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1 Hay, John. Lincoln's Journalist John Hay's Anonymous Writings for The Hay, John. Lincoln’s Journalist John Hay’s Anonymous Writings for the Press, 1860-1864. Edited by Michael Burlingame. Carbondale: Southern Illinois Press, 1998. Springfield, Lincoln nomination, Republican confidence, 1-3 Demonstration, Lincoln meeting, Trumbull, Doolittle, Wide Awakes, 3-6 Election in Illinois, Richard Yates, Wide Awakes, Douglas, Republican confident, 6-9 Lincoln, Thomas Edwards, 9-13 October votes, 13 Lincoln victory, crowds in Springfield, 13-16 Lincoln at the capitol, Trumbull, 17-18 Tribute to Lincoln, 18 Cameron, 18-19 Compromise rumors, 19 Crittenden, 19 Lincoln and delegation from Indiana, 20 Denunciation of secession attributed to Lincoln, 20 Cabinet selection, Lincoln reticent on secession crisis, editorials, 20-21 Compromise and Lincoln, 22 Edward Bates, 22 Lincoln returns to Springfield, 22-23 Lincoln in Indianapolis, departure from Springfield, 23-27 Cincinnati, 27-31 Buffalo, Ohio stops, 31-35 Albany, 35-39 New Jersey, Trenton, Philadelphia, 39-41 Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore, 41-42 Rumors of violence, Pinkerton, sneaking into Washington, 43-45 Lincoln, Cameron, Seward, Giddings, Greeley, 45 Inauguration, 46-47, 52-54 Western politicians and alcohol, 47 Mary Lincoln, 47 Washington, 48-50 Lincoln at Willard Hotel, Chase, Cameron, 51 Rumored secession of Virginia and Maryland, 51-52 Office seekers, 54-55 Rumor of Crittenden appointment to Supreme Court, 55 Forts, 56 Trade and money making, 56 Sumter and war fever, 57 7th New York 59-60 Ellsworth and Zouaves, 60-71 Congress and the war, taxation, death of Douglas, Breckinridge, 71-73 Scott and Cameron, news of army movements, newspapers correspondents, 73-74 Vallandigham, 74-75 Bull Run, 75-80 Wounded soldiers, hospitals, 79-80 1 McClellan, 81 Expected attack on Washington, 81-82 Rumors, Beauregard, Banks, 82 McClellan, 82-83 Bull Run, prisoners, 83-84 Office seekers, 84 John Frémont, 84-87 Prince Napoleon, Lincoln, Mercier, 87-93 Mary Lincoln at Long Branch, New Jersey, 93-99 Frémont, St. Louis, Blair, 99-102 New York Herald, 103 Frémont and Blair, 103 Cameron, St. Louis, 104 Attack in the press on the navy, 104-5 Anaconda, McClellan, 105-6 Banks, 105 Naval expedition, 106-7 Attacks on various government departments, 107 Newspapers, diplomacy, errors, England, 108-111 McClellan troops review, 111-12 McClellan, signs of an advance, professional soldiers, 113-14 Cameron, Frémont, Blair, 114, 116, 120-21 Confederate siege of the Potomac, 115-16 Kentuckians in Washington, 117 Disaffection in Confederate army, 118 Seward, harbor defense, Dayton, Lord Lyons, English government, 118 McClellan, 121 Charles Stone, Ball’s Bluff, Edward Baker, Lincoln, Seward, Cameron, McClellan, 121-24 Lying newspaper, Tribune, Frémont, Wild Cat, Pilot Knob, Ball’s Bluff, Scott, Halleck, McClellan, Potomac siege, 124-27 Scott and McClellan, Frémont, 127-31 England, Italy, Garibaldi, French princes, 131-34 Relief of Frémont, Curtis, David Hunter, Lorenzo Thomas, Frank Blair, 134-35 Halleck, 136 General Wool, 136 England and France, 136-37 Port Royal, Beaufort, cotton, 137-39 Bragg and Pensacola, 139 American Diplomacy, Dayton, France, England, Charles Francis Adams, Spain, Carl Schurz, Cassius Clay, Russia, Sandford, Italy, Garibaldi, 140-43 Trent affair, Mason and Slidell, 143-46 Washington society, entertainment, 146-49 Congress, foreign relations, Chase, 150-52 Slaves, contrabands, 151 Supreme Court, 152 Port Royal, Beaufort, Norfolk, 153 2 Bragg, Fort Pickens, Navy, Gustavus V. Fox, 154-58 John C. Breckinridge, Beriah Magoffin, 156-57 Crittenden, 157 Burnett in House of Representatives, Kentucky, 157 Appearance of Congress, 156-58 Lincoln’s message, 158-59 Lincoln and Cameron, slavery and black troops, 159-61 Thaddeus Stevens, McClellan, Cameron, military power and civil power, 161-63 Ministers in politics, Owen Lovejoy, 163-64 Senate, eulogies for Edward Baker, Lincoln, 164-66 Pressure on Lincoln for immediate abolition, George Bancroft, Owen Lovejoy, 166 Trent affair, Mason and Slidell, England, 167, 171-74, 177-78 Yankee inventiveness, machines, weapons, Admiral Dahlgren, 167-69 Engineers, bridging the Potomac, 169-70 Inventions, houses for soldiers, 170 Confidence in naval expeditions, stone fleet, 170-71 James Lane, governor Robinson, 174-75 Sumner resolution to expel senator Polk of Missouri, Saulsbury of Delaware objects, 175-76 Senators hard on McClellan but he remains popular, Lincoln levee, Ellett essay, 176-77 