CHAPTER IX. Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-two--The Plan of the War, and Strength of the Armies--General M‘Clellan--The General Movement, January 27th, 1862--The brilliant Western Campaign--Removal of M‘Clellan--The _Monitor_--Battle of Fredericksburg--Vallandigham and Seymour--The _Alabama_--President Lincoln declines all Foreign Mediation, 154 CHAPTER X. Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-three--A Popular Prophecy--General Burnside relieved and General Hooker appointed--Battle of Chancellorsville--The Rebels invade Pennsylvania--Battle of Gettysburg--Lincoln’s Speech at Gettysburg--Grant takes Vicksburg--Port Hudson--Battle of Chattanooga--New York Riots--The French in Mexico--Troubles in Missouri, 147 CHAPTER XI. Proclamation of Amnesty--Lincoln’s Benevolence--His Self-reliance--Progress of the Campaign--The Summer of 1864--Lincoln’s Speech at Philadelphia--Suffering in the South--Raids--Sherman’s March--Grant’s Position--Battle of the Wilderness--Siege of Petersburg--Chambersburg--Naval Victories--Confederate Intrigues--Presidential Election--Lincoln Re-elected--Atrocious Attempts of the Confederates, 172 CHAPTER XII. The President’s Reception of Negroes--The South opens Negotiations for Peace--Proposals--Lincoln’s Second Inauguration--The Last Battle--Davis Captured--End of the War--Death of Lincoln--Public Mourning, 203 CHAPTER XIII. President Lincoln’s Characteristics--His Love of Humour--His Stories--Pithy Sayings--Repartees--His Dignity, 233 INDEX, 245 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. CHAPTER I. Birth of Abraham Lincoln--The Lincoln Family--Abraham’s first Schooling--Death of Mrs. Lincoln, and the new “Mother”--Lincoln’s Boyhood and Youth--Self-Education--Great Physical Strength--First Literary Efforts--Journey to New Orleans--Encouraging Incident.