[33] Vide Frank Moore’s “Rebellion Record,” 1864-5—Rumours and Incidents, p. 9.
[34] See “Trial and Sentence of Beal and Kennedy,” M’Pherson’s “Political History,” pp. 552, 553.
[35] The late Henry J. Raymond, then editor of the New York Times.
[36] “White people”—civilised, decent, kind-hearted people.
INDEX.
- Abolitionism, [49], [66], [122], [126], [168].
- Alabama, [145], [196].
- Anti-slavery protest, [48], [50], [51];
- resolutions, [59].
- Baldwin, John, the smith, [27].
- Barbarities, [186].
- Black regiment, charge of the, [161].
- Black’s (Judge) decision, [93].
- Blockade declared, [108].
- Booth, his plans, [221];
- antecedents, [223];
- death, [229].
- Border ruffians and outrages, [68], [69], [71].
- Buchanan, President, [92].
- Bull Run, [113], [114].
- Burnside, General, [142].
- Cabinet, treason in the, [92].
- Chancellorsville, battle of, [148].
- Chattanooga, battle of, [164].
- Clay, Henry, [57].
- Compromises of 1826 and 1850, [66].
- Confederate organisation in Europe, [117];
- agents in Canada, [197];
- proposals, [205].
- Conspiracies, suspected, [88].
- Copperheads, [96], [179];
- book of, [237].
- Colonisation of slaves proposed, [123].
- Cost of the war, [219].
- Davis, Jefferson, President of Confederacy, [94], [109];
- escape of, [217].
- “Dred Scott” decision, [73].
- Douglas, Stephen, [47], [67], [69], [70], [74], [77], [84], [110].
- Ellsworth and Winthrop, death of, [112].
- Enlistment of coloured troops, [133].
- Exhaustive effects of Northern incursions, [185].
- Farragut, Admiral, [194].
- Fox River anecdote, [95].
- Fremont, [73], [169].
- Gettysburg, battle of, [150].
- Gloom of 1864, [179].
- Grant, “Unconditional Surrender,” [137];
- daring march, [157];
- succession of victories, [158];
- last battle, [212];
- chase of Lee, [215].
- Greeley, Horace, [79].
- Hanks, Nancy, [9], [12], [15].
- Hood, General, [188].
- Hooker, General, [187].
- Hicks, Governor, and Maryland, [107], [108].
- Jackson, death of General Stonewall, [149].
- Johnston, Mrs., Lincoln’s second mother, [18-20].
- Jones of Gentryville, [26].
- Kansas-Nebraska Bill, [67].
- Kidnapping negroes (note), [67].
- Lecompton Constitution, [74].
- Lincoln, Mordecai and Abraham, [10].
- Lincoln, Thomas, his character, [12];
- his marriage, [15].
- Lincoln, Abraham, his family, [9], [10];
- birth and birth-place, [9];
- grandfather killed by Indians, [11];
- schools, [15];
- migrations, [16], [30];
- hereditary traits, [13];
- poverty and privations, [17];
- education, [20];
- death of his mother, [18];
- acts as ferry-man, [25];
- characteristics and habits in youth, [21], [22], [23], [25];
- physical strength, [26], [33];
- early literary efforts, [27];
- temperance, [26];
- earns a dollar, [29];
- personal appearance, [31];
- first public speech, [31];
- splitting rails, [31];
- postmaster, [43];
- Black Hawk Indian war—a captain—quells a mutiny, [35-38];
- love affairs, [45], [54];
- entrance into political life, [41];
- becomes a merchant, and studies law, [42];
- surveying studies, [43];
- legal experiences, [61], [62], [63];
- personal popularity, [57];
- elected to legislature, [44], [45], [70];
- removal to Springfield, and practice of law, [53];
- generosity, [57];
- enters Congress—first speech, [58];
- Presidential candidate, [54];
- declines nomination to the Senate, [70];
- “house-divided-against-itself” speech, [75];
- nomination for Presidency, [79], [80], [81], [82];
- lectures in New York and England, [79], [80], [81];
- elected President, [85];
- address at Springfield, [89];
- inaugural speech, [97];
- first Cabinet, [100];
- wise forbearance, [103];
- his mercy, [172], [175];
- second election, [199];
- assassination, [225];
- death, [227];
- funeral procession, [231];
- lying in state, [231];
- interment, [232];
- general summary of character, [233-244];
- wit and humour, [240], [241], [242].
- Long Nine, the, [46], [47].
- Mason and Sliddell affair, [131].
- M‘Clellan, General, [115];
- apathy of, [140].
- Merrimac, the, [141].
- Mexican war, [59].
- Mexico, the French in, [167].
- Nasby, Petroleum V., [236].
- Negroes, reception of, [204].
- Pea Ridge, battle of, [138].
- Port Hudson, surrender of, [162].
- Privations in the South, [185].
- Proclamation of April [15], 1861, [105].
- Prosperity of the North, [180].
- Quantrill’s guerillas, [170].
- Rebellion, breaking out of, [91], [94];
- progress of, [111].
- Religion and irreligion, [55], [56].
- Republican party, origin of, [72].
- Richmond, fall of, [213].
- Riot in New York, [165].
- Sanitary fairs, [182].
- Secession, [86], [87], [93].
- Seward, W. A., refuses to meet the Rebel Commissioners, [102].
- Sherman’s march, [188], [193].
- Shiloh, battle of, [138].
- Slavery—slave trade, [103];
- argument against, [71];
- slave party, [64], [65].
- Sumter, fall of Fort, [104].
- Surrender of Confederate forces, [216].
- Tennessee, the campaign in, [163].
- Todd, Mary, [55].
- Union troops attacked, [106].
- Virginia’s secession, [109], [115].
- War, organisation of, [113].
- Wilderness, battle of the, [192].
- Wilmot’s proviso, [66].
Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.