This Index was prepared by Rev. James M. Campbell, D.D.
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War,
James R. Gilmore, 75, 83, 84, 87,
239
Abraham Lincoln, a History, Nicolay
and Hay, 20, 21, 32, 58, 136, 137,
192, 195, 201, 223, 256, 455
Abraham Lincoln, D. D. Thompson,
388
Abraham Lincoln, and Men of His
Time, Robert Browne, 301, .332,
340, 380, 412
Abraham Lincoln, Man Inspired by
God, a Lecture, Col. Henry Wat-
terson, 13
Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency,
225
Abraham Lincoln, The Tribute of a
Abraham Lincoln, Tributes from his
Associates, 108, 144, 416
Advance, The, quoted, 384
Age of Reason, Paine's, Lincoln's
repudiation of, 301
American Conflict, The, Horace,
Greeley, 468
A Mother's Plea, a Lincoln story, 251
Analysis, New York Vote, for Lin-
coln and McClellan, 131
Ancestry of Lincoln, 17-19; his grand-
father Abraham, 17; tragedy of
his death, 17; independent and
resourceful, 17; of sturdy moral
qualities, 18; his father Thomas,
17; his escape from an early death,
17; a typical frontiersman, 18;
mild-mannered, 18; of nomadic
habits, 19; his anti-slavery senti-
ments, 19; his high moral worth, 19
Andrew, Governor of Mass., his
impatience with Lincoln, 227
Antietam, Battle of, its effect upon
the Union Cause, 229
A Patch-work Quilt, a Lincoln story,
598
Appearance, personal, of Lincoln,
43-82; generally caricatured, 43;
his great height, 45; his erect figure,
45; his majestic bearing, 45, 46;
athletic, 46; of great strength, 46;
his presence-power, 47, 48; look of
intellectuality, 48; absence of self-
consciousness, 49; a king among
men, 49; imposing on platform, 50;
finely proportioned, 52, 53; shapely
hands, 54, 67; his dress becoming,
56; refined and courteous, 57;
appeal from literature to art, 59-61;
massive head, 71; harmonious and
pleasing, 71; inspiring, 71; his
expressive eyes, 75; his habitual
melancholy, 76-78; his unattract-
ive lower lip, 81; mouth indicative
of gentleness and firmness, 82
Arnold, Hon. Isaac N., demands
death of slavery, 272; on Lincoln's
Second Inaugural Address, 296;
on a moment of apocalypse, 393
Ashley, Hon. James M., on Lincoln's
consummate ability as a public
speaker, 52; his Toledo Anti-
Slavery address, 180; his bill for
abolishing slavery in the District
of Columbia, 208; his masterly
handling of discussion on Consti-
tutional Amendment, 250; his
success in carrying it through, 269;
his unwavering loyalty to Lincoln,
498
Autobiography, Andrew D. White,
73, 75, 76, 482, 533
Author, The; his long and careful
preparation for writing this book,
7; his personal touch with men
and events, 8; his special literary
"find" in the Diary of Dr. Gurley,
8; his correction of numerous errors
8; his exposure of the Herndon
slander, 9: his complete forth-
setting of Lincoln's religious ex-
perience, 10; his participation in
national movements, 120; his op-
position to false claims, of Peace
party, 129; his part in anti-saloon
movement, 170; his marching in
the Fremont procession, 188;
his explanation of Lincoln's utter-
ance touching the issuing of Eman-
cipation Declaration, 229; on
struggle for Constitutional Amend-
ment, 255; his reminiscences of
Second Inauguration, 277; the
birth-hour of his book, 277; his
sense of Lincoln's transcendent
greatness, 282-285; private Sec-
retary of Hon. James M. Ashley,
486; thoroughly conversant with
the inner political Washington cir-
cle, 486; a keen and careful ob-
server of the trend of the times, 487
A Scoffer Weeps, a Lincoln Story, 542
A Slave Mother's Prayer, A Lincoln
story, 542
Bancroft, Hon. George, his letter
to Lincoln on Abolition of Slavery
as the Issue of the War, 221
Bartlett, Truman, on transfiguration
of Lincoln's face, 51; his denial of
the description of Lincoln as home-
ly, 59, 63; on Lincoln's lower lip, 82
Bateman, Dr. Newton, his intimate
relation with Lincoln, 351; con-
fidences reposed in him, 253; gives
light from within, 353; on Lin-
coln's religious dissatisfaction, 401;
on his disappointment with the
churches, 437, 438
Behind the Scenes, Elizabeth Keckley,
309
Bible, the, Lincoln's unqualified ac-
ceptance of its teachings, its mold-
ing influence upon his life, its large
use in his public utterances, 299-
314.
