnside, [417];

L's opinion, [417]-[418], [457]-[458];

bad news from the Peninsula, [425];

fails to reach Richmond, [454];

removal from Army of the Potomac, [487];

L's presidential competitor, [539];

defeated for presidency, [547]

McCormick, R.C., quoted,

[215]

[252]

McCormick reaper case, in 1857,

[176]

McCulloch, Hugh,

quoted, [332];

secretary of the treasury, [294];

at L's death-bed, [591]-[593]

McCullough, John Edward, summoned to meet L.,

[470]

McDonald, Senator,

[138]

McHenry, Henry, quoted,

[46]

McNeill, James, (McNamar), Anne Rutledge's suitor,

[49]

[50]

Macon County, Ill., Lincoln family settle in,

[21]

Manassas defeat,

[410]

[411]

Markland, Mr., quoted,

[321]

[322]

Mason, Senator,

Mason and Slidell affair,

[340]

[344]

Massachusetts, first to put regiment in the field in Civil War,

[314]

Meade, George G.,

mentioned, [499], [501];

opinion of McClellan, [404];

succeeds Hooker, [498];

criticized for Lee's escape, [503]-[504];

asks to be relieved, [504];

answers criticism, [504];

does not press resignation, [505];

L.'s opinion modified, [506]-[507]

Meigs, Montgomery C.,

;

at L's death-bed, [591]

"Merrimac,"

frightens New Yorkers, [338];

Hampton Roads defeat, [345];

engagement with "Monitor," [390]-[391]

Messages and proclamations,

inaugural message, loss feared, [283];

colloquialisms in, [471]-[473]

Messages and proclamations, quotations,

inaugural address, [287]-[291];

volunteers called for, [313]-[314];

blockade of southern ports, [317]-[318];

Key West, Tortugas, and Santa Rosa, concerning authority, [318];

Virginia convention, response to, [319]-[320];

to congress, July 4, 1861, [322]-[325];

first annual message, [348]-[350];

President's general order, No. 1, Feb. 22, 1862, [383];

thanksgiving proclamation, April 10, 1862, [385]-[386];

emancipation, appeal to border states, [421]-[422];

final proclamation, [433]-[435], [438], [441]-[444];

second annual message, [440]-[441];

Thanksgiving, 1863, [508]-[510];

fourth annual message, [552];

inaugural address, second, [557]-[559];

Gladstone's tribute, [559]-[560].

See also Speeches and Lectures

Metzgar murder case,

[134]

Mexican War, attitude of L. toward,

[101]

[102]

[131]

Mexico, French invasion,

"Miami," Federal steamboat,

Milroy, R.H.,

Milwaukee, speech of L. at State Fair,

[389]

Minnesota, asks execution of Indians,

[453]

Minter, Graham, L's schoolmaster, quoted,

[32]

"Mirror," The Manchester (N.H.), quoted,

[221]

Missionary Ridge, Grant's success,

[516]

Mississippi, seceded,

Missouri Compromise, views of L. and Douglas,

[150]

[160]

Missouri, factional quarrels,

[454]

[457]

Mitchell, General, telegram from,

[388]

[389]

"Monitor,"

engagement with "Merrimac," [390]-[391];

origin of, [345]-[347]

Moore, Ex-governor,

[266]

Moore, Mrs., step-sister,

[264]

Morgan, Edwin D.,

[533]

Morse, John T., quoted,

[364]

"Nasby, Petroleum V." (David Ross Locke), read by L.,

[467]

[548]

Nebraska Bill.

See

Kansas-Nebraska Bill

Negroes,

enlistment in army, [373], [484]-[486];

justified by L., [507];

New Year's reception, [552]-[553];

grief over death of L., [597].

See also Emancipation; Slavery

Neill, Secretary to L., quoted,

[536]

[537]

[585]

New Brunswick affair,

[356]

New England,

dissatisfaction with L., [529],

speeches and visit of L., [221]-[223]

New Salem, Ill.,

L. settles at, [24];

L. appointed postmaster, [44];

speech of L. before literary society, [44];

now a desolate waste, [54]

New Year's presidential reception,

in 1862, [350];

in 1863, [441];

in 1865, [552]-[553]

New York City,

visit of L. in 1860, [215]-[221], [225]-[226];

on inaugural journey, [276];

funeral ceremonies, [598]

New York "Tribune."

