[Index]

Acceptance, Lincoln's letter of,[157]
Adams, Charles Francis,[354]
——, John Quincy,[144]
Address, first inaugural,[170]
——, second inaugural,[89]
Admitted to the bar,[65]
Advice to young lawyers,[70], [82]
Alley, John B.,[54], [175], [216]
Amendment, thirteenth, adopted,[337]
Ancestry of Lincoln,[15]
Anderson, General Robert,[231], [308]
Anecdotes of Lincoln,[29], [49], [69], [74], [81], [95], [128], [133], [141], [159], [161], [164], [175], [178], [220], [222], [226], [234], [259], [278], [280], [290], [310], [330], [343], [360]
Anger, Lincoln's,[54]
Appearance, Lincoln's,[48]
Argument, Lincoln's method of,[79], [86], [96], [100], [125]
Arrival at Washington, Lincoln's,[169]
Assassination conspiracy,[168]
—— of Lincoln,[311]
Atheism, story of Lincoln's,[376]
Autobiography, Lincoln's,[59]
Bailache, William H.,[170]
Baker, Edward D.,[54], [83], [134], [137], [169]
Bar, early practice at,[65], [66], [83]
Bateman, Dr. Newton,[158], [388]
Bates, Edward,[181], [298]
Beecher, Henry Ward,[190]
Berry and Lincoln,[34], [63]
Bible, Lincoln's admiration for,[387]
Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln,[20]
Bixby, letters to Mrs.,[51]
Black Hawk War,[65], [229]
Blair, Francis P.,[187]
——, Montgomery,[181], [187], [191]
Bloomington Convention,[105], [149]
Books, Lincoln's early,[56]
Boone, Daniel, related to Lincoln,[16]
Booth, John Wilkes,[311]
Boutwell, George S.,[216]
Boyhood of Lincoln,[21], [24], [60], [93]
Brown, John,[322]
Browning, Orville H.,[39], [134], [170]
Bryant, William Cullen,[124]
Buchanan Cabinet, disloyalty of,[165]
—— sends emissary to Lincoln,[162]
Buell, General,[252]
Bull Run, battle of,[236]
Burns, Lincoln's love of,[288]
Burnside, General,[262]
Butler, General B. F.,[273], [294], [323], [333]
Cabin in which Lincoln was born,[19]
Cabinet, dissensions of,[186], [235], [356]
——, selection of,[174], [179], [193]
Calhoun, John,[35], [63]
Cameron, Simon,[193], [220], [238], [325]
Campaign of, Presidential, 1860,[155]
Campaigning, Lincoln's method of,[96], [133]
Campaigns, plans of military,[249]
Campbell, John A.,[272]
Canal, isthmus,[334]
Candidate for Congress,[137]
—— for Legislature,[129]
—— for President,[158]
—— for Senate,[146], [150]
Capacity for labor, Lincoln's,[279]
Capital, removal of Illinois State,[135]
Cartter, Judge,[175], [360]
Cartwright, Peter,[138]
Cass, General,[231]
Chandler, A. B.,[53]
Character, Lincoln's,[14], [91], [370], [396]
Chase, Salmon P.,[174], [204], [210], [216], [243], [340], [356]
Chicago Convention (1860),[158]
Chief-Justice, Chase appointed,[216]
Children, Lincoln's,[46], [287]
——, Lincoln's love of his,[46]
Choate, Joseph H.,[125]
Christian Commission,[390]
Church, Lincoln's attendance at,[370]
Circuit, following the judicial,[67], [83]
Clergy, opposition of Springfield,[387]
Coffey, Titian J.,[184], [297]
Coles, Edward, Governor,[315]
Colfax, Schuyler,[153], [182], [310], [330]
Colonization, Lincoln advocates negro,[333]
Confusion in government,[186], [233]
Congress, speeches in,[98], [145]
Congressional campaign,[137]
—— experience, Lincoln's,[139]
Conners, Senator,[55]
Contraband question, the,[323]
Convention, Bloomington,[156]
——, Decatur,[26], [149]
——, Illinois State (1860),[156]
