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Howe, Albion P., 408, 508
Howe, Julia Ward, 142
Hunter, David, 40, 71, 73, 74, 76, 115, 126, 305–306, 407, 409, 425, 426, 429, 495, 497, 508, 540
Hutchinson family, 152, 156–157, 295
Illinois regiments, 409, 416, 508
Inauguration, Lincoln’s; see Lincoln, Abraham, inauguration of
Independence Day
1861, 109–110
1862, 255
1863, 317
1864, 406–407
Indiana regiments, 463
Industrial boom, 285, 287, 344
Informers, 181
Ingalls, Rufus, 396
Ironclad ships, 162–163
Iverson, Senator, 25, 27
Jackson, Andrew, 4, 8, 46, 62
Jackson, Fort, 411
Jackson, James, 105
Jackson, Thomas J. (Stonewall), 192, 193, 195, 206, 213–215, 221, 225, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 243, 273, 286, 287, 328, 407, 528, 536, 548
James, Army of the, 394, 406
Jefferson, Joseph, 14, 61, 477
John Brown’s raid, 21, 292
Johnson, A. E. H., 198, 201
Johnson, Andrew, 26, 108, 404, 405, 450, 451, 452, 453–454, 468, 482, 493, 495, 497, 507, 510, 512, 514, 526, 527, 528, 530, 531, 533, 534, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 543, 545, 547, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556
Johnson, Reverdy, 507–508
Johnson, William H., 138
Johnson’s Island officers camp, 340
Johnston, Joseph E., 59, 75, 111, 119, 133, 164, 195, 212, 216, 228, 391, 470, 478, 497, 498, 528, 539, 542, 543
Joinville, Prince de, 140–141, 164, 165, 200
Jones, Avonia, 450
Jordan, Thomas, 117–118, 119, 167, 169, 170, 174, 186, 369
Journey in the Back Country, A, 264
Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, A, 264
Julian, G. W., 127, 202
Kalorama, 16, 246
pesthouse at, 254, 350
Kansas
admission into the Union, 36
debate over, 18–19, 21
Kearny, Phil, 138, 159, 219, 230, 242, 514
Kearsage, 407
Keckley, Elizabeth, 354–355, 365, 366, 367, 375, 382, 383
Keene, Laura, 466, 477, 484
Kentucky, dissension in, 97
Kernstown, 206
Key, Phillip Barton, 42
Keyes, E. D., 3, 23, 70, 114, 138, 161, 162, 542–543
King, Horatio, 179
Kirkwood House, 10, 245, 493, 503
Labor
demand for, 226
unrest, 337–339
Lafayette, Fort, 157, 168, 176, 182, 299, 440
Lamon, Ward Hill, 40, 43, 57, 296–298, 303, 304–305, 306, 307, 320, 330, 373, 441, 442, 443, 450, 452, 475, 476, 493, 499
La Mountain, John, 143
Lanahan, Michael, 153
Lander, Frederick W., 73, 161, 543
Lander, Jean D., 73, 543
Lane, Harriet, 19–20, 24
Lane, James H., 70, 71, 72, 76, 543
Larooqua, 64
Leaves of Grass, 281
Lee, Fannie, 321
Lee, Robert E., 3, 17, 22, 70, 76, 98, 101, 114, 228, 230, 233, 239, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 273, 286, 287, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 333, 334, 346, 380, 391, 394, 395, 397, 404, 407, 426, 429, 440, 465, 468, 469, 471, 498, 512, 528, 529, 532, 539, 542, 543–544, 546, 550
Leesburg, 66, 144
Leonard, Newton, 52
Letcher, Governor, 425
Letterman, Jonathan, 269
Light family, 325–326
Lincoln, Abraham, 3, 4, 5, 24, 30, 62–63, 69, 73, 88, 97, 104, 109, 121, 127, 136, 162, 201, 217, 229, 245, 275, 279, 284, 286, 289–290, 310, 316, 318, 319, 348, 357, 433, 469–471, 514, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 533, 535, 536, 539, 540, 543, 545, 547, 548, 549, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555
assassination of, 487–488, 489–492, 507
and E. D. Baker, 144
in battle, 423
and Butler, 98
election of, 38, 428, 434–435, 442
and Ellsworth, 100–101
and Emancipation Proclamation, 279–280, 290, 298, 299, 305–308
failing health of, 456, 459, 464
as a father, 355, 367
funeral of, 493–497
and Grant, 208–209, 384, 386, 387, 395, 396, 426, 464, 465