See

Greeley, Horace

New York troops, reviewed July 4, 1861,

[326]

Newpapers,

L's favorite newspaper, [27];

surveillance, [301]

Nichols, John W., quoted,

[541]

[542]

Nicolay, John G.,

L's private secretary, [266];

quoted, [302], [361]-[362], [478]

Norfolk captured,

[391]

[392]

Norris, James H.,

[134]

Nott and Brainard, quoted,

[220]

Noyes, George C., quoted,

[194]

Oberkleine, Frederick,

address to L. at Cincinnati, [271]-[272];

L's reply, [272]-[273]

Office-seekers,

patience of L. toward, [252];

demands of, [296];

annoy L., [353]-[354];

actor who wanted consulship, [470]

Offutt, Denton,

[26]

;

relations with L., [23]-[24]; [26],

quoted, [27];

store closed in 1832, [35]

Oglesby, Richard J., quoted,

[229]

[230]

Oregon, federal office offered L.,

[107]

Pain, John,

[169]

Parke, John G.,

Parker, Theodore, abolitionist,

[166]

Parks, C.S., quoted,

[144]

[162]

Pearson, John, quoted,

Pearson, Henry Greenleaf, quoted,

[529]

[530]

Peck, Ebenezer,

mentioned, [171], [227];

quoted, [87]

Pemberton, J.C.,

[501]

[525]

[526]

Pennsylvania, invaded by Lee,

[497]

Pennypacker, Isaac R., quoted,

[505]

Petersburg, Ill., surveyed and planned by L.,

[67]

Petersburg, Va., victory, and visit by L.,

[567]

Philadelphia,

visited on inaugural journey, [277]-[278];

receives news of L's death, [594]-[596]

Phillips, Wendell,

abolitionist, [166], [245];

interview with L., [482]-[484]

Piatt, Don, quoted,

[252]

[253]

Pierce, Franklin,

[354]

Pierpont, John, visits L.,

Pinkerton, Allan,

[179]

Polk, James K., campaign,

[98]

[99]

Pomeroy, Senator,

Poore, Benjamin Perley, quoted,

[301]

[302]

Pope, John,

defeat at Manassas, [410]-[411];

succeeded by McClellan, [411], [414];

Bull Run disaster, [437]

Porter, D.D.,

aids Grant, [501];

interview with L. at City Point, [563]-[566], [578];

L's visit to the Malvern, [566]-[567];

visits Petersburg with L., [567]-[568];

described visit to Richmond with L., [568]-[573];

interview with L. at City Point, [578];

quoted, [522]-[523]

Prime, Irenæus, quoted,

[276]

Pringle, Cyrus, the case of,

[398]

[399]

Proclamations.

See

Messages and Proclamations

Quakers,

L's ancestry, [2];

war scruples, [398]-[399];

demand emancipation, [425]-[427]

Rail-splitting episode,

[23]

Ramsey, Senator,

[536]

Rathbone, Major,

at Ford's Theatre, [587];

struggles with Booth, [590]-[591]

Raymond, Henry J., quoted,

[205]

[314]

[315]

Rebellion, War of.

See

Civil War

Reconstruction,

L.'s speech on, quoted, [575]-[576];

policy of L., [576]-[581]

Reid, Whitelaw,

[548]

Reno, Jesse L.,

Republican party,

birth of, [159];

organized in Illinois, [169];

national convention in 1856, [170];

asked L. to speak in Ohio, [211];

advice of L. to, [219];

Illinois convention of 1860, [229];

national convention, 1860, [231]-[237];

growth and tendencies, [251];

fears for L's loyalty, [271];

partisan and unreasonable, [293];

office-seekers, [296];

elections of 1863, [510]-[511];

national convention of 1864, [534]

Reynolds, John, call for volunteers,

[36]

[39]

Rhett, Robert B.,

Richardson, William A., resolution supported by L.,

[101]

Richmond,

plans to capture, [405]-[407];

fall of, [568];

visited by L., [568]-[573]

Riddle, A.G.

part in Lincoln-Chase affair, [533]-[534];

urges Chase's appointment as chief justice, [550]-[551];

quoted, [274], [276], [281], [291], [381], [395]-[396], [450], [451], [543]-[544]

Rock Valley,

[35]

