Lee, Elizabeth Blair. Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Elizabeth Blair Lee. Edited by Virginia Jeans Laas. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991.

Secession speeches in Congress, Iverson, 14-15 Social ostracism of Republicans, 14 Christians and civil war, 15-16 Middle states, Republicans, 16 Benjamin F. Wade speech, 18 Buchanan, 18 Robert Anderson, 18 South Carolina secession, 19 Lincoln’s possible cabinet, Seward, 19 Anderson, Buchanan, Slidell, Jefferson Davis, Moutrie, Pickens, 20 Secession, Douglas, Crittenden, 22-23 Virginia convention, 24-25 Young women and Washington society, 25 Seward peace overture, 25 Southern senators leaving, 27 Rumors about the forts, 28 Corwin’s peace proposition, 28 Missouri politics, 28 Kentucky, 29 Missouri politics, secession, 31-33 Davis and Stephens, turn against secession, 33 Tennessee and secession, 36 Bad men leading secession, father expects peace, 37 Peace congress, 37 South Carolina discontent with Jefferson Davis election, 38 England and the war, blockade, 40-41 Black deportation, 41 Raw soldiers, campaign plans, 43 Simon Cameron, 44 Joseph Holt, Kentucky, 44 Missouri, Claiborne Jackson, 48 Harpers Ferry, 48 Frank Blair candidacy for speaker of the House, 52, 56 Secessionist violence in Baltimore, 53 John C. Frémont, Jessie, 53-54 Simon Cameron, 54 Naval officers, blockade, 58 Congress and military delay, 60 Western Virginia, McClellan, 61, 63 Seward, European powers, England, 62 John C. Breckinridge attack on Lincoln, 63 Maryland, 64 Bull Run, 65

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Philadelphia, 68 General Patterson, 69 Bull Run, 69-70 Criticism of Blair family, 70 Wilson’s Creek, 71 Washington defenses, 72 Confederates moving, additional Union soldiers drilling, 72 Church service, love feast, 74-75 McClellan, 75 Strong business in Philadelphia, 76, 82 Kentucky, 77 Jessie Frémont, John C. Frémont, 78-79, 81 Jessie Frémont, 85 McClellan, 86 Frank Blair and John C. Frémont, 86 Impending advance of McClellan, 87 Southerners would give up if they could see northern prosperity, 88 Frémont, Sigel, Sturgis, Hunter, Sterling Price, Missouri, 89 Thaddeus Stevens accused Frank Blair, Jr. of deserting the Republican party, 91 Shooting of a deserter, 91 Senator Doolittle, 91 Radical in Congress, Frank Blair, Jr., 93 Christmas, White House, 93 Trent affair, England and France, 93-94 Regiments into Missouri, Frémont, 94 Prayer, 96-97 Nathaniel Banks 97 General Lander, 98 General Stone’s arrest, McClellan, Stanton, 100, 102 Chase, turn states into territories, 100 Captain Goldsborough, 101 Hitchcock and Halleck, 102 Kentucky and Tennessee, 103-4 Mary Lincoln and Willie Lincoln, 104 Frank Blair pessimistic, 104 General Lander’s death, 105 Frank Blair, Lincoln, Chase, Frémont, 105-6 Frank Blair making Frémont speech in Congress, George Washington Julian, 107 10th Massachusetts foray against Confederates, foraging, destruction, 107-8 Frémont in mountain division, McClellan, 109 Frémont appointment, Chase and Lincoln, 109 Start of Peninsula campaign, 110 Varina Davis, 110 Confederates retreating everywhere, 111 False rumor about removal of McClellan, 111 Slow movement of troops to Washington, 112

