A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln

Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, A

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Title: A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History
Author: John G. Nicolay
Release Date: July 19, 2005 [EBook #16332]
Language: English
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[Illustration: PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND HIS SON "TAD."]

A SHORT LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
CONDENSED FROM NICOLAY & HAY'S ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY
BY
JOHN G. NICOLAY
NEW YORK The Century Co. 1904
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_Published October, 1902_
THE DEVINNE PRESS.

CONTENTS
I
Ancestry--Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks--Rock Spring Farm--Lincoln's Birth--Kentucky Schools--The Journey to Indiana--Pigeon Creek Settlement--Indiana Schools--Sally Bush Lincoln--Gentryville--Work and Books--Satires and Sermons--Flatboat Voyage to New Orleans--The Journey to Illinois
II
Flatboat--New Salem--Election Clerk--Store and Mill--Kirkham's "Grammar"--"Sangamo Journal"--The Talisman--Lincoln's Address, March 9, 1832--Black Hawk War--Lincoln Elected Captain--Mustered out May 27, 1832--Re-enlisted in Independent Spy Battalion--Finally Mustered out, June 16, 1832--Defeated for the Legislature--Blacksmith or Lawyer?--The Lincoln-Berry Store--Appointed Postmaster, May 7, 1833--National Politics
III
Appointed Deputy Surveyor--Elected to Legislature in 1834--Campaign Issues--Begins Study of Law--Internal Improvement System--The Lincoln-Stone Protest--Candidate for Speaker in 1838 and 1840
IV
Law Practice--Rules for a Lawyer--Law and Politics: Twin Occupations--The Springfield Coterie--Friendly Help--Anne Rutledge--Mary Owens
V
Springfield Society--Miss Mary Todd--Lincoln's Engagement--His Deep Despondency--Visit to Kentucky--Letters to Speed--The Shields Duel--Marriage--Law Partnership with Logan--Hardin Nominated for Congress, 1843--Baker Nominated for Congress, 1844--Lincoln Nominated and Elected, 1846
VI
First Session of the Thirtieth Congress--Mexican War--"Wilmot Proviso"--Campaign of 1848--Letters to Herndon about Young Men in Politics--Speech in Congress on the Mexican War--Second Session of the Thirtieth Congress--Bill to Prohibit Slavery in the District of Columbia--Lincoln's Recommendations of Office-Seekers--Letters to Speed--Commissioner of the General Land Office--Declines Governorship of Oregon
VII
Repeal of the Missouri Compromise--State Fair Debate--Peoria Debate--Trumbull Elected--Letter to Robinson--The Know-Nothings--Decatur Meeting--Bloomington Convention--Philadelphia Convention--Lincoln's Vote for Vice-President--Fr��mont and Dayton--Lincoln's Campaign Speeches--Chicago Banquet Speech
VIII
Buchanan Elected President--The Dred Scott Decision--Douglas's Springfield Speech, 1857--Lincoln's Answering Speech--Criticism of Dred Scott Decision--Kansas Civil War--Buchanan Appoints Walker--Walker's Letter on Kansas--The Lecompton Constitution--Revolt of Douglas
IX
The Senatorial Contest in Illinois--"House Divided against Itself" Speech--The Lincoln-Douglas Debates--The Freeport Doctrine--Douglas Deposed from Chairmanship of Committee on Territories--Benjamin on Douglas--Lincoln's Popular Majority--Douglas Gains Legislature--Greeley, Crittenden _et al._--"The Fight Must Go On"--Douglas's Southern Speeches--Senator Brown's Questions--Lincoln's Warning against Popular Sovereignty--The War of Pamphlets--Lincoln's Ohio Speeches--The John Brown Raid--Lincoln's Comment
X
Lincoln's Kansas Speeches--The Cooper Institute Speech--New England Speeches--The Democratic Schism--Senator Brown's Resolutions--Jefferson Davis's Resolutions--The Charleston Convention--Majority and Minority Reports--Cotton State Delegations Secede--Charleston Convention Adjourns--Democratic Baltimore Convention Splits--Breckinridge Nominated--Douglas Nominated--Bell Nominated by Union Constitutional Convention--Chicago Convention--Lincoln's Letters to Pickett and Judd--The Pivotal States--Lincoln Nominated