Benjamin, Judah P., his account of
interview between Gilmore and
Jaquess, and Mr. Davids, 134
Binns, Henry, his inconsistency touch-
ing the illegitimacy scandal, 26
Birth of the Republican Party in
Illinois, 184
Blair, Senator, his comment on
Lincoln's temperance principles,
158
Blaine, James G., on validity of
Emancipation Proclamation, 240
Borglum, Gutzon, the Sculptor,
his description of Lincoln, 45, 53,
59; his characterization of life-
mask, 63
Boutwell, Hon. George S., on sadness
of Lincoln's face when at rest, 76
Brady's photograph of Lincoln,
56
Bramlette, Governor of Kentucky,
letter of Lincoln to, 346
Brockett, Dr. L. P., on religious life
of Nancy Hanks, 22
Brooks, Noah, his high estimate of
Nancy Hanks, 21; his vivid de-
scription of Lincoln's appearance,
69; on Lincoln's prayer life, 378;
on his self-depreciation, 402
Browne, Dr. Robert, on Lincoln's
estimate of moral influence of the
Bible, 301; on his habitual use of
it, 310; on his close communion
with God, 380
Browne, Francis Fisher, on Lincoln's
maternal inheritance, 24
Browning, Senator, H., Lincoln's
letter to, on the Fremont procla-
mation, 198
Bryant, John Howard, Lincoln's host,
66
Burst of sunshine at Second Inau-
Cameron, Simeon, his attempt to
force Lincoln's hand, 206; his
appointment as minister to Rus-
sia, 207
Carpenter, F. B., on pensive and
tender look in Lincoln's eyes, 74;
his mistake at first regarding "prep-
aration" of Emancipation Procla-
mation, 225; Lincoln's explanation
regarding the purpose of withhold-
ing it, 229
Carruth, Dr. W. H., on prenatal
influence, 28
Century Magazine, The, 45, 55, 56,
62, 67, 74, 77, 79, Vol. 2, p. 852
Chase, Salmon P., his modification
of Ashley's Emancipation Declara-
tion adopted, 235
Chicago, delegation of preachers, urg-
ing radical anti-slavery measures,
231; Lincoln's apprehensions, 224
Chiniquy, Father, Lincoln's soul re-
vealings to, 328, 329; his inter-
view with the President, 375
Chittenden, Hon. L. E., on Lin-
coln's reverence for the Bible, 302;
his belief in the power of prayer,
334; his conviction that he was
divinely called, 340
Choate, Hon. Joseph H., on Lincoln's
awkwardness, 34
Chronicle, The Washington, report
of Lincoln's "latest, shortest and
best speech," 439
Church, The, Lincoln's appreciation
of it, 430; his support of its ordi-
nances, 430; his reasons for not
joining it, 435-440; his ultimate
intention to unite with it, 440
Clean Hands, A Lincoln Story, 536
Coffin, Charles Carlton, on queenly
appearance of Nancy Hanks, 23
Cogsdale, Isaac, on Lincoln's view of
the Atonement, 326
Complete Works of Abraham Lin-
coln, 118, 125, 139, 145, 188, 190,
191, 207, 217, 220, 223, 224, 235,
237, 244, 245, 261, 306, 307, 311,
316, 389, 391, 394, 406, 411, 416,
417, 418, 421, 423, 453, 465
Congressional Globe, 173
Conkling, Senator, his defense of the
Emancipation Proclamation, 237
Cooper Institue Speech, Lincoln's, 189
Constitutional Amendment, 249-274;
in the crucible, 249, 250; as finally,
shaped, 251; its failure to secure
a two-thirds majority vote, 252;
General Ashley's strategy, 252;
a battle royal, 253; effects of de-
struction of slavery feared, 254;
campaign conducted by General
Ashley, 257; impetus given to
movement by re-election of Lin-
