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| Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies |
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| Named Person: | Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph H Barrett |
| ISBN: | 081170159X 9780811701594 |
| OCLC Number: | 64552255 |
| Notes: | Originally published: Cincinnati ; New York : Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865. "1865 ed." |
| Description: | x, 842 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln -- Their Residence in Pennsylvania and Virginia -- His Grandfather Crosses the Alleghanies to join Boone and his Associates -- "The Dark and Bloody Ground" -- His Violent Death -- His Widow Settles in Washington County -- Thomas Lincoln, his Son, Marries and Locates near Hodgenville -- Birth of Abraham Lincoln -- LaRue County -- Early Life and Training in Kentucky 11 -- Removal from Kentucky -- An Emigrant Journey -- Forests of Southern Indiana -- New Home -- Indiana in 1816 -- Slavery and Free Labor -- Young Lincoln at His Work -- His Schools and Schoolmasters -- Self-Education -- A Characteristic Incident -- Acquaintance with River Life -- His First Trip to New Orleans as a Flatboatman -- Death of His Mother -- His Father's Second Marriage -- Recollections of an Early Settler -- Close of an Eventful Period in Young Lincoln's History 21 -- French Settlements -- North-West -- Advance of Emigration -- Four Great States Founded -- North and South in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois -- Sentiments of Southern Emigrants -- First Emigrations -- A Coincidence of Dates -- Mordecai and Josiah Lincoln -- Removal to Illinois -- Settlement on the Sangamon, in Macon County -- Locality Described -- Abraham Lincoln Engaged in Splitting Rails -- Removal of His Father -- He Settles in Coles County -- Abraham Lincoln makes another Trip as a Flatboatman -- Becomes Clerk in a Store on His Return -- Postmaster at New Salem 30 -- Breaking Out of the Black Hawk War -- Invasion of 1831 -- Rock-river Country Threatened -- Prompt Action of Gov. Reynolds -- Retreat of Black Hawk -- Treaty of 1804 -- Bad Faith of the Indians -- Invasion of 1832 -- Volunteers Called For -- Abraham Lincoln one of a Company from Menard County -- He is chosen Captain -- Rendezvous at Beardstown -- Hard Marches across the Country to Oquawka, Prophetstown, and Dixon -- Expected Battle Avoided by the Enemy -- Discontent among Volunteers -- They are Disbanded -- Captain Lincoln Remains, Volunteering for Another Term of Service -- Skirmishing Fights -- Arrival of New Levies -- Encounter at Kellogg's Grove -- Black Hawk at Four Lakes -- He Retreats -- Battle on the Wisconsin -- Hastens Forward to the Mississippi -- Battle of Bad-ax -- End of Lincoln's First Campaign -- Autobiographic Note 37 -- A New Period in Mr. Lincoln's Life -- His Political Opinions -- Clay and Jackson -- Mr. Lincoln a Candidate for Representative -- Election in 1834 -- Illinois Strongly Democratic -- Mr. Lincoln as a Surveyor -- Land Speculation Mania -- Mr. Lincolns First Appearance in the Legislature -- Banks and Internal Improvements -- Whig Measures Democratically Botched -- First Meeting of Lincoln with Douglas -- Latter Seeks an Office of the Legislature, and Gets it -- Mr. Lincoln Re-elected in 1836 -- Mr. Douglas also a Member of the House -- Distinguished Associates -- Internal Improvements Again -- Mr. Lincoln's Views on Slavery -- Capital Removed to Springfield -- New Metropolis -- Revulsion of 1837 -- Mr. Lincoln Chosen for a Third Term -- John Calhoun, of Lecompton Memory -- Lincoln the Whig Leader, and Candidate for Speaker -- Close Vote -- First Session at Springfield -- Lincoln Re-elected in 1840 -- Partisan Remodeling of the Supreme Court -- Lincoln Declines Further Service in the Legislature -- His Position as a Statesman at the Close of this Period -- Tribune of the People 47 -- Mr. Lincoln's Law Studies -- His Perseverance under Adverse Circumstances -- Licensed to Practice in 1836 -- His Progress in his Profession -- His Qualities as an Advocate -- A Romantic and Exciting Incident in his Practice -- Reminiscence of his Early Life -- Secures an Acquittal in a Murder Case, in Spite of a Strong Popular Prejudice Against the Prisoner -- Affecting Scene -- Mr. Lincoln Removes to Springfield in 1837 -- Devotes Himself to his Profession, Giving up Political Life -- His Marriage -- Family of Mrs. Lincoln -- Fortunate Domestic Relations -- His Children and their Education -- Denominational Tendencies -- Four Year's Retirement 62 -- Mr. Lincoln's Devotion to Henry Clay -- Presidential Nominations of 1844 -- Campaign in Illinois -- Mr. Lincoln makes an Active Canvass for Clay -- John Calhoun the Leading Polk Elector -- Tariff Issue Thoroughly Discussed -- Method of Conducting the Canvass -- Whigs of Illinois in a Hopeless Minority -- Mr. Lincoln's Reputation as a Whig Champion -- Renders Efficient Service in Indiana -- Mr. Clay's Defeat, and the Consequences -- Mr. Lincoln a Candidate for Congressman in 1846 -- President Polk's Administration -- Condition of the Country -- Texas Annexation, the Mexican War, and the Tariff -- Political Character of the Springfield District -- Lincoln Elected by an Unprecedented Majority -- His Personal Popularity Demonstrated 68 -- Thirtieth Congress -- Its Political Character -- Democracy in a Minority in the House -- Robert C. Winthrop Elected Speaker -- Distinguished Members in both Houses -- Mr. Lincoln takes his Seat as a Member of the House, and Mr. Douglas for the first time as a Member of the Senate, at the same Session -- Mr. Lincoln's Congressional Record that of a Clay and Webster Whig -- Mexican War -- Mr. Lincoln's Views on the Subject -- Misrepresentations -- Not an Available Issue for Mr. Lincoln's Opponents -- His Resolutions of Inquiry in Regard to the Origin of the War -- Mr. Richardson's Resolutions Indorsing the Administration -- Mr. Richardson's Resolutions for an Immediate Discontinuance of the War -- Are Voted Against by Mr. Lincoln -- Resolutions of Thanks to Gen. Taylor -- Mr. Henley's Amendment, and Mr. Ashmun's Addition thereto -- Resolutions Adopted without Amendment -- Mr. Lincoln's First Speech in Congress, on the Mexican War -- Mr. Lincoln on Internal Improvements -- A Characteristic Campaign Speech -- Mr. Lincoln on the Nomination of Gen. Taylor; the Veto Power; National Issues; President and People; Wilmot Proviso; Platforms; Democratic Sympathy for Clay; Military Heroes and Exploits; Cass a Progressive; Extra Pay; the Whigs and the Mexican War; Democratic Divisions -- Close of the Session -- Mr. Lincoln on the Stump -- Gen. Taylor's Election -- Second Session of the Thirtieth Congress -- Slavery in the District of Columbia -- Public Lands -- Mr. Lincoln as a Congressman -- He Retires to Private life 72 -- Mr. Lincoln in Retirement for Five Years -- Gen. Taylor's Administration -- Slavery Agitation of 1850 -- Compromise of Clay and Fillmore -- "Final Settlement" of 1852 -- How, and by Whom it was Disturbed -- Violation of the Most Positive Pledges -- Kansas-Nebraska Bill -- Douglas, the Agitator -- Popular Indignation and Excitement -- Mr. Lincoln Takes part in the Canvass of 1854 -- Great Political Changes -- Anti-Nebraska Organization -- Springfield Resolutions of 1854 -- Results of the Election -- A Majority of Congressmen and of the Legislature Anti-Nebraska -- Election of United States Senator to Succeed Gen. Shields -- Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Trumbull -- A Magnanimous Sacrifice -- Mr. Trumbull Elected 119 -- Republican Party Organized -- Their Platform Adopted at Bloomington -- Canvass of 1856 -- Mr. Lincoln Sustains Fremont and Dayton -- His Active Labors on the Stump -- Col. Bissell Elected Governor of Illinois -- Mr. Buchanan Inaugurated -- His Kansas Policy -- Mr. Douglas Committed to it in June, 1857 -- John Calhoun his Special Friend -- Springfield Speech of Douglas -- Mr. Lincoln's Reply 128 -- Lecompton Struggle -- Policy of Douglas Changed -- He Breaks with the Administration and Loses Caste at