Forbes, John Murray. Letters and Recollections of John Murray Forbes. Edited by Sarah Forbes Hughes. 2 vols. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900.

Vol. 1 Lincoln, 183-84 Seward, 184 Sumner on Seward speech, 186 Washington Peace conference, 187-201 Scott and Forts, 195ff Governor Andrew, overcoats, 203-4 Enlistments, sending off troops by boat, 207ff Planter indignation, 211-12 Hardtack. 212-13 Chocolate, ice for the troops, 214 Alarms about Confederate privateers, 218-19 English opinion, 220-21 Merchant sailors, navy, 221-224 John Lothrop Motley, 225 Governor Andrew, General Scott, 226 Bull Run, Wendell Phillips, 227 Naval legislation, 227-28 Naval problems, ship, 228-31 Gideon Welles, 231 Privateering, Charles Francis Adams, 233-35 Cameron, William Cullen Bryant, 236-37 Emancipation, insurrection, Samuel Gridley Howe, 238-41 Treasury Department, Chase, Sherman, William Cullen Bryant, 241-44 Seward and Cameron, 244 American and English opinion on the war, 245ff Morrill tariff, 249-50 Napoleon, III, 253 Trent affair, Mason and Slidell, 259-63 Sanitary Commission, 264ff Frederick Law Olmsted, 265-74 Henry W. Bellows, 265ff Chase, greenabacks, 275ff Fessenden, taxes, bonds, greenbacks, 275ff William Cullen Bryant, greenbacks, banks, 281 Income tax, 283 England, slave trade, 285-86 Chase, banks, greenbacks, 286 Slavery, 287 Greenbacks, 287-88 Greenbacks, Stanton, 288 Gideon Welles, 289-90 Gustavus Fox, 290

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Stanton, telegraph, 291 Gideon Welles, ironclads, 292-93 Treasury agents, Chase, 300-301 Emancipation for slaves working for the government, 302 David Hunter, 307-9, 317 Teachers of freedpeople, Gideonites, 300ff Prospects for free black labor, 311-13 Hard war, black troops, 314-15 Border states, emancipation, Lincoln, weak confiscation bill, 315-19 Black soldiers, 323-24 Need for a loyal publication committee, 324-29 Drunken officers, skulkers, spies, robbers, John A. Andrew, 329-32 Contractors, 331 Grant and alcohol, William Cullen Bryant, 335-36 McClellan, Fessenden, Lincoln, cabinet, 336-37 Lincoln and Seward, Fessenden, 338 Chase, Greenbacks, legal tender, 339 Gustavus Fox, Naval guns, ironclads, Welles, 340-43 Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 344-46 Cabinet crisis, Lincoln, Seward, Chase, 346 Emancipation Proclamation, Sumner, 347-53 Burnside, Stanton, 353

Vol. 2

Mission to England, 1ff Stop British from outfitting Confederate commerce destroyers, 5ff Bonds sent, 9 John Bright, 15-16 Ironclads, 16 Chancellorsville, 15, 17 Death of Stonewall Jackson, 18 British opinion on the war, 18-19 Privateers, 21 Confederate loan, 21 Fanny Kemble, 26-27 French and Mexico, 34 Cobden speech, 36, 45 Emancipation Proclamation, foreign recognition, John Bright, 53 New York draft riots, Seymour, 54-55 Confederate and British aristocracy, 55-56 Charles Francis Adams, Laird Rams, Sumner, 56-60 Alabama, Steamships, 61 Rosecrans, 63 Black soldiers, 68ff Stanton, 69-70

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Education of freedpeople on the Sea Islands, 70-71 Grant, 72 Democracy, Lincoln, people against the aristocrats, 73-75 Emancipation, British opinion, 77 Prisoner exchange, 78-79 Black troops, pay, 81-84 Charles Francis Adams, Joseph Brown, peace, Chase, 86 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Saturday Club, Shakespeare, 87-88 Lincoln and election of 1864, 88 Butler, Dix, McClellan, Fremont, Lincoln, 89 Laird Rams, 92-94 Enrollment bill, 96-97 Jubal Early’s raid, 99 Blockage, 99-100 Despairs over Lincoln’s chances in election, 101 William Cullen Bryant, Seward, Weed, patronage, 101 Weed, Raymond, Copperheads, Grant, peace negotiations, McClellan, 102-3 Young men in war, peace, Lincoln, 103-4 Treasury investments and war, 107-8 Ralph Waldo Emerson, 109, 111-112 Death of General Charles Russell Lowell, Cedar Creek, 113-17 Lincoln, election of 1864, 117 Fessenden, Treasury, 120-24 Greenbacks, inflation, 131-32 Thirteenth Amendment, 133 Government loan, 133 John A. Andrew, leave office and make money appearing in federal courts. 134=36 Confederate soldiers, 137 Charleston at end of war, flag raising at Fort Sumter, 138-39 Washington, grand review of troops after the war, 140-41

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