Military Governors--Lincoln's Theory of Reconstruction--Congressional Election in Louisiana--Letter to Military Governors--Letter to Shepley--Amnesty Proclamation, December 8, 1863--Instructions to Banks--Banks's Action in Louisiana--Louisiana Abolishes Slavery--Arkansas Abolishes Slavery--Reconstruction in Tennessee--Missouri Emancipation--Lincoln's Letter to Drake--Missouri Abolishes Slavery--Emancipation in Maryland--Maryland Abolishes Slavery XXXI Shaping of the Presidential Campaign--Criticisms of Mr. Lincoln--Chase's Presidential Ambitions--The Pomeroy Circular--Cleveland Convention--Attempt to Nominate Grant--Meeting of Baltimore Convention--Lincoln's Letter to Schurz--Platform of Republican Convention--Lincoln Renominated--Refuses to Indicate Preference for Vice-President--Johnson Nominated for Vice-President--Lincoln's Speech to Committee of Notification--Reference to Mexico in his Letter of Acceptance--The French in Mexico XXXII The Bogus Proclamation--The Wade-Davis Manifesto--Resignation of Mr. Chase--Fessenden Succeeds Him--The Greeley Peace Conference--Jaquess-Gilmore Mission--Letter of Raymond--Bad Outlook for the Election--Mr. Lincoln on the Issues of the Campaign--President's Secret Memorandum--Meeting of Democratic National Convention--McClellan Nominated--His Letter of Acceptance--Lincoln Reelected--His Speech on Night of Election--The Electoral Vote--Annual Message of December 6, 1864--Resignation of McClellan from the Army XXXIII The Thirteenth Amendment--The President's Speech on its Adoption--The Two Constitutional Amendments of Lincoln's Term--Lincoln on Peace and Slavery in his Annual Message of December 6, 1864--Blair's Mexican Project--The Hampton Roads Conference XXXIV Blair--Chase Chief Justice--Speed Succeeds Bates--McCulloch Succeeds Fessenden--Resignation of Mr. Usher--Lincoln's Offer of $400,000,000--The Second Inaugural--Lincoln's Literary Rank--His Last Speech XXXV Depreciation of Confederate Currency--Rigor of Conscription--Dissatisfaction with the Confederate Government--Lee General-in-Chief--J.E. Johnston Reappointed to Oppose Sherman's March--Value of Slave Property Gone in Richmond--Davis's Recommendation of Emancipation--Benjamin's Last Despatch to Slidell--Condition of the Army when Lee took Command--Lee Attempts Negotiations with Grant--Lincoln's Directions--Lee and Davis Agree upon Line of Retreat--Assault on Fort Stedman--Five Forks--Evacuation of Petersburg--Surrender of Richmond--Pursuit of Lee--Surrender of Lee--Burning of Richmond--Lincoln in Richmond XXXVI