CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

Early Life of Abraham Lincoln. - His Own Record. - His Ancestry. -Changes

of Residence. Death and Funeral of his Mother. - Entrance upon Polit-

ical Life. A Member of the Legislature and of Congress.-The Mexican

War.....

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CHAPTER II.

THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE.

Presidential Campaign of 1856. - Douglas at Springfield.in 1857.-Lincoln's

Reply. The Great Debate.-Eloquent Defence of the Doctrines of the

Republican Party. - Result of the Contest...

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MR. LINCOLN AND THE PRESIDENCY.

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The Campaign of 1859 in Ohio.-Mr. Lincoln's Speeches at Columbus and

Cincinnati. His Visit to the East.-In New York City. - The Great

Speech at Cooper Institute. -Mr. Lincoln nominated for the Presidency.

-His Election....

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CHAPTER IV.

FROM THE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1860, TO THE INAUGURATION, MARCH 4,

1861.

The Presidential Election. - Secession of South Carolina. - Formation of the

Rebel Confederacy. - The Objects of Secession. - Secession Movements in

Washington.-Debates in Congress. - The Crittenden Resolutions. Con-

ciliatory Action of Congress. - The Peace Conference.-Action of Con-

gress.-The Secession Movement unchecked..

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CHAPTER V.

FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WASHINGTON.

Speech at Indianapolis. -Arrival and Speech at Cincinnati. -Speech at Co-

lumbus.-Speech at Pittsburg. -Arrival and Speech at Cleveland.-Arri-

val at Buffalo. - At Rochester and Syracuse. -At Albany.-Speech at

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Poughkeepsie.-In New York. - Reply to the Mayor of New York.-In

New Jersey.-Arrival at Philadelphia. - Speech in Philadelphia.-At

Harrisburg.-Arrival and Reception at Washington...

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CHAPTER VI.

FROM THE INAUGURATION TO THE MEETING OF CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1861.

The Inaugural Address.-Organization of the Government. -The Bombard-

ment of Fort Sumter. - Passage of Troops through Baltimore.-Interview

with the Mayor of Baltimore. --The Blockade of Rebel Ports. - The Pres-

ident and the Virginia Commissioners. -Instruction to our Ministers

abroad.-Recognition of the Rebels as Belligerents. - Rights of Neu-

trals....

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CHAPTER VII.

THE EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS, AND THE MILITARY EVENTS OF THE SUMMER

OF 1861.

First Annual Message. -Action of Congress. - Slavery and Confiscation. -The

Defeat at Bull Run. -Treatment of the Slavery Question. - General Fre-

mont and the President. - The Trent Affair.

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CHAPTER VIII.

THE REGULAR SESSION OF CONGRESS, DECEMBER, 1861.-THE MESSAGE.--

DEBATES, ETC.

Meeting of Congress. - President's Message. - Disposition of Congress.-

Slavery in Territories and District of Columbia. - Proposed Aid to Eman-

cipation by Slave States. - The Debate in Congress. - The President and

General Hunter. -The Border State Representatives. - The Border State

Reply. The Finances. - The Confiscation Bill. - The President's Action

and Opinions.- The President's Message. - Message in Regard to Mr.

Cameron. The President and his Cabinet. - Close of the Session of Con-

gress. The President's Letter to Mr. Greeley. -The President and the

Chicago Convention. - Proclamation of Emancipation

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CHAPTER IX.

THE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION OF 1862. -THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL

M'CLELLAN.

General McClellan succeeds McDowell. - The President's Order for an Ad-

vance. The Movement to the Peninsula. - Rebel Evacuation of Manas-

as.-Arrangements for the Peninsular Movement. - The President's

Letter to General McClellan. -The Rebel Strength at Yorktown. -The

Battle of Williamsburg. - McClellan's Fear of being Overwhelmed. The

President to McClellan, Jackson's Raid in the Shenandoah Valley. The

President to McClellan. - Seven Pines and Fair Oaks. - McClellan's Com-

plaints of McDowell. - His Continued Delays. -Prepares for Defeat.-

Calls for more Men. - His Advice to the President. - Preparations to Con-

centrate the Army. - General Halleck to McClellan. -Appointment of

General Pope.- Imperative Orders to McClellan. - McClellan's Failure to

aid Pope.-His Excuses for Delay.-Proposes to Leave Pope Unaided.