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Naval building, ironclads, 114 Valley, attack on Shields, Keyes, Sumner, Wadsworth, McDowell, Banks, 116 Blockade of the Potomac, McClellan, Francis Preston Blair, 117 Rumor about Kentucky regiment refusing to enlist and being slaughtered by Confederates, 117- 18 Fanny Kemble reading, 118 Social calls, 121 Mrs. Trumbull said the Joint Committee on the conduct of the war was down on McClellan, 121 Military developments in Virginia, 123 Emancipation bill senate, 125 Shiloh, 125-26 McClellan, siege of Yorktown, 125 Optimism, 125-26 Still see southerners as her countrymen, 126 Yorktown, Confederate numbers, McClellan needs more troops, Stanton, 127 Letter from McClellan, Francis Preston Blair, Lincoln, 129-30 Baltimore, Washington emancipation bill, 130-31 Owen Lovejoy, 130-31 Shiloh, 131 Slavery, emancipation, colonization, 132 Surrender of New Orleans, 134, 138 Orphan asylum board, 138 Zachariah Chandler, McClellan, Trumbull, 138-39 Lincoln and Yorktown, 139 New Orleans, 140 Lincoln at Old Point, 140 Williamsburg, 141 McClellan and Halleck, 144 Francis Preston Blair, English and French intervention, 145 Confederate women, Winchester hospitals, 146 Farragut, prayer orders, 146 Fleet on James River retreats, 147 Van Buren, 147-48 McDowell and Stanton, 150 McClellan, McDowell, Banks, 151 Valley campaign, 151-52 Preston King, Wendell Phillips, Doolittle, 152 New Orleans has stopped talk of foreign intervention, 153 Beauregard, Halleck, Corinth, 153-54 New Orleans, 154 Wool and Goldsborough have hampered McClellan, 154 Silas Casey undisciplined soldiers, 154 Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, Casey, 155 Defeat of French in Mexico, 155 Missouri, Governor Gamble, Home Guards, Sterling Price, 156

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Rumor of Beauregard in Richmond, intrigue against McClellan, Shields, Frémont, Banks, McDowell, McClellan, 159 July 4, day of mourning for heavy losses, 160 Halleck, Beauregard, excuses for not reinforcing McClellan, 161 Rumors of Vicksburg’s capture, 162 Dinner, 162 Francis Preston Blair, Halleck, McClellan, 166 Joseph Holt, emancipation, James F. Speed, John Hunt Morgan, 168 Death of Van Buren, 170 Arrest of secessionists, 171 McClellan and Army of the Potomac. 177 Railroad cut in Baltimore, 177 Army reception for McClellan, McDowell, 178-79 Ironclads, 179 McClellan reception in Maryland, 181 Assessment of McClellan, 181 Confederates have left Maryland, election, 183-84 Still fears McClellan is too slow, Stanton, 184-85 Bragg, Bull Nelson, 186 McClellan, 186 Lincoln and Emancipation Proclamation, 186 General Stone, McClellan, Stanton, 188 Expects move by McClellan, Halleck, Buell, 189-90 Charles Sumner, 190 Elections, Democratic generals, Seymour, Wadsworth, 194-94 Pleasonton, Stoneman, Stuart, 194-95 Buell, McClellan, cavalry, 196 Frank Blair, Jr., election 196 Confederate cavalry at Gordonsville, 200 Frank Blair, Jr. election results, abolitionists, 202 Removal of McClellan, Burnside, 202 Mrs. McClellan and Mrs. Franklin, 203-4 McClellan, Burnside, anxiety about battles to be fought, 204 McClellan, Fitz John Porter, Franklin, Baldy Smith, 206 John Van Buren, Democrats, 206-7 Mrs. Trumbull, McClellan, 208 Dennison, Sumner, discontent with Lincoln’s annual message, 211 McDowell court, Pope, 214 Fredericksburg, 214, 216 Cabinet crisis, Stanton, Seward, 217 Congressional reports, doubts about generals, 219 Christmas, 220 Montgomery Blair, Seward, Emancipation Proclamation, 225 Sherman, Vicksburg, Frank, 225-26 Montgomery Blair, post office appointments, 226 Frank Blair, Vicksburg, 226

