Brooks, Noah. Observed: Civil War Dispatches of Noah Brooks. Edited by Michael Burlingame. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.

Lincoln described, 13-14 1862 elections, 14 New Year’s calls, 14-17 Germans and Lincolns, 17-18 Sandwich Islands, commissonership, 18 Paper money, taxes, Henry Wilson, 19-20 Burnside, Hooker, McClellan, 20-21 Lincoln, cabinet, Republicans, 22-24 End of 37th Congress, 24-25 Officials abuses, Pacific coast, 25-26 San Francisco Mints and Customs House, 26-29 Returned Union prisoners, 29-32 Burnside sent west, 32-33 San Francisco Federal officials, 34-35 Lincoln visits Army of the Potomac, 35-38 Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, 38-39 Review of cavalry, 39-41 Lincoln in hospitals, 41-42 Troop reviews, 42-44 Cabinet members 46-49 Lincoln anecdotes, 49 Chancellorsville, Hooker, 50-52 Seward, 53 Renomination of Lincoln, New York Herald, Lincoln, radicals, Chase, 53 Removal of Hooker, 56-57 Soldiers’ Home, 57 Vicksburg, 58 Daniel Sickles, 58 Gettysburg Meade, 58-59 Army of the Potomac vs. western armies, generals seeking promotions, 59-60 Wounded officers in Washington, Sickles, 61 Chickamauga, 62 Dahlgren, 62 Superintendent of Indian Affairs, northern California, 62-63 Pressuring Lincoln on appointments, 63-64 Missouri, pressure to remove Schofield, 64 News, Stanton, censorship, 64-66 Coming presidential campaign, Lincoln, 68 Conservative and radicals factions in Republican party, 68-69 Cabinet and presidential ambitions, Chase, 69 Washington National Republican as organ of Lincoln administration, 69-70 Lincoln call for 300,000 more men, 70-72 Rosecrans, Chattanooga, 72-76

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Mass meeting in Baltimore, emancipation in , 76-77 Montgomery Blair and Forney, 78-79 Copperheads complaining of government sending ill soldiers home to vote, 79 Life at the White House, Mary Lincoln, 79-88 Union prisoners, starvation, 89-90 Marriage of Kate Chase, 90-91 Senator Conness and cane for Lincoln, 92 Visitors to Lincoln, 91 Prisoner who wants to take oath, 91-92 Lincoln review of invalid corps, 92 Burnside, Knoxville, 93 Mary Lincoln, levees, 93 Lincoln message to Congress, 93-94 Arrest of pirates in San Francisco, 96, 103 Lincoln, varioloid, 96-97, 100 Lincoln message, reconstruction, 97-98 New Year’s in Washington, 99-100 Lincoln and Halleck, 100-1 Lincoln, levees, 102-3 Elihu Washburne, Grant, levee, Lincoln, 103-4 Consolidation of judicial districts, 104-5 George Thompson, British abolitionist, 106 Lincoln, Burnside’s corps in Washington, 107 , 107 Wilderness, 107-8 Schofield and B. Gratz Brown, 108-9 People too elated by recent victories, 109 Baltimore convention, Lincoln, 110-112 Lincoln, prolonged fighting in Virginia, 113 Baltimore convention, Lincoln, peace faction, McClellan, 113-15 Funeral for victims of arsenal explosion, 115-16 Failure at Petersburg, Grant, Gillmore, 116-17 Lincoln and Oregon appointments, 117 Chase resignation, Fessenden, 117-20 Henry Winter Davis, 120 End of the congressional session, conscription, alcohol, Washburne, 121-24 July 4, 121-22 Congressional Globe, clerks, 122-23 Treasury Department, Fessenden, Chase, 124-26 Pacific Railroad Commissioners, 126 Lincoln and family at Soldiers’ Home, 126 Lincoln and draft call, 127 Sherman and Atlanta, 127-28 Poor woman’s letter to Lincoln, 128 Military failure, Petersburg, Lincoln, Grant, 129-30 Fernando Wood and Vallandigham, 130-31

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One hundred days men from Ohio, 131-32 Letter to Nicolay, Democratic convention, McClellan, peace faction and opponents, Horatio Seymour, 132-37 Peace propositions, 137-38 Emancipation in Maryland, 138 Jewish delegations calls on Lincoln, copperheads, 138-39 189th New York Infantry, 139 Torchlight parade for Lincoln and Johnson, 140 Henry Bellow, present for Lincoln, 140-41 Emancipation in Maryland, black celebration in Washington, 141-42 Election day, Lincoln, 142-45 Potential cabinet changes, 146-49 Presents for Lincoln, 147 Vandalism at the White House, 148 Practical religion, 149 Lincoln’s annual message, 149-51 Chief Justice Chase, 151-54 Lincoln election victory, 154-55 Washington National Intelligencer, 156-57 Officeseekers, Lincoln and Shakespeare, 157-58 Lincoln and Senator Conness, 158 death, 158-59 Possibility of John A. Andrew in the cabinet, 159 Peace prospects, Blair mission to Richmond, , 159-63 Lincoln story about Stanton and General Foster, 163-64 Thomas H. Hicks, death and funeral, 164 Indiana Copperheads, plot, Oliver Morton, 165 Lincoln second inauguration, , alcohol, 165-70 Cabinet changes, westerners seek a cabinet appointment, 170-71 Emerson Ethridge, copperhead, 171-74 Lincoln appointment of lame ducks, 175 Lincoln’s health, 175-76 Peace prospects, Tribune, amnesty, abolition, 176-80 Lincoln at City Point, Richmond, 180-81 Fall of Richmond, 181-84 Reconstruction, opposition to Lincoln, 184-86 Lincoln assassination, 187-94 Lincoln’s death, 195-97 Lincoln family, 197-99 Lincoln’s simplicity and artlessness, 202 Great curiosity, 202 Did not like to be cheered, 204 Careless about his own safety, 204-5 Premonition of death, 205-6 Too kind to be a good magistrate, 206 Lincoln and visitors, 207

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Henry Winter Davis, 208 Honesty, religious convictions, 209-10 Heavy burdens of office, 211 Flood of visitors, 211-12 Visit to the Army of the Potomac, 212-13 Rail splitting, 213-14 Not a man with a hopeful disposition, 214-15 Providence, 216 Appointments, 217 Stories, 217-18 Lincoln’s reading, 218-220 Lincoln and music, 220 Writing and speaking, 220 Women seeking release of husbands, 221-22

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