History of the Administration of President Lincoln : Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, And Messages : With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life C.1
Includes index Sketch of life of Abraham Lincoln -- From the election, November 6, 1860, to the inauguration, March 4, 1861 -- From Springfield to Washington -- From the inauguration to the meeting of Congress -- The extra session of Congress, and the military events of the summer of 1861 -- The regular session of Congress, December, 1861: The messages, debates, etc. -- The Military administration of 1862 ; The President and General McClellan -- The congressional session of 1862-1863: 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 movements in Missouri ; The state elections of 1863 -- The Congress of 1863-1864: Message of the President ; Action of the secession -- Movements towards Reconstruction ; The Rebellion and labor ; The President on benevolent associations ; Advancing action concerning the Negr
...o race -- Appendix. General Scott and General McClellan -- A draft urged by General McClellan -- The President's suggestion for an advance, in December, 1861 -- The position of Kentucky -- The President to General McClellan Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Fish, D. Lincoln bibliography A brief sketch of Lincoln's life written originally for the political campaign of 1864 Copy 1, 2, 3: Bound in cloth; frontispiece Copy 4: Bound in leather; frontispiece Copy 1: [8] p. of the publisher's advertisements at end Copy 3: [1] p. of the publisher's advertisements at end Copy 4: [2] p. of the publisher's advertisements at end Copy 1: Handwritten signature in ink on flyleaf: A.W. Raven, May 1864 Copy 2: Bookplate: Library of the Lincoln Memorial University Copy 2: Bookplate: Goe. D. Smith Book Co. Inc., New York Copy 2: Stamped on t.p.: Library of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee Copy 3: Handwritten signature in ink on first prelim. p.: J.W. Artz, Ohio Copy 4: Handwritten inscription in ink on prelim. p.: Thomas B. Newman, Vancouver, June 10/82 [and] July 15/84 18
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