HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK

How We Elected Lincoln

Copyright, 1916, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published September, 1916

CONTENTS

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[I.]The Man—Lincoln [1]
[II.]Lincoln’s Introduction to the East [14]
[III.]How Lincoln Was First Nominated [20]
[IV.]How Lincoln Was First Elected [34]
[V.]The Journey to the Capital [41]
[VI.]Stories and Incidents [47]
[VII.]Four Years of Stress and Strain [55]
[VIII.]The Renomination [71]
[IX.]The Campaign of 1864 [85]

PREFACE

This book offers my personal recollections of the immortal Emancipator, and of the memorable campaigns of 1860 and 1864, in which, as a young man, I was actively engaged.

In looking back upon a life of fourscore years I find no prouder memories than those of the years 1860-65. They illumined my being, and my life became inspired through association with the immortal Abraham Lincoln and the great men of the anti-slavery conflict.