fears plot to assassinate Lincoln, i. 212;

has wires cut to avoid sending news, 214.

Fenton, Reuben E.,

in House in 1861, i. 297.

Fessenden, William P.,

in Senate in 1861, i. 296;

reluctantly accepts Treasury Department, ii. [253];

his success, [254].

Fillmore, Millard,

nominated for presidency by Know-Nothings and Whigs in 1856, i. 101.