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ADAMS, Charles Francis, 176.

Minister to England, 217.
Alabama, Surrenders to the Kear-
sarge, 381. Sinks, 382.
Alton, Ill., Lincoln and Douglas
debate at, 151-2.

Anderson, Robert, Visits Lincoln

at Washington, 36. Extract
from sketch of Black Hawk
war, 36. Surrenders Fort Sum-
ter, 204.

American Anti-Slavery Societies,

102.

Antietam, 296.

Anti-Slavery Convention at Buffalo,

104.

Anti-Slavery Power, Growth of,

170.

Anti-Slavery Societies, 94-102.
Armstrong, Wm. D., Trial of, 87.

Acquittal, 89.
Arnold, Isaac N., Representative,

222. Introduces bill to pro-
hibit slavery in territories,
244-5. Letter in behalf of
sanitary fair, 267. New Year's
call on Mr. Lincoln, 351-2.
Introduces test resolution,
352-3. Speech on joint reso-
lution, 353-5. Correspondence
with Seward, 368. Letter on
Lincoln's re-nomination, 387-9.
Atchison, David R., 112.
Atlanta, Captured by Sherman,
377-8. Inhabitants removed,
378-9.

BAKER, Edward D., 50, 65. Pro-
tected from mob by Lincoln,
67. Congressional candidate,

72. Elected, 73. Reply to
Breckenridge, 225-6. Sumner's
opinion of him, 226. Speech
on course taken by President,
230. Death, 233. Honors
paid him in Senate, 238. Place
of burial, 240.
Ball's Bluff, 233.

Baltimore, Massachusetts troops
attacked by mob in, 211.
Bateman, Newton, Conversation
with Lincoln, 178-80.

Bellows, Henry W., 406-7.
Benton, Thomas H., III.
Bissell, Wm. H., 57, 126.
Black Code, 52.
Black Hawk War, 33.
Black, Jeremiah S., 173.
Blair, Francis P., Visits the South,
398.

Blair, Montgomery, Postmaster-
General, 195. Resigns place in
Cabinet, 390-1.

Bloomington Convention, 125.
Booth, John Wilkes. Assassination
of Lincoln, 431-2. Shot. 433.
Border States, Attitude on slavery
question, 249.

Breckenridge, John C., Nominated
for President, 161. Represent-
ative, 223.

Brown, John, 113-4.

Browning, Orville H., 51, 57, 65.
Eulogy of Baker, 240.

Buchanan, James, Nominated for
President, 127. Elected, 128.
Weakness of purpose, 174.
Bull Run, 231.

Burnside, A. E., Supersedes Mc-
Assumes com-

Clellan, 299.

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Cartwright, Peter, 73.
Cass, Lewis, Lincoln's speech
against him, 37. Nominated
for President, 104. Resigns as
Secretary of State, 173.
Chancellorsville, 304.
Charleston, Ill., Lincoln and

Douglas debate at, 147.
Chase, Salmon P., Secretary of
Treasury, 195. Candidate for
Presidential nomination, 386.
Appointed Chief Justice, 394-5.
Chicago, Speeches of Lincoln and

Douglas at, 143. Clergy of,
wait upon Mr. Lincoln 259.
Chickamauga, 332.
Christian Commission, 406-8.
Clary Grove Boys, 32.

Clay, Henry, 107.

Cobb, Howell, 173.

Conscription,

Authorized,

334.

Opposition in New York, 335.
Riot suppressed, 336.

Cooper Institute, Lincoln's speech
at, 157.
Corinth, 277.

Crittenden, John J., Defines ob-
ject of the war, 229-30. In
Congress, 256. Speech on
slavery, 257.

Curtis, George W., 165-6.

DANA, Charles A., Letter to Ar-
nold, 416.

Davis, David, 57.

Davis, Garritt, On arming ne-
groes, 246.

Davis, Jefferson, President of
Confederacy, 180. Character,
180-1. Denounced by Johnson,
226.

Decatur Convention, 162.
Democratic Convention of 1856,

127.

Democratic Convention of 1860,
160-1.

Democratic Convention of 1864,

391.

District of Columbia, Bill to abol-
ish slavery in, 8o. Emancipa-
tion in, 243-4.

Dixon, John, 36.
Douglas, Stephen A., Early ac-
quaintance with Lincoln, 38
In Illinois Legislature, 51. At
Springfield, 57. Discussion in
House of Representatives, 65.
Defeated for Congress, 66. In
the Senate, 109. Introduces
Nebraska bill, 109. Return
to Illinois, 117. Speaks in
Peoria, 118. Interview with
Buchanan, 129. Douglas de-
bates, 139. Personal charac-
teristics, 140-1. Debate at Chi-
cago, 143; at Ottawa, 146; at
Charleston, 147; at Freeport,
150; at Alton, 151. Visit to
Ohio, 156. Nominated for
President, 161. Personal can-
vass, 171. Defeated, 171.
Lincoln's inauguration, 192.
Prophecy of the war, 192-3.
Relations with the President,
200. Speech at Wheeling, Va.,
201; at Springfield, Ill., 201; at
Chicago, 202. Death, 202.
Dred Scott case, 130. 131

EARLY, Dr., 49.

