to award him a number in a rank-list of heroes? It is enough to believe that probably Lincoln alone among historical characters could have done that especial task which he had to do. It was a task of supreme difficulty, and like none which any other man ever had to undertake; and he who was charged with it was even more distantly unlike any other man in both moral and mental equipment. We cannot force lines to be parallel, for our own convenience or curiosity, when in fact they are not parallel. Let us not then try to compare and to measure him with others, and let us not quarrel as to whether he was greater or less than Washington, as to whether either of them, set to perform the other's task, would have succeeded with it, or, perchance, would have failed. Not only is the competition itself an ungracious one, but to make Lincoln a competitor is foolish and useless. He was the most individual man who ever lived; let us be content with this fact. Let us take him simply as Abraham Lincoln, singular and solitary, as we all see that he was; let us be thankful if we can make a niche big enough for him among the world's heroes, without worrying ourselves about the proportion which it may bear to other niches; and there let him remain forever, lonely, as in his strange lifetime, impressive, mysterious, unmeasured, and unsolved.
presides over Republican Conven-
tion, 167.
ADAMS, Charles Francis, i. 231; arri- | Ashmun, George, amendment, i. 77;
val in London, 372; his instructions,
373-375; his complaints concerning
Confederate privateers, 172, 173.
Adams, Charles Francis, Jr., enters
Richmond at head of negro regi-
ment, ii. 336.
Adams, John, i. 101 n.
Adams, John Q., i. 74.
Adams, Samuel, i. 101 n.
Alabama, the privateer, ii. 173; de-
stroyed, 302.
Albemarle, the, destroyed, ii. 302.
Albert, Prince, amends dispatch about
Mason and Slidell, i. 383.
Altoona Conference, ii. 117, 118.
Amendment, Thirteenth, to Constitu-
tion. See Thirteenth Constitutional
Amendment.
Amnesty Proclamation, ii. 224-228; as
result of Sherman-Johnson capitula-
tion, 240.
Anderson, Robert, i. 36; in Fort
Moultrie, 185; at Fort Sumter, 243-
Andrew, John A., dispatches troops
to Washington, i. 256, 257.
Anthony, Henry B., i. 297.
Antietam, battle of, ii. 85.
Arkansas, secedes, i. 269; reconstruc-
tion in, ii. 234, 236, 296-298.
Armstrong, Jack, fight with Lincoln,
i. 18.
Arnold, Isaac N., Lincoln's biogra-
pher, i. 9, 65 n., 67, 148 n., 149 n.,
297, 307, 385; concerning Lincoln's
mother, 9 n.; concerning Lincoln's
duel, 66 n.; ii. 24, 214-216, 246; in-
troduces abolitionist bill, 13; as to
Greeley's prayer of twenty millions,
106 n.; Lincoln's only friend in the
House, 248; Lincoln refuses to aid
his canvass, 290; concerning consti-
tutional amendment for emancipa-
tion, 319, 326; concerning death of
Lincoln, 350.
Ashley, James M., i. 297.
Atlanta, fall of, ii. 284.
Baker, Edward D., i. 68; anecdotes,
59, 71, 72; at inauguration, 220; at
Ball's Bluff, 308, 309.
Ball's Bluff, the skirmish, i. 308-310.
Baltimore riot, i. 257-260.
Banks, Nathaniel P., i. 319; ii. 35;
during Peninsula Campaign, 44, 45,
52; beaten at Winchester, 54; un-
der Pope, 74; at Cedar Mountain,
76; takes Port Hudson, 162.
Barnard, J. G., opposes McClellan's
plan, i. 336; advice at Yorktown,
ii. 38.
Bates, Edward, candidate for Repub-
lican nomination for Presidency, i.
166-170; in the Cabinet, 234-236;
concerning Sumter, 245, 246.
Bayard, James A., i. 297.
Beauregard, G. T., at Charleston, i.
244; attacks Sumter, 248; in Vir-
ginia, 299; at Bull Run and Manas-
sas, 300, 301; at Shiloh, 362; evacu-
ates Corinth, 364.
Bell, John, candidate for presidency,
i. 166; attitude of his followers,
175, 194.
Benjamin, Judah P., i. 200, 206.
Bermuda Hundred, ii. 281.
Big Bethel, the skirmish, i. 298.
Black, J. S., in Buchanan's Cabinet,
i. 188, 189 n., 198-200.
Blaine, James G., i. 102 n., 128 n.,
168 n., 170 n.; ii. 4, 15, 53, 123,
125, 182, 188.
Blair, Francis P., mission to J. Davis,
ii. 304-306.
Blair, Francis P., Jr., i. 297; inter-
view with Lee, 263; influence in St.
Louis, 269; ii. 253; concerning
Emancipation Proclamation, 123.
