Aitken's Landing, Virginia, 102
Appomattox, Virginia, 11, 14, 200, 222, 224, 227, 239, 243, 248, 255, 266, 310, 312, 317
Atzerodt, George, 62–64, 283, 302
Barnes, John S., 74–75, 77–78, 85, 90, 93, 127, 160–61, 170, 171, 209, 210, 218
helps Lincoln plan City Point visit, 101, 104
attends military review, 108, 110
with Mary Lincoln aboard River Queen, 116–18
concerned with Lincoln's safety, 170, 171
learns of Lincoln's assassination, 295–96
Bat, USS, 74–75, 77–78, 85, 90, 95, 123, 183, 210, 218–19
Booth, John Wilkes, 16, 21, 62–64, 265, 283, 293, 303
plans to abduct President Lincoln, 62–64
opinion of Lincoln, 64, 178–79
attends Lincoln's speech, 240–41
shoots President Lincoln, 278–79
writes letter explaining motives for assassination, 301–302
death of, 302
Campbell, John A., 175–77, 181–83, 187, 189–90, 244–45
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence
informed of Lee's surrender, 223–34
comments on Confederate prisoners, 233
attends surrender ceremony of Army of Northern Virginia, 245–47
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 296–97
reaction of army to President Lincoln's assassination, 311
Chambrun, Marquis de, 184, 191, 198, 201
describes train ride with Lincoln, 202–203, 211
describes Lincoln's visit to Depot Field Hospital, 207–208
describes party aboard River Queen, 209, 219–20
describes Lincoln's return trip to Washington, 217–18
converses with Lincoln regarding future, 219–20
describes attitude of Washington toward Confederate prisoners, 230–31
visits Lincoln at White House, 238, 242
declines invitation to attend theater, 263
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 280–81
on Andrew Johnson's becoming president, 303–304
sees change for country after Lincoln's death, 304
City Point, Virginia, 73–75, 77–82, 85–86, 89–91, 138, 189, 190, 207, 208, 265
Colfax, Schuyler, 37, 256, 274, 275
Crook, William, 65–66, 232–33, 253, 272, 316
travels to City Point with Lincoln, 85–87
arrives at City Point, 89
accompanies President Lincoln at Fort Stedman battlefield, 96
encounters “Mr. Smith” aboard River Queen, 132–33
comments on Lincoln's anxiety, 149, 156
receives word of Richmond's capture, 163
in Richmond with Lincoln, 170–77
considers Lincoln's stay at City Point, 215–16
describes Lincoln's return to Washington, 220–21
describes Lincoln's return to White House, 225–26
attends Lincoln's speech, 241
comments on celebrations in Washington, 253
hopeful that threat of assassination has ended, 254
alarmed by conversation with President Lincoln, 273–74
learns of assassination, 294–95
Davis, Jefferson, 16, 33, 75, 175, 182, 234–35
leaves Richmond, 173–74, 187–88
suspected of conspiring with assassins, 293, 298
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 298–99
Ewell, General Richard “Baldy,” 192, 193, 195, 197
Fayetteville, North Carolina, 51, 54, 55–56, 57
Ford's Theatre, 11, 62, 63, 261, 263, 273, 275, 276, 278
Grant, Julia Dent, 113, 115–16, 129–30, 198–99, 202, 209, 258
meets President and Mrs. Lincoln at City Point, 90–91
attends military review, 103, 104–105, 107
learns of Lee's surrender, 224–25
remarks on celebrations in Washington, 253, 254
declines invitation to attend theater, 261–63
tells husband about disturbing incident, 264
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 281–82
opinion on clemency for South, 311
Grant, Ulysses S., 11–16, 19, 39, 43–45, 47–48, 57, 59, 67, 70–72, 84, 94–98, 99–100, 110–11, 129–32, 135–38, 141–43, 146, 169, 179, 180, 190, 194–92, 196, 197, 203–204, 207, 211–12, 215, 239, 245, 248, 254, 266, 315, 316
fears that Lee will escape to North Carolina, 71, 75
invites President Lincoln to visit City Point, 73
accepts Robert Lincoln as member of his staff, 82
concerned with Lee's strategy, 84
attacked by Lee at Fort Stedman, 94–95
meets Sheridan at City Point, 100–101
confers with Lincoln aboard River Queen, 121–27
orders general assault, 147–48
and fighting on April 2, 152–55, 156–57
meets Lincoln in Petersburg, 161–62
receives word of Richmond's capture, 163
travels to General Meade's headquarters, 185–87
in pursuit of General Lee, 197
contacts Lee, 200–201, 212–13, 221
recalls Lincoln's visit to City Point, 216
receives Lee's offer to surrender, 222–23
informs Stanton of Lee's surrender, 224
