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Lincoln's decision to have the Committee Fessenden, 246-48. Fessenden, 246-48.
”I sent for you” Welles, Welles, Diary, Diary, December 20, 201. December 20, 201.
for the sake of ”the public interest” AL to William H. Seward and Salmon P. Chase, December 20, 1862, AL to William H. Seward and Salmon P. Chase, December 20, 1862, CW, CW, 6:12. 6:12.
CHAPTER 22. 22. what Will the Country Say: January 1863-May 1863 what Will the Country Say: January 1863-May 1863 And by virtue AL, ”Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation,” January 1, 1863, AL, ”Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation,” January 1, 1863, CW, CW, 6:28-31. 6:28-31.
”What if the President fails” Dougla.s.s, Dougla.s.s, Dougla.s.s' Monthly, Dougla.s.s' Monthly, January 1863, in January 1863, in Life and Writings of Frederick Dougla.s.s, Life and Writings of Frederick Dougla.s.s, 3:307. 3:307.
”could not stop the Proclamation” Charles Sumner to John Murray Forbes, December 28, 1862, Charles Sumner to John Murray Forbes, December 28, 1862, The Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, The Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, ed. Beverly Wilson Palmer (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1990), 2:135-36. ed. Beverly Wilson Palmer (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1990), 2:135-36.
”to abstain from all violence” Guelzo, Guelzo, Lincoln's Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation, Lincoln's Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation, 178. 178.
”he would complete” Welles, Welles, Diary, Diary, December 31, 1862, 210-11. Senator Charles Sumner of Ma.s.sachusetts took credit for suggesting the idea to both Chase and the president. See Charles Sumner to George Livermore, January 9, 1863, December 31, 1862, 210-11. Senator Charles Sumner of Ma.s.sachusetts took credit for suggesting the idea to both Chase and the president. See Charles Sumner to George Livermore, January 9, 1863, Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, 2:139-40. 2:139-40.
”Tomorrow at noon” Guelzo, Guelzo, Lincoln's Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation, Lincoln's Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation, 177-78. 177-78.
”What do you intend” Florence W. Stanley, ”Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation: Lincoln's Own Story Retold,” Florence W. Stanley, ”Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation: Lincoln's Own Story Retold,” Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 1937. September 22, 1937.
”warm salutations” ”New Year's Day in Was.h.i.+ngton,” ”New Year's Day in Was.h.i.+ngton,” Was.h.i.+ngton Republican, Was.h.i.+ngton Republican, January 2, 1863. January 2, 1863.
New Year's Day reception Mr. Lincoln's Was.h.i.+ngton: Selections from the Writings of Noah Brooks, Civil War Correspondent, Mr. Lincoln's Was.h.i.+ngton: Selections from the Writings of Noah Brooks, Civil War Correspondent, ed. P. J. Staudenraus (South Brunswick, N.J.: Lhomas Yoseloff 1967), 57-60. ed. P. J. Staudenraus (South Brunswick, N.J.: Lhomas Yoseloff 1967), 57-60.
”his hand trembled” Charles Sumner to George Livermore, January 9, 1863, Charles Sumner to George Livermore, January 9, 1863, Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, 2:139-40. See also Guelzo, 2:139-40. See also Guelzo, Lincoln s Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation, Lincoln s Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation, 182-83. 182-83.
”My hand and arm trembled” Isaac Newton Arnold, Isaac Newton Arnold, The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery (Chicago: Clarke and Company, 1866), 304. (Chicago: Clarke and Company, 1866), 304.
”I never, in my life” Seward, Seward, Seward at Was.h.i.+ngton, Seward at Was.h.i.+ngton, 2:151. 2:151.
”It is of the utmost importance” Ambrose Burnside to AL, January 1, 1863, CW, 6:32. Ambrose Burnside to AL, January 1, 1863, CW, 6:32.
”retire to private life” Marvel, Marvel, Burnside, Burnside, 209-11. 209-11.
confidence of the army Marszalek, Marszalek, Commander of All Lincoln's Armies, Commander of All Lincoln's Armies, 163-64. 163-64.
tension between Burnside and Halleck Marvel, Marvel, Burnside, Burnside, 210-11. 210-11.
”Ifin such a difficulty” AL to Henry W. Halleck, January 1, 1863, AL to Henry W. Halleck, January 1, 1863, CW, CW, 6:31-32. 6:31-32.
”a fine ride” Marvel, Marvel, Burnside, Burnside, 212. 212.
”Mud March” Ibid., 212-14. Ibid., 212-14.
warned Lincoln Brown, Brown, Raymond of the Times, Raymond of the Times, 223-24. 223-24.
”That is all true” Fehrenbacher, Fehrenbacher, Recollected Words, Recollected Words, 375. 375.
