Carpenter, Francis B. Six Months in the White House with . New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1866.

Emancipation Proclamation and desire to paint the scene, Schuyler Colfax, Owen Lovejoy, 10- 20 Lincoln on the history of the Emancipation Proclamation, cabinet, Seward, 20-26 Sketching the painting, 26-28 Lincoln told visitors to ignore Carpenter, just a painter, 30 Sorrowful Lincoln during battle of the Wilderness, 30-31 Court martial cases, Joseph Holt, guerrillas, 32-34 Cabinet, 34-35 Sculptor and . 34-35 Matthew Brady studio, 35 Daniel Webster, 37- Chase, Stanton, Lincoln, Chase, Seward, Gettysburg, 38 Levees and sympathy for Lincoln, 38-39 Describes people coming to see Lincoln, 39-42 Clemency case, 43-44 Stables burned, death of Tad and Willie’s ponies, 44-45 General Crittenden and his son, 46 , 1860 Chicago convention, 46-47 Owen Lovejoy, Lincoln, 47-48 Florida campaign, General Seymour, 48-49 Lincoln and Shakespeare, 49-52 Lincoln’s memory, 52-53 Tax on state banks, 53-54 Stanton on meeting of Buchanan’s cabinet and Fort Sumter, 54-55 Cabinet session, appointments, Stanton, Bates, Usher, 55-56 Grant, Lincoln, dinner, 56-57 Lincoln and Shakespeare, 58 Lincoln on supposed Confederate plot to kidnap him, 62-63 Guards and Lincoln premonitions, threat of assassination, 64-67 Edward Bates on art and Lincoln storytelling, 67-69 Seward’s comments on portrait artists, 69-70 Seward on Henry Clay, 71-72 Seward on the death of slavery, real purpose of war to preserve the Union, Lincoln, 72-75 Address of English abolitionist George Thompson in House, Lincoln, emancipation, 75-79 Lincoln and smutty stories, Seward on Lincoln, 79-81 Lincoln troop review, April 1864, 81-82 Andrew Curtin, 83-84 Chase movement, Lincoln condemns gold speculators, 84 Lincoln and judgement, reply to Chicago ministers, 85-86 Emancipation Proclamation, Cabeb Smith, Montgomery Blair, 1862 elections, 86-88 Chase and Emancipation Proclamation, 88-89 Cabinet meeting after Antietam, Chase, Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, 89-90 Brady, photographs taken, development, Tad, 91-95

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Lincoln not especially conscious of his position, 95-96 Lincoln tells Seward how he earned his first dollar, 96-98 Robert Dale Owen interview with Lincoln, amnesty proclamation, 98 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, meeting with Lincoln, 101-2 Granville Moody, , Don Carlos Buell, 102-3 Capture of Norfolk, General Wool, 104-5 Lincoln loses patience with some visitors, 105-8 Poor woman gets her son released from hospital, 108-10 Presentation of fancy hat in 1860, 113 Gun demonstration at navy yard, held out axe at arm’s length, 113-14 Edwin Forrest, Lincoln never finished reading a novel, 114-15 Reading Shakespeare, 115-16 Death of Willie Lincoln, Dr. Vinton, sermon, 116-19 1860 Republican convention, congressman Alley, Lincoln, no bargains, Lincoln nominated, the news in Springfield, 119-26 Session of Congress, summer 1861, editing messages, 126-28 Speeches for the president when foreign ministers are presented, 128-29 Lincoln and office seekers, 129-30 Lincoln and McClellan, 130 Lincoln and Sunday School children on parade, Daniel Webster, 130-32 Lincoln and children, 132-33 Lincoln visit to New York and criminal reform, 133-35 Lincoln and the cabinet, , 135-39 Simon Cameron and General Patterson, 137 Lincoln and wounded soldiers from the Peninsula, Stanton, Surgeon General Hammond, 140-42 Lincoln impatience with McClellan, 142 Lincoln comment on McClellan and the Chicago convention, 143 Lincoln and Marine band, 143-44 Saw no sign of personal ambition before Baltimore convention, 144 Sensitive about aspersions from officer seekers, 144-45 Wade-Davis Manifesto, 145 Lincoln took advice, 146 Congressman Thomas Shannon of California, 146-48 Lincoln ready to laugh at himself, 148-49 Lincoln, Nicolay, and Hay, 149 Lincoln, laughter and humor, Nasby, James Ashley, 150-52 Lincoln, newspapers, Greeley, 152-57 An allegorical representation of the Emancipation Proclamation, 157 Military commissions, Stanton, 158-59 Comic performance before Lincoln, 160-61 Christian Commission, 161-62 Baltimore convention, Lincoln, John Hay, Andrew Johnson, 162-68 1860 convention, 163-65 Pardoning power, Edward Bates, Stanton, Schuyler Colfax, Thaddeus Stevens, pleading for constituents, 170-78 Hugh McCulloch, 178-80