Blair, Montgomery, in Cabinet, i. 234,
236; concerning Sumter, 245, 246;
concerning advance and route of
army in Virginia, 324, 330; arrested,
350; effort to force him out of Cab-
inet, ii. 288; resigns, 289; desires
Chief Justiceship, 299.
Blockade, proclaimed, i. 283-285, 293;
instructions to Mr. Adams about it,
373; effective, 376.
Booth, J. W., the assassin of Lincoln,
ii. 347-350.
Boutwell, George S., ii. 116.
Bragg, Braxton, in Kentucky and
Tennessee, ii. 154; at Stone's River,
155; leaves Tennessee, 156, 157; in
Chattanooga, 163; at Chickamauga,
164; besieges Chattanooga, 165; at
Lookout Mountain, 166, 167.
Breckenridge, John C., i. 101; candi-
date for presidency, 164; political
position, 175, 180 n.; electoral vote
for him, 208; expelled from Senate,
299.
Bright, J. D., i. 297.
Brooks, Preston S., assaults Charles
Sumner, i. 100.
Brough, John, Governor of Ohio, ii.
193, 194.
Brown, A. V., i. 188.
Brown, B. Gratz, aids nomination of
Fremont, ii. 256.
Brown, George W., Mayor of Balti-
more, concerning plot to assassinate
Lincoln, i. 217 n.; during the riots,
258,259; estimate of Maryland rebel
enlistments, 262 n.
Browning, O. H., i. 68.
Bryant, William Cullen, i. 153; op-
poses Lincoln, ii. 262.
Buchanan, James, nominated for
presidency in 1856, i. 101; elected,
101; position concerning Lecomp-
ton Constitution of Kansas, 105,
126; quarrels about this with Doug-
las, 108; hostility to Douglas in
campaign of 1860, 180 n.; Lincoln's
attack upon him in the joint debates
of 1858, 127-129; falsely placed, be-
tween election and inauguration of
Lincoln, 180; worn out, 181; Gov-
ernor Pickens sends him advice,
also commissioners, 185, 186; opin-
ions and action in autumn of 1860,
187; message to Thirty-sixth Con-
gress, 188-190; excuses for him in
demoralization of the North, 190,
195; rallies his courage, 198; the
South Carolina Commissioners and
the Cabinet, 199, 200; abused by
Southerners, 200; at Lincoln's inau-
guration, 220; calls extra session of
Senate, 234; concerning Sumter,
243; and the navy, 283.
Buckner, S. B., surrenders Fort Don-
elson, i. 354, 355.
Buell, Don Carlos, i. 347, 355, 364;
compared with McClellan, 352, 353;
Lincoln's letter to, 353; at Nash-
ville, and afterward, 360; at Shiloh,
361; ii. 135; returns fugitive slaves,
8; pursues Bragg, 154; relieved,
155.
Bull Run, first battle of, i. 300-302;
second battle of, ii. 77.
Burns, Anthony, i. 99.
Burnside, Ambrose E., in North Caro-
lina, i. 348; given command of army,
ii. 92, 136; at Fredericksburg, 136,
137; resigns, 138; in Tennessee
and Kentucky, 164, 167; arrests
Vallandigham, 186-189.
Butler, B. F., i. 319; at Baltimore,
260; at Big Bethel, 298; at New
Orleans, 358; "contraband of war,"
ii. 5; at Bermuda Hundred, 281;
for Vice-President, 264 n.
Butterfield, Justin, i. 68.
Cadwalader, George, in case of Mer-
ryman, i. 287.
Calhoun, John, appoints Lincoln dep-
uty surveyor, i. 41.
Calhoun, John C., i. 106; and Com-
promise of 1850, 90.
California, admission of State, i. 87-
Cameron, Simon, i. 297; before Re-
publican nominating convention,
1860, 166-170; weakness of his Re-
publicanism in autumn of 1860, 197;
in cabinet, 234, 235; trouble about
his appointment, 236; in Sumter
matter, 245, 246; refuses request
of Governor Andrew for arms, 256;
and orders troops through Balti-
more, 257; minister to Russia, 329;
his proceedings against slavery, ii.
5; "contraband of war," 5; order
to Sherman, 8; report to Congress
recommending the arming of slaves,
9, 102; remark to Lincoln, 261;
anxiety about Republican success,
Campbell, John A., dealings with Sew-
ard, i. 239, 245; commissioner for
peace, ii. 304-307.
Canby, E. R. S., ii. 238 n.
Cartwright, Peter, Lincoln's competi-
tor for Congress, i. 73.
Cass, Lewis, i. 79, 199; in Buchanan's
cabinet, 187; resignation therefrom,
198.
Cedar Mountain, battle of, ii. 76.
"Central Illinois Gazette" suggests
Lincoln for Presidency, i. 161.
Chambrun, Comte de, anecdote of
Lincoln, ii. 345.
