The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln
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inauguration of, 11, 19–33
changed since 1861, 26, 40–41, 53–54
and religion, 35–37
at inauguration ball, 39–42
and Oath of Allegiance, 49–51
issues proclamation pardoning deserters, 55
holds cabinet meeting in bedroom, 59
thinks ahead to after the war, 67–68, 69–70
comments on black Confederate soldiers, 68
agrees to visit City Point, 73–75
unconcern over personal safety, 77–80
requests that son Robert join Grant's staff, 81–82
leaves for City Point, 85–87
journey to City Point, 86
arrives at City Point, 89–90, 93
visits Fort Stedman battlefield, 95–98
resents Britain's support of Confederacy, 97
attends military review, 103–104, 106, 109–10
confers with Grant and Sherman, 110–11
confers with General Sheridan, 113–15
visits military hospital, 118–19
plans ceremony at Fort Sumter, 119–20
confers with Grant, Sherman, and Porter aboard River Queen, 121–27
visits Petersburg, 162–65
aboard the Malvern, 166–67
visits Richmond, 170–77
meets with John A. Campbell, 175–77
considers readmission of seceded states, 181–84
visits Depot Field Hospital, 207–208
returns to Washington, 208–11, 217–21
learns of Lee's surrender, 221
visits William Seward, 225
speaks to crowd at White House, 231–32
delivers speech at White House, 238–42
on Virginia legislature, 244–45
recounts disturbing dream, 249–50
meets with General Grant on reduction of army, 251–53
has breakfast with Mary and Robert Lincoln, 255
and cabinet meeting of April 14, 256–60
meets with Andrew Johnson, 268–71
meets Nancy Bushrod, 270–71
contemplates future, 271–72
conversation with William Crook, 273–74
arrives at Ford's Theatre, 276–77
shot by John Wilkes Booth, 277–78
attended by doctors, 279–81
is moved to Petersen house, 281, 285–86, 287–89
death of, 289
reaction to assassination in North, 292–93
reaction to assassination in South, 299–300, 301
Lincoln, Mary, 13, 61, 121–22, 155, 184, 195, 201, 207–209, 219, 237, 238, 261, 263, 271–72, 273, 290
at inauguration, 22, 26, 30, 35
at Inaugural Ball, 39–42
fears for son Robert's safety, 81–82
journey to City Point, 85–91
at military review, 102–108
erratic behavior, 108–10
object to Barnes's presence aboard River Queen, 116–18
visits military hospital, 118
returns to Washington, 145
arrives in Washington, 151
returns to City Point, 190
visits Richmond, 190–91
visits Depot Field Hospital, 207–208
attends Lincoln's speech, 238–41
speaks with Chambrun, 242
listens to Lincoln's dream, 249–50
cheerful because war nearly over, 253–54
has breakfast with husband, 255
arrives at Ford's Theatre, 276–77
reacts to husband's assassination, 278, 280
at Petersen house, 280–88
Lincoln, Robert, 81, 90, 95, 118, 148, 255
joins General Grant's staff, 82
delivers message from Grant, 93
discusses future with his father, 255
at Petersen house, 288
Lincoln, Thomas “Tad,” 31, 65–66, 118, 151, 155, 161, 162, 170, 201, 220, 280, 291
personality of, 65–66
travels to City Point, 85–87, 93
visits Petersburg with his father, 162–65
visits Richmond with his father, 170–77
attends father's speech, 239
on his father's death, 291
Lyons, Lord, 37
Malvern, USS, 102, 166–67, 170, 171, 177, 181–83
McClellan, George B., 19, 43, 47, 67, 125–26, 269