and Hay, 84, 236–237
inauguration of, 32–33, 34, 41, 42, 45–55, 56, 61, 451–455, 456–458
journey to Washington, 40–44, 372–373
and McClellan, 134, 146, 147–148, 160, 161, 201, 218, 223–224, 226, 240–241, 250, 251
and Meigs, 154
and military affairs, 111, 112, 142, 204, 205, 206, 211, 214, 215, 392
and Mrs. Lincoln, 352, 361–364, 365, 367–368, 378, 379, 380, 381
opposition to, 388–389, 428
and patronage, 58
personal characteristics of, 47–48, 79–80, 372–373
plots against, 27, 43, 44, 65, 73, 443, 446–450, 460–464, 475–476, 478–484
and Pope, 221
protection for, 373–375, 441–443, 475, 483–484
on reconstruction, 389, 438–439, 458, 471
reelection of, 433–435
renomination of, 404
at Richmond, 468, 482
and Scott, 37, 76, 125, 145, 222
and Sherman, 60
and slavery, 151, 290, 293, 298
social duties of, 56–58, 63–65
at the theatre, 343–344, 373, 381, 442–443, 450, 459–460, 476–477, 484
war powers assumed by, 97, 136, 157, 176–177, 388
Lincoln Cavalry, 138
Lincoln, Edward Baker, 355, 378
Lincoln, Fort, 421, 500
Lincoln, Mary, 45, 46, 50, 56, 57, 60, 63, 64, 100, 144, 152, 161, 190, 278, 284, 344, 348, 349, 352–383, 384, 387, 452, 453, 458, 464, 465, 468, 476, 477, 489, 494, 515, 544–545
belief in spiritualism of, 376–377
extravagance of, 355–356, 362–366, 375, 382–383
and political appointments, 352–353
rumors of treason of, 361–362
temperament of, 352–356, 375, 382
at the theatre, 381–382, 459–460
Lincoln, Robert, 45, 49–50, 160, 355, 360, 366, 378, 379, 416, 458, 483, 495, 540, 544–545
Lincoln, Tad, 46, 155, 284, 344, 355, 378, 433, 434, 455, 464, 470, 477, 490, 495, 544
Lincoln, Willie, 46, 160, 347, 355, 367–368, 375, 380
Little Round Top, 334
Logan, John A., 122, 513, 528, 545
London Daily Telegraph, 344
London Times, 63, 110, 115, 116
Longstreet, James, 230
Lookout Mountain, 346
Louisiana
provisional government in, 439
regiments, 418
secession of, 29
Lowe, Thaddeus S. C., 104, 114, 143
Loyalty of Clerks, Select Committee on, 178, 296, 370, 371
Lynch, Alethia, 304, 305
Lynchburg, 407, 425
Lyons, Lord, 11, 151, 356, 366, 436
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McCarty, Mrs. L. A., 187–188, 190
McClellan, George B., 3, 118, 133–135, 136–143, 150, 151, 157, 158, 159, 162, 163, 164, 165, 167, 170, 186, 203–204, 210, 219, 220, 221, 232–233, 234, 237–238, 239, 242–244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 253–254, 269, 280, 295, 307, 318, 357, 366, 367, 386, 396, 410, 515, 529, 532, 535, 537, 540, 543, 545–546, 548
campaign in Virginia, 211–217
demotion of, 201, 205–206, 272
and Lincoln, 134, 146, 147–148, 159–160, 161, 201, 218, 223–224, 226, 240–241, 250
loss of faith in, 152, 156, 159
made general-in-chief, 146
and McDowell, 155
nominated for Presidency, 428, 429, 430, 433, 434, 435
resignation of, 435
and Scott, 145–146
and Stanton, 147, 154, 155, 156, 160, 205, 207, 208, 213, 217–218, 223, 234, 241, 250, 251, 252
McClellan, Nell, 146, 150–151, 159, 366
McClure, A. K., 69, 209, 287
McCook, Alexander M., 104, 138, 406, 414–415, 416, 417, 421, 422, 546
McCook, Charles, 128
McCook, Daniel, 128–129, 546
McCormick, Cyrus, 45, 180
McCormick vs. Manny, 180
McCulloch, Ben, 65
McCullough, John, 461, 463
McDowell, Irvin, 66, 71, 72, 101–102, 111–112, 114–115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 129, 132–133, 137, 138, 140, 154, 155, 161, 165, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 237, 239, 241, 243, 248, 274, 305, 348, 366, 515, 546
McHenry, Fort, 173, 176
McKay, John E., 213
McKinley, William, 231, 540, 550
McVay, Lieutenant, 194