—— of 1860, National,[27], [158]
Cooper Institute speech,[86], [124], [321]
Courage, Lincoln's,[272]
Creed, Lincoln's,[391]
Dana, Charles A.,[227], [364]
Davis, David,[67], [83], [193], [369], [379]
——, Henry Winter,[187]
——, Jefferson,[140], [231]
Death, Lincoln's,[313]
Debate, Lincoln's first,[96]
—— with Douglas,[86], [100], [110], [114]
Debt, Lincoln's,[33]
Decatur Convention,[149]
Defeat by people, Lincoln's only,[130]
Democracy, Lincoln's,[345]
Dennison, William,[193], [242]
Depew, Chauncey M.,[85], [93], [281], [361]
Diplomacy, Lincoln's ability in,[342], [346], [351]
Diplomatist, definition of,[342]
Disloyalty in Buchanan's Cabinet,[233]
Dodge, William E.,[368]
Douglas, Stephen A.,[40], [74], [83], [86], [100], [107], [114], [122], [134], [151], [169], [320], [380]
Dreams, Lincoln's,[308]
Duel, Lincoln's,[42]
Earnings, Lincoln's first,[24]
Eckert, General,[53], [227]
Education, Lincoln's,[58], [91]
Edwards, Ninian W.,[40]
Election declared, Lincoln's,[166]
——, Presidential, of 1860,[161]
Electoral vote counted,[166]
Emancipation accomplished,[335]
——, Lincoln's ideas of,[319]
—— proclamation,[183], [329], [335], [394]
Emerson, Ralph Waldo,[396]
Emigration of Lincoln family,[17]
England, diplomatic relations with,[347], [351]
Essay, Lincoln's first,[94]
Ethics, Lincoln's legal,[70]
Experience, Lincoln's legislative,[135]
——, —— Congressional,[139]
Farewell to Springfield neighbors,[47]
Faults, Lincoln's,[395]
Fees, Lincoln's,[45], [72]
Fenton, Reuben E.,[173]
Fessenden, William Pitt,[214], [361]
Field, Munsell B.,[213]
First dollar, Lincoln's,[24]
—— lawsuit, Lincoln's,[65]
Fish, Hamilton,[350]
Flatboat, Lincoln's,[32]
Foreign policy,[346]
Fortune, Lincoln's,[45]
France, diplomatic relations with,[348]
"Freeport Doctrine," Douglas's,[107], [120]
Frémont, General John C.,[246]
Frémont, Mrs.,[247]
Fry, General James F.,[88], [221], [344]
Fugitive-slave law,[323]
Garrison, William Lloyd,[290]
Genius, Lincoln's military,[232], [249], [269]
Gentry, Mr.,[25]
Gentryville, Indiana,[21], [25], [94]
Gettysburg speech,[86], [89]
Giddings, Joshua R.,[140]
Gilmer, John A.,[181]
God, belief in,[370]
Governorship of Oregon, offered,[137]
Graham, Menton,[62]
Grammar, Lincoln's first,[63]
Grant, General,[177], [232], [245], [252], [253], [260], [300], [308]
Greeley, Horace,[92], [284], [332]
Green, General Duff,[162]
Gurley, Rev. Dr.,[313], [370]
Hahn, letter to Governor,[337]
Halleck, General,[191], [251]
Hanks, Dennis,[26]
——, John,[23], [27], [32]
——, Nancy, Lincoln's mother,[18], [22]
Harris, Senator,[311]
Hay, Colonel John,[88], [284], [311], [381]
Hayti, recognition of,[328]
Herndon, W. H.,[33], [108], [372]
Holloway, Commissioner of Patents,[174]
Holmes's poems, Lincoln's love of,[289]
Holt, Judge-Advocate-General,[293]
Home, Lincoln's first,[19]
——, Lincoln's second,[20]
——, Lincoln's third,[21]
——, Lincoln's fourth,[26]
——, Lincoln's fifth,[44]
——, Lincoln's sixth,[45]
—— life, Lincoln's,[45], [227], [284]
Honesty, Lincoln's,[34], [84], [371]
Hood's poems, Lincoln's love of,[288]
Hooker, General Joseph,[263]
"House divided against itself" speech,[110]
Humor, Lincoln's,[50], [93], [281], [344], [361]
Hunter, General David,[247], [328]
Illinois Central Railroad, litigation with,[72]