XI
Candidates and Platforms--The Political Chances--Decatur Lincoln Resolution--John Hanks and the Lincoln Rails--The Rail-Splitter Candidate--The Wide-Awakes--Douglas's Southern Tour--Jefferson Davis's Address--Fusion--Lincoln at the State House--The Election Result
XII
Lincoln's Cabinet Program--Members from the South--Questions and Answers--Correspondence with Stephens--Action of Congress--Peace Convention--Preparation of the Inaugural--Lincoln's Farewell Address--The Journey to Washington--Lincoln's Midnight Journey
XIII
The Secession Movement--South Carolina Secession--Buchanan's Neglect--Disloyal Cabinet Members--Washington Central Cabal--Anderson's Transfer to Sumter--Star of the West--Montgomery Rebellion--Davis and Stephens--Corner-stone Theory--Lincoln Inaugurated--His Inaugural Address--Lincoln's Cabinet--The Question of Sumter--Seward's Memorandum--Lincoln's Answer--Bombardment of Sumter--Anderson's Capitulation
XIV
President's Proclamation Calling for Seventy-five Regiments--Responses of the Governors--Maryland and Virginia--The Baltimore Riot--Washington Isolated--Lincoln Takes the Responsibility--Robert E. Lee--Arrival of the New York Seventh--Suspension of Habeas Corpus--The Annapolis Route--Butler in Baltimore--Taney on the Merryman Case--Kentucky--Missouri--Lyon Captures Camp Jackson--Boonville Skirmish--The Missouri Convention--Gamble made Governor--The Border States
XV
Davis's Proclamation for Privateers--Lincoln's Proclamation of Blockade--The Call for Three Years' Volunteers--Southern Military Preparations--Rebel Capital Moved to Richmond--Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas Admitted to Confederate States--Desertion of Army and Navy Officers--Union Troops Fortify Virginia Shore of the Potomac--Concentration at Harper's Ferry--Concentration at Fortress Monroe and Cairo--English Neutrality--Seward's 21st-of-May Despatch--Lincoln's Corrections--Preliminary Skirmishes--Forward to Richmond--Plan of McDowell's Campaign
XVI
Congress--The President's Message--Men and Money Voted--The Contraband--Dennison Appoints McClellan--Rich Mountain--McDowell--Bull Run--Patterson's Failure--McClellan at Washington
XVII
General Scott's Plans--Criticized as the "Anaconda"--The Three Fields of Conflict--Fr��mont Appointed Major-General--His Military Failures--Battle of Wilson's Creek--Hunter Ordered to Fr��mont--Fr��mont's Proclamation--President Revokes Fr��mont's Proclamation--Lincoln's Letter to Browning--Surrender of Lexington--Fr��mont Takes the Field--Cameron's Visit to Fr��mont--Fr��mont's Removal
XVIII
Blockade--Hatteras Inlet--Port Royal Captured--The Trent Affair--Lincoln Suggests Arbitration--Seward's Despatch--McClellan at Washington--Army of the Potomac--McClellan's Quarrel with Scott--Retirement of Scott--Lincoln's Memorandum--"All Quiet on the Potomac"--Conditions in Kentucky--Cameron's Visit to Sherman--East Tennessee--Instructions to Buell--Buell's Neglect--Halleck in Missouri
XIX
Lincoln Directs Co?peration--Halleck and Buell--Ulysses S. Grant--Grant's Demonstration--Victory at Mill River--Fort Henry--Fort Donelson--Buell's Tardiness--Halleck's Activity--Victory of Pea Ridge--Halleck Receives General Command--Pittsburg Landing--Island No. 10--Halleck's Corinth Campaign--Halleck's Mistakes
XX
The Blockade--Hatteras Inlet--Roanoke Island--Fort Pulaski--Merrimac and _Monitor_--The Cumberland Sunk--The Congress Burned--Battle of the Ironclads--Flag-Officer Farragut--Forts Jackson and St. Philip--New Orleans Captured--Farragut at Vicksburg--Farragut's Second Expedition to Vicksburg--Return to New Orleans
XXI
McClellan's Illness--Lincoln Consults McDowell and Franklin--President's Plan against Manassas--McClellan's Plan against Richmond--Cameron and Stanton--President's War Order No. 1--Lincoln's Questions to