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by David Herbert Donald


  hospital visit by, 513

  house remodeled by, 197–98

  Lincoln’s assassination and, 593, 595, 597–99

  Lincoln’s correspondence with, 130–31

  Lincoln’s courtship of, 86–88, 90, 93

  Lincoln’s election as president and, 270–72

  Lincoln’s first meeting with, 85

  Lincoln’s relationship with, 95, 158–59

  Lincoln’s secretaries and, 429

  on Lincoln’s stubbornness, 270

  mental state of, 158–59, 427–28, 475, 572–73, 579

  New York visited by, 197, 271–72

  Ord incident and, 572–73

  parenting and, 108–9, 159, 462–63

  politics and, 109, 158, 192, 427–28

  Russell’s description of, 311–12

  Seward and, 427

  spiritualists consulted by, 427–28

  Springfield–Washington journey and, 273–75

  Sumner and, 476, 565, 584

  temper of, 108, 158–59, 312–13, 594

  as theatergoer, 569–70

  White House social life and, 407, 459, 475–76

  Wikoff and, 324–25

  Willie’s death and, 336–38, 427

  Lincoln, Mordecai (great–grandfather), 20–21

  Lincoln, Mordecai (uncle), 21–22

  Lincoln, Nancy Hanks (mother), 19–20, 22–23, 57, 118

  death of, 26–27, 116

  Lincoln, Robert Todd (son), 108, 121, 130, 159, 198, 240, 254, 271, 309, 448, 449, 482, 551, 592

  in Army, 571

  birth of, 95

  Lincoln’s death and, 598

  Lincoln’s description of, 109

  Lincoln’s relationship with, 428

  lost speech incident and, 275

  Lincoln, Samuel (ancestor), 20–21

  Lincoln, Sarah (sister), 22, 26, 29, 57, 118

  death of, 33–34, 116

  Lincoln, Sarah Bush Johnston (stepmother), 27–28, 29, 30, 96, 152

  Lincoln’s 1860 visit to, 271

  Lincoln, Thomas (brother), 23, 57

  Lincoln, Thomas (father), 21, 96, 109, 220, 245, 605n

  decline and death of, 152–53

  described, 22

  Lincoln’s relationship with, 32–33, 152

  move of, to Illinois, 36

  move of, to Indiana, 23–26

  primogeniture and, 21–22

  Lincoln, Thomas “Tad” (son), 154, 158, 198, 275, 309–10, 336–37, 433, 446, 449, 462, 463, 515, 518, 548, 571, 581

  personality of, 159, 428

  on Richmond visit, 576–77

  Lincoln, William Wallace (son), 154, 159, 198, 251–52, 275, 309–10, 407, 428, 464, 540, 651n

  death of, 336–38, 346

  Lincoln cabinet, 280–81, 301, 442, 449, 471, 521, 581

  Blair’s resignation from, 533–35

  Chase’s departure from, 507–9

  congressional critics of, 399–403

  crisis of 1862 in, 399–407, 408, 423, 426, 427, 478

  Emancipation Proclamation and, 365–366, 373–76

  first formal meeting of, 286

  Fort Sumter crisis and, 286–87

  friction within, 400–401

  Hampton Roads Conference and, 560–561

  initial list for, 261–63

  McClellan’s reinstatement and, 372–73

  post–1864–election reorganization of, 550

  proposed reorganization of, 399–403

  realignment concept and, 421

  reconstruction and, 590–92

  selection of, 261–63

  Vallandigham and, 420

  Lincoln Catechism, Wherein the Eccentricities & Beauties of Despotism Are Fully Set Forth, The, 537

