Arnold, Isaac N. The Life of Abraham Lincoln. 4th Edition. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1884. CHAPTER I. ANCESTRY AND EARLY LIFE. Early History of the Family. — Removal of the President's Grandfather from Virginia to Kentucky. — He is Killed by the Indians. — Autobiography of the President. — His Father's Marriage. — His Mother. — Their Children. — Death of His Mother. — His Education. — Books He Read. — Father's Second Marriage. — Trip to New Orleans. 13-27 CHAPTER II. LIFE AT NEW SALEM. The Lincoln Family Remove to Illinois. — Second Trip to New Orleans. — Life at New Salem. — Jack Armstrong and the Clary Grove Boys. — Black Hawk War. — Acquires the Name of " Honest Abe." — Postmaster at Salem. — Trust Funds. — Studies Law. — A Surveyor. — Story of Anne Rutledge. — Elected to the Legislature. 28-44 CHAPTER III. THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Lincoln at Twenty-Five. — At Vandalia. — Re-elected in 1836. — Replies to Forquer. — To Dr. Early. — To Col. Taylor. — State Capital Removed from Vandalia to Springfield. — Anti- Slavery Protest. — Re-elected in 1838. — Removes to Springfield. — Re-elected in 1840. — Partnership with John T. Stuart. — Riding the Circuit. 45-60 CHAPTER IV. MISCELLANEOUS SPEECHES AND MARRIAGE. Speech of 1837 on Perpetuation of the Government. — Reply to Douglas in 1839. — Temperance Address. — Partnership with Judge Logan. — Campaign of 1840. — Protects Baker while Speaking. — Mary Todd. — Lincoln's Courtship. — Challenged by Shields. — His Marriage. — Entertains President Van Buren. — Elected to Congress. 61-75 CHAPTER V. CONGRESS AND THE BAR. Lincoln Takes His Seat in Congress. — His Colleagues and Associates. — How He Impressed Them. — His First Speech. — Speech on the Mexican War. — Delegate to National Convention. — His Campaign Speech. — Introduces Bill to Abolish Slavery in District of Columbia. — Seeks Appointment as Commissioner of Land Office. — Declines to be Governor of Oregon. — At the Bar. — Defends Bill Armstrong. — Lincoln as an Advocate, Lawyer and Orator. 76-91 CHAPTER VI. THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT. Slavery at the Adoption of the Constitution. — Efforts for its Abolition. — Ordinance of 1787. — Its Growth. — Its Acquisition of Territory. — Florida. — Louisiana. — The Missouri Compromise. — Annexation of Texas. — The Wilmot Proviso. — Mexican Provinces Seized. — The Liberty Party. — Its Growth.— The Buffalo Convention.— The Compromise of 1850 92-107 CHAPTER VII. THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS. Stephen Arnold Douglas. — Repeal of the Missouri Compromise. — The Nebraska Bill. — Condition of Matters in Kansas. — Lincoln Comes Forward as the Champion of Freedom. — Speeches at Springfield and Peoria. — Election of Trumbull to the United States Senate. 108-123 CHAPTER VIII. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. The Republican Party. — The Bloomington Convention. — Platform. — William H. Bissell. — Republican Convention at Pittsburgh. — At Philadelphia. — Nomination of Fremont and Dayton. — Douglas Opposes the Lecompton Constitution. — Dred Scott Decision. — Lincoln Nominated for the Senate. — Speech at Springfield, June, 1858 124-138 1 CHAPTER IX. THE LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS DEBATE. Douglas's Return to Illinois. — Speeches of Lincoln and Douglas at Chicago, Bloomington and Springfield. — Lincoln and Douglas Compared. — The Joint Discussions at Charleston. — At Freeport. — At Alton 139-152 CHAPTER X. LINCOLN BECOMES PRESIDENT. Douglas Re-elected to the Senate. — Lincoln Assessed for Expenses of the Canvass.— Visit to Kansas. — Called to Ohio. — Speaks at Columbus and Cincinnati. — In the New England States. — He Shrinks from the Candidacy. — The Cooper Institute Speech. — Is Nominated for President. — The Campaign. — Douglas's Canvass. — Lincoln's Election 153-171 CHAPTER XI. LINCOLN REACHES WASHINGTON. Buchanan's Weakness. — Traitors in his Cabinet. — Efforts to Compromise. — Seven States Secede and Organize Provisional Government. — The Counting of the Electoral Vote. — Lincoln Starts for Washington. — His Journey. — The Assassination Plot. — His Arrival at the Capital. 