Arbitrary Arrests, action of Govern- | Confederacy-organization of the Rebel
ment, 339; debate in Congress, 327. Arkansas, President's letter to General Steele, 455; President's letter about Convention, 456; election and adop- tion of a Free State Constitution, 457.
Banks, takes Port Hudson, 382; proclam- ation for an election in Louisiana, 454. Battle of Bull Run, '61, 154; of Williams- burg, 235; of Seven Pines and Fair Oaks, 244; of Fredericksburg, 376; of Gettysburg, 379; of Vicksburg, 382; of Tullahoma, 388; of Chattanooga, 389; defeat at Olustee, 458.
Blair, F. P. Jr., reappointment as Major- General, 439.
Border States, reply of the members to President's address, 192; Hon. Mr. Maynard's reply, 194.
Buchanan, official action on Secession, 56; last message, 63; dissolution of his Cabinet, 64; message on Secession, 65. Burnside, General, succeeds McClellan in Army of Potomac, 281; battle of Fredericksburg, 376; arrests Vallan- dighan, 351; second attempt on Fred- ericksburg, 377; relieved from com- mand, 377; defence of Knoxville, 390.
Cabinet, dissolution of Buchanan's, 64; organization of Lincoln's, 121; resigna- tion of Secretary Cameron, 205. Cameron, resignation of, as Secretary of
War, 205: President's message con- cerning, 205.
Colonization, President's views on, 184; President's interview with colored men on, 468; attempts to colonize New Grenada, 472; colony to Isle à Vache, 473.
Colfax, elected Speaker of House of Rep- resentatives, 416.
Compromise, Crittenden's, 66; special committee of Congress on, 68; report of resolutions by committee, 68; adop- tion of the resolutions, 70.
Government, 59; objects of the Con- federacy stated by Mr. Stephens, 62. Confiscation Bill, 153; debate in Con- gress on, 196; its provisions, 199; supplementary resolution, 200; mes- sage approving, 201. Congress, appoints committee on Com- promise, 63; adoption of Compromise resolution, 70; action on amendment of Constitution, 70; action on Critten- den resolution and Peace Conference, 76; meeting in extra Session, July 4, 1861, 138; adoption of resolution on the objects of the War, 152; bills on confiscation-employment of slaves, 153; meeting in December, 1861, 162; effect of Bull Run defeat on legislative action of, 181; abolishes slavery in Territories, 183; abolishes slavery in District Columbia, 183; approves com- pensated emancipation, 186; debate on Confiscation Bill, 196; the Currency Bill, 195; meeting, December, 1862, 308; debate on arbitrary arrests, 327; admission of members from Louisiana, 336; meeting, December, 1863, 416; debates of, 1863, 434; action on slavery, 435; passage of Conscription Bill, 331. Constitution, amendment forbidding in- terference with slavery, 70; amend- ment abolishing slavery, 435. Crittenden Compromise, 66; resolution declaring the objects of the War, 152. Curtis, General, appointed to command in Missouri, 398; his removal, 399.
Democratic Party, its position at time of election, 1860, 54; success in State elec- tions of 1862, defeat in 1863, 414.
England, instructions to our Minister at outbreak of the Rebellion, 133; protest against her recognition of the Rebels as belligerents, 135; the Trent affair, 162; stoppage of rebel rams, 441. Emancipation, President's reply to Chi- cago Committee on, 212; Proclamation
of September, 1862, 215; Proclamation of January, 1863, 218; in Missouri, 397. Election of President, 53; State elec- tions of 1862, State elections of 1863, 414.
Fremont, appointed to Department of the West, order of emancipation, 393; President's revocation of order, 161; removal from command of Western Department, 394; agreement with Price, 394; popular demonstrations in favor of, 396; asks to be relieved, 263. France, offer of mediation, 297; reply of Mr. Seward, 298; our relations with, 444.
Florida, expedition of General Gillmore, 457; defeat at Olustee, 458.
Greeley, President Lincoln's letter to,
Gettysburg, battle of, 379; President's
proclamation of victory, 351; dedica- tion of Cemetery, 351.
Grant, General, siege and capture of Vicksburg, 352; appointment as Lieu- tenant-General, 436.
Hunter, General, his order abolishing slavery in South Carolina, 188; Lin- coln's letter to, in Missouri, 394. Halleck, letter to McClellan on the neces-
sity of aiding Pope, 260; letter about his leaving the Peninsula, 260; orders McClellan to advance after Antietam, 280; letter about fugitive slaves, 292. Habeas Corpus, first instance of suspen- sion, 341; action of the Government, 339; proclamation suspending, 348; proclaination on subject, 367. Hooker, General, succeeds General Burn-
side in Army of Potomac, 377; is re- lieved from command, 379.
Invasion-proposed rebel invasion of the North, 129; invasion of Pennsylvania by General Lee, 378.