  Lincoln–Douglas debates (1858), 233, 236, 343–44

  at Alton, 223–24

  assessment of, 224–27

  book version of, 237

  at Charleston, 220–21, 222

  1858 election and, 211–12, 215–16

  format of, 214

  at Freeport, 218–20

  Freeport Doctrine and, 218–19, 220, 232, 633n

  at Galesburg, 221–22

  at Jonesboro, 220

  Lincoln’s proposal of, 211–12

  at Ottawa, 215–18, 219, 222

  at Quincy, 223

  text of, 630–31

  Linder, Usher F., 62, 63, 103

  Little Pigeon Creek Farm, 24–26, 33, 34

  “Lizzie W. S.,” 548–49

  L. M. Wiley, 273

  Locke, David Ross, 543

  Logan, David, 100

  Logan, Stephen T., 52, 74, 79, 104, 114, 133, 150, 183, 184, 188, 245, 248

  background of, 97–98

  Lincoln’s law partnership with, 88, 96–100

  Logan Act (1799), 414

  Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 542

  “Long Nine,” 60–61

  Longstreet, James, 370, 490

  Lookout Mountain, battle of, 468, 489

  “Lost Townships” letters, 90–91, 93

  Louisiana, 267, 379, 409, 430, 431, 469, 483, 499, 505, 510, 511, 539

  1862 election in, 485

  reconstruction debate and, 484–88, 509, 561–65, 582, 584–85, 589

  Louisiana Purchase, 167

  Louisville Journal, 36

  Lovejoy, Elijah P., 82

  Lovejoy, Owen, 169, 173, 177, 189, 191, 362, 381

  Lowell, James Russell, 378, 543

  Lowell (Mass.) Journal and Courier, 219

  Loyal Publication Society, 444, 537

  Ludlum, Cornelius, 118

  lyceum movement, 164

  lyceum speech, 80–83, 94, 118, 611n

  Lyman, Theodore, 572

  Lyon, Nathaniel, 300

  Lyons, Lord, 280, 298, 322, 323

  Macbeth (Shakespeare), 336, 569, 580

  McCall, General, 356

  McClellan, George B., 306, 308, 313, 326, 327, 329–30, 333, 334, 348, 355, 369–370, 384, 401, 403, 409, 410, 414, 421, 425, 434, 438, 439, 440, 444, 445, 491, 497, 515, 518, 534, 535, 539

  Antietam battle and, 374

  Army of the Potomac and, 317–18

  Ball’s Bluff tight and, 318–19

  Burnside’s replacement of, 389–90

  1862 election and, 388–89, 395, 398

  1864 Democratic nomination and, 529–530, 531, 541, 542, 544

  Emancipation Proclamation opposed by, 387

  Halleck’s replacement of, 361

  Harrison’s Landing letter of, 359–60

  Jacobins and, 318

  Lincoln contrasted with, 318

  Lincoln’s relationship with, 319–20, 338–41, 349–50, 387–88

  loyalty issue and. 385–87

  Peninsula campaign and, 349–52, 359–361

  physical appearance of, 317

  reinstated as general–in–chief, 371–73

  relieved as general–in–chief, 341

  Scott replaced by, 319

  McClernand John A., 77, 314, 418

  McClure, Alexander K.. 265, 266, 506, 538

  McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 185

  McCulloch. Hugh, 551

  McDowell, Irvin, 306–7, 308, 318, 330, 341, 350, 352. 355–56, 357

  McHenry, Henry, 55

  Mcllvaine, Charles P., 415

  Mclntosh (vigilante victim), 80

  McKim, J. M. 378

  McLean, John, 186. 193. 194. 200, 243

  McManus, Edward. 309

  Macmillan’s Magazine, 352

  McNamar. John. 56–57

  McNeil. John, 39. 42. 47, 56–57

  McPheeters, Samuel B., 451–52

  Madison, Dolley, 311

  Madison, James, 216

  Magic Flute, The (Mozart), 570

  Magoffin, Beriah, 297

  Maine, 173, 248, 292, 297, 454, 458

  Mallison, Francis A., 501

  Malvern, I’SS, 576, 577, 578

  Manassas (Bull Run), first battle of, 307–8

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nbsp; Manassas (Bull Run), second battle of, 370–71, 372, 373

  Mann, Horace, 136, 165, 489

  Manny, John II, 185, 186

  Marble Heart, The (play), 569

  Marcy, Randolph B., 339, 358

  Marsh, Mathew S.. 50–51

  Marshall, John, 166, 605n

  Martha (Flotow), 570

  Manland, 156, 247, 262, 264, 283–84, 317, 345, 360, 364, 379, 389, 397, 469, 477, 510, 517, 533, 544, 563