coln, 259; foreshadowed in annual
message of 1864, 261; success for
a time doubtful, 262; General
Ashley's flank movement, 263;
ineffectual attempt of Southern
Peace Committee to reach Wash-
ington, 265; Speaker Colfax's fate-
ful vote, 268; intense excitement
on passage of the measure, 270; an
epoch-making event, 268; final vote
in the House on anti-partisan vic-
tory, 270; analysis of vote, 271; Lin-
coln crowned as Emancipator, 274
Conversion, Lincoln's, 395-397
Corwin, Hon. Thomas, author of
Constitutional Amendment, 192
Court in a Cornfield, A Lincoln Story,
537
Courageous Fidelity, A Lincoln Story,
Crook, Col. W. H., on Lincoln's Bible-
reading habit, 308
Cuyler, Dr. Theodore L., impressions
of Lincoln's appearance, 45; com-
plimented by Lincoln, 58; on
Lincoln's mental anguish, 390
Curtis, George Willian, on spell of
Lincoln's portrait, 72, 73; on Lin-
coln's consolatary view of death,
391
Curtis, William Eleroy, on Thomas
Lincoln, 19
Davis, Jefferson, his interview with
Gilmore and Jaquess, 112; his
contention that the South was
fighting for independence and not
for Slavery, 126; manifesto of
peace only by independence, 130
Davis, Senator Garrett, his dread of
emancipation, 248
Deming, Hon. H. G., on Lincoln's
patience and courage, 54; on
radiancy of Lincoln's smile, 74
De Soto, picture of in the Capitol, 43
Diary of Gideon Welles, quoted, 228
Diary of Dr. Gurley, extracts from,
"Discoveries and Improvements,"
Lincoln's lecture on, 303
Dispatch, The Richmond Daily, 134
Doolittle, Senator, Lincoln's letter
to, 320, 389
Douglas, Stephen A., the little giant,
34; a helpful opponent, 35; his
debate with Lincoln, 187; his
magnanimous spirit, 34
Dow, General Neal, his release from
Libby Prison, 108; author of
Maine prohibitory law, 161
Down in Tennessee, 135
East Baltimore Conference, Lin-
coln's reply to, 349
Emancipation Proclamation, 219-248;
state action, not governmental
edict, Lincoln's plan, 220; pres-
sure enormous, 221; insistence on
by Andrew, Greeley, and others,
222; address to deputation of
Chicago ministers, 223; gradual
change of view, 224; corrected his-
tory of preparation of Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, 225; message
to Congress asking for Compensa-
tion and gradual emancipation, 228;
second draft of Emancipation Proc-
lamation presented to cabinet,
229; signed and published, 230;
Greeley's heartless arraignment of
it, 230; its public effect, 232; its
endorsement by House of Repre-
sentatives, 234; only preliminary,
234; final form gave freedom to
slaves, 234
Employment of colored soldiers in
army, 245
Eternal felicity in heaven, Lincoln's
hope in, 393; letter to his step-
brother, 393; touching interview
with his step-mother, 394; his
belief in reunion, 394
Eugenics, Twelve University Lec-
tures, Dr. W. K. Carruth, 28
Eulogy on Lincoln, Henry Champion
Deming, 431
Eulogies on Lincoln, Scrap Book, 412
Everyday Life of Lincoln, Francis
F. Browne, 418
Evening Post, The, New York, its
statement anent vessels for slave
trade, 180
Everybody's Magazine, quoted, 68
Everett, Edward, on Lincoln's
courtly appearance, 56
Fell, J. W., Lincoln's letter to, 407
Fidelity to Emancipation, Lincoln's
Fifty Years in the Church of Rome,