Kilpatrick-raid to Richmond, 459. Knoxville, siege of, raised, 390.
Lincoln, Abraham, life and career, 13; nomination at Chicago, 45; election to the Presidency, 53; speech at Spring- field, 78; at Tolono, 79; at Indiana- polis. 79; before Legislature of Indi- ana, 80; at Cincinnati, 81; at Columbus, 83; at Steubenville, 84; at Pittsburg, 84; before Common Council of Pittsburg,
85; at Cleveland, 88; at Buffalo, 89; at Rochester, 91; at Utica, 92; at Albany, 92; at Troy, 94; at Hudson, 95; at Poughkeepsie, 95; at Peekskill, 96; at Astor House, New York, 96; to Re- publican Association, 97; at City Hall, 99; at Jersey City, 100; at Newark, 100; at Trenton, 101; at Philadelphia, 103; at Independence Hall, 104; at Lancaster, 106; at Harrisburg, 106; at Washington, 109; at Washington, about McClellan, 286; at serenade in Washington, Sept. 24, 1862, 306; at fair in Washington, 465; at fair in Balti- more, 466; to workingmen of New York, 463; at Gettysburg. 381; at Washington, on victories of Gettys- burg and Vicksburg, 385; departure for Washington, 108; inauguration, 111; inaugural address, 112; message, extra session, July, 1861, 138; First Annual Message, Dec., 1861, 165; message rec- ommending aid to States emancipating slaves, 184; message approving bill to abolish slavery in District of Co- lumbia, 184; message approving confis- cation bill, 201; message on blockade of Southern ports, 20s; second annual message, 1862, 308; message recom- mending aid for emancipation, 319; message on the currency, 332; third an- nual message, 1863, 416; proclamation for 75,000 troops, 123; of blockade, 128: revoking Gen. Hunter's order, 188; of emancipation, September, 1862, 215; of emancipation, January, 1863, 218; for Thanksgiving, April 10, 1862, 289; to the rebels, 294; concerning the Sab- bath, 306; suspending habeas corpus, 315, 367; about national forces bill, 369; of victory at Gettysburg, 381; for Thanksgiving, July, 1863, 386; Thanksgiving for victories in East Tennessee, 390; Thanksgiving, Oct. 3, 1863, 890; proclamation of amnesty, 430; explanatory proclamation of am- nesty, 433; for 300,000 volunteers, 436; letter to Gov. Hicks, of Md., 125; to Gov. Bradford, of Md., 126; to Gen. Fremont revoking his order, 161; to H. Greeley, 210; to McClellan concern- ing an advance on Richmond, 224; to McClellan about retaining Blenker, 229; to McClellan about strength of his army, 232; to McClellan about McDow- ell, 237; to McClellan about withhold- ing McDowell, 240; to McClellan about Jackson, 241; to McClellan about Han- over Junction, 243; in reply to McClel- lan, 250; about re-enforcements after seven days' battles, 253; on the strength of McClellan's army, 257; to McClellan after Antietam, 279; to McClellan about horses, 253; to Fernando Wood, 305; to committee of Albany meeting, 354; to committee of Ohio Convention, 362; to
Gov. Seymour on the draft, 372; second letter on same subject, 374; dispatches to Chicago, 375; letter of thanks to Gen. Grant, 386; to Gen. Hunter on taking command in Missouri, 394; to Gen. Schofield, 399; to committee from Missouri, 403; on church quarrels in Missouri, 409; to Union convention in Illinois, 411; on payment of bounties, 98; to House of Representatives on Gen. Blair, 439; on aiding people of East Tennessee, 440; to editor of N. A. Review, 449; to Gov. Shepley on elect- ing members of Congress in La., 452; to Gen. Steele, of Arkansas. 455; about Arkansas Convention, 456; to Gen. Gillmore about Florida, 457; to work- ingmen of Manchester, 461; to work- ingmen of London, 462; to working- men of N. Y., 463; to Christian Com- mission, 465; to Mr. Hodge, of Ken- tucky, 481; to Gov. Magotin, of Ky. (App.), 492; to Gen. McClellan on the formation of army corps (App.), 494; interview with authorities of Md., 127; address to members of Congress from Border States, 190; reply to Commis- sioners of Virginia, 131; remarks on ar- rest of Md. Legislature, 344; draft of a bill to aid emancipation, 194: reply to Chicago committee on emancipation of slaves, 212; interview with radicals of Missouri, 400; reappointment of Gen. Blair, 439; declines to recognize Em- pire of Mexico, 447; theory of recon- struction, 449; reply to application of Louisiana planters, 454; interview with colored men at Washington, 468; mem- oranda concerning an advance of the armies in 1861, (App.) 491; order for advance of U. S. armies, 223; for ad- vance of Army of Potomac, 224; to leave Washington properly defended, 226; authorized to issue letters of marque, 337; general estimate of his policy, 476.