  Confederate invasion of, 372–73, 374, 384, 392

  onset of war and, 297–99

  “Mary Lincoln Polka, The,” 336

  Mason, James M., 320, 322, 323, 328

  Massachusetts, 61, 131–32, 231, 241. 241, 342, 378, 454, 484. 502, 531

  Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, 541

  Matheny, James H., 70, 93, 111

  Matson, Robert, 103–4, 157, 615n

  Matteson, Joel A., 184, 198

  Maus, Jacob, 99

  Maximilian, Ferdinand, Emperor of

  Mexico, 413, 499, 556

  Mayer, Adolph, 191

  Meade, George Gordon, 440, 448, 457, 459, 464, 498, 499, 572, 580

  at Gettysburg, 446–47

  Hooker replaced by, 445

  Medill, Joseph, 217–18, 219, 233, 248, 260, 342, 377, 399, 401, 424, 474, 494

  Meigs, Montgomery C., 291, 292, 330, 358, 439, 644n

  Merchant of Venice, The (Shakespeare), 569

  Mercier, Henri, 414

  Merrimack, I’SS, 339–40, 351

  Merryman, Elias H., 91–92

  Merryman, John, 299, 304

  Methodist Episcopal Church, 542

  Metzker, James, 150–51

  Mexican War, 125, 128, 132, 133, 134, 140, 219, 226.260, 268, 420

  Congress and, 123

  1848 election and, 122–26

  slavery and, 122, 162

  Mexico, 114, 122, 125, 127, 128, 162, 222–223

  French presence in, 413, 499, 553, 556, 558

  Miami, USS, 350–51

  Michigan, 247

  Militia Act (1862), 380

  Miller, Samuel F., 551

  Mills, Joseph T., 526–27

  Mill Springs, battle of, 335

  Mine Run, battle of, 490

  Minnesota, 175, 247, 454

  Sioux uprising in, 392–95

  Minnesota, USS, 340

  Minnesota Territory, 199

  Missionary Ridge, battle of, 468, 489

  Mississippi, 80, 156, 267, 445

  Missouri, 82, 167, 256, 260, 325, 338, 341, 469, 478, 484, 502, 534, 563

  Frémont’s proclamation and, 314–17, 425, 479

  rival factions in, 451–54, 477, 505, 544

  slavery conflict in, 175, 188, 300, 345, 364, 379, 408

  Missouri Compromise (1820), 167–68, 170, 173, 175, 189, 199, 200, 257, 268, 269

  Missouri Democrat, 211

  Missouri Republican, 124

  Mitchell, Maggie, 459

  Mobile, Ala, 531

  Monitor, USS, 340, 431

  Monroe Doctrine, 413, 558

  Montauk, USS, 593

  Monterey, battle of, 123

  Moorhead, J. K., 384

  Morehead, Charles S, 259

  Morgan, E. D., 301, 381, 443, 495, 504, 507, 551

  Morgan Journal, 189

  Mormons, 213

  Morris, Gouverneur, 238

  Morrison, James L. D., 139, 183

  “Mortality” (Knox), 48

  Morton, O. P, 297, 418, 419, 455, 529

  “Mud March,” 411

  Murfreesboro (Stones River), battle of, 408, 592

  Myers, Gustavus A., 578, 579

  Nance (slave), 103, 157, 6l5n

  Nanny (Tad’s goat), 449

  Napoleon III, Emperor of France, 323, 413, 414–15, 416, 499

  Nasby Papers (Locke), 543, 593

  Nashville, battle of, 553

  National Anti-Slavery Standard, 168

  National Banking Act (1862), 424

  National Conference Committee of the Union Lincoln Association, 478

  National Convention of Colored Men, 541

  National Democratic party, 213, 219, 222, 227

  National Era, 168

  National Intelligencer, 136, 316, 482, 553, 568, 596

  National Union Executive Committee, 504, 507, 529, 532, 534

  National Union party, 468, 483, 502, 503, 504, 506, 526, 537, 550

  see also Republican party, U.S.

  Native American Party, see Know Nothings

  Navy, U.S., 575

  Navy Department, U.S., 479

  Nebraska, 167, 188, 539

  Nebraska Territory, 167–68, 175

  Negro soldiers, 367, 429–31, 455, 456–57, 489

  Negro suffrage, 484, 487–88, 562–63, 584–85

  Neill, Edward D., 310

  Nelson, Thomas A. R, 378

  Nelson, William, 300

  Netherlands, 280

  Nevada, 539, 543, 666n

  New Berne, N.C, 338

  New England Emigrant Aid Company, 188

  New England Loyal Publication Society, 481

  New Granada, 344

  New Hampshire, 241, 480

  New Haven Palladium, 243

  New Jersey, 156, 246, 256, 262, 276, 277, 382, 383, 445, 481, 543, 544

  New Market, battle of, 512

  New Mexico, 122, 123, 168, 181, 268, 269

  New Nation, 535

  New Orleans, La, 352, 355, 425, 478, 479, 484–85

  New Salem, Ill, 38, 39, 40–44, 48, 52, 58, 60

  Newton, John, 409

  New York, 61, 178, 208, 247, 248, 255, 276, 458, 484, 502

  Customs House appointment and, 495–496, 507–8, 528–29, 532–33

  draft riots in, 448, 449–50

  1862 election and, 381, 382, 383, 395

  New York Atlas, 420

  New York Customs House, 495–96, 507–8, 528–29, 532–33

  New York Evening Express, 380

  New York Evening Post, 239, 263, 347, 494, 525, 532

  New York Herald, 200, 210, 235, 324, 347, 415, 421, 473–74, 483, 490, 492, 494, 508, 523, 524, 533, 536–39, 565

  New York Journal of Commerce, 380, 473, 501, 502

  New York Times, 214, 278, 295, 316, 347, 383, 414, 501, 503, 505, 526

  New York Tribune, 115, 168, 188, 199, 204, 239, 240, 279, 287, 295, 305, 316, 317, 324, 347, 368, 377, 414, 432, 442, 443–44, 448, 473, 474, 494, 500, 501, 503, 521–22, 525, 532

  New York Union League, 531

  New York World, 305, 347, 357, 380, 457, 465, 473, 478, 483–84, 501, 502, 524, 537

  “Next General Election, The” (article), 543

 

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