Meade, George Gordon, 95, 98, 180, 196, 224
reacts to Lincoln's assassination, 297–98
Monohasset (ship), 145, 151, 190
O'Laughlen, Michael, 62–64
Ord, Edward O. C., 102–107, 148, 152, 163, 293
Ord, Mary, 105–107, 109–10, 127
Patent Office, 39, 41–42
Petersburg, Virginia, 13, 20, 39, 44, 48, 54, 59, 84, 138, 162–65, 239
evacuated, 159–63
Porter, David Dixon, 101–102, 121–27, 160–61, 166–67, 174, 177, 210
Porter, Horace, 72, 94–95, 96–97, 99, 100, 111, 143, 161, 162, 179, 185–87, 211–12, 213–15, 221, 282, 309, 310
escorts Mary Lincoln to military review, 107–108, 110
reports on fighting at Five Forks, 146–48
describes fighting on April 2, 152
describes detaining of Grant by Confederate soldiers, 233–34
describes Grant's declining Lincoln's theater invitation, 261, 263
on President Lincoln's death, 292
Powell, Lewis, 62–64, 283–84, 302
Rathbone, Henry R., 264, 275, 277, 278, 280, 281
Rawlins, John A., 137, 138
Rhodes, Elisha Hunt, 48, 59, 84, 111–12, 127, 132, 163, 169, 192–93, 211, 224
celebrates twenty-third birthday, 84
learns of Lee's surrender, 224
feels strange to be at peace, 232
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 296
Richmond, Virginia, 13, 14, 20, 57, 71, 84, 93, 122, 132, 144, 155–56, 159, 161, 163–64, 165–67, 168, 169–76, 178, 181, 182, 183, 187, 188, 189–91, 203, 204, 207, 214, 215, 216, 222, 225, 229, 239, 243–44, 254, 270, 274, 293, 295, 312
captured, 164–65
River Queen (steamboat), 11, 12, 13, 77, 78, 85–87, 90–91, 93, 98, 101–102, 109, 110, 111, 113–18, 121–27, 129, 149, 166, 170, 198, 202, 203, 208–11, 217–20, 249, 265
Sayler's Creek, Virginia, 192–93, 195, 196, 199, 211
Seward, Frederick
attends cabinet meeting, 256–60
attempted assassination of, 283–85
Seward, William, 22, 24, 93, 145, 176, 256
injured in carriage accident, 184–85
visited by Lincoln, 225
attempted assassination of, 283–85
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 298
Shakespeare, William, 217–18
Sheridan, Philip, 12, 14, 15, 59, 100–102, 136, 137–38, 141–43, 151, 185, 265, 294
Sherman, William T., 11, 12, 14, 19, 39, 40, 51, 54, 55–56, 57, 59, 66, 84, 143, 169, 180, 185, 195, 197, 200, 207, 221, 222, 223, 230, 256, 265–66
army reaches Goldsboro, 70, 71
arrives at City Point, 113
meets General Grant, 114–15
confers with Lincoln aboard River Queen, 121–27
fears guerilla war, 247–49
receives message from General Johnston, 306
meets with General Johnston, 306–308
oversteps authority with surrender terms, 307–309
rewrites surrender terms, 309–10
denounced in North, 310–11
Stanton, Edwin M., 23–24, 93, 99, 119–20, 135, 143–44, 151–52, 159, 169, 170, 184, 189, 195, 243–44, 251, 252, 254, 259–60, 263, 285, 289–90, 316
fears for Lincoln's safety, 77, 79, 85–86, 159–60, 168
visits Petersen house, 288
anger over General Sherman's surrender terms, 309, 310–11
Surratt, John, 62–64, 132–33
Surratt, Mary, 302<
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Warren, Gouverneur K., 131, 141
Washburne, Elihu B., 198, 203, 204
Weed, Thurlow, 61
Weitzel, Godfrey, 131, 163, 173, 174, 183, 189–90, 243–44
Welles, Gideon, 20–21, 23, 24, 59, 69, 72, 81, 198, 230, 238, 256–57, 289–90, 295, 313
learns of Lincoln's assassination, 284–86
visits White House on April 15, 290–91
Wright, Horatio, 79–80, 148, 151, 196–97