Great secrecy in cabinet and administration, 177 Visit of French press on behalf of French government, Louis Napoleon, 179-80 Ireland, Irish troops, Corcoran, Meagher, 180-83 Republicans should support Lincoln and administration, but still in habit of opposition, Trumbull, John P. Hale, Sumner, 183-86 McClellan illness, Lincoln, complaints about the army, Greeley, Frederick Conkling, Thaddeus Stevens attacks on Cameron, 187-89 Edward Baker and John C. Breckinridge, Garrett Davis, Senator Starke of Oregon, 190 Move to expel Missouri senators, 191-92 Washington and political corruption, financial pressure, Chase, 192-94 Criticizes conciliatory policy, 194-95 Chase and finance, 195 Missouri railroads, 195 Cameron replaced by Stanton, Joseph Holt, General Dix, Nathaniel P. Banks, 196-98 Congress dithering, 198-200 Ward Lamon, 199-200 Andrew Johnson, 201-3 McClellan, Lincoln and delay, 203-5 Ambrose Burnside, 206-7 Seward, 208 Jesse D. Bright, 208-10 Burnside and North Carolina, 210-11 Rumors about generals being arrested, 213-14 Arrest of Charles Stone, Stanton, 213-15 New York Herald, Bennett, Raymond, Greeley, 216 Roanoke battle, Burnside expedition, 216-19 Newspapers, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Seward, 219-21 3 James H. Lane allies attacking the government, David Hunter, 222-24 James Henry, 224-25 Conflict between allies of McClellan and Stanton, New York Herald, New York World, 225-28 Fort Donelson, Tribune, Dana, praised Stanton, 227 Stanton, telegraph, war news, Banks, Eckert, 228-30 Monitor and Merrimac, General Wool, 231-33 Hard to predict course of ideas in revolution, Wendell Phillips, becoming an antislavery war, slavery propagandists brought on the war, 233-35 Tribune, conspiracy against McClellan, Frémont, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 235-39 Frémont, Burnside, western vs. eastern troops, General Shields, General Richardson, General Sigel Carthage, 239-42 Peninsula, McClellan, Yorktown, General Wool, 242-44 Banks and McDowell, 244 On to Richmond, Banks, McDowell, Frémont, McClellan, Lincoln, 244-47 Senate McDougal, Ben Wade, Charles Stone, McClellan, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 247 Attacks in Congress on Cameron and Welles, 250 Tax, internal revenue measure, debt, 250-53 New York Times and Foote for admiral, 253 Practical discussion of slavery, Maryland, Lincoln, District of Columbia, Frank Blair, 253-57 Sundays, either battles fought or news, 257-58 New Orleans, military and diplomatic impact, 258 McClellan and Yorktown, Beauregard and Corinth, 260 New Orleans, Porter, Farragut, 260 Peninsula, McClellan, Yorktown, Norfolk, Chase, Wool, 260-63 David Hunter, emancipation order, Lincoln, Wade, Lovejoy, Grow, Frémont, Lincoln message on gradual emancipation, 263-65 Norfolk, 265-68 Virginia Peninsula, White House Point, 268-71 Peninsula, Yorktown, impact of slavery on Virginia, McClellan, 271-75 Impeachment of West H. Humphreys, senators, 275-78 Mexican subsidy treaty, 278-81 Riding on a river steamer, Fortress Monroe, 281-85 Willard Hotel, Mitchel, Burnside, John Pope, Halleck, 285-88 John Pope, McClellan, Cedar Mountain, Banks, 288-91 Halleck, McClellan, exaggerated enemy numbers, Stonewall Jackson, Silas Casey, 291-94 Businessmen, McClellan and Wall Street, John Pope, McClellan leaving Harrison’s Landing, 294-97 John Pope, Reno, Kelley’s Ford, Halleck, 297-99 Gloom in Washington, Second Bull Run, Sigel, McDowell, 299-302 Second Bull Run, John Pope, deaths of Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny, 302-5 Washington defenses, morale, crazy panic, 305-7 Lincoln, reticence in crisis, blasted by extremists, lengthy defense of Lincoln’s policies, 307-11 Demonstration for president, Emancipation Proclamation, Chase, Cassius Clay, 311-14 4 Troops going to McClellan, low Confederate numbers, McClellan seems never ready to act, 314- 17 John J. Key dismissed from service, Lincoln, McClellan, 317-18 Death of Bull Nelson, 318-319 Too many indifferent citizens in Washington, Ford’s theater, 320-22 Fitz John Porter court martial, McDowell inquiry, alcohol, 322-24 Burnside, Lincoln, Democratic generals, McClellan, 324-27 Banks and New Orleans, 327-28 Optimism about the war, Confederates, copperheads, Banks, Missouri, Andrew Johnson, 328-33 Aftermath of Gettysburg, Lee, Falling Waters, 333 Disorganization of Confederates and copperheads, praises Bramlette in Kentucky, 334-37 Chase, New York Tribune and denunciation of arbitrary arrests, 337-38 Radical Republicans and Arkansas senator, 338 5 .
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