—— State Convention of 1860,[156]
Inauguration, Lincoln's first,[169]
——, Lincoln's second,[89]
Indiana, migration to,[21]
Indiana, Revised Statutes of,[56]
Infidelity, story of Lincoln's,[376]
Invention, Lincoln's,[32]
Jefferson, Joseph, reminiscences of,[68]
Johnson, Reverdy,[76]
Johnston, General Albert Sidney,[231]
——, John, Lincoln's step-brother,[23], [30], [32], [382]
——, Sally Bush,[23], [30]
Judd, Norman B.,[154], [188]
Judicial procedure, early,[66]
Julian, George W.,[174], [225]
Kasson, John A.,[223]
Kelso, Jack,[95]
Kernan, Francis,[296]
Kindness of heart, Lincoln's,[279], [292], [296]
Lamon, Ward,[310]
Land Office Commissionership,[143]
Law-books, Lincoln's first,[57], [64]
Law, how he came to study,[56]
Lawyer, Lincoln becomes a,[64]
Learning, Lincoln's love of,[56], [78], [91]
Lee's surrender,[307]
Legislature, candidate for,[129]
Liberia, recognition of,[328]
Lincoln admitted to the bar,[65]
——, ancestry of,[15]
——, anger of,[54]
—— appointed postmaster,[34]
——, arrival in Washington of,[169]
——, assassination of,[311]
——, atheism of, story of,[376]
——, autobiography of,[59]
——, birthplace of,[20]
——, Black Hawk War,[65], [229]
——, boyhood of,[21], [24], [60], [93]
——, candidate for President,[158]
——, character of,[14], [91], [370], [396]
——, code of morals of,[372]
——, Congressional experience of,[139]
——, courage of,[272]
——, creed of,[391]
——, death of,[313]
——, debate of, with Douglas,[40], [74], [83], [86], [100], [107], [114], [122], [134], [151], [160], [169], [320], [380]
——, diplomacy of,[342], [346], [351]
——, duel of,[42]
——, education of,[58], [91]
——, election of, declared,[166]
——, farewell of, to neighbors,[47]
——, faults of,[395]
——, fees of,[45], [72]
——, first campaign of, for Legislature,[129]
——, first earnings of,[24]
——, first impressions of, of slavery,[314]
——, first inauguration of,[169]
——, first lawsuit of,[65]
——, first meeting of, with McClellan,[71]
——, first school of,[61]
—— first suggested for President,[153]
——, foreign policy of,[346]
——, fortune of,[45], [74]
——, grandmother of,[17]
——, home life of,[45]
——, homes of,[19], [20], [21], [26], [44], [45]
——, honesty of,[34], [84], [371]
——, journey of, to New Orleans,[25]
——, kindness of heart of,[279], [292], [296]
——, last speech of,[338]
——, legal ethics of,[70], [83]
——, legal methods of,[74], [79], [83], [86]
——, legislative experience of,[135]
——, letter of, accepting Presidential nomination,[157]
——, "Lost Speech" of,[106]
——, love-affairs of,[35], [37], [38], [40]
——, love of, for his children,[46], [53]
——, ——, for learning,[56], [78], [91]
——, marriage of,[44]
——, memory of,[93]
——, method of argument of,[79], [86], [96], [100], [125]
——, military genius of,[232], [249], [269]
——, muscular strength of,[28]
——, nomination of, for Congress,[138]
——, notification of, of nomination to Presidency,[156]
——, oratory of,[86], [116]
——, Peoria speech of,[91]
——, personal appearance of,[48]
——, place in history of,[13], [86], [91]
——, plans of, for purchasing slaves,[326]
——, political career of,[129]
——, political sagacity of,[344]
——, popularity of,[130]
——, receives emissaries from rebel leaders,[163]
——, recommendations of, for office,[142]
——, religious views of,[370], [381]
