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by David Herbert Donald


  Irwin, B. F., 178

  Irwin, Robert, 272

  Ivanhoe (Scott), 47

  Jackson, Andrew, 42, 52, 58, 129, 244, 260, 269, 283, 300, 305, 476, 480, 575

  Jackson, Claiborne F., 297, 451

  Jackson, John, 97

  Jackson, Maria, 97

  Jackson, Thomas J. “Stonewall,” 355–56, 370, 385, 435

  Jackson administration, 50

  “Jacobins,” 318, 332–33, 352, 390

  James, Benjamin F., 113, 114, 125

  Jameson, John, 124

  Jaquess, James F., 523, 555

  Jayhawkers, 430, 451

  Jayne, Julia, 84, 90, 91, 184

  Jayne, William, 171–72, 180

  Jefferson, Thomas, 187, 253, 440

  Jess, Zachariah, 31

  Jewett, William Cornell, 414, 521

  Joel, John J., 605n

  Johnson, Andrew, 313, 327, 431, 484, 503, 535, 565

  assassination plot and, 596, 599

  vice–presidential nomination of, 505–6

  Johnson, Joel, 71

  Johnson, Reverdy, 313, 469, 473

  Johnson, William, 463

  Johnston, Elizabeth, 28, 32

  Johnston, John D., 28, 33, 38, 152–53

  Johnston, Joseph E., 307, 356, 446, 512, 517, 531, 573, 575, 581, 682n

  Johnston, Matilda, 28, 34

  Johnston, Sarah Bush, see Lincoln, Sarah Bush Johnston

  Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 326–27, 329, 332, 333, 340, 352

  Jonas, Abraham, 182

  Jones, Avonia, 569

  Jones, John, 148

  Jones, J. Russell, 491

  Jones, Thomas D., 270, 276

  Joy, James F., 156, 624n

  Judd, Norman B., 183, 185, 191, 197, 203, 205, 210, 230, 231, 235, 241, 242, 244, 248, 261, 262, 265, 273, 277–78, 282, 321

  Julian, George W., 327

  Julius Caesar (Shakespeare), 569

  Kansas, 167, 169, 175, 188, 192, 194, 203, 214, 218, 221, 224, 225, 232, 235, 430, 481

  guerrilla warfare in, 451

  Kansas–Nebraska Act (1854), 168, 169, 170–71, 172, 173–74, 175, 176, 178, 180, 182, 183, 184, 188, 190, 192, 194, 200, 203–5, 207, 208, 238–39

  Keckley, Elizabeth, 540, 568

  Keene, Laura, 595

  Kelley, William D., 251, 538, 563

  Kelly’s Ford, battle of, 490

  Kelso, Jack, 41, 47

  Kenesaw Mountain, battle of, 512

  Kenner, Duncan, 547

  Kentucky, 23–24, 134, 166, 247, 248, 256, 297, 335, 364, 397, 454, 484, 544, 563

  Confederate invasion of, 384

  neutrality and, 299–301, 316–17

  Kentucky Preceptor, The, 30

  Kerr, Orpheus C., 439

  Key, John J., 386–87

  Key, Thomas M., 387

  Keyes, Erasmus D., 341, 352

  Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson, 489, 549

  King, Preston, 401–2

  King Lear (Shakespeare), 336, 569

  Kinman, Seth, 552

  Kirby–Smith, Edmund, 384, 445–46, 484

  Kirkham, Samuel, 48

  Kirkpatrick, William, 44

  Knapp, Nathan M., 242

  Knights of the Golden Circle, 418

  Knob Creek Farm, 22–23

  Know Nothings (Native American party), 127, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 180, 181–82, 183, 189, 190, 212, 228, 236, 246–47, 255, 262

  Knox, William, 48

  Koerner, Gustave, 202, 242, 245, 249, 325

  Kossuth, Louis, 177

  labor, Lincoln’s view of, 110, 187, 233–35, 320

  La Crosse (Wis.) Democrat, 549

  Lamon, Ward Hill, 148, 183, 203, 248, 255, 266, 273, 278, 287, 387, 460, 463, 464–65, 481, 537–38, 548, 552

  Lane, Henry S., 249

  Lane, James H., 298, 430, 481

  Last Full Measure (Current), 14n

  “Last Leaf, The” (Holmes), 47–48

  Leah (play), 569

  Leale, Charles A., 597–98, 686n

  Lecompton Constitution, 207, 209, 221, 223, 225, 232

  Congress and, 203

  1858 election and, 203–4

  Lee, Mrs. Robert E., 359

  Lee, Robert E., 298, 370, 386, 388, 392, 433, 435, 438, 439, 440, 441, 459, 490, 498, 513, 553, 556, 573, 576, 592, 593