the South -- Republican Sympathies -- Douglas Falters, but Opposes the English Bill -- Passage of that Measure -- Democratic State Convention of Illinois -- Douglas Indorsed, and Efforts for his Re-election Commenced -- Democratic Bolt -- Meeting of the Republican State Convention in June -- Mr. Lincoln Named as the First and Only Choice of the Republicans for Senator -- His Great Speech Before the Convention at Springfield -- Douglas and Lincoln at Chicago -- Speeches at Bloomington and Springfield -- Unfair ness of the Apportionment Pointed Out by Mr. Lincoln -- He Analyzes the Douglas Programme -- Seven Joint Debates -- Douglas Produces a Bogus Platform, and Propounds Interrogatories -- "Unfriendly Legislation" -- Lincoln Fully Defines his Position on the Slavery Question -- Result of the Canvass -- People for Lincoln; the Apportionment for Douglas -- Public Opinion -- Mr. Lincoln in Ohio -- His Speech at Columbus -- Denial of the Negro Suffrage Charge -- Troubles of Douglas with his "Great Principle" -- Territories not States -- Doctrines of the Fathers -- His Cincinnati Speech -- "Shooting Over the Line" -- What the Republicans Mean to Do -- Plain Questions to the Democracy -- People Above Courts and Congress -- Uniting the Opposition -- Eastern Tour -- Cooper Institute Speech -- Mr. Bryant's Introduction -- What the Fathers Held -- What will Satisfy the Southern Democracy -- Counsels to the Republicans -- Mr. Lincoln Among the Children -- Republican National Convention at Chicago -- Charleston Explosion -- "Constitutional Union" Nominations -- Distinguished Candidates Among the Republicans -- Platform -- Ballotings -- Mr. Lincoln Nominated -- Unparalleled Enthusiasm -- Ticket Completed with the Name of Senator Hamlin -- Its Reception by the Country -- Mr. Lincoln's Letter of Acceptance -- Result of the Canvass -- His Journey to Washington -- Speeches at Springfield and Indianopolis -- Commencement of President Lincoln's Administration -- Betrospect and Summary of Public Events Fort Sumter -- Loyal Uprising -- Border Slave States -- Summary of Events -- Battle of Bull Run -- Extra Sassion of Congress -- President Lincoln's Message -- Rebel Affairs at Richmond -- Military Reorganization -- Resume of Events to the December Session of Congress -- Action in Regard to "Contrabands" and Slavery -- President's Message, December, 1861 -- Proceedings of Congress -- Emancipation -- Confiscation -- Messages and Addresses of Mr. Lincoln -- Military Events -- Inaction on the Potomac -- Western Campaign -- Capture of New Orleans -- Military Events in the East -- Peninsular Campaign -- Campaign of the Army of Virginia -- Withdrawal of the Army of the Potomac from the Peninsula -- First Invasion of Maryland -- McClellan Superseded -- A New Era Inaugnrated -- Emancipation -- Message of the President -- Last Session of the Thirty-seventh Congress -- Summary of Military Movements in the West -- Army of the Potomac -- General Hooker Superseded -- Gen. Meade takes Command -- Battle of Gettysburg -- Popular Voice in 1863 -- First Session of the Thirty-eighth Congress -- Amnesty Proclamation -- Message -- Orders, Letters, and Addresses -- Popular Sentiment in 1864 -- Appointment of Lieutenant General Grant -- Opening of the Military Campaigns of 1864 -- A new Epoch of the War -- Lieutenant-General Grant in the East -- Campaign of the Army of the Potomac from the Rapidan to Petersburg -- Wilderness -- Spottsylvania Court House -- North Anna -- Cold Harbor -- Across the James -- Sheridan's Grand Raid -- Sigel and Hunter in the Shenandoah Valley -- Army of the James -- Averill and Crook in South-western Virginia -- Combined Armies before Petersburg -- Campaign in Georgia -- From Chattanooga to Marietta -- Early Movements of Sherman and Thomas -- Capture of Dalton -- Battle of Resacca -- Retreat of Johnston -- Slight Engagements -- Occupation of Kingston -- Destruction of Rebel Works at Rome -- Advance to Cassville -- Battle near Dallas and Powder Spring -- Occupation of Acworth and Big Shanty -- Attempts on