At

Edwards, Ninian W., 50, 69.
Ellsworth, Elmer E.. 213-4.
Emancipation Proclamation, Re-
solved upon by the President,
260. Account of its prepara-
tion, 261-2.
Text of first proc-
lamation, 263-4. Text of final
proclamation, 264-5. Effect of
the proclamation, 266. His-
tory of original draft, 266–7.
Sanctioned by Congress, 267.
Attitude of English govern-
ment, 268-9. Validity, 269-71.
Communicated to Congress,

307-9.

Emigrant Aid Societies, 112.
England, Attitude towards Rebel-
lion, 215-16.

Everett, Edward, Address at Get-
tysburg, 328.

FARRAGUT, David G., Expedition

against New Orleans, 278-9.
Attack on Mobile, 382-3.
Fessenden, Senator, 226.
Floyd, John B., 173. Escapes from
Fort Donelson, 275.

Forquer, George, Speaks against
Lincoln, 47. Lincoln's reply, 48.
Fort Donelson captured, 275.
Fort Hatteras captured, 231.
Fort Henry captured, 274.
Fort Sumter, Attack on, 204.
Fredericksburg, Defeat of Union

troops at, 301. Effect of this
defeat, 303.

Freeport, Ill., Lincoln and Doug-
las debate at, 150-1.
Fremont, John C., nominated for
President, 127. In Missouri,
232.

GARFIELD, James A., 98. Speech
on 13th amendment, 362-3.
Geary, Governor, 114.
Gettysburg, 319-25.

Consecra-

tion of National Cemetery,
327-30. Lincoln's address,
329.

Meade, George C., Battle of Get-
tysburg, 319-25.
Giddings, Joshua R., 165-6.
Gosport Navy-yard, captured, 213.
Grant, U. S., in Tennessee, 274-5;

at Shiloh, 276-7. Sent against
Vicksburg, 313; arrives in its
vicinity, 313. Passes the forts,
314-5. Battle of Port Gibson,
315-6.

Personal equipment,
316. Invests Vicksburg, 316.
The city captured, 317. Ap-
pointed Lieutenant-General,
370. Visits Washington, 370.
Receives commission, 370-I.
Returns West, 371. Letter to
Lincoln, 372-3. The Wilder-
ness, 374. Congratulates Lin-
coln on re-election, 394. Cap-
tures Richmond, 425.

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LAMBORN, Josiah, 65.
La Salle's Voyages, 30.
Lecompton Constitution, 128.
Lee, Robert E., Advances into
Maryland, 318 Enters Penn-
sylvania, 319. Battle of Gettys-
burg, 319-25. Retreats across
the Potomac, 325. Commander-
in-Chief of rebel forces, 400.
Seeks to arrange for peace, 419.
Surrenders, 425-6.

Lincoln, Abraham, Birth, 13-17.

Ancestry, 14-17. Autobiog-
raphy, 14. Books he read, 21.
Words of his stepmother con-
cerning him, 21. Articles of
food and dress, 22. Early
habits, 22-26. Borrows Life of
Washington, 23. Desire to
learn, 24. Ability as a talker,
24. Attends a trial at Boone-
ville, 25. At the age of seven-
teen, 25. Goes to New Orleans,
26. Aids a drunken man, 27.
Moves to Illinois, 28. Becomes
a citizen of Illinois, 29. Second
trip to New Orleans, 30. First
comes in contact with slavery,
30.

Fortune told by a Voudou
negress, 31. Returns to New
Salem, 31. Clary Grove boys,
32-33. Out of employment, 33.
Volunteers in Black Hawk war,
34. Saves the life of an Indian,
34. Volunteers the second time,
35. Meets Anderson, 36.
Speech against Cass, 37- Re-
turns from war. 37. Candidate
for Legislature, 37. Partner-
ship with Berry, 37. "Honest
Abe," 38. Storekeeping, 38.
Postmaster, 38. Studies law,
40. Aided by Stuart, 40. Studies
surveying, 41. Friendship of
Bolin Greene, 41. First love,
42.

Death of Anne Rutledge,
42. Favorite poem, 43. Elected
to Legislature, 44. Twenty-five
years old, 45. Again a candi-
date, 46. Replies to Forquer,
48. Replies to Early, 49. Re-
plies to Taylor, 50. Removal
of capital to Springfield, 51.
Protest against slavery in Illi-

nois Legislature, 52. Re-elected,
53. Moves to Springfield, 53.
Partnership with Stuart, 53.
Life in Springfield, 54. Popu-
larity in Court, 59.
Circuit