172-187 CHAPTER XII. LINCOLN IN THE WHITE HOUSE. Lincoln's Inauguration. — His Cabinet. — Douglas's Prophecy. — South Carolina, the Prodigal Son. — Douglas's Rallying Cry for the Union. — His Death. — Difficulties of the President. — Rebels Begin the War. — Uprising of the People. — Death of Ellsworth. — Great Britain and France Recognize the Confederates as Belligerents. — Negroes Declared " Contraband." 188-219 CHAPTER XIII. EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS. Prominent Members of 37th Congress. — President's Message. — Vacant Chairs of Prominent Rebels. — Baker's Reply to Breckenridge. — Andrew Johnson. — Owen Lovejoy. — Law to Free the Slaves of Rebels. — Bull Run. — Fremont's Order Freeing Slaves Modified by the President. — Capture and Release of Mason and Slidell. 220-236 CHAPTER XIV. EFFORTS FOR PEACEFUL EMANCIPATION. President's Message. — Condition of the Country. — Death of Baker. — Stanton, Secretary of War. — Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia. — Prohibition in the Territories. — Employment of Negroes as Soldiers. — Emancipation in the Border States. 237-252 CHAPTER XV. THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. Lincoln and Emancipation. — Greeley Demands It. — The People Pray for It. — McClellan's Warning. — Crittenden's Appeal. — Lovejoy's Response. — The Proclamation Issued. — Its Reception. — Question of Its Validity. 253-271 CHAPTER XVI. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN 1861-1862. Battles in the West. — Belmont to Corinth. — Successes in the South. — New Orleans Captured. — The Monitor. — McClellan and the President. — Pope's Campaign. —McClellan Re-instated. 272-294 CHAPTER XVII. ANTIETAM AND CHANCELLORSVILLE. Harpers Ferry Captured. — Antietam. — McClellan's Delay. — Relieved of Command. — Burnside Appointed. — Fredericksburg. — Burnside Resigns. — Hooker Succeeds Him. — Lincoln's Letter to Hooker. — Chancellorsville 295-305 CHAPTER XVIII. THE TIDE TURNS. 2 The Conscription.— West Virginia Admitted. — The War Powers. — Suspension of Habeas Corpus. — Case of Vallandigham. — Grant's Capture of Vicksburg. — Gettysburg. — Lincoln's Speech. 306-330 CHAPTER XIX. AFTER GETTYSBURG. Effects of the Battle. — Lee Crosses the Potomac. — Chickamauga. — Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. — The Draft Riot in New York.— Meeting at Springfield. — The President's Letter to his old Friends . 331-341 CHAPTER XX. THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED. Debate in the Senate. — Speeches of Trumbull, Wilson, Johnson, Howard and Others. — A New Year's Call on the President. — Debate in the House. — Test Vote. — Speeches of Wilson, Arnold, Randall, Pendleton and Others. — The Amendment Fails. 342-356 CHAPTER XXI. PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT. The President's Message. — His Personal Appeal to Rollins and Border States Members. — Speeches by Voorhees, Kasson, Woodbridge and Garfield. — Thaddeus Stevens Closes the Debate. — The Resolution Passes. — Lincoln's Speech on Its Passage. — Ratification by the States. — Seward Certifies Its Adoption. 357-368 CHAPTER XXII. GRANT AND SHERMAN. General Grant Comes to the Potomac. — Sherman Goes Through Dixie to the Ocean. — Fort McAllister Taken. — Savannah Falls. — The Alabama is Sunk. — Farragut Captures Mobile. 369-383 CHAPTER XXIII. THE SECOND TERM. Lincoln Renominated and Re-elected. — His Administration. — Peace Conference. — Greeley and the Rebel Emissaries. — Blair's Visit to Richmond. — Hampton Roads Conference. — Second Inauguration 384-405 CHAPTER XXIV. THE APPROACHING END. The Sanitary and Christian Commissions. — Lincoln's Sympathy with Suffering. — Proposed Retaliation. — Treatment of Negro Prisoners. — Lincoln's Reception at Baltimore. — Plans for Reconstruction. — Views Upon the Negro Franchise. — His Clemency. 406-417 CHAPTER XXV. VICTORY AND DEATH. Conference of Lincoln, Grant and Sherman. — Richmond Falls. — Lee Surrenders. — Davis Captured. — Lincoln's Visit to Richmond. — Last Day of His Life. — His Assassination. — Funeral. — The World's Grief. — Mrs. Lincoln Distracted. — Injustice to Her. — Her Death. 418-440 CHAPTER XXVI. CONCLUSION 441-454 INDEX 455 3 .