Louisiana, admission of members of Con-
gress, 336; movements for reorganiza- tion, 452; President's letter to Gov. Shepley, 452; application for authority to call a Convention, 453; application of planters to the President, 453; Pres- ident's reply, 454; Gen. Banks's pro- clamation ordering an election, 454; election of Gov. Hahn, 455.
Magruder, the rebel general's report of rebel strength at Yorktown, 233. Maryland, passage of troops through Bal- timore, 125; President's correspond- ence with Gov. Hicks, 125; President's interview with authorities, 127; arrest of members of the Legislature, 344. Maynard, Hon. Horace, reply to Presi- dent's address on emancipation, 194.
Meade, Gen., succeeds Hooker, 379; fights at Gettysburg, 380.
Mexico, the new empire, 444; Mr. Sew- ard's letter on, 445; President declines to recognize, 447; resolution of House of Representatives, 448. McClellan, appointed commander-in- chief, 222; report of rebel strength at Yorktown, 230; movement to the Chickahominy, 236; reports of Wil- liamsburg, 235; wants McDowell to join him by water, 238; letter of ad- vice to the President, 256; ordered to withdraw from the Peninsula, 259; or- dered to superintend forwarding of re- enforcements to Pope, 263; his failure to aid Pope, 264; suggests that Pope be left to get out of his scrape," 271 · stops Franklin's advance, 272; failure to pursue Lee after Antietam, 279- ordered to advance, 280; letter to Pres- ident about Gen. Scott, 488; advises a draft in 1861, 490.
Missouri, condition of the State at out- break of the rebellion, 392; emancipa- tion in, 397; appointment of Gen. Cur- tis, 98; President's dispatch about, 398; Gen. Schofield's appointment, 399; President's instructions to, 407; his removal, 408; President's interview with radicals of, 401; abolition of slave- ry in, 401; mass convention, 402; Pres- ident's letter to Mo. committee, 403; President's letter on church contests, 404; President's letter to Gen. Hunter, 394.
National Militia passage of the con- scription bill, 331; its provisions, 368; President's proclamation concerning, 369; draft and riots in N. Y., 371; Gov. Seymour's correspondence with the President, 372; President's dispatches to Chicago, 375.
Ohio-nomination of Vallandigham for Governor, 362; his defeat, 414.
Peace Conference, its action, 71; action of Congress on it, 76. Presidential Election, popular and elec- toral vote, 55.
Reconstruction, President's movements towards and message on, 416; letter to N. A. Review, 449; proclamation for,451; movements towards, in Louisi- ana, 452; movements in Arkansas, 457. Riots in N. Y., 371.
Scott, retirement of General, 156; letter to
Secretary of War about McClellan (App.), 487; second letter on same sub- ject. 489.
Schofield, appointment to Western De- partment, 399; President's instructions to, 407; removal from command, 408. Secession conspiracy at Washington, 58; Mr. Stephens's speech against it, 60. Secession of South Carolina, 57. Secession of Virginia, 132. Seward, instructions to our minister in England, 133; reply to French offer of mediation, 298; diplomacy of 1863, 441; letter to Mr. Adams on danger of war with England, 442; letter on the Mex- ican question, 445.
Seymour, Gov. of N. Y., correspondence with President on the draft, 372. Sherman, General, expedition from Vicksburg, 459.
Slavery and Slaves-relations of slavery to the rebellion, 151; employment of slaves, bill in regard to, 153; President's views regarding fugitive slaves, 158; abolition in Territories, 183; abolition in District of Columbia, 183; resolution approving President's policy of aiding emancipation in States, 186; adoption in both Houses, 187; negroes author- ized to be employed in army, 204; ac- tion of military commanders concern- ing, 291; Halleck's letter about slaves, 292.
States, relation of rebel States to the general government, 329.
State Prisoners, executive order relative
to, 845; order releasing, 850; appoint- ment of a commission on, 847; case of Vallandigham, 351.
Stephens, A. H., speech against seces- sion, 60; statement of objects of the Confederacy, 62.
Sumter, bombardment of Fort, 122.
Taussig, James, his account of an inter- view with the President, 401.
Vallandigham, his arrest, trial, and sen- tence, 351; President's letter to Alba- ny meeting concerning, 354; Presi- dent's letter to Ohio meeting concern- ing, 362; nominated for Governor of Ohio, 362; is defeated, 414. Vicksburg-siege and surrender, 382. Virginia, secession of, 132; Lincoln's reply to commissioners, 131; admis- sion of Western Virginia, 334.
War-Crittenden resolution declaring its objects, 152.
War Department-order for protection of Washington, 228; order for seizure of rebel property, 294.
Yorktown-McClellan's report of rebel strength, 230; Magruder's report, 233; evacuation of, 284.
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