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Asylum board, 228 General French, Fredericksburg, 229 Alexander McCook, 230 England, France, possible intervention, cotton, 231 Pictures of Jefferson and Varina Davis, Judah Benjamin, 232 Deserters, soldiers and blacks, 234 Thomas Hicks, General French, 234 Admirals, Dahlgren, 235 Fitz John Porter and McClellan, Francis Preston Blair, 235 Hooker, Sumner, Franklin, Burnside, McClellan, religion, 236 Black soldiers, 237 Preston King, Edwin Morgan, race question, 237 Senators, 243 Gideon Welles, 243 Democrats and Frank Blair, 246=47 Dennison, assessment of Demcoratic senators and Confederate strength, 247 Gustavus Fox, Welles, admirals, 247, 249-50 Vicksburg rumors, 248 DuPont and Indianola, 248 Frank Blair, generalship, politics, 250 Frank Blair and Frémont, 251 Senate opposition to Frank Blair, 252 Washington, poor people and Virginia refugees, 253 Frémont and black soldiers, 254 On Richmond, Lincoln reviewing troops, Benjamin F. Wade, 256 Samuel F. DuPont, Gustavus Fox, 256 John Key, Stanton, 259 Hooker and McClellan, 260 Monitors, 261 Dislikes black race, 262 Fox, Dix, Foote, gunboats, 263 Halleck, 264 Chancellorsville, Hooker, Stoneman, 264-68 Kate Chase, Governor Sprague, Hooker, Meade, Birney, Sedgwick, 269 Grant, Rosecrans, 270 Lincoln, McClellan, Hooker, 276 McClellan, Hooker, 276 38th Ohio, 277 Hooker, Meade, 278 Washington defenses, 278 Meade and discipline, 281 Lee, Hooker, Davis, Meade, Lincoln, 283 Army of the Potomac, rations after Gettysburg, Lincoln, Baldy Smith, 284 July 4, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, 285 Dix, Hooker, Milroy, 286 Navy, David Porter, 287

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Missouri, emancipation, 289 Vicksburg, 290 DuPont, Dahlgren, Gilmore, 290-91 General Griffin, Lincoln, 291 Fall campaign plans, 291-92 John Hunt Morgan, 292 John J. Crittenden death, 292 Texas, Frank Blair, prospect of war with France, 293 Robert E. Lee correspondence, 293 Expected pursuit of Lee, 293 Germans, Gettysburg, Schurz, 293 Bishop, prayer, 294-95 Vallandigham, Morgan, Ohio election, 295 Conflict between Lee and Jefferson Davis, Halleck, 296, 298 Fox, DuPont, Dahlgren, Charleston, 297 Demoralization and revolt in Confederacy, French commerce, 298-99 Grant, Sherman, Vicksburg, 299 Joseph Johnston, Frank Blair, John C. Breckinridge, 300 Charleston, Blockade, Wilmington, Fox, Gilmore, DuPont, 302-4 Panic, removal of cattle above us, 305 Rumors about Charleston and Army of the Potomac, 307 Conscription, 307 European powers and Confederacy, 307 Washington society, 309 Emancipation, Maryland, Francis Preston Blair, compensated emancipation, Chase, Sumner, 310 Dennison, Wade, Chase, 311 Home repairs, 312, 314 Reports of battle, sounds of fire, 313 Uncertain news about Meade Lee, 315 Henry T. Blow, Frank Blair, Chase, 316 Frank Blair, corps command, Chase, 320 Philadelphia, Thanksgiving, 321-22 Social life, 323 East Tennessee, 325 Radicals and House of Representatives, Lincoln message, 325-26 Cotton, gold prices, 326 General Ames, 328 Family conflicts, 330-31 et passim Chattanooga, Grant, Sherman, Logan, 332-33 Frank Blair will return to the army in the spring, 336-37 Fox, Grimes, naval promotions, 339 Presidential election, Lincoln, 349 Wilmington, 341 Changing composition of Congress, 343 Orphan asylum, 344 White House, Mary Lincoln, 346

