CONTENTS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. CHAPTER I. From Virginia to Kentucky-The Lincoln Family- CHAPTER II. - The Sparrow Family-Sickness and Death of Mrs. Lin- CHAPTER III. Backwoodsmen and their Ways-Abraham Lincoln's CHAPTER IV. A Young Flatboatman -A Night Fight - Family PAGE I II 20 29 CHAPTER V. A Wrestling Match-Piloting on the Sangamon—Clerk Lincoln... 39 CHAPTER VI. How Lincoln Learned all about Volunteers-From Cap- CHAPTER VII. Out of Work-Lincoln a Merchant-The Credit System CHAPTER VIII. A Transition Time-A Romantic Legend-Lincoln CHAPTER IX. Reorganization of Parties-Presidential Campaign of CHAPTER X. Removal to Springfield—Admitted to the Bar—The Pan- CHAPTER XI. An Honest Plea-A Whig Leader-Extending the Na- CHAPTER XII PAGE 50 58 65 75 84 95 Law Partnerships-Lincoln in Congress-Dealings with CHAPTER XIII. Beginning Anew-A Tempting Offer-The Old Circuit CHAPTER XIV. The Compromises of 1850-The Breakdown of the Whig CHAPTER XV. The Great Tumult-Douglas at Chicago—Lincoln's CHAPTER XVI. ....... PAGE 116 124 132 Civil War in Kansas-The New Congress-Election of CHAPTER XVII. The Canvass of 1856-Revolt of Douglas-Lincoln's New CHAPTER XVIII. Growing Fame-The Cooper Institute Speech-Four CHAPTER XIX. Last Days of the Buchanan Administration-The Civil 154 172 183 CHAPTER XX. Northern Slowness-The New Cabinet-Confederate Com- CHAPTER XXI. Getting Into Harness—A Leader of Men-Stern Warn- - CHAPTER XXII. The Treasury-The Army-Arms and Ammunition— CHAPTER XXIII. PAGE 196 208 221 The Army of the Potomac-Retirement of General Scott CHAPTER XXIV. Washington and Richmond-The Peninsula-The Civil CHAPTER XXV. ..... 243 Volunteering-Conscription-The Revenue and the Na- CHAPTER XXVI. Grant in Command-Conventions and Nominations-The PAGE 270 ANDREW JOHNSON. CHAPTER I. Birth and Parentage-The Poor Whites of the Old CHAPTER II. The Polk Administration—Annexation-Free Homes for see- CHAPTER III. Mrs. Johnson a Political Prisoner-The Solitary United CHAPTER IV. Fall of the Confederacy-Death of President Lincoln- I 12 22 32 |