Magruder, John B., 59, 72, 75, 106, 542, 546
Mahony, Dennis, 195
Maine regiments, 104, 115, 132, 183, 229
mutiny in, 137
Malaria in Washington, 8
Malvern Hill, 217, 219, 224, 246
Manassas, 106, 112, 118, 119, 143, 154, 155, 157, 159, 160, 161, 165, 206, 208, 210, 233, 234
Confederate raid on, 232
evacuation of, by Confederates, 164, 201
visit to, 202–203
Mansfield, Joseph, 91, 92, 99, 102, 121, 122, 129, 130, 131, 133, 207, 248–249, 285, 514
Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria, 261–262, 283
Marcy, Randolph B., 140, 186, 187, 189, 217–218, 219
Marshall House, Alexandria, 98, 100, 203
Martindale, John A., 307, 340
Maryland
conciliation of, 76
Heights, 408
secessionist agitation in, 27, 41, 67, 97, 119, 177
slaves freed in, 431
threats on Lincoln’s life, 43, 44, 45
uprising, 74–75, 77
volunteers, 342
Mason, J. F., 186
Mason, Senator, 151
Massachusetts regiments, 73, 74, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 94–95, 97, 102, 317, 376, 427
Negro, 312
Matthews, John, 481, 484
Matthews, Nelly, 106
Maxims of War, 214
Meade, George G., 138, 161, 230, 285, 317, 318, 334, 346, 351, 386, 391, 394, 399, 511, 512, 530, 541, 546–547
made general-in-chief, 316
Meagher, Thomas Francis, 104
Mechanicsville, 216, 246, 403
Medical aid to wounded, 234–235, 238–239, 244, 256–257, 258–259, 262–263, 269
Medical Bureau, 86, 258, 266, 399–400
seniority in, 262, 267
Meigs, Montgomery, 15, 148, 154, 162, 401, 415, 419, 422, 488
Mercier, M., 357, 366
Meridian Hill, 16, 87, 89, 92, 99, 102, 153, 254
Merrick, William M., 178
Merrimac, 73, 162–164, 204
destruction of, 213, 225
Merryman, John, 176
Metropolitan Hotel, 135, 435, 451
Metropolitan Police, 135, 150, 168, 300, 324, 338, 433, 441, 452, 483, 500
Mexican War, 69, 111, 114, 159, 219, 332, 384
Michigan regiments, 105, 122, 132, 393
Miles, Dixon S., 115, 133
Military Affairs, Committee on, 108, 117, 118, 172, 248, 438
Military Justice, Bureau of, 179
Military preparations in capital; see Washington, defense of
Military rule, 177–178, 206–207, 281
Militia (see also Volunteers)
in District of Columbia, 21–22, 33–35, 42–43, 50, 61, 65–66, 70, 72, 74, 79, 81–107, 215, 229
draft of, 183, 335–336, 351, 396, 426, 429
President’s call for, 67, 97, 137, 217, 315, 317
system, 49
Milliken’s Bend, 314
Mills, Clark, 8, 227
Mine Run, 346
Misery, Camp, 265–266, 273
Missionary Ridge, 346
Mississippi
Department of the, 208, 223
secession of, 29
Missouri
Department of the, 281
dissension in, 97
Mitchell, Maggie, 343
Monitor, 162–164, 204, 280
Monocacy River, 412, 414, 424, 508
Monroe, Fort, 73, 98, 103, 106, 120, 163, 181, 192, 204, 207, 212, 216, 228, 233, 238, 248, 293, 329, 378, 413, 467, 500
Montauk, 503, 504
Morale, weakened, 127, 280, 388, 404
Morris, Augusta, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189–190, 192, 369
Morris, Frank, 187
Morrissey, John, 51
Morton, Oliver P., 463
Mosby, John S., 333, 408, 431, 491, 547
Moultrie, Fort, 5, 27, 29
Mount Vernon, 16, 24, 32, 61
Mountain Department, 205, 212
Mudd, Samuel, 446, 501, 503, 506, 507, 509, 547
Muddy Branch, 412
Mulloy, William, 300
Munson’s Hill, 139, 143, 236, 241, 333, 459
Murfreesboro, 280
Murphy, James, 177–178
Murphy, John, 177
Mutiny, 137, 280, 385
My Imprisonment, 170
Nashville, 437
Nast, Thomas, 38
National Guard Battalion, 33
National Hotel, 9–10, 36, 51, 98, 200, 245, 341, 351, 443, 446, 451, 461, 463, 475
National Rifles, 65, 69, 99, 129, 424
disloyalty in, 33–34
National Union party; see Republican party
National Volunteers, 24
disloyalty in, 34
Naval Affairs, Committee on, 108
Navy Yard, 87, 88
