Includes index (v. 2)

[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

Starr, J. Lincoln bibliography

Bound in cloth; frontispiece in each vol

Copy 1: No frontispiece

Copy 2: Frontispiece in vol. 2

Copy 2: Handwritten inscription in pencil on flyleaf: Ella M. Perkins, Xmas 1907, Buchanan, Mich

Copy 3: Bookplate: Louis A. Warren, 1925

Copy 3: Handwritten inscription in ink on first prelim. p.: Mr. & Mrs. William H. Amerson, from H.S.A

Copy 4: Bookplate: Gustav Kraemer

Copy 5: Bookplate: F.G. Weeks, Carson, Iowa

Copy 5: Handwritten inscription in pencil on flyleaf: F.G. Weeks, Jas. Lawrey, April 21, 1913

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