de Volney, Constantin, 49
Dicey, Edward, 352
Dickerson, Renewick, 297
Dickey, T. Lyle, 212
Dickinson, Daniel S., 505
Dickson, William M., 296
Diller, J. R., 138
Dilworth, Thomas, 31
Dilworth’s Spelling Book, 29–30
“Discoveries and Inventions” (Lincoln), 164
“Dividing Line Between Federal and Local Authority: Popular Sovereignty in the Territories” (Douglas), 232–33
Dix, John A., 301, 381, 431, 445
Dixie (song), 580, 581
Dixon, Elizabeth, 598, 599
Dixon, James, 470, 473, 598
doctrine of exact retribution, 567
Doctrine of Necessity, 15, 49, 114, 514, 566
Dodge, William E., 280, 527
Dole, William P., 393
Dorman, Nancy Robinson, 143
Dorsey, Azel W., 29
Dougherty, John, 213
Douglas, Stephen A., 49, 61, 84, 85, 90, 108, 121, 128, 163, 180, 184, 185, 191–92, 196, 207, 235, 236, 239, 247, 279, 280, 417, 642n
and alleged proslavery conspiracy, 208–209
Buchanan and, 212–13, 226
death of, 305
Dred Scott decision and, 201–2, 203, 210, 219, 223
in 1840 debates, 80
in 1840 election, 78, 79–80
in 1854 debates, 174–78
in 1858 debates, see Lincoln–Douglas debates
in 1858 election, 209–10, 211, 212–13, 214
in 1860 election, 232, 243, 253, 254, 256
Fort Sumter crisis and, 287
Kansas–Nebraska Act and, 170–71, 173–174, 175, 178, 183, 203–5
Lincoln contrasted with, 214–15
Lincoln’s Chicago exchange with, 209–210
Lincoln’s distrust of, 208–9
at Lincoln’s inauguration, 283
Lincoln’s “temperance” exchange with, 172–73
military callup and, 296
popular sovereignty doctrine and, 168, 170–71, 173, 182, 201–4, 210, 232–233, 238, 270
Douglass, Frederick, 221, 429–30, 471, 527, 541, 568
Dow, Neal, 287
draft, see conscription
Drake, Charles D., 453
Draper, Simeon, 478, 533
Dred Scott decision, 199–202, 203, 207–8, 210, 219, 223, 232, 269, 342
1858 election and, 202
Dresser, Charles, 93, 96
Drummond, Thomas, 144, 157, 185
Dubois, Jesse K., 203, 204, 213, 231, 241–242, 248–49, 255, 273
Duffy, Peter, 148
Dummer, Henry E., 53
Duncan, Jason, 48, 56
Duncan, Joseph, 58–59
Du Pont, Samuel F., 434, 446
Durant, Thomas J., 486–87
Early, Jubal A., 512, 517–20, 521
Eastman, Zebina, 181
Eaton, John, 525–26
Eckert, Thomas T, 363–64, 544–45, 594
Edwards, Cyrus, 139
Edwards, Elizabeth, 84, 85–86, 93, 185, 6l2n
Edwards, Matilda, 84, 85, 87, 612n
Edwards, Ninian W., 60, 64, 83, 84, 85–86, 93, 139, 185, 344
Effie Afton, 157, 196
Eighth Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 104–6, 146–49, 150, 158
election of 1832, 41, 45–46
election of 1834, 52–53
election of 1836, 58–60
election of 1838, 78
election of 1840, 78–80, 85, 86, 109–10, 132, 169, 241
election of 1844, 109, 112, 132, 133, 169
election of 1846, 49, 113–15, 122, 133
election of 1848, 45, 133, 140, 146, 169, 260
Democrats in, 129
House of Representatives and, 129
Lincoln as campaigner in, 128–32
Mexican War and, 122–26
New England tour and, 131–32
slavery and, 127, 131, 133
Taylor nomination and, 126–27
Whigs in, 122–24, 125–29
election of 1850, 162–63
election of 1852, 163, 189
election of 1854, 160, 169, 170–73, 180, 216, 227
Democrats in, 171, 178
House of Representatives and, 178–79
Illinois and, 178–79
Lincoln-Douglas debates and, 174–78
Republican party in, 180
results of, 178–79
election of 1856, 189, 192–94, 196, 199, 200, 207, 211–12, 227, 230, 237, 246, 247, 255, 262
election of 1858, 128, 185, 196, 230, 231, 232–33, 235, 241, 545
Democrats in, 204–5, 227
Douglas and, 209–10, 211, 212–13, 214
Dred Scott decision and, 202
Herndon and, 202–3, 204
“house divided” speech and, 206–9
Illinois and, 228