Rollins, James S., quoted,

[554]

Rosecrans, W.S., sent to Missouri,

Ross, A.M., quoted,

Rothschild, Alonzo, quoted,

[294]

[295]

Rousseau, Kentucky legislator,

[321]

Russell, Lord John, protest of, in Trent affair,

Rutledge, Anne, L's love-affair with,

[49]

[52]

Schenck, Robert C.,

[333]

Schofield, J.M.,

mentioned, [564], [565];

replaces Curtis, L's letter of appointment, [455]-[457];

joins Sherman, [457];

L's concern about ability, [565]

Scott, Colonel, refused leave on death of wife,

[408]

[410]

Scott, Winfield,

L's order to hold or retake forts, [261];

warns L. of danger, [278];

pays respects to L., [281]-[282];

lacking as politician, [337];

dislike of Hooker, [487]

Schurz, Carl,

seconded L's nomination, [234];

quoted, [307]

Secession,

states that withdrew, [261];

attitude of L. toward, [262], [287]-[291], [320]-[321];

not considered rebellion, [292]

Sedgwick, John, view of Meade's failure to attack Lee,

Selby, Paul, quoted,

Seward, Fanny,

Seward, Frederick W.,

warns L. of danger, [278], [280];

attacked and wounded, [591]-[592]

Seward, Mrs. Frederick W.,

[423]

Seward, William H.,

mentioned, [17], [185], [296], [297], [305], [343], [441], [485], [593];

opposes Nebraska bill, [153];

doubt of his nomination, [215];

statesmanship, [231];

candidate for president, [231]-[234];

eloquence of, [245];

cabinet possibility, [258], [275];

sends warning to L., [278];

appointment as secretary of state, [293], [294], [295];

press refused information, [301];

diplomacy, credited to, [341];

"Premier," self-styled, [364];

arrogance, [366]-[368];

rivalry with Chase, [366]-[370];

resignation, [368];

senate, opposition of, [368];

L's objection to his resignation, [369];

opposes negro enlistment, [373];

emancipation views, [423];

preliminary proclamation views, [436]-[437], [438];

with Grant at White House reception, [518];

tribute to L. on his re-election, [548]-[549];

with L. meets peace commission, [554]-[557];

L's visit, after Richmond, [573];

attacked and wounded, [591]-[592]

Seward, Mrs. William H.,

[592]

Shakespeare, L's fondness for his works,

[387]

Shepley, General, receives L. at Richmond,

[572]

[573]

Sherman, John, introduces brother to L.,

[298]

[299]

Sherman, William T.,

mentioned, [367], [457], [516], [579];

quoted, [298]-[299];

march to the sea, [517];

L's opinion, [552];

at Atlanta, [537];

victories after Atlanta, [561]-[562];

interview with L. at City Point, [563]-[566], [578];

tribute to L., [565]-[566];

anxiety of L. and Grant, [583], [584]

Shields, James,

ridiculed by Mary Todd, [93];

duel with L., [93];

L. wishes to succeed in congress, [161], [163]

Shuman, Andrew,

reports Lincoln-Douglas debates, [198];

quoted, [199]

Sibley, Judge, quoted,

[84]

Simpson, Bishop, officiates at L's funeral,

[596]

Slavery,

protest against pro-slavery act in Illinois, [65];

L's defense of fugitive slaves, [77];

Independence Hall flag-raising, [278];

L. introduces bill against, [104];

L's growing opposition to, [147]-[153];

L's attitude in letter to Speed, [151]-[153];

Peoria speech, extract, [155]-[157];

L's growing opposition to, [166]-[169], [178]-[182];

knowledge of L. regarding, [186];

Cincinnati speech, [211]-[212];

Cooper Institute speech, [218]-[220];

L's hatred for, growing, [245];

fugitive slave law, [248]-[249], [434]-[435];

political issue, [251];

attitude of L. toward, [254];

L. opposes compromises, [261];

legislation against, 1862, [421];

L's own account of his views, [446]-[448];

L's attitude in fourth annual message, [552];

constitutional amendment, [553]-[554].