prepared for attack, 66, 103
as prison, 106
street railway to, 227
Negro uprising, fear of, 21, 290, 292
Negroes
emancipation of, 226, 298–299, 301, 303, 306, 308–309, 389
in the army, 302, 309–310, 312–313, 319, 336, 393, 513
discrimination against, 312–313
massacre of, 388
love of, for Lincoln, 306–307
schooling for, 299, 300, 302, 406
suffrage for, 471
Neill, John, 267
Nelson, Judge, 454
New Hampshire regiments, 104, 229
New Jersey Brigade, 87
New Jersey regiments, 85, 87, 92, 99, 105, 229, 393, 418
New Market, 403, 407
New Orleans, 211, 212
New York Herald, 17, 46, 93, 151, 155, 192, 200, 228, 348, 358, 359–361, 362, 365, 368, 369
New York regiments, 77, 78, 85, 87, 88, 89–90, 92, 93, 94, 99, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 115, 119, 124, 131, 228–229, 254, 281, 284, 302, 303, 322, 371, 373, 394, 414, 417, 418, 423, 503
mutiny among, 137
New York Tribune, 106, 148–149, 275, 299, 374, 390, 464
New York World, 508
Newspapers, 92–93, 332–333, 396–397
correspondents of, 40, 63, 129, 200, 219, 228, 253, 275, 284, 344, 362, 393, 469, 508
increased circulation of, 200
remarks on Mrs. Lincoln by, 359–361
Newton, Isaac, 371, 372, 376, 383, 544
Newton, John, 279, 281
Nicolay, John George, 49, 50, 361, 363–364, 371, 540, 545, 547–548
Nightingale, Florence, 260
Norfolk
expedition to, 78,
79
navy yard, 73–74, 164
North Carolina
blockade of, 97
secession of, 97
North, Samuel, 434
Oath of allegiance, 65–66, 71, 105, 166, 168, 178, 188, 189, 190, 193, 300, 301, 378, 380, 389, 441, 460, 493
O’Beirne, James R., 502, 506
O’Brien, Fitz James, 81
Office seekers, 47, 58, 66, 69, 71, 75, 197, 352, 459
Offutt, William H., 305
Oglesby, Richard, 382
Ohio
Army of the, 391
regiments, 104, 128, 231, 239, 395, 408, 410–411, 413, 416, 417
O’Laughlin, Michael, 447, 448, 460, 461, 462, 464, 465, 475, 500, 503, 507, 509, 547
Old Capitol prison, 131, 166, 167, 169, 172, 174–196, 226, 236, 294, 304, 305, 329, 339, 368, 377, 391, 403, 438, 491
Olin, Judge, 332
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 128, 264, 265, 266, 548
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, 112, 251, 398
Orphans’ Court, 61
Ould, Robert, 181, 329
Pacific Railroad bill, 170
Paine, Lewis, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 482, 486–487, 500, 503, 507, 508, 509, 510, 534
Paris, Comte de, 140, 142, 152, 244, 366
Parker, John F., 483, 484
Partisan Rangers, 333
Patent Office, 6, 7, 15, 88, 92
inauguration ball at, 457–459
used as barracks, 83, 84
used as hospital, 255
Patronage, 3, 56, 57–58, 352–356
Patterson, Robert, 111, 112, 133
Pea Ridge, Arkansas, 208, 219
Peace Conference, 35–37, 46, 47
at Hampton Roads, 439
Peace terms, 439, 464, 498
Peach, Gibson, 293
Pendleton, 430, 433
Pennsylvania
Avenue, 9–12, 14, 36, 37, 42–43, 52, 53, 81, 85, 91, 101, 109, 110, 121, 128, 130, 135, 154, 239, 244, 245, 247, 283, 288, 322, 344, 511
street railway on, 227
Railroad, 82, 103
regiments, 111, 124, 229, 293, 302, 418, 423, 431
Pennsylvania Bucktails, 325, 374, 416, 434
Pennsylvania Reserves, 230
Petersburg, 404, 406, 407, 426, 428, 439, 465
Philadelphia, Lincoln’s reception by, 40
Philadelphia Press, 200
Phillips, George W., 296, 304, 499
Phillips, Mrs. Philip, 131, 168, 172
Phillips, Wendell, 295
Philp’s guidebook, 7, 13–14
Pickens, Fort, 32, 61, 62, 64, 65, 114, 148
Pierce, Franklin, 3, 17, 25, 353, 370, 536
Pierrepont, Edwards, 179
and Mrs. Greenhow, 188–189
and Mrs. Morris, 189–190
Pillow, Fort, 388, 393
Pinckney, Castle, 29
Pinkerton, Allan, 41, 43, 143, 168, 170, 183, 186, 187, 295, 296, 450, 544, 548