CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I.]
THE BABE OF THE LOG CABIN AND HIS KIN5
[CHAPTER II.]
THE NEW HOME AND THE FIRST GRIEF13
[CHAPTER III.]
READING BY THE FIRELIGHT; THE NEW MOTHER; THE FIRST DOLLAR20
[CHAPTER IV.]
THE SLAVE SALE. LINCOLN AS SOLDIER, POSTMASTER, SURVEYOR,AND LAWYER27
[CHAPTER V.]
LEADER FOR FREEDOM; LAW MAKER39
[CHAPTER VI.]
LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS55
[CHAPTER VII.]
THE PEOPLE ASK LINCOLN TO BE THEIR PRESIDENT63
[CHAPTER VIII.]
IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR; THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS75
[CHAPTER IX.]
EARLY BATTLES OF THE WAR85
[CHAPTER X.]
GRANT WINS IN THE WEST, AND FARRAGUT AT NEW ORLEANS94
[CHAPTER XI.]
ANTIETAM, VICKSBURG, GETTYSBURG105
[CHAPTER XII.]
CHATTANOOGA, CHICKAMAUGA, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. LINCOLN’SGETTYSBURG SPEECH115
[CHAPTER XIII.]
GRANT IN THE EAST. LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM121
[CHAPTER XIV.]
RETURN OF PEACE; LINCOLN SHOT; HIS BURIAL AT SPRINGFIELD133