  Johnston replaced by, 356

  Maryland invasion and, 372, 373, 374

  surrender of, 581, 589

  Lemmon v. The People, 208

  Leopoldine, Princess of Baden, 390

  Lessons in Elocution (Scott), 31, 569

  Letters of President Lincoln on Questions of National Policy, 458

  Levering, Mercy Ann, 84, 88

  Lewis, James T., 531

  Lewis, Joseph J., 237

  Libby Prison, 577

  Liberator, 63, 541–42

  Liberia, 166–67, 320

  Liberty party, 132, 133, 134, 169

  Lieber, Francis, 531, 537

  Life, Speeches and Public Services of Abram [sic] Lincoln, Together with a Sketch of the Life of Hannibal Hamlin(anonymous), 253

  Life of George Washington (Weems), 31

  Life of Lincoln (Scripps), 253

  Lincoln, Abraham:

  ancestry of, 19–21

  biographies of, 14, 237, 253

  birth of, 22

  see also specific topics

  character and personality:

  alleged illegitimacy of, 605n

  ambition of, 15, 20, 94, 161

  Ann Rutledge romance, 55–58, 67, 68, 608n–9n

  aversion to cruelty, 27

  ax feat of, 575

  capacity for hard work, 149

  decision–making style of, 285–86

  depression of, 27, 57, 94, 102, 163–64, 371, 514, 517

  dreams and nightmares of, 163–64, 446, 572

  fatalism of, 15, 337, 354

  father’s relationship with, 32–33, 152

  as “Honest Abe,” 149, 244

  humor, pranks and, 34–35, 90–93, 197, 374–75, 439–40, 543, 639n

  innovative weapons as interest of, 431–432

  Mary Owens’s romance with, 67–69, 87

  office seekers and, 285, 311, 391–92

  as “Old Abe,” 146, 244, 259

  poetry loved by, 47–48

  poetry of, 15, 30, 35, 116, 118, 447

  pragmatism of, 15

  as “Rail Splitter,” 244–45

  reason vs. emotion in, 66, 82–83, 118, 269

  religion and, 15, 33, 48–49, 74–75, 114, 337, 514–15, 566–68

  ruthless streak of, 489, 502

  as “Spotty,” 128

  storytelling and anecdotes of, 39–40, 70, 120, 259, 396, 583

  stubbornness of, 270

  temper of, 520–21

  wealth of, 151–52, 570–71

  women and, 55–58, 67–69, 87, 608n–609n

  work habits and office routine of, 149, 310–11, 390–92

  correspondence:

  Birchard public letter, 458, 467

  to Charles D. Robinson, 526–27

  Conkling public letter, 456, 458, 460, 467, 471

  Corning public letter, 442–43, 458, 460, 467

  with John D. Johnston, 152–53

  “Lost Township” letter, 90–91, 93

  McClellan’s Harrison’s Landing letter to, 359–60

  with Mary Lincoln, 130–31

  publication of public letters, 458

  “Sampson’s Ghost” letter, 93

  “To Whom It May Concern” letter, 522–523, 526, 559

  domestic life:

  carriage rides, 570, 593

  home remodeling, 197–98

  Mary Lincoln as partner of, 107–8, 158–159

  parenting, 108, 159, 309–10

  at theater, 459, 569–70

  wedding of, 93, 94

  in White House, 309–10

  Willie’s death, 336–37

  law practice:


  as cross–examiner, 150

  early cases of, 72–74

  on Eighth Judicial Circuit, 104–6, 146–149, 150, 158

  in federal courts, 144

  Herndon’s partnership with, 100–103, 118, 142–46, 150, 272

  Hoyt case, 144–45

  income from, 73–74, 104, 105, 142, 148, 151–52, 154, 156, 168–69, 230

  Lemmon case, 208

  Logan’s partnership with, 88, 96–100

  McCormick case, 185–87, 194, 333

  Matson case, 103–4, 157, 6l5n

  Nance case, 103, 157, 615n

  Peachy Harrison case, 150, 230, 622n

  railroad cases, 154–56, 168–69, 185–87, 194, 196–97, 622n–23n

  skill of, in closing arguments, 151

  Stuart’s partnership with, 70–71, 73–74, 86, 95–96

  studies for, 14, 41, 47, 53, 55, 64

  work habits of, 97, 99, 142–46, 149

  physical appearance:

  beard grown by, 258–59

  Brady photograph of, 238

  bust of, 270

  clothing of, 146

  Douglas contrasted with, 214–15

  first photograph of, 115–16

  at Gettysburg Address, 463–64

  Hayes’s description of, 274

  Herndon’s description of, 115–16

  illness of, 446, 465, 467, 568, 572, 575

  Marfan syndrome and, 680n

  observers’ descriptions of, 115–16, 274, 358, 382, 387, 446, 500, 572

  painting of, 252

  physical strength of, 40–41, 46

  self–sketch by, 237

  plots against:

  assassination of, 597–99

  Baltimore assassination plot, 277–79

  death threats and, 547–50, 577, 593–94

  kidnap plots, 548–50, 586–88

  political career:

  break with Whigs, 190–91

  cabinet crisis, 399–406

  cabinet selected, 261–67

  economic development as viewed by, 233–35

  elected to Congress, 113–15

  emancipation decision, 362–69

  first political campaign, 42–43

  first state dinner, 288

  foreign policy, 321–22, 413–15

  habeas corpus suspended by, 299, 303–304, 305, 416, 437, 441–43

  if–not–reelected memorandum, 529–30

  Indian affairs, 392–95

  as possible presidential candidate, 235, 236

  Radicals’ criticism of, 331–33, 342, 424–425

  reconstruction, 470–74, 484, 487–88, 509, 561–65, 582–83, 589

  secession crisis, 260–61, 268–69

  as state legislator, 53–54, 58–59, 60–64, 75–78

  slavery:

  colonization favored by, 165–67

  Dred Scott decision and, 200–202

  extension of, to new territories, 180–81, 188

  Frémont’s antislavery proclamation and, 314–17

  pessimism about, 187–88

  proslavery conspiracy theory of, 207–9

  racial views of, 633n–34n

  suffrage issue and, 59

  speeches:

  “better angels,” 283–84

  Clay eulogized, 165, 177, 189, 343

  Cooper Union, 237–40

  on Dred Scott decision, 201–2

  in 1836 campaign, 59–60

  in 1844 campaign, 116

  in 1848 campaign, 129–30, 131

  in 1854 Douglas debates, 173–78

  in 1856 campaign, 193–94

  in 1858 campaign, 214, 215–17

  in 1859 campaign, 233–35

  1860 New England addresses, 240–41

  after 1864 election, 546–47

  first efforts at public speaking, 32

  first inaugural, 282–84

  first political, 36–37, 46

  Gettysburg Address, 304, 460–66, 471

  “house divided,” 206–9, 232, 240

  “liberty and union,” 192

  lyceum, 80–83, 94, 118, 611n

  in Peoria, 216

  on Polk and Mexican War, 123–24

  as popular lecturer, 164–65

  second inaugural, 565–68

  speaking style, 131–32, 174, 178

  during Springfield–Washington journey, 275–77

  Taylor eulogized, 164–65

  victory speech, 581–84, 588

  voice of, 238, 464

  youth:

  boyhood home revisited, 116

  boyhood of, 25–32

  duel episode, 75–76, 91–92

  elected militia captain, 44

  first New Orleans trip, 34–35

  flatboat episode, 38–39

  formal education, 23, 28–33

  history studied by, 31

  Kentucky vacation, 88–89

  kicked by horse, 26

  patented device of, 156

  as postmaster, 50–51

  reading loved by, 30–31, 47–49, 99

  self–education, 48–49

  store debt of, 54, 96

  as store owner, 47, 49–50

  as surveyor, 51–52, 57

  wild turkey incident, 25

  Lincoln, Abraham (grandfather), 20, 21

  Lincoln, Edward (son), 107, 109, 121, 130, 131, 141, 427

  death of, 153–54, 337

  Lincoln, Hannah Slater (ancestor), 21

  Lincoln, John (ancestor), 21

  Lincoln, John (great uncle), 21

  Lincoln, Josiah (uncle), 21

  Lincoln, Levi, 132

  Lincoln, Mary Todd (wife), 91, 92, 101, 120–21, 133, 140, 141, 171, 184, 215, 241, 251, 265, 279, 280, 288, 289, 358, 392, 446, 491, 514, 518, 519, 533, 537, 544, 571, 581

  at Army review, 433–34

  background and personality of, 84–85, 107, 270–71

  in carriage accident, 448–49, 572

  Chase disliked by, 427, 459, 476

  childbirth and, 153–54

  City Point visit and, 571–73

  congressional investigation of, 324–25

  death threats and, 547, 548

  dinner parties of, 198–99

  domestic life of, 108–9

  Edward’s death and, 153–54

  1864 election and, 475

  financial misconduct of, 540, 570, 648n

  as First Lady, 309, 311–12, 335–36

  Grant disliked by, 515

  Herndon’s relationship with, 160, 401

 

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