—— seeks Presidential nomination,[155]
——, sisters of,[20], [26]
——, speeches of,[95], [97], [100], [114], [125], [133]
——, Springfield speech of,[104], [109]
——, stature of,[29]
——, step-mother of,[23], [30]
——, superstitions of,[309]
——, surveying of,[34]
——, visit to Richmond of,[271]
——, weakness of,[395]
Lincoln, Anna,[17]
——, Robert T.,[30], [46], [177], [310], [312]
——, "Tad",[287]
——, Thomas,[17], [21], [30], [375]
——, Willie,[277]
Liquor selling, Lincoln's,[34]
Literary style, Lincoln's,[86]
Locke, David R.,[36], [51]
Logan, Stephen T.,[35], [44], [69]
"Lost Speech," Lincoln's,[106]
Louisiana, reconstruction of,[339]
Love-affairs, Lincoln's,[35], [38]
Lovejoy, assassination of,[317]
Lyons, Lord,[350]
Maltby, Captain,[55]
Markland, General,[189]
Marriage, Lincoln's,[44]
Mason-Slidell affair,[350]
McClellan's first meeting with Lincoln,[71]
McClellan, General,[197], [206], [238], [250]
McCulloch, Hugh,[183], [214], [309], [340]
McCulloch, Mrs.,[283]
McDowell, General,[237]
McKinley, William,[342]
Meade, General George C.,[268]
Medill, Joseph,[122]
Melancholy, Lincoln's,[50]
Memory, Lincoln's,[93]
Methods, Lincoln's legal,[74], [79], [83]
——, Lincoln's political,[133]
Mexican question,[354]
Migration to Illinois,[26]
Military genius, Lincoln's,[232], [249], [269]
Missouri Compromise,[102], [146]
Monroe Doctrine,[354]
Moral courage, Lincoln's,[130]
Morals, Lincoln's code of,[372]
Morgan, E. D.,[29]
Muscular strength, Lincoln's,[28]
Negroes, enlistment of,[325]
New Orleans, Lincoln's journey to,[25], [32], [314], [318]
Nicolay, John G.,[90], [158], [199], [204], [214], [250], [379], [385]
Nominated for Congress,[138]
Nomination, notified of Presidential,[156], [380]
Office seekers, clamors of,[164], [186], [279]
Offutt, Denton,[32], [62], [129]
Oglesby, Richard J.,[26]
Oratory, Lincoln's,[86], [125]
Oregon, offered governorship of,[143]
Owen, Robert Dale,[360]
Owens, Mary,[38]
Pardon of soldiers,[36], [52]
Patent case, Lincoln's,[75]
Patronage, Lincoln's opinions about,[143]
Peace Commissioners,[355]
Peoria speech, Lincoln's,[91]
Petroleum V. Nasby,[36], [51], [280]
Philadelphia speech (1860),[167]
Pinkerton, Allan,[168]
Platform, Lincoln's first political,[129]
Poem, Lincoln's favorite,[379]
Poems, Lincoln's,[94]
Poetry, love of,[95], [287], [379]
Politician, definition of,[342]
Political career, Lincoln's,[129]
—— sagacity, Lincoln's,[96], [133], [160], [171], [177], [199], [344]
Pomeroy, Senator,[211]
Poore, Ben: Perley,[289]
Popularity, Lincoln's,[130]
Porter, Admiral,[272]
Postmaster, Lincoln appointed,[34]
Practice, Lincoln's law,[74], [82]
Prayer, Lincoln's belief in,[382]
Presbyterian Church, Springfield,[46]
President, Lincoln elected,[161]
Presidential nomination, Lincoln seeks,[155]
Press, Lincoln's respect for,[283], [289]
Proclamation, Emancipation,[183], [329], [335], [394]
Property, Lincoln's,[45]
Rails that Lincoln split,[26]
Rathbone, Major,[311]
Rebel leaders send emissary to Lincoln,[162]
Recommendations for office, Lincoln's,[142]
Relatives in Kentucky,[16]
—— in Virginia,[16]
Religious prejudice against,[137]
—— views, Lincoln's,[370]
Republican National Convention (1856),[149], [156]
Rice, Governor,[296]
Richmond, Lincoln visits,[271]
