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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