Lincoln, his life and times : being the life and public services of Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, together with his state papers, including his speeches, addresses, messages, letters, and proclamations, and the closing scenes

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Vol. 1 includes front. port of Lincoln [Early life of Abraham Lincoln] -- The Lincoln-Douglas debate -- Mr. Lincoln and the presidency -- From the election, November 6, 1860, to the inauguration, March 4, 1861 -- From Springfield to Washington -- From the inauguration to the meeting of Congress, July 4, 1861 -- The extra session of Congress, and the military events of the summer of 1861 -- The regular session of the Congress, December, 1861 -- The military administration of 1862 ; The President and General M'Clellan -- General conduct of the Administration in 1862 -- The Congressional Session of 1862-63 ; Message of the President and general action of the session -- Arbitrary arrests ; The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus -- Military events of 1863 ; The rebel defeat at Gettysburg ; Fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson -- Political movement in Missouri ; The state elections of 1863 -- The Congress of 1863-64 ; message of the President ; Action of the secession ; Progress in raising troops -- Movements towards Reconstruction -- Military events of the spring and summer of 1864 -- The political campaign of 1864 -- The meeting of Congress and progress of the war -- Close of the rebellion -- The President's assassination -- Anecdotes and reminiscences of President Lincoln -- Appendix: Letters on sundry occasions -- The President and General McClellan -- Warnings against assassination -- Reports, dispatches, and proclamations relating to the assassination -- Official announcements -- Important letter from J. Wilkes Booth -- Indictment of the conspirators -- The finding of the Court Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Bound in cloth; frontispiece in vol. 1 Copy 1: Handwritten signature in pencil on flyleaf: J. Edwards 18
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