Abraham Lincoln, Volume IIMorse, John T., Jr. (John Torrey)
History
Abraham Lincoln, Volume II
Morse, John T., Jr. (John Torrey)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents -- United States -- Biography
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan, "Stonewall",
commands at Harper's Ferry, see vol. i.;
in Shenandoah valley, see vol. ii.;
his raid down valley in 1862;
escapes pursuing forces;
joins Johnston and attacks McClellan;
compels McClellan to retreat to James River;
defeats Banks;
reinforced;
marches around Pope;
on too good condition of Federal armies;
breaks Federal right at Chancellorsville;
accidentally shot by his own soldiers.
Johnson, Andrew,
in Congress with Lincoln, see vol. i.;
in Senate in 1861;
instructed by Lincoln to reorganize government in Tennessee,
see vol. ii.;
stern opinion of treason;
repudiates Sherman's terms with Johnston;
his nomination for vice-presidency aided by Lincoln;
protested against, by Tennesseeans;
his accession to presidency welcomed by radicals;
refuses to commute Mrs. Surratt's sentence.
Johnson, Bushrod R.,
captured at Fort Donelson, see vol. i.
Johnson, Herschel V.,
nominated for Vice-President in 1860, see vol. i.;
votes against secession in 1860.
Johnson, Oliver,
supports Lincoln in 1864, see vol. ii.
Johnston, General A.S.,
plans to crush Grant and Buell in detail, see vol. i.;
commands at battle of Shiloh;
killed.
Johnston, Joseph
succeeds Jackson at Harper's Ferry, see vol. i.;
aids Beauregard at Bull Run;
on condition of Confederate army;
evacuates Manassas;
fears that McClellan will storm Yorktown, see vol. ii.;
begins attack on McClellan;
retreats from Sherman after Vicksburg;
terms of Sherman with, in 1865;
campaign against Sherman in 1864;
removed by Davis;
campaign against Sherman in Carolinas;
plan of Lee to join;
surrenders.
Johnston, Sally,
marries Thomas Lincoln, see vol. i.;
her character.
Jones, Abraham,
ancestor of Lincoln, see vol. i.
Judd, N.B.,
asked by Lincoln to help his canvass in 1860, see vol. i.;
urges Lincoln to avoid danger of assassination.
Julian, George W.,
in House in 1861, see vol. i.;
on Republican dissatisfaction with Lincoln, see vol. ii.
Kane, Marshal Geo. P.,
telegraphs for Southern aid to oppose passage of troops through
Baltimore, see vol. i.
Kansas,
struggle in, between free and slave-state men, see vol. i.;
rival constitutions of;
admission of, under Lecompton Constitution, urged by Buchanan;
opposed by Douglas;
attempt of Congress to bribe into acceptance of Lecompton Constitution;
rejects offer;
speeches of Lincoln in.
Kansas-Nebraska bill,
introduced, see vol. i.;
repeals Missouri Compromise.
Keitt, Lawrence M.,
his fight with Grow, see vol. i.
Kellogg, Win. Pitt,
letter of Lincoln to, on extension of slavery, see vol. i.
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