versation with Dr. Newton Bateman, 162-163; character
164, 165, 223-224, 255, 269-270, 279; position in regard to
slavery, 165; incidents of campaign, 167-168; elected
President, 169; electoral votes counted, 178; policy in
regard to extension of slavery, 178; desire for harmony,
179; leaves Springfield, 180; farewell speech, 180-181;
reception at Indianapolis, 181; trip to Washington, 180-
187; speech at Cincinnati, 182; personal appearance, 183;
speech at Albany, 183-184; speech at Trenton, 184; speech
at Philadelphia, 184-185; speech at Harrisburg, 186; hur-
ried trip to Washington, 187; political doctrines,
188-189; forms his Cabinet, 189-192; inauguration,
193-202; difficulties, 206-207, 221; war policy, 210;
Proclamation calling for volunteers, 211; his view of the
war, 212-213, 237-238; Battle of Bull Run, 214-215; Trent
affair, 216-221; personal appearance and tastes, 225, 227-
228; his office, 226-227; death of his son Willie, 229-231;
reply to delegation from New York, 232; carelessness of
criticism 233; belief in prayer, 234; reply to Mr. Greeley,
236-237; military emancipation, 238-239; answer to
Quaker delegation, 241; decides to issue Emancipation
Proclamation, 242; his story of the Proclamation, 243-
246, 248-249; Second Annual Message, 247; Proclamation
of Emancipation, 247-248; War Policy, 253, 258, 271-272;
receives news of the capture of Norfolk, 260–261; at
Antietam, 273; Message to Congress, 276-278; appreciation
of Grant's services, 278-280; story of Syke's dog, 281;
speech at Gettysburg, 285-286; letter to Illinois friends,
289-290; Proclamation, 291-292; passage of 13th Amend
ment, 293-295; domestic life, 296-297; enjoins Sabbath
observance, 297-298; election of 1864, 299-300; second
candidacy, 301; second nomination, 305; response to
committee, 306; letter of acceptance, 306; remarks on
election, 310; Second inaugural, 311-316; at City Point,
317; at Richmond, 318-320; incident related by Admiral
Porter, 321-325; reception of news of Lee's surrender,
324-327; story of the boy and the coon, 327-328; his last
day. 332-339; last Cabinet meeting, 333; last ride with
Mrs. Lincoln, 333; last official order, 334; attempts on his
life, 335; at Ford's Theatre, 336; assassination, 336–337 ;
death, 338-339; general mourning, 340-341; funeral
ceremonies, 341-350; at the White House, 342; at the
Capitol, 343; at Baltimore, 345; at Philadelphia, 345-346;
at New York, 346; at Albany, 347; at Chicago, 347-348;
at Springfield, 348-350; his ambition, 351; his modesty,
352; his response to the Union League, 353-354; his
patience, 354-355; his message to Congress, May 29, 1862,
356-359; his compassion, 360-362; his personal habits,
363; his temperance, 363; in advance of his surround-
ings, 365; incident narrated by schoolmate, 367; reputa-
tion as a lawyer, 368–369; in politics, 369, 371; relations
to the Abolitionists, 371-372; interview in N. Y. Tribune,
374; sagacity, 376; general conduct of the war, 377-379;
religious views, 381; Mr. Herndon's opinion of his relig-
ion, 382; belief in prayer, 382-383; devout tone of his
proclamations and letters, 383-388; interview with two
ladies from Tennessee, 389–390.
Lincoln, John, 12, 13.
Lincoln, Mordecai, 12, 15.
Lincoln, Samuel, 12.
Lincoln, Thomas, 15.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 129-140.
Lincolnshire, 12.
Long Nine, 62.
Lovejoy, Owen, Speech on Trent Affair, 218-219.
McClellan, Gen., first campaign, 214; character of, 222–223;
peninsula campaign, 261-263; rudeness to the President,
354-355.
Mercer County, 13.
Merrimac, 259–260.
Mexican War, 96-97.
Missionary Ridge, 265-266.
Monitor, 259-260.
Negroes allowed to enlist, 240.
New Salem, 39-40.
Norfolk, Capture of, 260-261.
North, the, Effect of siege of Sumter upon, 208-209.
North Carolina passes secession ordinance, 205.
Palmer, Gen., story of Lincoln, 360.
Philadelphia, Lincoln's Speech at, 184-185.
Porter, Admiral, account of Lincoln's visit to Richmond,
318-320; anecdote of Lincoln, 321–325.
Republican Convention, 111-112, 305.
Republican Party, III.
Republican Platform, 305.
Richmond, Campaign around, 268; capture of, 269; Lin-
coln's visit to, 318-320.
Rutledge, Annie, 56–57.
Sangamon River, 49.
Secession, 170, 172; discussed in Congress, 172-175; of
States, 176; outbreak of war of, 207-209.
Seward, Hon. Wm. H., Character of, 190, 191.
Shields, Gen., duel with Lincoln, 88-90.
Slavery, Position of Illinois in regard to, 65; resolutions in
Illinois Legislature, 65-66; growth and development of,
103-106; Kansas-Nebraska Bill, 109-111; Congressional
action in regard to, 239–240.
South, Blockade of, 256–257.
Speed, Joshua F., 68.
Springfield Bar, 68.
Squatter Sovereignty, 110.
Stanton, Hon. E. M., at Cincinnati, 126–128.
State Convention at Decatur, 156-157.
State Sovereignty, 171.
Stevens, Hon. Thaddeus, speech on slavery in Congress,
Taney, Chief-Justice, administers oath to Lincoln, 201.
Taylor, Col. Dick, 59-60.
Toombs, Hon. Robert, speech on slavery in Congress, 173-
Trent Affair, 216–221.
Trenton, Lincoln's Speech at, 184.
Tribune, New York, War policy of, 235-236.
Vandalia, Capital of Illinois, 56.
Vicksburg, Capture of, 263-265.
Voodoo Fortune-teller, 34.
Westminster Review, Estimate of Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
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