-Excuses for Franklin's Delay. - His Excuses proved Groundless.-His

allogel Lack of Supplies. - Advance into Maryland - The Presidert's

Letter to McClellan. - He Protests against Delay. - McClellan Relieved

from Command. - Speech by the President....

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CHAPTER X.

GENERAL CONDUCT OF THE ADMINISTRATION IN 1862.

Successes in the Southwest.-Recognized Objects of the War. - Relations of

the War to Slavery. - Our Foreign Relations. - Proposed Mediation of the

French Emperor.-Reply to the French Proposal. - Secretary Seward's

Dispatch. The President's Letter to Fernando Wood.-Observance of

the Sabbath.

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CHAPTER XI.

THE CONGRESSIONAL SESSION OF 1862-'63. - MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT

AND GENERAL ACTION OF THE SESSION.

The President's Message. - Are the Rebel States Aliens? - The Provision for

a Draft.-Message on the Finances and Currency.--Admission of West

Virginia.-Close of the Session.

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CHAPTER XII.

ARBITRARY ARRESTS.-THE SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.

-THE DRAFT.

Arbitrary Arrests. - First Suspension of the Habeas Corpus.-Aid and Com-

fort to the Rebels. --Executive Order about Arrests. - Appointment of a

Commissioner on Arrests.-Opposition to the Government. -The Case of

Vallandigham.-Governor Seymour on Vallandigham.-President Lin-

coln on Arrests. - President Lincoln on Military Arrests. - The Presi-

dent's Letter to Mr. Corning. - The President to the Ohio Committee:-

The President on Vallandigham's Case. - The Habeas Corpus Suspended.

-Proclamation Concerning Aliens. - The Draft --The New York Riots.-

Letter to Governor Seymour. - The Draft Resumed and Completed. Page 373

CHAPTER XIII.

MILITARY EVENTS OF 1863. -THE REBEL DEFEAT AT GETTYSBURG.-FALL

OF VIOKSBURG AND PORT HUDSON.

The Battles at Fredericksburg. - Rebel Raid into Pennsylvania. -Results at

Gettysburg.-Vicksburg and Port Hudson Captured. - Public Rejoicings.

-The President's Speech. - Thanksgiving for Victories. --Battle of Chat-

tanooga. Thanksgiving Proclamation....

CHAPTER XIV.

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POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN MISSOURI. -THE STATE ELECTIONS OF 1863.

General Fremont in Missouri. - The President's Letter to General Hunter. -

Emancipation in Missouri. - Appointment of General Schofield.-The

President and the Missouri Radicals. - The President to the Missouri

Committee.- The President and General Schofield. - The President and

the Churches. - Letter to Illinois. -The Elections of 1863..

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CHAPTER XV.

THE CONGRESS OF 1863-'64. - MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. - ACTION OF

THE SESSION. -PROGRESS IN RAISING TROOPS.

The President's Message. - The Proclamation of Amnesty. - Explanatory

Proclamation.- Debate on Slavery. - Call for Troops. - General Blair's

Resignation. Diplomatic Correspondence. -Our Relations with England.

-France and Mexico. - The President and the Monroe Doctrine... Page 445

CHAPTER XVI.

MOVEMENTS TOWARDS RECONSTRUCTION.

State Governments in Louisiana and Arkansas. - Difference of Views be-

tween the President and Congress. - The Rebellion and Labor. -The

President on Benevolent Associations. - Advancing Action concerning

the Negro Race. - Free State Constitutions...

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CHAPTER XVII.

MILITARY EVENTS OF THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1864.

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Battle of the Olustee.---Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond. - The Red River

Expedition. The Fort Pillow Massacre. - Rebel Atrocities. -General

Grant's Advance upon Richmond. - Battles in May. - Sherman's March to

Atlanta. Rebel Raids in Maryland and Kentucky. - Siege of Petersburg.

-Martial Law iu Kentucky. - Draft for Five hundred thousand Men.-

Capture of Mobile and Atlanta.

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