See also Emancipation

Slocum, Henry W.,

[504]

Smith, Caleb B.,

secretary of the interior, [293], [294];

non-committal on Ericsson's invention, [347]

Smith, Goldwin,

visits L., [357]-[358];

quoted, [358]-[359]

Smith, James,

Smith, William Henry, quoted,

[269]

[273]

[550]

Smoot, Coleman, friendship with L.,

[29]

[30]

"Soldiers' Rest," Lincoln's summer home during presidency,

[401]

South Carolina, seceded,

Southern Confederacy.

See

Confederate states

Sparrow, Thomas and Betsy,

[6]

Spaulding, Judge,

[533]

[534]

Speeches and lectures,

in congress in 1848, [40];

candidate for member of legislature, [41];

to New Salem literary society, [44];

stump-speaking, [55];

on "Spot Resolutions," [101];

on the presidency and general politics, [102];

age of different inventions, [119];

to Scott club of Springfield, [147];

eulogy on death of Clay, [147];

Bloomington convention, [167]-[168];

"House-divided-against-itself," [178]-[182], [473];

lectures in winter of 1859, [210];

political speeches in Ohio, [211];

political speeches in Kansas, [213];

invitation to lecture in Beecher's church, [214];

Cooper Institute speech, [215]-[221], [223]-[224];

in New England, [221]-[223];

accusation of fees received for speeches, [223]-[224];

Five Points Sunday School, N.Y., talk, [225]-[226];

inaugural journey, [268]-[276];

Wisconsin state fair, [389]

Speeches and lectures, quotations,

influence of Weem's life of Washington, [15];

Perpetuation of our political institutions, [63]-[65];

Peace plea, [158];

Bloomington ratification meeting, [169]-[170];

"House-divided-against-itself," [180], [426], [473];

Appeal for a hearing in southern Illinois, [199]-[200];

Cincinnati, 1859, [211];

Cooper Institute speech, [218]-[219];

Presidential nomination, response, [243];

Springfield farewell, [267];

Cincinnati in 1861, [270];

Cincinnati, reply to Oberkleine, [272]-[273];

Philadelphia, on inaugural journey, [278];

after Bull Run, [328];

Slavery, [426];

Emancipation proclamation, speech following, [444]-[445];

Gettysburg address,

text, [512],

comments, [512]-[515];

Grant's commission, presentation of, [519];

Richmond, to negroes, [571];

Close of war, [574];

Reconstruction, last speech, [575]-[576].

See also

Lincoln-Douglas debates;

Messages and proclamations

Speed, Joshua F.,

mentioned, [294], [322];

first interview with L., [69]-[70];

L's home with, [88];

intimate friend of L., [95]-[96];

opinion of L's ability as a lawyer, [145]-[146];

L's letter to sister of Speed, quoted, [148];

L's letter to, on slavery, [151];

compares L. and Douglas, [182]-[183];

appointed attorney general, [294];

at L's death-bed, [591]

"Spot Resolutions," speech,

[101]

Springfield, Ill.,

L. moves to, [60];

agitation over removal of capital, [62], [66];

removal accomplished, [69];

L. returns to, [109];

L's departure, Feb. 11, 1861, [265]-[266];

recollections of L. about, [584];

funeral ceremonies for L., [599]

Stanton, Edwin M.,

mentioned, [356], [357], [399], [461], [497];

professional meeting with L., [173]-[176];

contempt for L., [175];

appointed secretary of war, [294];

member of Buchanan's cabinet, [294], [295];

applicant for office, [296];

press refused information, [301];

Mason and Slidell capture approved, [341];

impulsiveness and violence, [364];

antagonism to Welles, [364], [368];

relations with L., [364]-[379];

resignation threatened, [368];

resignation withdrawn, [370];

master-mind of cabinet, [370]-[371];

replaces Cameron in cabinet, [371];

Cameron's own account, [372]-[373];

Fortress Monroe, visit to, [386]-[392];

hostility to McClellan, [407], [411]-[412];

refuses Col. Scott leave of absence, [408]-[410];

death of his child, [423];

opposes the "Boston set," [482];

discouraged at Hooker's resignation, [498];

dispute with Grant, [526]-[527];

irritated by L's humor, [548];

relations with Blair, [552];

dispatch to Grant, [577];

reconstruction plan proposed, [581];

at L's death-bed, [591], [593];

at Seward's bedside, [592]

Steamboat Invention, L's,

[24]

[26]

Stearns, George L.,

Stedman, E.C., quoted,

[494]

[495]