Sherman's line of Communications -- Kenesaw Mountain -- Battle of Nickojack Creek -- Pause at Marietta -- Louisiana and Arkansas -- Another Invasion of Kentucky -- Movements of the Navy -- Mr. Lincoln's Administration in issue before the People -- Disadvantages of the Hour -- Opposition in Official Quarters, and on the Union side in Congress -- "Radical" Movement -- Recapitulation of the Administration Policy in regard to Virginia and Missouri -- Mr. Lincoln's Method with the Insurrectionary States -- Gen. Fremont's Military Administration in Missouri -- His Removal -- Personality of the Missouri Feud -- How Mr. Lincoln Regarded it -- His Letter to Gen. Schofield -- His Reply to the Demands of the "Radical" Committee -- Situation in Louisiana -- Military Governorship in Tennessee -- State Re-organization in Arkansas -- Factious Opposition -- Uprising of the People for Mr. Lincoln -- Baltimore Convention -- Nominations -- Responses of Mr. Lincoln -- Address of the Methodist General Conference -- President's Reply -- Congress -- Constitutional Amendment prohibiting Slavery -- Its Defeat in the House -- Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Laws -- New Bureaus Established -- Other Important Legislation -- "Reconstruction" -- Opposition to the President's Policy -- Davis Bill -- Disagreement of the two Houses thereon -- Its Final Passage -- President withholds his Signature -- His Proclamation on the Subject -- Wade-Davis Manifesto -- Letters of Mr. Lincoln in regard to Matters in New Orleans and St. Louis -- President Lincoln's Speech at the Philadelphia Fair -- A Democratic National Convention Called and Postponed -- Clay, Thompson and other Conspirators in Canada -- Greeley Negotiations with them -- President Lincoln's Action in the Case -- North-western Conspiracy -- Chicago Nominations and Platform, 1864 -- Military Operations before Petersburg and Richmond, from June to November, 1864 -- Gen. Hunter's Campaign -- Movements in the Shenandoah Valley -- Early's Invasion of Maryland -- His Demonstration against Washington -- His Retreat up the Valley, and Second Advance to the Potomac -- Burning of Chambersburg -- Successes of Gen. Averill -- Battle of Moorfield -- Gen. Sheridan takes Command in the Valley -- Admiral Farragut before Mobile -- Brilliant Naval Victories -- Movements of Sheridan -- Important Successes in the Valley -- Thanksgiving Proclamation of President Lincoln -- Gen. Sherman's Campaign in Georgia -- From Marietta to Atlanta -- Passage of the Chattahoochee -- Rousseau's Raid -- Battles before Atlanta -- Heavy losses of the Rebels after Hood Succeeds Johnston -- Cavalry expeditions under Stoneman and McCook -- Their Failure -- Operations around Atlanta -- Kilpatrick's Raid -- Sherman's Army on the Macon Railroad -- Battle of Jonesboro -- Capture of Atlanta -- Rebel Raids -- Hood's operations in Sherman's Rear -- Price's Invasion of Missouri -- General Results of the South-western Campaigns -- Presidential Canvass of 1864 concluded -- Spirit of the Opposition -- North-western Conspiracy -- Issue Concerning the Habeas Corpus and Military Arrests -- Letters of Mr. Lincoln on these Subjects -- Efforts of the Rebel Cabal in Canada to influence the Election -- State Elections of September and October -- Voice of the Soldiers -- Presidential Vote -- President's Gratitude to the Army and Navy -- Maryland a Free State -- Mr. Lincoln's Speech to Marylanders -- Cipher Dispatches, and Schemes of the Canadian Cabal -- Affairs in Tennessee -- Canvass in New York -- Second Session of the Thirty-Eighth Congress -- President Lincoln's last Annual Message -- Cabinet Changes -- Mr. Blair withdraws, and Gov. Dennison becomes Postmaster-General -- Mr. Speed Succeeds Judge Bates, as Attorney-General -- Death of Chief Justice Taney -- Mr. Chase his Successor -- Our Relations with Canada -- Reciprocity Treaty to Terminate -- Call for 300,000 more Soldiers -- Amendment of the Constitution Prohibiting Slavery, Concurred in by the House -- Popular Rejoicing -- Rebel Treatment of Union