Lincoln's White House Secretary: The Adventurous Life of William O.Stoddard

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399 Index Abbott, Will, 126, 134 abolitionists, 87, 106, 132, 375nn. 2,3, 377nn. 4, 5, 379n. 6 African Americans: arming of, 323–24; enlistment of, 6; and Fugitive Slave Law, 98, 106, 376n. 5; and Lincoln assassination , 344; Lincoln on voting rights for, 339–40; New York City draft riots and, 314–15, 394–95n. 1; in Washington, D.C., 321–23 Alpha Delta Phi, 129, 131 Antietam, Battle of, 291, 391nn. 1, 4 Apaches, scalping by, 301–2 Arkansas marshalship, 8, 327, 330, 335, 339, 341–46 Army of the Potomac, 273, 287, 294, 306, 309–10, 390n. 1 (chap. 33), 392n. 3, 393n. 3 Atlantic Monthly (magazine), 90 Avery, Sabria (grandmother), 17, 317 Babcock, Hank, 49–50, 52–54 Bank Act, 268–70 Banks, Nathaniel P., 360, 398n. 12 banks and banking, 267–68, 356–57 Bolles, Frances M. (stepmother), 115, 134, 176 bookstores, 67, 83, 85 Booth, John Wilkes, 303, 335, 379n. 7, 388n. 7 Bright, Edward, 26, 28–29, 35, 38, 212, 239 Bright, Mary, 33, 35 Buchanan, James, 213–14, 380n. 2 Bull Run, battles of, 234, 294, 392nn. 3, 4 Bunker Hill, Battle of, 279 Burnside, Ambrose E., 274, 277–78, 282, 379n. 3, 390n. 1 (chap. 33) Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 293–94, 392n. 2 Caldwell, Henry Clay, 341, 346 cannons, 49, 62, 248 Cape Hatteras, 276–77, 284–85 Carpenter, Francis Bicknell: “Arbitration Picture,” 398n. 15; Emancipation Proclamation painting, 63–64, 348–49, 351, 359–60, 374n. 1 (chap. 8), 397n. 2, 398n. 16 Carson, Christopher “Kit,” 326 Caruth School, 83–84, 88 Cave of Abdullam, 264, 332, 335 Central Illinois Gazette: advertising accounts, 297; endorsement of Lincoln, 207–10, 383n. 5; Lincoln’s visit to, 3, 197–98; and presidential campaign, 204–5; WOS at, 187–88. See also Scroggs, John Walker Unless otherwise indicated, women are indexed by maiden name. The note “pl.” indicates the presence of relevant plates in the gallery following page 156. 400 index Century, (journal), 207 Champaign, Ill., 204, 219. See also West Urbana (Champaign), Ill. Champaign County, Ill., 157, 171, 179 Chancellorsville, Battle of, 306–9, 394nn. 3, 4 Chase, Salmon P., 237–38, 349, 387n. 3 (chap. 29) Chicago, Ill., 140–43, 392n. 5 (chap. 34) Chicago Daily Ledger, 141–42, 144 Chicamauga, Battle of, 307 Civil War: approaching climax of, 309; casualties of, 279–80, 306–9, 386n. 13, 394n. 4; contribution of Syracuse to, 121; early days of, 111, 222–26; and finance system of U.S., 266–67; inspection of armies, 325–28; military service of WOS, 5, 221–26, 229–30; opening salvo of, 385n. 1; Stoddard family and, 16; turning point of, 331 Coles County, Ill., 150, 171, 381n. 1 (chap. 20) Colfax, Schuyler, pl. Compromise of 1850, 98, 104, 376n. 5 Conscription Act, 310, 314, 394n. 7 Contraband Camp, 320–24 Cooper, Susan Eagleson (mother-in-law), pl. Cooper, Susan Eagleson “Susie” (wife), 11, 13, 351, 363–65, pl. Corning, William, 75–77, 97 cotton, 266, 342–43 Cotton, Amelia (grandmother), 18, 34, 40, 56, 117 Council of Twelve. See Union League of America cuirasses (armor), 247–48, 253 currency, 60–61, 89, 266–68 Dahlgren, John A., 248, 388n. 1 Davis, David, 179, 381n. 1 (chap. 24), 382n. 2 (chap. 26) Democrats and Democratic Party: anti-Lincoln , 375n. 1 (chap. 10); Civil War and, 332; hunkers, 103, 109, 137, 376n. 1 (chap. 14); Jackson Democrats, 268; as majority in House, 350; Southern, 384nn. 7, 9 Dix, John A., 256–57 “Dixie” (song), 227 Douglas, Stephen A., 171, 213, 376n. 5, 380n. 1, 381n. 2, 382n. 1 (chap. 26) Douglass, Frederick, 87, 375n. 2, 377n. 5 Draft Act, 310, 314, 394n. 7 draft riots, New York City, 6, 314–16, 394– 95n. 1 Durant, Thomas C., 251, 253, 389n. 5 Edmonds, J. M., 265–66, 269 Edmunds, George F., 333, 358, 398n. 10 Eldredge, Titus B., 128, 212 Ellsworth, Ephraim E., 228, 230–31, 386nn. 12, 13 Emancipation Proclamation, 291, 391nn. 4, 5, 398n. 14 Emancipation Proclamation painting, 6, 348–56, 358–60. See also Carpenter, Francis Bicknell Express office, 83–84, 122 Farr, Archibald LaMont, 158, 177, 182, 184, 189, 202 Fillmore, Millard, 98, 104, 255, 376n. 4, 377n. 2 (chap. 14), 379n. 8, 380n. 2 financial ventures, 6, 11, 76–78, 100, 139, 150, 273–78, 284, 301–2 Ford County Journal, 187, 207–10 Fort Mason, 278 Fort Sumter, 221, 226 Fourth of July celebration, 310–12 Fugitive Slave Law, 98, 106, 376n. 5...