Chancellorsville, battle of, ii. 141, 142
Chandler, Zachariah, i. 296; advice to
Lincoln about Conservatives, ii. 214;
concerning H. W. Davis's bill for
reconstruction, 233.
Chase, Salmon P., i. 106, 129 n., 161,
296; and Compromise of 1850, 90;
before the Republican nominating
convention in 1860, 166–170; in cabi-
net, 234, 235; story of the appoint-
ment, 236; in Sumter matter, 245,
246; subordination to Lincoln, 275,
276; at conference about ordering
an advance in Virginia, January,
1861, 323-325; favors Lincoln's plan,
330; on the military situation, 341;
would not let slavery influence his
action, ii. 109; remarks about Eman-
cipation Proclamation, 117, 118; con-
tribution to final proclamation, 131;
full control allowed to him in his
department, 171; offer of resigna-
tion at time of cabal against Seward,
177-181; complains of Lincoln, 248;
scheme to make him Republican
nominee for presidency, 249-252;
subsequent difficulties with Lincoln,
resulting in resignation, 253, 254;
an enemy of M. Blair, 288; appoint-
ed Chief Justice, 299, 300.
Chattanooga, siege of, ii. 165–167.
Chickamauga, battle of, ii. 164.
Childe, E. Lee, i. 263 n., 264 n.
Chittenden, L. E., i. 181, 382, 387.
Cisco, John J., ii. 254.
Clay, Henry, i. 73, 78, 106; Lincoln's
feeling towards him, 70, 71; and the
Compromise of 1850, 89 et seq.
Clinton, De Witt, i. 194.
Clinton, George, i. 194.
Cobb, Howell, i. 74; secessionist in-
trigues in Georgia, 186; in Buchan-
an's cabinet, 187; his behavior, 188;
resigns, 198; argument for seces-
sion, 183.
Cochrane, John, nominee for Vice-
Presidency, ii. 259.
Cold Harbor, ii. 281.
Colfax, Schuyler, i. 297; opposes Lin-
coln in 1858, 116; ii. 327; remark
about Lincoln, 114.
Collamer, Jacob, i. 74, 297; candidate
for Presidential nomination, 169,
170.
Committee on Conduct of War, con-
cerning army of Potomac, i. 312;
its creation and composition, 321,
322; insists on corps-formation,
344; hostility to McClellan, 342;
ii. 65; concerning army of the
Potomac, 70.
Committee of Thirteen, i. 202.
Committee of Thirty-three, i. 201, 202, |
210.
Compromise of 1850, i. 89-93; com-
ments upon in Lincoln-Douglas joint
debates, 125.
Comte de Paris, i. 312; ii. 50, 54, 55,
62, 63.
Confederate bonds, sold in England,
ii. 173, 174.
Congress of Paris, i. 375-377.
Congress, the frigate, i. 356.
Conkling, James C., Lincoln's letter
to, ii. 202.
Conkling, Roscoe, i. 297.
Copperheads, attitude in Democratic
party, ii. 95; activity and power
of, 182-185; worsted, 193, 194; the
Vallandigham episode, 185-189, 193;
meetings and protests of, with Lin-
coln's replies, 189-193; during the
draft riots in New York, 197.
Corbett, Boston, shoots Booth, ii. 350.
Corinth, capture of, i. 360-364.
Corning, Erastus, i. 297.
Covode, J., i. 297.
Cox, S. S., i. 297.
Crittenden, J. J., i. 297; prefers Doug-
las to Lincoln, 117 n.; efforts for
compromise, 202; resolutions con-
cerning purpose of war, ii. 4.
Cumberland, the frigate, i. 356.
Curtin, Andrew G., ii. 202; concern-
ing Altoona conference, etc., 117.
Curtis, B. R., in Dred Scott case, i.
103 n.
Curtis, S. R., at Pea Ridge, i. 351.
Cushing, W. B., destroys the Albe-
marle, ii. 302.
Davis, David, i. 68; in Republican
convention, 167-170; statement
about the cabinet, 235.
Davis, Garrett, i. 297; opposes enlist-
ment of negro troops, ii. 16.
Davis, Henry Winter, his bill concern-
ing reconstruction, ii. 231-235, 243;
manifesto against the President, 235,
236; hostility to Lincoln, 266.
Davis, Jefferson, i. 226, 234, 264, 393;
and Compromise of 1850, 90; op-
poses compromise between North
and South, 204; chosen President
of Confederate States, 205; sends
commissioners to Washington, 238;
urged to action, 241, 242; reluctant
to be aggressor, 242; efforts to in-
duce Kentucky to secede, 266–268;
offers letters of marque and repri-
sal, 282; attack on East Tennessee-
ans, 352; ii. 153; believes Kentucky
to be disloyal, 154; his escape de-
sired, 239; appoints Hood in place
of Johnston, 284; reception of F.