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Chase resignation, Todd nomination, Fessenden nomination, Hugh McCulloch, 180-85 Lincoln’s death, religious experience, 185-96 July 4, 1864, White House grounds, black Sunday School festival, Baltimore delegation, Bible, 196-201 Sojourner Truth and Lincoln, 201-3 Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, 204 Black visitors and Lincoln, affection of blacks for Lincoln, 205-9 Hampton Roads peace conference, 209-15 Lincoln and slave map, Kilpatrick, 215-16 Lincoln, little eating or sleeping, 217 Lincoln, McClellan and Peninsula campaign, Meade, 219-20 Frémont withdrawal from presidential race, 221 Soldiers’ Home, Lincoln on trees, men’s character, 223-29 Lincoln’s arrival in Washington for inauguration, peace convention, compromise, 229-30 Henry Ward Beecher, 230-31 Lincoln, second inauguration, 231 Wilmington, Fort Anderson, Gideon Welles, Lincoln, 232-33 William T. Sherman, 233 Lincoln stories, humor, 235-36 Lincoln first political speech in 1832, 236-37 Lincoln and Douglas, 237 Land for Lincoln’s stepmother, 238 Lincoln and antislavery ministers, 239-40 Garfield, Lincoln and capture of Norfolk, 240-41 Lincoln and visiting preacher, 241-42 Lincoln and Missouri politicians, 242 Lincoln and Lord Lyons, 243 Democrats in 1860, 243-44 Lincoln and law case, 244-45 Lincoln, Halleck, Stanton, 246-46 Grant and alcohol, 247 Burnside, Knoxville, 247 Vices and virtues, 247-48 Serenade speeches, 248 Lincoln’s wit, 249 Edward Bates, 250 Lincoln on dealing with individual cases, 251-52 Money, Chase, Lincoln, 252-53 Cameron, gossip, 253 Appointments of generals, 254-55 Generals exaggerating Confederate numbers, 255 McClellan as stationary engineer, 255 Missouri Compromise, 257 Lincoln and Committee on the Conduct of the War, 258-59

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Chicago platform, Atlanta, 259 Naval court martial, 259-60 Too many generals, 260-61 Lincoln reading from the Bible, 261-62 Lincoln and clergy, 262 Lincoln and reelection, 262 Lincoln thinking of Sherman, 263 Lincoln thought his life would end with the war, 263 Opposition in Republican party, 263-64 Lincoln, Stanton, free slaves, 264 Stanton resignation, 264-65 Grant, Lee, Stanton, Lincoln, second inauguration, 265-66 Lincoln piloting a flatboat, 267 Lincoln and deputation of Louisiana blacks, 267-68 Stonewall Jackson, 268 Kentuckians and Union troops, 268-69 Lincoln signing Emancipation Proclamation, 269-70 Wadsworth letter, reconstruction, 270-71 , 1848, 271-72 Lincoln and eating, 272 Black porter in the Treasury Department, 272-73 Lincoln, General Phelps, Emancipation, 273-74 Henry Bellows, Sanitary Commission, 274-75 Lincoln and prospects for reelection, 275 Officer seekers, 275-76 Clergy delegation, chaplains, 277 Lincoln and humor, 278 John Tyler, 278 Woman who wanted Lincoln to collect a small debt for her, 278-79 Lincoln thought he should allow people to see him, had contact with the people, 280-81 Call for troops, 1864. 282 , 283 Grant, 283 On whether should be captured, 284 Lincoln on evening of assassination, Ashmun, Colfax, 284-87 Visiting hospitals at City Point, 287-89 Lincoln and Seward, 290-92 Cabinet meeting, morning of the assassination, 292 Assassination, Tad, 293 Lincoln, naval cadet appointment, 294-95 Lincoln and pardons, 295-98 Dennis Hanks, 299 Tad, 300 Jubal Early raid on Washington, Stanton, Mary Lincoln, Fort Stevens, 301-2 Duel, Shields, 302-5

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August 1864, Governor Randall and Lincoln at the Soldiers’ Home, black soldiers, McClellan, 305-8 Lincoln speech in Norwich, Connecticut, Douglas, 308-17 Father seeking help for his son, Lincoln, pardon, 318-19 Drummer boy, 319-20 Woman asks Lincoln for release of one son, 321-22 Herndon address on Lincoln, 323-50 Carpenter picture of Emancipation Proclamation, cabinet, 350-54

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