Lecompton Constitution and, 203–4
Lincoln–Douglas Chicago exchange in, 209–10
Lincoln–Douglas debates in, 211–12, 215–26
Republican party in, 204–6, 209–14, 227, 228
results of, 227
election of 1859, 233, 236
election of 1860, 20, 160–61, 262, 264, 270, 280, 332, 337, 380, 382, 412, 421, 455, 504, 544, 547
Chase and, 232, 236, 237, 240, 242–43, 247, 250
Decatur Convention and, 244–46
Democrats in, 232, 243, 247, 253
Douglas in, 232, 243, 253, 254, 256
elector’s votes in, 260
Illinois Republican coalition in, 230–32
Lincoln as possible candidate in, 235–237, 241
Lincoln’s advisers and managers in, 241–42
Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech and, 237–40
Lincoln’s New England tour in, 240–41
Lincoln’s nomination in, 247–51
national returns in, 255–56
Rail Splitter slogan in, 244–45
reaction to, 257
Republican Convention in, see Republican National Convention (1860)
Seward and, 240, 241, 242, 243–44, 246–47, 248, 249, 250, 253, 254, 255
state returns in, 254–55
Wide–Awakes in, 254–55
election of 1861, 505
election of 1862, 366, 373, 378, 384, 388, 403, 443, 468, 554
civil liberties and, 383
Congress and, 380, 382–83
Democrats in, 380–83, 395, 421, 454–55
Emancipation Proclamation and, 382–383
habeas corpus and, 382, 383
House of Representatives and, 382–83, 395
Illinois and, 381–82, 383
in Louisiana, 485
McClellan and, 388–89, 395, 398
New York and, 381, 382, 383, 395
realignment scheme and, 421–22
Republican party in, 380–83, 395, 468
results of, 382–83
election of 1863, 443, 454–56, 460, 467
Illinois and, 455–56
Lincoln’s popularity in, 458–59
Republican party in, 458
Springfield rally in, 457
Vallandigham and, 458
war news and, 458
election of 1864, 426, 457, 459, 467, 469, 521–22, 546
abolitionists’ rift and, 541–42
Blair’s ouster and, 533–34
Butler and, 494–95
Cameron and, 480, 494, 495, 502, 529, 538
Chase in, 474, 478–83, 488, 492, 494–495, 496, 531
Confederate reaction to, 547
Congress and, 477, 552–54
Democrats in, 483, 517, 530, 532, 537, 544, 547
fall of Atlanta and, 553
Frémont and, 474, 478, 494, 496, 503, 525, 534–35, 541, 542
Grant and, 478, 479, 490–91, 494, 503, 505, 525–26
House of Representatives and, 477
importance of, 540–41
Lincoln’s campaigning in, 537–38
Lincoln’s if–not–elected memorandum and, 529–30
Lincoln’s view of, 540–41
literary supporters and, 542–43
McClellan nominated in, 529–30, 531, 541, 542, 544
Mary Lincoln and, 475
newly admitted states and, 539–40
newspapers and, 538–39
New York Custom House appointment and, 495–96, 528–29, 532–33
Pomeroy circular and, 482–83, 488, 495, 496
Radicals’ replacement plan and, 525, 531–32
realignment idea and, 422, 423
Reconstruction and, 474–75, 483–88, 505, 509, 562
religious groups and, 542
Republican convention in, see Republican National Convention (1864)
Republican party in, 477, 487–88, 495–497, 502–3, 504, 538, 544
Republican vice–presidential nomination and, 503–6
results of, 544
Sioux uprising and, 394–95
slavery and, 503
soldiers’ vote and, 543, 544
state conventions and, 483, 502
state returns and, 543
“To Whom It May Concern” letter and, 523
Union League and, 481
Wade–Davis bill and, 510–11
Elements of Military Art and Science (Halleck), 329
Elements of Political Economy (Wayland), 110
Ellis, A. Y., 138
Ellis, John, 297
Ellsworth, Elmer, 254, 255, 273, 285, 306
Emancipation Proclamation (1862), 354, 385, 401, 416, 422, 429, 479, 485, 486, 522, 526
and arming of blacks, 367–68, 430
Blair’s opposition to, 375–76, 379
