Tanet, Roger B., his opinion in Dred Scott case discussed, see vol. i.; administers inaugural oath to Lincoln; attempts to liberate Merryman by habeas corpus; denounces Lincoln's action as unconstitutional; succeeded by Chase, see vol. ii. Tatnall, Captain Josiah, destroys Merrimac, see vol. ii. Taylor, Dick, amusingly tricked by Lincoln, see vol. i. Taylor, General Zachary, his victories in Mexican war, see vol. i.; supported by Lincoln for President; urges New Mexico to apply for admission as a State. Tennessee, refuses to furnish Lincoln with troops, see vol. i.; at first opposed to secession; eastern counties of, Unionist; forced to secede; desire of Lincoln to save eastern counties of; prevented from Northern interference by Kentucky's "neutrality"; seized by South; plan of Halleck to invade, see vol. ii.; eastern counties freed from Confederates; plan of Lincoln to reconstruct; chooses presidential electors. Texas, its rebellion and annexation, see vol. i.; claims New Mexico; compensated; secedes. Thomas, General George H., considers Washington insufficiently protected, see vol. ii.; at Chickamauga; replaces Rosecrans; prepares to hold Chattanooga; defeats Hood at Nashville, see vol. ii. Thomas, Philip F., succeeds Cobb in Buchanan's cabinet, see vol. i.; resigns from Treasury Department. Thompson, Jacob, in Buchanan's cabinet, see vol. i.; acts as Mississippi commissioner to persuade Georgia to secede; claims Buchanan's approval; resigns. Thompson, Colonel Samuel, in Black Hawk war, see vol. i. Tod, David, declines offer of Treasury Department, see vol. ii. Todd, Mary, her character, see vol. i.; morbid courtship of, by Lincoln; marries Lincoln; her married life with Lincoln; involves Lincoln in quarrel with Shields. Toombs, Robert, in Congress with Lincoln, see vol. i.; works for secession in 1860; declares himself a rebel in the Senate; secretary of state under Jefferson Davis. Toucey, Isaac, in Buchanan's cabinet, see vol. i. "Tribune," New York; See Greeley, Horace. Trumbull, Lyman, leader of Illinois bar, see vol. i.; elected senator from Illinois through Lincoln's influence; said to have bargained with Lincoln; in Senate in 1861; introduces bill to confiscate slaves of rebels, see vol. ii. Tucker, John, prepares for transportation of Army of Potomac to Fortress Monroe, see vol. ii. Utah, organized as a Territory, see vol. i. Vallandigham, Clement L., in House in 1861, see vol. i.; his speeches in 1863, see vol. ii.; tried and condemned for treason; imprisoned in Fort Warren; sent by Lincoln to Confederate lines; goes to Canada, nominated for governor in Ohio; opinion of Lincoln on; defeated; forces peace plank into National Democratic platform. Vicksburg, siege of, see vol. ii.