Stephens, Alexander H.,

mentioned, [100];

opinion of L. as a speaker, [100]-[101];

Southern peace commissioner, [555];

L's description of, [556]

Stephenson, J.H.,

Stewart, Harry W., quoted,

Stewart, James G., recollection of L's visit to Kansas,

Stone, Charles P., quoted,

[280]

[308]

[310]

Stone River,

costly success, [496];

L's dream, [583];

Grant denies victory, [583]

Stories told by L.,

Bob Lewis and the Mormon lands, [334]-[335];

Big fellow beaten by little wife, [429];

Boy and the troublesome coon, [580];

Darkey arithmetic, [357]-[358];

Horse sold at cross-roads, [388];

Johnnie Kongapod, [81];

Jones and his bridge to the infernal regions, [338]-[339];

Letting the dog go, [461]-[462];

Plaster of psalm-tunes, [337];

Sausages and cats, [260];

Shooting skunks, [373]-[374];

Sick man of Illinois and his grudge, [344];

Swapping horses in mid-stream, [535];

Sykes's yellow dog, [525]-[526];

Taking to the woods, [336]

Story-telling,

used on troublesome visitors, [30]-[31];

fondness of L. for, [68], [84], [101], [198];

L. entertains Van Buren, [87];

indelicacy charge refuted, [258];

application of stories, [259];

safety-valve of L., [332]-[333], [387];

chagrins friends, [357];

relieves bad news by, [461]

Stowe, Harriet Beecher,

"Uncle Tom's Cabin," [245];

quoted, [307]-[308], [462], [472]-[473]

Stuart, J.E.B.,

[150]

[165]

[497]

Stuart, John T.,

mentioned, [74];

L's first acquaintance with, [38];

law partner of L., [71];

on L's method of accounting, [133]

Sumner, Charles,

mentioned, [304], [305], [352], [368], [445], [586];

opposes Nebraska Bill, [153];

eloquence of, [245];

assault upon, [245];

member of inaugural party, [275];

declined to measure backs with L., [336];

lacks confidence in Hooker, [492];

introduces constitutional amendment, [554];

at L's death-bed, [591]

Sumter.

See

Fort Sumter

Swett, Leonard,

associate of L. in law case, [136];

quoted, [181], [257], [542]-[543]

Sykes, George,

[504]

Taney, R.B.,

administered oath of office to L., [284], [286];

death, [550]

Tannatt, T.R.,

[499]

[500]

Taylor Club, "the young Indians,"

Taylor, Richard (Dick), L's discomfiture of,

[57]

[58]

Taylor, Zachary,

Black Hawk War, [39];

presidency supported by L. and Stephens, [100]

Terry, Alfred H.,

[564]

Texas, seceded,

Thirteenth Amendment passed,

Thomas, Jesse,

Thomas, George H.,

Thompson George,

Thompson, Jacob,

Thompson, Richard,

Todd, Captain, guards L. at White House,

[308]

[309]

Todd, Mary.

See

Lincoln, Mary Todd

Todd, Robert S.,

Toombs, Robert,

Treat, Judge,

Trent Affair,

friendly attitude of France and Spain, [305];

L's diplomacy in, [340]-[344]

Trumbull, Lyman,

mentioned, [74]; [185], [368];

elected senator, [161], [162], [164];

substitute amendment introduced by [554]

Usher, John D.,

appointed secretary of the interior, [294]

Vallandigham, Clement L.,

opposes war policy, [481];

candidate for governor of Ohio, [510];

L's opinion of, [511]

Van Buren, Martin,

mentioned, [360];

entertained by L's stories, [87]

Vandalia, Ill., proposed change of state capital,

[62]

[66]

Van Santvoord, C., quoted,

[451]

[452]

Verdi, Dr.,

[592]

Vicksburg,

mentioned, [516], [517], [518], [524];

turning-point in war, [496];

campaign, [500]-[503];

L's joy over victory, [501], [507];

L. meets criticism with anecdote, [525];

L's dream, [583]

Viele, General, describes visit to Fortress Monroe,

[386]

[391]

Virginia Convention, asks expression of Federal policy,

[318]

Volk, Leonard W.,

impressions of L., [201]-[202];

makes cast of L., [237]-[243]

Voorhees, Daniel W.,

Wade, Benjamin,

mentioned, [535];

urges Grant's dismissal, [503];

lack of military judgment, [505]