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White House, fire, loss of Mrs. Lincoln’s horses, 346-47 Preston King, 347 Frank Blair, Henry Winter Davis, Navy Department, 353 Orphan asylum, 354 Frank Blair, committee, provost marshal business, 354-55 Grant, 355 Blockade, cotton ship, 355 Frank Blair, bill on naval rank, 357 Fraud charges against Frank Blair, 358 Frémont, 359 Francis Preston Blair, Gideon Welles, 368 General Stone, 369 Schuyler Colfax, 369 Frank Blair talk with Lincoln, 370-71 Henry Dawes, Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Chase, 371 Orphan asylum Sunday School, 371 Sherman and Frank Blair, 372 Robert Schenck, Lincoln, Garfield, Chase, 375 Frank Blair, Chase, Lincoln, 376 Frank Blair and committee on elections, 377 Schuyler Colfax, Benjamin F. Wade, 378 Grant, 379 Grant being reinforced, 381-82 Grant, repulse of Butler, 383 Trumbull, Frank Blair, Chase, 384 Conflict among the Radicals, Sprague, Wade, 385 Ambulances and wounded in Washington, 386 Baltimore convention, Lincoln, Dennison, Preston King, 389 Missouri politics, Frank Blair, Grant, 391 Radicals opposed Frank Blair—could not be both general congressman, 392 Benjamin F. Butler, 396 Fox and Grant, obstructions on James River, 397 Chase resignation, 398-99 Jessie Frémont, John C. Frémont, Democrats, 399 Fessenden, 399-400 Burning of Silver Spring, 402 Cape May, 403ff Mary Lincoln, 408 Atlanta, 409 Montgomery Blair and Halleck, 416 Frank Blair, Atlanta, 418-19 Grant, 420 Butler, burning of Seddon home, 420 Albion Howe, Sigel, 420 Welles, promotion, 422 Montgomery Blair resignation, Lincoln, Frémont, McClellan, Copperheads, 432

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Frank Blair, St. Confederate invasion, 436 Lincoln, 439 Edward Bates, Sherman, 443 Newspapers, people’s war, 450 Rumor about Forney becoming secretary of war, 451 Defeat of Hood, Thomas, 451-52 13th amendment vote, 453 Sumner, Butler, Fort Fisher, 454 Hood, Thomas, Fort Fisher, 457 White House, Lincoln, 462 Francis Preston Blair in Richmond, Mrs. Stannard, Varina Davis, 463, 470 Fort Fisher, 465 Husband not an admiral, 465 Debate on Butler, Brooks, Boutwell, Stevens, 468 Thirteenth amendment, Doolittle, 469 Lincoln on Thirteenth Amendment, 471 Peace commissioners, 472 Food prices, 472 Seward, 473 Orphan asylum, 474 Death of Governor Hicks of Maryland, 476 Frémont, 476 Peace prospects, 477 Mary Lincoln, 479 Blairs, Schenck, 479 Grant, Sherman, Johnston, Beauregard, Schofield, 481 Doolittle, Andrew Johnson, 481-82 Andrew Johnson, 483-84 French, Maximilian, 485 Lincoln visit to the army, 487 Deserters, 487 Fort Stedman, 488 Andrew Johnson, 488-90 Fall of Richmond, 489 John Sherman, Frank Blair, 489 Seward injury, 491 Mary Lincoln, 491 Good news, Lee surrender, 492-93 Lump on breast, doctor, Chloroform, turned out to be only a bruise, 493-95 Lincoln assassination, Seward, 494 Reconciliation between Chase and Francis Preston Blair, 495 Mary Lincoln, 496-99 Andrew Johnston, 496 Sherman, Doolittle, 500

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