Nicolay, John G. An Oral History of Abraham Lincoln: John G. Nicolay’s Interviews and Essays. Edited by Michael Burlingame. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1996. Depression, 1-3 Mary Todd, 1-2 Owens letters, 3-5 Religion, 5 Inauguration, 5-6 Black Hawk War, 7 John T. Stuart, 7ff Illinois election, 10-11 Internal improvements, capital, 13 Lincoln at end of his life, 14 War and providence, 14-15 Oregon governorship, 15 McClellan, 16 Politics, 20 Law, 22 Clothes, 23 Broadsword duel, 27 Early politics, 28-29 Lincoln, Whig, 30-31 Good man who never played tricks, 31 Lincoln and 1858 campaign, 32-33 Surveyor, alcohol, 33 Lincoln speech on finance, 35 Early elections, popularity, 36 Removal of capital, 37 Alcohol, 38 Edward Baker, 38 Lawyer, 39 Trumbull, 1855 Senate election, 39 Simon Cameron, Lincoln, Springfield, Hamlin, Welles, 41-42 Sumter question, 42 Missouri affairs, Fremont, Blair, 43 Report, black troops, 43 Stanton, 44 Lincoln-Douglas debate, Freeport, fugitive slave law, 44-45 Trumbull election, 1854, 45-46 Election of 1860, Lincoln nomination, Norman Judd, cabinet, 46-47 Peace congress, 47 Lincoln-Douglas debates, 48 Lincoln story on those pressing him for emancipation, 48-49 McClellan and Hooker, 49-50 Hamilton Fish, Sumner, Burnside expedition, 50-51 Union prisoners, Stanton, Hamilton Fish, exchange, commissioners, Seward, Lincoln, 51-53 1 Chase, Chief Justice, 53 Deserter executions, 53 Fessenden, Seward, Lincoln, Lot M. Morrill, 54-55 Women, prisoners at Point Lookout, 55-56 Ward H. Lamon, Lincoln, Grant, Wade, 57-58 Election of 1864, 58 Emancipation Proclamation, Robert Dale Owen, 58-59 Lincoln and Missouri, Schofield, Gratz Brown, 59-61 Dark days of 1862, Senators, 61 Republican caucus, Wade, Chandler, 61-62 Hurlbut, Mission to Charleston, 1861, Lamon, 62-64 Trumbull, Lincoln, Seward, foreign affairs, 65 J. P. Usher, Hampton Roads conference, Seward, Schenck, compensated emancipation, 65-66 Lincoln, Blair, Emancipation Proclamation, 66-67 Lincoln and Hamlin, 67-68 Joseph Holt, cowardice, court martial, leg cases, 68-70 Fitz John Porter, McDowell, Chandler, Jeb Stuart, 70-71 Holt, threat to Lincoln’s life, 71 Holt, Slidell, Buchanan, 71-72 Cass resignation, 72-73 Jeremiah Black, Stanton, Buchanan, Cobb, Slidell, Star of the West, 73-77 Lincoln, Thaddeus Stevens, election of 1864, 77-79 John Sherman, cabinet, Chase, Blair, Seward, 79-80 Lincoln and woman petitioner, sons, 80-82 Cabinet and churches, 82-83 Court martial papers, 83 Henry Wilson, Wade, McClellan, 83-84 Sumner and Lincoln, 84 Henry Wilson, Chase, Blair, Supreme Court, Lincoln, 84-85 Nathaniel P. Banks, Red River, Lincoln, 86 Lincoln and minister, 87 Cabinet crisis, Chase, Ira Harris, 87 Lincoln, River, peace conference, humor, 87-88 Lincoln and Lee’s escape after Gettysburg, 88 Lincoln, Chase, Pomeroy circular, 89 Chase, Lincoln, finances, humor, 90 Lincoln assassination, 90 Lincoln in the 1860 campaign, biographers, Know Nothings, appointments, clergy, Springfield, self-control, 91-106 Lincoln journey, Springfield, preparation of inaugural, Indianapolis, Wide Awakes, local committee, Columbus, Ohio, Buffalo, Albany, New York, 107-20 2 .