Reveille in Washington

by Margaret Leech

  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