Wadsworth, James S.,

[296]

Walker, Isaac, recollections of L.,

[88]

Washburne, E.B.,

mentioned [225];

L's letters to, against compromise, [260]-[261];

giving orders for Scott, [261];

quoted, [105], [173], [279];

bill creating rank of lieutenant-general, [516]

Washington, D.C.,

L. reluctant to leave in 1849, [109];

L's arrival, Feb. 23, 1861, [279]-[280];

inaugural week, [281]-[290];

rebels and rebel sympathizers in, [292];

defenses visited by L., [400];

regarded as lost, [413];

relieved, [414];

society in 1862-1863, [449]-[450];

Early's attack, [533], [537];

enthusiasm over Lee's surrender, [574]-[575]

Washington, George,

mentioned, [360];

influence of Weem's life of W. on L., [8], [15];

life read by L. as case preparation, [78];

L. ranked with, [527], [549]

Watson, assistant secretary of state,

[375]

Watterson, Henry, quoted

[4]

Webster, Daniel,

mentioned, [100], [185];

considered a leader, [529]-[530]

Weed, Thurlow,

mentioned, [474];

quoted, [257]-[260];

discusses cabinet appointments, [257]-[259];

L's letter to, Dec. 17, 1860, extract, [262];

objects to Welles, [365]

Weitzel, Godfrey,

occupies Richmond, [568];

headquarters in Richmond, [572]

Weldon, Lawrence, quoted,

[139]

Welles, Gideon,

mentioned, [347], [460], [511];

cabinet possibility, [259];

appointed secretary of the navy, [293];

approves Mason and Slidell capture, [341];

calmness of, [364];

antagonism to Stanton, [364], [368];

at L's death-bed, [591]-[594];

quoted, [292]-[293], [320], [325], [333], [345], [365]-[366], [367],

[368]-[369], [411]-[412], [412]-[413], [417], [423]-[424], [432], [438],

[439], [440], [457]-[458], [473]-[474], [492], [493], [497], [501], [506],

[511], [531], [535], [538], [540], [551]-[552], [555], [556]-[557], [563],

[577], [581], [583]-[584], [591]-[594], [597]

Welles, Mrs. Gideon, mentioned,

"Westminster Review," on Gettysburg address,

[513]

Wheeler, William A., quoted,

[376]

[378]

Whig Party,

L. a delegate to presidential convention, [104];

L. believes he is a Whig, [153], [157];

symptoms of disintegration, [159];

L. a leader, [162]-[163];

dissolution, [165]

White, Dr.,

[592]

White, Mrs.,

[453]

White House,

L.'s first night at, [292],

L's family life, [464]-[465];

office of L. described, [299]-[300];

official precedence, [300]-[301];

New Year's receptions, [350], [441];

society in 1862-63, [449]-[450];

L's informal receptions, [450]-[451];

freedom of access, [459]-[461];

Grant's ovation at reception, [517]-[518];

reception, 1865, negroes attend, [552]-[553]

Whiting,

solicitor of war department, [375];

candidate for attorney general, [522]

Whitman, Walt, quoted,

Whittier, John Greenleaf, abolitionist,

[245]

"Wide-awake" clubs,

[250]

Wigfall, Senator,

[286]

Wilcox, Major, quoted,

[106]

Willard's Hotel, Washington, headquarters of L.,

[281]

[282]

Willis, David,

[515]

Wilmington, L's dream,

[583]

Wilmot Proviso, L. votes for,

[153]

Wilkes, Charles,

[341]

[342]

Wilson, Robert L., quoted,

Wilson, Henry,

Winchell, J.M.,

quoted, [382];

interview with L., [531]

Winslow, John F., builder of "Monitor,"

[347]

Winthrop, Robert C., quoted,

Wisconsin State Fair, addressed by L. in 1859,

[389]

Wood, Fernando,

[474]

Wool, John E.,

[392]

Workingmen, L's speech to,

Wright, Elizur,

Wright, Horatio,

Writings.

See Letters and telegrams;

Messages and proclamations;

Speeches and lectures

Yates, Richard,

mentioned, [266];

beginning of friendship with L., [30];

opposes Missouri Compromise, [159];

election to Congress, [150]

"Young Indians," Taylor club,