Oregon, 81.
Lincoln as a

riding, 59. Re-elected to Legis-
lature, 59. Review of his work
in General Assembly, 59. Lec-
ture to young men at Spring-
field, 61-64. Speech in reply to
Douglas and others, 65. Tem-
perance address, 66. Partner-
ship with Logan, 66. "Log
Cabin Campaign," 66. Protects
Baker, 67. Becomes suitor of
Miss Todd, 69. Is challenged,
69. Marriage to Miss Todd,
72. Housekeeping, 72. Elected
to Congress, 73. Partnership
with Herndon, 73. Helps enter-
tain Van Buren, 74. Speech on
Mexican war, 78. Speech
against Cass, 79. Bill to abolish
slavery in District of Columbia,
So. Term expires, 80. Declines
appointment to
Children, 81.
lawyer, 82-91. Property and
income, 83. Appearance, 83.
Test case, 90. Position as a
statesman, 115. Reply to Doug-
las on Nebraska bill, 117.
plies to Douglas at Peoria, 119-
I20. Nominated for Senate,
122. Defeated, 123. Leader
of the republican party, 125.
Speech at Bloomington con-
vention, 126. Nominated for
Senate, 132. Speech before
Illinois state convention, 132,
138. Lincoln and Douglas de-
bates, 139. Debate at Chicago,
143; at Ottawa, 146; at Charles-
ton, 147; at Freeport, 150; at
Alton, 151. Return to Spring-
field, 153. Visit to Kansas, 155.
Visit to Ohio, 156. Speech at
Cincinnati, 156. Cooper Insti-
tute speech, 157. Decatur con-
vention, 162. Nominated for
President, 165. Elected to
Presidency, 171. Letters to
Washburne, 176-7. Conver-
sation with Bateman, 178-

Re-

180. Leaves home for Wash-
ington, 183. Journey, 184-6.
Assassination plot, 184. Speech
at Philadelphia, 185-6. Arrival
at Washington, 186. Inaugu-
ration, 188-92. Announces his
Cabinet, 194. An aristocratic
visitor, 198-200. Call for vol-
unteers, 200. Blockade of Gulf
states, 213. More volunteers
called for, 213. Foreign policy,
217. Message to thirty-seventh
Congress, 224. Release of Ma-
son and Slidell, 234-6. Trum-
bull's opinion of him, 248.
Urges gradual emancipation,
248. Pleads with border states,
249-50. Again urges gradual
emancipation, 251-2. Replies
to Greeley, 254-5. Waited upon
by Chicago clergy, 259. Re-
solves upon emancipation, 260.
Prepares emancipation procla-
mation, 261-2. Signs the pro-
clamation 265-6. Letter to
sanitary fair, 267. Impatience
at McClellan's inactivity, 281.
Letter to McClellan, 284. Visits
McClellan's camp, 287. Calls
for three hundred thousand
volunteers, 289. Letter to Mc-
Clellan, 297-9. Removes Mc-
Clellan, 299. Letter to Hooker,
304. Communicates proclama-
tion to Congress, 307-9. Letter
to Grant after Vicksburg, 318.
Announces news from Gettys-
burg, 326. Issues thanksgiving
proclamation, 326-7. Gettys-
burg address, 329. Letter to
Springfield meeting, 337-40.
Supported by elections of 1863,
341. Review of anti-slavery
position, 342-5. Conversation
with Arnold, 351-2. Urges
passage of 13th amendment,
357- Interviews border state
members, 358-9. Amend-
ment adopted by the House,
366. Commissions Grant Lieu-
tenant General, 370-1.
to Grant, 372. Visits hospitals,
374-5. Close of first term, 384.
Opposition to his re-nomination,

Letter

385-6. Nominated for second
term, 389. His acceptance, 391.
Re-election, 393-4. Letter to
an Illinois office-holder, 393.
Correspondence with Greeley,
395-6. Grants safe conduct to
rebel agents, 396. Interview
with a Western editor, 397-8.
Arranges conference with
Southern delegates, 398-9. Sec-
ond inauguration, 401-5. In-
augural, 403-5. Letter to a
Boston widow, 409. Illustration
of his kindness, 409-10.
Re-
taliatory measures urged upon
him, 410-11. Visit to Baltimore
fair, 412-13. Views on recon-
struction, 413-15. Views on
enfranchisement of negroes,
415-16. Letter to Wadsworth,
415-16. Visits Richmond, 427.
Receives congratulations, 428.
Plans for the future, 429-30.
Attends theatre, 431. Assassi-
nation, 432. Death, 433. Pub-
lic grief, 434. Funeral, 435-6.
Funeral procession to Spring-
field, 436-8. Expressions
of sympathy from abroad,
438. Burial, 438. Physical
characteristics, 441-2. Intel-
lectual and moral character,
442-3. Favorite books, 443-4.
Power as a writer and speaker,
446.

Religious feeling, 446-9.
His life work summed up, 449–
50. Charges of coarseness, 451.
Habits and life at White House,
451-4.

Lincoln, Abraham (grandfather of

the President), emigrates to
Kentucky, 15. Death, 16.
Lincoln, Mary, Visits Springfield,
68. Her family, 68. Marriage,
72. Effect of Mr. Lincoln's
death upon her, 438. Death,
439. Treatment by the press,
439-40.

Lincoln, Nancy, Marriage, 17.
Ancestry, 17. Abilities, 19.
Death, 19. Burial, 19.
Lincoln, Thomas, Birth, 16. Mar-
riage, 17. Removal to Indi-
ana, 18. Settles near Gentry-

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