Part 40 (1/2)
”The political objective” Carl von Clausewitz, Carl von Clausewitz, On War, On War, cited in McPherson, cited in McPherson, Tried by War, Tried by War, forthcoming. forthcoming.
”If the Secretary of War” the Secretary of War” AL to Simon Cameron, May 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24 AL to Simon Cameron, May 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24 [26?], 1861, CW, CW, 4:367, 369, 370, 374, 380-81, 384. 4:367, 369, 370, 374, 380-81, 384.
”quite independent” AL to Edwin D. Morgan, May 20, 1861, AL to Edwin D. Morgan, May 20, 1861, CW, CW, 4:375. 4:375.
”I am for it” am for it” AL to Simon Cameron, May 13, 21, 1861, AL to Simon Cameron, May 13, 21, 1861, CW, CW, 4:367, 380. 4:367, 380.
”information from spies” McPherson, McPherson, Tried by War, Tried by War, 73-74. 73-74.
”I feel confident” Sears, Sears, George B. McClellan, George B. McClellan, 104. 104.
”I yield” George McClellan to AL, August 10, 1861, McClellan, George McClellan to AL, August 10, 1861, McClellan, Civil War Papers, Civil War Papers, 82-83. 82-83.
”patriotic purpose” McPherson, McPherson, Tried by War, Tried by War, 73-74; Sears, 73-74; Sears, George B. McClellan, George B. McClellan, 104. 104.
”The Presdt is an idiot” George McClellan to Ellen McClellan, August 16, October 11, 1861, McClellan, George McClellan to Ellen McClellan, August 16, October 11, 1861, McClellan, Civil War Papers, Civil War Papers, 85. 85.
”I found” George B. McClellan to Ellen McClellan, October 16, November 17, 1861, McClellan, George B. McClellan to Ellen McClellan, October 16, November 17, 1861, McClellan, Civil War Papers, Civil War Papers, 107, 135. 107, 135.
”Drawon me” Hay, Hay, Inside, Inside, [November 1861], 30. [November 1861], 30.
”As Delaware was the first” Patience Essah, Patience Essah, A House Divided: Slavery and Emanc.i.p.ation in Delaware, 1638-1865 A House Divided: Slavery and Emanc.i.p.ation in Delaware, 1638-1865 (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1996), 161. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1996), 161.
”that if quiet was kept” Hay, Hay, Inside, Inside, May 1, 1861, 16. May 1, 1861, 16.
”the Stars and Stripes” Kentucky Statesman, Kentucky Statesman, June 14, 1861, cited in Lownsend, June 14, 1861, cited in Lownsend, Lincoln and the Bluegra.s.s, Lincoln and the Bluegra.s.s, 281. 281.
Lincoln had stayed in touch Lownsend, Lownsend, Lincoln and the Bluegra.s.s, Lincoln and the Bluegra.s.s, 273-74. 273-74.
”he contemplated” Garrett Davis, April 23, 1861, Fehrenbacher, Garrett Davis, April 23, 1861, Fehrenbacher, Recollected Words, Recollected Words, 133-34. 133-34.
”We have beaten them” Joshua Speed to AL, May 27, 1861, ALPLC. Joshua Speed to AL, May 27, 1861, ALPLC.
”I have given you” Allan Nevins, Allan Nevins, Fremont: Pathmarker of the West Fremont: Pathmarker of the West (New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1939), 477. (New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1939), 477.
”I think there is great danger” AL to John C. Fremont, September 2, 1861, AL to John C. Fremont, September 2, 1861, CW, CW, 4:506-7. 4:506-7.
”Now, at once” AL to Mrs. John C. Fremont, September 10, 1861, AL to Mrs. John C. Fremont, September 10, 1861, CW, CW, 4:515. 4:515.
”It was a war” was a war” Nevins, Nevins, Fremont, Fremont, 515-19. 515-19.
”taxed me so violently” Hay, Hay, Inside, Inside, December 9, 1863, 123. December 9, 1863, 123.
”an impetus” Nevins, Nevins, Fremont, Fremont, 507. 507.
”How many times are we” Ibid.