Father Chiniquy, 342, 375, 423, 528
Fortune's, favorite, Lincoln, 17; good
ancestry, 17; good mother, 23; a
good beginning, 31; good discipline,
32; strong friends and foes, 34;
a good wife, 35; good spiritual
advisers, 38
Frankly Confessed His Fault, A
Lincoln Story, 533
Fremont, the Sculptor, his charac-
terization of life-mask, 65
Fremont, Gen. John C., his dec-
laration of martial law in the state
of Missouri, 194-202
Fremiet, Jessie Benton, her effort to
keep the President from modifying
her husband's proclamation, 197
Friend's Review, quoted, 375
From Pioneer Home to White House,
W. M. Thayer, 372, 378, 422, 429
Future Life, Lincoln's confidence in,
393; held man was made for im-
mortality, 393
Garfield, Gen. James A., his high
esteem of Col. Jaquess, 85
Giddings, J. R., Lincoln's letter to,
343
Gilmore, James R., his characteriza-
tion of Lincoln's eyes, 75; his con-
nection with the Jaquess peace
embassage, 85-87
Gospel ministers who came into Lin-
coln's life, 38-40
Grady, Henry W., on Lincoln as the
first typical American, 14
Graham, Meter, his testimony con-
cerning Lincoln's manuscript, 326
Greeley, Horace, on the spell of
Lincoln's presence, 47; on political
influence of the Jaquess-Gilmore
mission, 138; his fiery protest
against Lincoln's hesitancy in sign-
ing the Emancipation Declara-
tion, 227; his severe arraignment
of it, 230
Greeley and Lincoln, 441-494;
Greeley anti-slavery standard-
bearer, 441; author's early rev-
erence for him, 441; the prophet
of the abolition movement, 442;
its one plank, 442; Greeley's sup-
port of Fremont for presidency,
443; Lincoln's nomination, 443; the
author's dissatisfaction with his
conservative policy, 444; Greeley's
strong endorsement of Lincoln's
Cooper Institute speech, 444; his
preference for Douglas, 445; his
letter to Joseph Medill, 445;
Lincoln's magnaminity, 446; the
Seward-Greeley episode, 449, 450;
Greeley's reluctant acceptance of
Lincoln's nomination, 451; a pow-
erful factor in Lincoln's triumph,
451; his advocacy of the right of
secession, 452; planting the seeds
of civil war, 453; efforts of Lin-
coln to stem the tide, 454; Greeley's
lack of practical sagacity, 445;
his scheme of peaceful separation
painful to Lincoln, 457; respon-
sible for precipitate action, 458;
heartless criticism of Lincoln, 459;
pessimistic outlook, 461; a somer-
sault, 462; Greeley's proposal
to be Lincoln's mouthpiece, 462;
Lincoln's qualified acceptance, 463;
alliance never fully consummated,
464; Greeley a continuous em-
barrassment, 466, 467; his open
letter, 467; Lincoln's bland reply,
468; like oil upon the troubled
waters, 469; Greeley's enthusiastic
support of Emancipation Proclama-
tion, 470, 471; his opposition to
Lincoln's renomination, 473; his
abetment of Wade-Davis faction,
473; his active interest in Con-
ference of Niagara Falls, 474; led
into ambush by the enemy, 476;
his loyalty unquestioned, 477;
his advocacy of the resumption
of specie payment, 480; his lack
of balance, 482; his tardy recog-
nition of Lincoln's wisdom and
statesmanship, 483
Green, William S., his estimate of
Thomas Lincoln, 19
Grierson, Francis, on Lincoln's magic
touch, 49, 51
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