”I am a hot headed” Walter H. Hebert, Walter H. Hebert, Lighting Joe Hooker Lighting Joe Hooker (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1944), 65, 91, 153-61. (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1944), 65, 91, 153-61.
”That is just such a letter” Noah Brooks, Noah Brooks, Was.h.i.+ngton in Lincoln's Time Was.h.i.+ngton in Lincoln's Time (New York: The Century Company, 1895), 52-53. (New York: The Century Company, 1895), 52-53.
report directly to the president Marszalek, Marszalek, Commander of All Lincoln's Armies, Commander of All Lincoln's Armies, 166. 166.
”a white man's war” McPherson, McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Battle Cry of Freedom, 563. 563.
”And I further declare” AL, ”Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation,” January 1, 1863, AL, ”Emanc.i.p.ation Proclamation,” January 1, 1863, CW, 6:30. CW, 6:30.
”would produce dangerous & fatal” Browning, Browning, Diary, Diary, July 1, 1862, 555. July 1, 1862, 555.
”The colored man only waits” Frederick Dougla.s.s, ”The Proclamation and a Negro Army,” Frederick Dougla.s.s, ”The Proclamation and a Negro Army,” Dougla.s.s' Monthly, Dougla.s.s' Monthly, March 1863. March 1863.
clash of twin emotions Blight, Blight, Frederick Dougla.s.s' Civil War, Frederick Dougla.s.s' Civil War, 156-57. 156-57.
gravitating toward the ideas Thomas and Hyman, Thomas and Hyman, Stanton, Stanton, 229-31. 229-31.
recruitment of African-Americans Dudley Taylor Cornish, Dudley Taylor Cornish, The Sable Arm: Negro Troops in the Union Army, The Sable Arm: Negro Troops in the Union Army, 1861-1865 (New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1956), 112-26. 1861-1865 (New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1956), 112-26.
”The bare sight” AL to Andrew Johnson, March 26, 1863, AL to Andrew Johnson, March 26, 1863, CW, CW, 6:149. 6:149.
”I desire that a renewed” AL to Edwin M. Stanton, July 21, 1863, AL to Edwin M. Stanton, July 21, 1863, CW, CW, 6:342. 6:342.
”Army of the Potomac” Charles Francis Adams, Jr., to Charles Francis Adams, January 30, 1863, Charles Francis Adams, Jr., to Charles Francis Adams, January 30, 1863, A Cycle of Adams Letters 1860-1865, A Cycle of Adams Letters 1860-1865, ed. Worthington C. Ford (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920), 1:250. ed. Worthington C. Ford (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920), 1:250.
”Mymen shall be fed” Hebert, Hebert, Fighting Joe Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker, 178-80. 178-80.
”orderly observance” AL, ”Order for Sabbath Observance,” November 15, 1862, AL, ”Order for Sabbath Observance,” November 15, 1862, CW, CW, 5:497-98. 5:497-98.
”a combination of bar-room” Charles Francis Adams, 1835-1915, Charles Francis Adams, 1835-1915, 161. 161.
Lincoln reviewed the cavalry Air. Air. Lincoln's Was.h.i.+ngton, Lincoln's Was.h.i.+ngton, 151-54. 151-54.
”When I get to Richmond,” Hebert, Hebert, Fighting Joe Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker, 183. 183.
”Gentlemen, in your next battle” Darius N. Couch, ”The Chancellorsville Campaign,” Darius N. Couch, ”The Chancellorsville Campaign,” Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, ed. Clarence C. Buel and Robert U. Johnson (New York: The Century Company, 1884-88), 3:155. ed. Clarence C. Buel and Robert U. Johnson (New York: The Century Company, 1884-88), 3:155.
”That is the most depressing” Brooks, Brooks, Was.h.i.+ngton in Lincoln s Time, Was.h.i.+ngton in Lincoln s Time, 52. 52.
”Whereas, while heretofore” AL, ”Resolution on Slavery,” April 15, 1863, AL, ”Resolution on Slavery,” April 15, 1863, CW, CW, 6:176. 6:176.
”Resolved, That no such embryo” Ibid., 177. Ibid., 177.
”The Jews, as a cla.s.s” Smith, Smith, Grant, Grant, 225-26. 225-26.
Grant alone was responsible Simpson, Simpson, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, 163-65. 163-65.
”And so the children of Israel” Bertram Wallace Korn, Bertram Wallace Korn, American Jewry and the Civil War American Jewry and the Civil War (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1951), 121-25. Lincoln sent the order through Halleck. (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1951), 121-25. Lincoln sent the order through Halleck.
”an uncommon fellow” Charles A. Dana, Charles A. Dana, Recollections of the Civil War Recollections of the Civil War (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898), 61. (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898), 61.