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];