Rutledge, Anne,[37]
Sagacity, Lincoln's political,[160], [171], [177]
School, Lincoln's first,[61]
Scott, General,[229], [235], [242]
Secession begins,[161]
Senate, candidate for,[146], [150]
——, difficulty with,[356]
Senatorial campaign,[108], [146]
Seward, William H.,[181], [197], [204], [208], [236], [334], [337], [348], [351], [355]
Shakespeare, Lincoln's love of,[288]
Shellabarger, Judge,[222]
Sheridan, General,[270], [339]
Sherman, General,[232], [270], [235], [269], [300]
Shields, James,[40], [42]
Short, James,[33]
Sickles, General Daniel E.,[384]
Sisters, Lincoln's,[20]
Slavery, Lincoln's first impressions of,[25], [57], [314]
——, first protest against,[316]
——, Lincoln's plan to abolish, in Washington,[318]
Slaves, Lincoln's plans for purchase of,[326]
——, money value of,[327]
Smith, Caleb B.,[182]
Social life in Washington,[38], [227]
Speakership, candidate for,[136]
Speech at Philadelphia,[167]
——, Lincoln's last,[338]
——, the "Lost",[106]
Speeches, campaign,[95], [133]
——, first political,[95]
—— in Congress,[98], [144], [145]
—— in Legislature,[97]
Speed, James,[185]
——, Joshua F.,[41], [96], [185], [375], [396]
Spiritualism, Lincoln's views of,[376]
Springfield made capital of Illinois,[135]
—— speech, Lincoln's,[104], [109]
Stanton, Edwin D.,[183], [189], [218], [224], [244], [253], [290], [298], [309], [313]
——, Lincoln's first meeting with,[76]
Statesmanship? what is,[342]
Stature, Lincoln's,[29]
Stephens, Alexander H.,[145], [162], [355]
Step-mother, Lincoln's,[23], [30]
Stevens, Thaddeus,[52]
Stoddard, W. O.,[265]
Strength, muscular, Lincoln's,[28]
Stuart, John T.,[64]
Study, Lincoln's habits of,[58], [77], [91]
Stump oratory, Lincoln's,[96], [104], [114], [125], [133]
Suffrage, negro, Lincoln's views on,[337], [338]
Sumner, Charles,[176], [216], [272], [334]
Sunday proclamation, Lincoln's,[392]
Superstition, Lincoln's,[309], [376]
Supreme Court, Chase's appointment to,[216]
Surveying, Lincoln's,[34]
Swett, Leonard,[60], [84], [380]
Tact, Lincoln's,[171], [285], [343], [361]
"Tad" Lincoln,[287]
Taney, Chief-Justice,[169]
Taylor, President, election of,[142]
Teachers, Lincoln's,[61]
Temperance, Lincoln's views on,[380]
Theatre, Ford's,[311]
Thomas, General,[270]
Tod, Governor,[214]
Todd, Miss Mary,[40], [44], [47]
Tragedy in Lincoln family,[17]
Trent affair,[350]
Trumbull, Lyman,[108], [148], [357]
Tuck, Amos,[144], [176]
Usher, John T.,[183], [340]
Wade, Benjamin F.,[187]
Washburne, E. B.,[141], [148], [165], [169], [253]
Weakness, Lincoln's,[395]
Webster, Daniel,[140]
Weed, Thurlow,[160], [171], [173], [181], [197], [382]
Weldon, Lawrence,[80], [379]
Welles, Gideon,[184], [196], [310]
Wentworth, Long John,[75]
Whig party organized,[136]
White, Horace,[104], [118], [149]
Wilkes, Captain Charles,[350]
Wilson, Henry,[296]
Wit, Lincoln's,[50], [91], [96]
Yates, Richard,[103]

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[Transcriber's Notes:]

Simple typographical errors were corrected.

Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.

"fugitive slave law" and "fugitive-slave law" both appear in the original book; regularized to "fugitive-slave law" in this eBook.

"proslavery" and "pro-slavery" both occur in the original book; unchanged here.