1 Brooks, Noah, Washington, DC in Lincoln's Time. Edited by Herbert

1 Brooks, Noah, Washington, DC in Lincoln's Time. Edited by Herbert

Brooks, Noah, Washington, D.C. in Lincoln’s Time. Edited by Herbert Mitang. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1971. Washington as armed camp, 13 Early contacts with Lincoln, 14-15 Washington after major battles, 16-17 Hospitals, 17 Sanitary Commission, 17 Relatives of soldiers, convalescent, 18-19 Patent office hospital, 19 Lincoln and soldiers, 19 Washington described, 20-22 Washington defenses, 22-23 Suspicions of light at Smithsonian, 23-24 Court martial of Fitz John Porter, McClellan, McDowell, 24-26 Chancellorsville, Lincoln, calls for return of McClellan, 26-27 Thaddeus Stevens, 27-28 Henry Winter Davis, 28 Clement L. Vallandigham, 28-29 Fernando Wood, 29 James A. Garfield, Rosecrans, 29-30 Schuyler Colfax, 30-31 Thaddeus Morris, House page, 31-32 Henry Wilson, Charles Sumner, 32-34 Benjamin F. Wade, 34 William Pitt Fessenden, 34-35 Zachariah Chandler, 35 William H. Seward, 35-36 Edwin Stanton, Lincoln, War Department telegraph, Eckert, Sanford, 36-39 Gustavus V. Fox, 39 Gideon Welles, 39-41 Edward Bates, 41 Montgomery Blair, 41 John P. Usher, 41-42 Halleck, Gustavus Fox, 42-43 McClellan, Winfield Scott, 45 Fredericksburg, gloom, Burnside, 46-47 Wounded soldiers in Washington, Christmas, 47-48 Lincoln, New Year’s reception, 48-49 Senator Wright, speech War Democrat, Rosecrans, Powell, 49-50 Mud March, removal of Burnside, 50-51 Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Hooker, reviewing the Army of the Potomac, hospital tents, 51-60 Lincoln, news of Chancellorsville, rumors, Hooker, Halleck, 60-62 Hooker and Lincoln, 62-64 Information on newspaper on reinforcement of Rosecrans, 64-66 Keckley, Mary Lincoln, séance, 66-68 1 Receptions and levees, White House, handshaking, 68-70 Princess Salm-Salm, 70 Many officers in Washington, Edwin Booth, Ford’s Theater, Merchant of Venice, Lincoln, 70-72 Lincoln walking around Washington, 72-73 Anna Dickinson, 73-74 Wedding in House of Representatives, 74-75 Christian Commission, Seward, Lincoln’s memory, 75-76 Lincoln and enlisted men, 77-78 Lincoln and poetry, 79 Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, 81-82 Gettysburg, Frederick, Maryland, after the battle, soldiers begging, Meade, Falling Waters, Hospital, Hamlin, 83-94 Debates in Congress, 96-97 Schuyler Colfax, attempt to expel Alexander Long, Benjamin G. Harris, Elihu Washburne, 97- 100 Garrett Davis, amnesty proclamation, 101-3 Indemnify Federal officials, habeas corpus, 102-3 Conscription debate in Congress, Vallandigham, Samuel S. Cox, 103-4 Bill for enlistment of black soldiers, substitutes, Petroleum Nasby, Lincoln, 104-6 Creation of West Virginia, 106-7 Vallandigham speech on reelection to Congress, John A. Bingham, Henrick B. Wright, Fernando Wood, Lincoln, 107-111 Chase, Lincoln, appointments, 111-117 Dr. Henry, 117-18 Resignation of Chase, 118-24 Missouri problems, Lincoln, Schofield, Blair family, 124-26 Pennsylvania politics, John W. Forney, William D. Kelley, 126-27 Pomeroy Circular, 127-30 Grant, Lincoln, Halleck, Garfield, General Farnsworth, Elihu Washburne, 130-36 Grant, City Point, Lincoln, 136-38 Lincoln, Frémont, 141 Baltimore Republican convention, Hamlin, Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, 141-50 Wade-Davis Manifesto, Lincoln, reconstruction, Sumner, Henry Winter Davis, Benjamin Wade, 150-57 Dark days of July and August 1864, 157ff Jubal Early raid on Washington, worries about secessionists in Georgetown, McCook, Augur, 158-64 McClellan nomination, Lincoln comment, 164 Copperheads, 166 Horatio Seymour, Samuel J. Tilden, 166-67 Platform and reaction, 168 McClellan nomination, 168-69 Dean Richmond, 169 Charles A. Wycliffe, 170-71 Military news after Democratic convention, 172 2 Chase nominated for Chief Justice, Roger Taney, James Speed, Edward Bates, Benjamin F. Wade, 172-77 Fugitive slave case, 179-80 Slavery in Washington, Garrett Davis, Thaddeus Stevens, 180-83 Compensated emancipation, 183-84 Thirteenth Amendment, peace Democrats, vote in the House, 184-91 Segregation on street railways in Washington, 191-93 Election day, 1864, Lincoln uncertain about the results, celebration, Seward, 195-201 Hampton Road peace talks, Lincoln, Doolittle, Sumner, Seward, James Brooks, 201-10 Lincoln’s second inauguration, 210-15 Confederate desertions, 217-18 Fall of Richmond, 218-19 Much speechmaking, Stanton, Preston King, Andrew Johnson, Senator Nye, Benjamin Butler, Seward, 219-22 Illumination of public buildings in Washington, 222 News of Lee’s surrender, Lincoln, 223-25 April 11, Lincoln speech, 225-29 Lincoln assassination, funeral, 229-36 Capture and execution of the conspirators, 236-43 Lincoln family, 245ff Mary Lincoln, 245-46 Children in the White House, 246ff Tad and Willie Lincoln, 246-52 Lincoln and office seekers, Gettysburg address, 252-55 Lincoln storytelling, humor, 255-59 Lincoln’s writing and literary tastes, 259-67 Lincoln on Edward Everett, 267-68 Professor Agassiz, 268-69 Grand Review, Washington, Andrew Johnson, Stanton, Grant, Custer, Sheridan, Sherman, General Howard, 271-84 Conscription bill, 285-91 Congressional elections, 291-92 Army of the Potomac, 292 Indians in Washington, 293-94 Congressional filibustering, 295-96 Revenue laws, taxes, finance, 296-97 Senator McDougall, 297-98 3 .

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