Prisoners -- Retaliation Discussed in the Senate, but Repugnant to Public Sentiment -- Wharncliffe Correspondence -- Testimony of Goldwin Smith -- Peace Memorial from Great Britain -- Correspondence Thereon -- Congratulatory Address of the Workingmen of Great Britain -- Speech of Mr. Lincoln in Reply to the Swedish Minister -- Speech of Mr. Lincoln on the Death of Edward Everett -- Political affairs in Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas -- Abortive Peace Negotiations -- Full Details of the Hampton Roads' Conference -- Rebel accounts of the Same -- Affairs in Richmond -- Close of the Thirty-Eighth Congress -- Creation of the Bureau of Freedmen, and other Legislation -- Winter Campaigns of 1864-5 -- Movement of Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah -- Fort McAllister Carried by Assault -- Communication Opened with Admiral Dahlgren's Fleet -- Savannah Occupied by Sherman -- Movements of Hood and Beauregard -- Campaign in Tennessee -- Battle of Franklin -- Armies Before Nashville -- Raid of Stoneman and Burbridge -- Battle of Nashville -- Defeat and Rout of Hood's Army -- Movements Against Wilmington -- Failure of the First Attack on Fort Fisher -- Success of the Second Expedition -- Fort Fisher Captured by Terry and Porter -- Movements of the Army Before Petersburg -- Sherman's Campaign in the Carolinas -- Capture of Charlestou and Wilmington -- Advance of Schofield and Terry on Goldsboro -- Battles of Averysboro and Bentonville -- Occupation of Goldsboro and Union of the Three Armies in North Carolina -- Movements in Virginia -- Conference at City Point -- Close of President Lincoln's First Term -- Order to Gen. Grant in regard to Peace Negotiations -- Fourth of March -- Inauguration Ceremonies -- Mr. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address -- Contrasts -- Cabinet Changes -- Indisposition of the President -- His Speech at the National Hotel on Negro Soldiers in the Rebel Armies -- He Visits Gen. Grant's Headquarters -- Military Situation -- Conference with his Chief Generals -- Movement of the Forces under Meade and Sheridan -- Fighting near Dinwiddie Court House -- Sheridan's Victory at the Five Forks -- Attack of Wright and Parke on the Lines before Petersburg -- Sixth Corps Carry the Enemy's Works -- Petersburg Evacuated -- Pursuit of the Enemy -- Richmond Taken -- Dispatches of Mr. Lincoln -- Nation's Joy -- Lee's Army Closely Pressed -- Captures at Sailor's Creek -- Surrender of Lee -- Mr. Lincoln at Richmond -- His Visit to the City Point Hospital -- His Return to Washington -- Peace Rejoicings -- Speeches of Mr. Lincoln -- Important Proclamations -- Demand on Great Britain for Indemnity -- Closing Military Movements -- Reduction of the Army -- Mr. Lincoln's Last Meeting with His Cabinet -- Celebration at Fort Sumter -- Last Days of Mr. Lincoln -- His Assassination -- Attack on Mr. Seward -- Remains of Mr. Lincoln lying in State -- Obsequies at Washington -- Removal of the Remains to Springfield, Illinois -- Demonstrations along the route -- Obsequies at Springfield -- Great Crime, its authors and abettors -- Assassin's End -- Conspiracy -- Complicity of Jefferson Davis -- How assassins were trained to their work -- Tributes and Testimonials -- Mr. Lincoln as a Lawyer -- Incidents and Reminiscences -- Additional Speeches -- Letter to Gov. IIahu, on Negro Suffrage -- Letter to Mrs. Gurney -- Letter to a Widow who had lost five Sons in the War -- Letter to a Centenarian -- A Letter written in early life A Speech made in 1839 -- Letter to Mr. Choate, on the Pilgrim Fathers -- Letter to Dr. Maclean, on receiving the Degree of LL.D -- Letter to Gov. Fletcher, of Missouri, on the restoration of order -- A message to the Miners -- Speech at Independence Hall in 1861. |
| Responsibility: | Joseph H. Barrett. |
Abstract:
Beautifully written in 1865 by a political contemporary, this is one of the greatest and most sensitive works of nineteenth-century American biographic literature.
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