upheld by Lincoln, 288;
resigns at Lincoln's request, 288;
wishes chief-justiceship, 298.
Blenker, General Louis,
favors McClellan's plan of campaign, i. [336];
sent to strengthen Fremont, ii. 35.
Booth, John Wilkes,
murders Lincoln, ii. 346, 347;
his character, 347, 348;
his end, 348, 349.