P. Blair, 305; appoints commission-
ers, 306; notified that Richmond
must be surrendered, 331, 334; es-
capes, 335, 341; charged with com-
plicity in assassination conspiracy,
353.
Dayton, W. L., nominated for Vice-
Presidency, i. 101; candidate for
nomination in 1860, 166, 169, 170.
Dennison, William, enters cabinet,
ii. 289.
Dickinson, D. S., ii. 265.
Dix, John A., concerning secession of
New York city, i. 197; in Buchan-
an's cabinet, 201.
Donelson, Andrew J., i. 100.
Donelson, Fort, captured, i. 354.
Doolittle, J. R., i. 297.
Douglas, Stephen A., i. 68, 77, 97; first
meeting with Lincoln, 43; in cam-
paign of 1840, 61; praises Missouri
Compromise, 83; efforts to repeal
Missouri Compromise, 94, 107; en-
deavors to defend his action, 95, 96;
charges Lincoln with a political
trade about the Senatorship, 98;
Southern favorite for Presidential
nomination in 1856, 101; position
in the Democratic party and before
the country, 106-110, 113; quarrels
with Buchanan about Kansas, 108;
opposes the "English bill," 109;
Democratic candidate for Senate in
1858, 114; and as such opposed by
many Democrats and befriended by
many Republicans, 116, 117; in the
joint debates of 1858, 121 et seq.;
his ultimate success, 149; his per-
sonal triumph, 149; subsequent
speeches in Ohio, 151; comments
on his speeches, 157, 158; before
the Democratic nominating conven-
tion, 1860, 163; nominated, 164;
position in Democratic party, 1860,
165; in campaign of 1860, 174, 180
n.; opposed by extremist Southern-
ers in the campaign, 175; sustains
Lincoln when Sumter is attacked,
251.
Draft, act for, and proceedings there-
under, 195-199; riot in New York,
198.
Early, Jubal A., i. 339; raid against
Washington, ii. 282-284; in Shenan-
doah Valley, 285.
Edwards, Mrs. Ninian W., i. 62-64.
Edwards, Ninian W., i. 68.
Emancipation Proclamation, ii. 205,
207, 222; the preliminary proclama-
tion, 114-121; its political effect,
122 et seq.; final proclamation, 130,
132; English opinion about it, 132;
comments, 316, 317.
English, James E., i. 297; his famous
bill, 109, 110; votes for Constitu-
tional Amendment abolishing slav-
ery, ii. 326.
Ericsson, John, i. 356.
Evarts, W. M., i. 171.
"Evening Journal " (of Albany), atti-
tude concerning secession, i. 193.
"Evening Post" (of New York), i. 155.
Everett, Edward, nominated for vice-
presidency, i. 166; attitude of his
supporters, 175, 194; at Gettys-
burg, ii. 215.
Ewell, R. S., ii. 143, 144.
"Examiner," The (of Richmond),
quoted, i. 209.
Fair Oaks, battle at, ii. 58, 59.
Farragut, D. G., captures New Or-
leans, i. 358; at Vicksburg, 359,
364; takes Mobile, ii. 285.
Fell, J. W., i. 161.
Felton, S. M., statements concerning
Lincoln's journey to Washington,
i. 212-214, 217 n.
Fenton, R. E., i. 297.
Fessenden, W. P., i. 296; remark
about decision in the Dred Scott
Case, 128 n.; Secretary of the Treas-
ury, ii. 254, 255.
Fillmore, M., nominated for presi-
dency, i. 100; the vote for him,
Florida, the privateer, ii. 172, 173.
Floyd, J. B., in Buchanan's Cabinet,
i. 187, 188; behavior, opinions and
resignation, 198, 199, 208; concern-
ing the navy, 283.
Foote, A. H., i. 333; at Fort Henry,
Ford's "History of Illinois," sketch
of bench and bar, i. 29; remarks on
Lincoln, 54.
Forney, J. W., ii. 263.
Forquer, G., anecdote, i. 51.
Fort Pillow, ii. 143.
Fox, G. V., and Fort Sumter, i. 245,
Franklin, W. B., concerning advance
in Virginia, i. 323-325, 330, 336;
joins McClellan on Peninsula, ii. 47,
48.
Fredericksburg, battle of, ii. 136, 137.
Fremont, John C., candidate for presi-
dency, i. 101, 102; in Department
of the West, 349-351; issues order
freeing slaves, ii. 6, 7, 102; in moun-
tains of Virginia, 35; at time of
Jackson's foray, 55, 56; resigns, 74;
the effort to make him a candidate
for the presidency, 255-260.
Fremont, Mrs. J. C., visit to Lincoln,
i. 350.
Fugitive Slave Law, i. 88, 91, 132,
143.
Gaines's Mill, battle at, ii. 62.
Garrison, W. L., i. 191; in autumn of
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