border states and, 364, 379
cabinet and, 365–66, 373–76
and character of war, 417–18
Chase and, 365–66, 375
Conkling letter and, 456–57
Constitution and, 407
Democrats and, 377, 380
1862 election and, 382–83
1863 election and, 455
final version of, 398, 405–8
first draft of, 365
foreign intervention averted by, 414
Great Britain and, 379
Lincoln cabinet and, 365–66, 373–76
and Lincoln’s change of thinking, 362
Lincoln’s defense of, 456–57
and Lincoln’s proposed constitutional amendment, 396–97
peace negotiations and, 558, 559
public opinion and, 367–68
reactions to, 377–80
reconstruction debate and, 469–70, 472, 473
writing of, 363–64
Emancipator, 168
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 164, 328, 378, 489, 542
emotion, reason vs., 66, 82–83, 118, 269
Encyclopedia Americana, 164
English, R. W., 92
English, William H., 209, 225
English Grammar (Kirkham), 48
Enlow, Abraham, 606n
Equity Jurisprudence (Story), 55
Essays on the Rate of Wages (Carey), 110
Etheridge, Emerson, 378, 468
Ethiopian Serenaders, 120
Evarts, William M., 536, 551
Everett, Edward, 247, 460, 461–62, 463, 464, 465, 542–43, 665n
Ewing, Thomas, 139–41
Ewing, W.L.D., 62, 75, 83
Fair Oaks (Seven Pines), battle of, 356
Fanchon, the Cricket (play), 459
Farragut, David G., 352, 485, 531, 576
Faust (Gounod), 570
Fell, Jesse W., 237, 248
Fellows, J.QA, 487
Felton, S. M., 277
Ferrandini, Cypriano, 277
Fessenden, William Pitt, 290, 331, 364–65, 402–3, 405, 508–9, 528, 536, 538, 551, 561
Field, David Dudley, 157, 383, 477, 531
Field, Maunsell B., 507
Field, Stephen J., 551
Fillmore, Millard, 131, 132, 192, 193–94, 199, 212, 230, 240, 255
first Confiscation Act (1861), 314, 315, 375, 560, 578
First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln(Carpenter), 500
Fisher, George P., 345
Fitzhugh, George, 187, 191, 207
Flanders, Benjamin F., 485, 486, 487
Fleurville, William de, 167, 541
Flint, Abel, 51
Florida, 267, 291, 363, 484
Flotow, Friedrich von, 570
Foote, Andrew, 335
Foote, Henry S., 555
Forbes, Charles, 597
Forbes, John Murray, 415, 460, 537
Ford, Harry C., 595
Ford’s Theatre, 569, 593, 594–95
Foreign Affairs Committee, C.S., 555
Foreign Office, British, 321
Forney, John W., 381, 443, 465, 534, 550
Forquer, George, 60
Forrest, Edwin, 585
Fort Donelson, Tenn., 335, 338, 341
Fort Fisher, N.C., 575
Fort Henry, Tenn, 335, 338, 341
Fort Pickens, Fla., 288, 290–91, 653n
Fort Stevens, D.C., 519
Fort Sumter crisis, 267–68, 285–92, 301–302, 401, 644n–45n
cabinet meeting on, 286–87
Chase and, 286–87, 289
Douglas and, 287
relief expedition and, 291–92, 644n
Seward memorandum and, 289–90
Founding Fathers, Lincoln and, 128, 176, 222, 238, 240, 462
Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 286, 287, 288, 291, 292, 293–94, 331, 518, 546, 644n
France, 289, 320, 379, 539, 547, 550
Mexico and, 413, 499, 553, 556, 558
Trent affair and, 323
U.S. relations with, 413–16
Francis, Simeon, 67, 90, 91, 113, 125, 170
Frankfort (Ky.) Commonwealth, 514
Franklin, battle of, 553
Franklin, Benjamin, 31, 238
Franklin, William B., 330, 350, 371, 409, 411
Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, 390
Fredericksburg, battle of, 399, 401–2, 409, 419
Freedmen’s Bureau, 509, 583
Freedmen’s Bureau Act (1864), 563
Freeport Doctrine, 218–19, 220, 232, 633n
Free Soil party, 127, 131, 133, 169, 190
Free-State General Committee, Louisiana, 486–88
Free West, 181–82
Freischütz, Der (Weber), 570
Frémont, Jessie, 315
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