”Slavery is the bulwark” Dougla.s.s' Monthly, Dougla.s.s' Monthly, September 1861. September 1861.
raised Fremont James M. McPherson, James M. McPherson, The Struggle for Equality: Abolitionists and the Negro in the Civil War and Reconstruction The Struggle for Equality: Abolitionists and the Negro in the Civil War and Reconstruction (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1964), 72-73. (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1964), 72-73.
”I have been so distressed” Joshua Speed to AL, September 3, 1861, ALPLC. Joshua Speed to AL, September 3, 1861, ALPLC.
”Fremont's proclamation” Orville Browning to AL, September 11, 1861, ALPLC. Orville Browning to AL, September 11, 1861, ALPLC.
”Coming from you” AL to Orville Browning, September 22, 1861, AL to Orville Browning, September 22, 1861, CW, CW, 4:531-33. 4:531-33.
”with bowed head” Charles Carlton Coffin, in Rice, Charles Carlton Coffin, in Rice, Reminiscences of Lincoln, Reminiscences of Lincoln, 172-73. 172-73.
There was no patriot like Baker Blair and Tars.h.i.+s, Blair and Tars.h.i.+s, Colonel Edward D. Baker, Colonel Edward D. Baker, 167. 167.
”went up stairs” Hay, Hay, Inside, Inside, November 13, 1861, 32. November 13, 1861, 32.
”I was favourably impressed” Browning, Browning, Diary, Diary, December 19, 1861, 515-16. December 19, 1861, 515-16.
compensated emanc.i.p.ation Essah, Essah, House Divided, House Divided, 162-72. 162-72.
”cheapest and most human” H. Clay Reed, ”Lincoln's Compensated Emanc.i.p.ation Plan,” H. Clay Reed, ”Lincoln's Compensated Emanc.i.p.ation Plan,” Delaware Notes Delaware Notes (Newark: University of Delaware, 1931), 65. (Newark: University of Delaware, 1931), 65.
”deeply convinced and faithful” David Donald, David Donald, Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970), 17. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970), 17.
”Mr. President” Ibid, 48.
”n.o.ble little Delaware” AL, ”Annual Message to Congress,” December 3, 1861, AL, ”Annual Message to Congress,” December 3, 1861, CW, CW, 5:50. 5:50.
”eight times as great” Ibid., 53.
most problematic member of Lincoln's cabinet Fred A. Shannon, Fred A. Shannon, The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861-1865 The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861-1865 (Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1928), 26. (Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1928), 26.
”was quite offended” Chase, Chase, Diaries, Diaries, January 12, 1862, 61. January 12, 1862, 61.
”to gratify your wish” Erwin Stanley Bradley, Erwin Stanley Bradley, Simon Cameron: Lincoln's Secretary of War Simon Cameron: Lincoln's Secretary of War (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1966), 205-9. (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1966), 205-9.
”simultaneous movement” AL to Henry W. Halleck and Don C. Buell, December 31, 1861, AL to Henry W. Halleck and Don C. Buell, December 31, 1861, CW, CW, 5:84. 5:84.
”I have never received” Henry W. Halleck to AL, January 1, 1862, Henry W. Halleck to AL, January 1, 1862, CW, CW, 5:84. 5:84.
”Mr. President, you are murdering” Trefousse, Trefousse, Benjamin Franklin Wade, Benjamin Franklin Wade, 159. 159.
”For some months” Bates, Bates, Diary, Diary, December 31, 1861, 218-20. December 31, 1861, 218-20.
”It is exceedingly discouraging” AL to Simon Cameron, January 10, 1862, CJ^5:95. AL to Simon Cameron, January 10, 1862, CJ^5:95.
”I feared” Russell Frank Weigley, Russell Frank Weigley, Quartermaster General of the Union Army: A Biography of M. C. Meigs Quartermaster General of the Union Army: A Biography of M. C. Meigs (New York: Columbia University Press, 1959), 131-32. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1959), 131-32.
”General, what shall I do?” ”General M. C. Meigs on the Civil War,” ”General M. C. Meigs on the Civil War,” The American Historical Review The American Historical Review 26, no. 2 (January 1921): 292. 26, no. 2 (January 1921): 292.
CHAPTER 20. 20. We Are Coming Father Abraham: January 1862-July 1862 We Are Coming Father Abraham: January 1862-July 1862 ”The inauguration is over” Thomas and Hyman, Thomas and Hyman, Stanton, Stanton, 118. 118.