offers generous surrender terms to Lee, 227
confers with President Lincoln on reduction of army, 251–53
attends cabinet meeting on April 14, 256–60
declines Lincoln's invitation to attend theater, 261–63
has disturbing carriage ride, 264–65
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 281–82
advised of assassination attempt on himself, 282–83
on President Lincoln's death, 282, 293–94
meets with General Sherman, 308–10
Harris, Clara, 61, 275, 277, 279, 280–81
Johnson, Andrew, 282, 301, 303–304, 309, 312, 317
at Lincoln's inauguration, 23–25
meets with President Lincoln, 268–70
informed of President Lincoln's death, 289–90
initially intends to punish South, 304–305
changes outlook toward South, 305–306
lacks Lincoln's diplomatic and political skills, 313–16
and Reconstruction Acts, 313–15
impeached and acquitted, 315–16
Johnston, Joseph E., 45, 54, 70, 204–205, 225–26, 230, 247–49, 256–57, 265–66, 294
offers suspension of hostilities, 306
meets with General Sherman, 306–308
Keckley, Elizabeth, 74, 85, 184, 191, 202, 203, 209, 237, 240
Keene, Laura, 263, 276, 278, 279
Kennedy, Robert F., 303
Lee, Robert E., 11–16, 19, 39, 45, 54, 67, 75, 84, 118, 121–27, 143, 169, 179, 180, 189, 191–92, 198, 199–201, 204–205, 207, 224, 225–27, 245, 255, 266, 293
approves black soldiers for Confederate army, 57–58
attacks Grant at Fort Stedman, 94–95
sends communiques to Jefferson Davis, 155–56
replies to Grant's letter, 201, 214, 221–23
did not understand Lincoln, 226–27
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 299
writes letter to President Johnson, 312–13
Lincoln, Abraham, 11–17, 43–45, 47–48, 49, 61–62, 65–66, 74, 83–84, 99–100, 101, 113–15, 129–31, 132–33, 135, 141, 142–44, 145–46, 148–49, 151, 155–57, 159, 169, 179, 187, 188, 195, 196, 197, 198–99, 227, 235, 237–38, 243–45, 247, 251–53, 272, 274–75, 303–304, 311, 317
changed since 1861, 26, 40–41, 53–54
issues proclamation pardoning deserters, 55
holds cabinet meeting in bedroom, 59
thinks ahead to after the war, 67–68, 69–70
comments on black Confederate soldiers, 68
agrees to visit City Point, 73–75
unconcern over personal safety, 77–80
requests that son Robert join Grant's staff, 81–82
journey to City Point, 86
arrives at City Point, 89–90, 93
visits Fort Stedman battlefield, 95–98
resents Britain's support of Confederacy, 97
attends military review, 103–104, 106, 109–10
confers with Grant and Sherman, 110–11
confers with General Sheridan, 113–15
visits military hospital, 118–19
plans ceremony at Fort Sumter, 119–20
confers with Grant, Sherman, and Porter aboard River Queen, 121–27
meets with John A. Campbell, 175–77
considers readmission of seceded states, 181–84
visits Depot Field Hospital, 207–208
returns to Washington, 208–11, 217–21
learns of Lee's surrender, 221
visits William Seward, 225
speaks to crowd at White House, 231–32
delivers speech at White House, 238–42
on Virginia legislature, 244–45
recounts disturbing dream, 249–50
meets with General Grant on reduction of army, 251–53
has breakfast with Mary and Robert Lincoln, 255
and cabinet meeting of April 14, 256–60
meets with Andrew Johnson, 268–71
conversation with William Crook, 273–74
arrives at Ford's Theatre, 276–77
shot by John Wilkes Booth, 277–78
is moved to Petersen house, 281, 285–86, 287–89
death of, 289
reaction to assassination in North, 292–93
reaction to assassination in South, 299–300, 301
Lincoln, Mary, 13, 61, 121–22, 155, 184, 195, 201, 207–209, 219, 237, 238, 261, 263, 271–72, 273, 290
at inauguration, 22, 26, 30, 35
fears for son Robert's safety, 81–82
object to Barnes's presence aboard River Queen, 116–18
visits military hospital, 118
returns to Washington, 145
arrives in Washington, 151
returns to City Point, 190
visits Depot Field Hospital, 207–208
attends Lincoln's speech, 238–41
speaks with Chambrun, 242
listens to Lincoln's dream, 249–50
cheerful because war nearly over, 253–54
has breakfast with husband, 255
arrives at Ford's Theatre, 276–77
reacts to husband's assassination, 278, 280
Lincoln, Robert, 81, 90, 95, 118, 148, 255
joins General Grant's staff, 82
delivers message from Grant, 93
discusses future with his father, 255
at Petersen house, 288
Lincoln, Thomas “Tad,” 31, 65–66, 118, 151, 155, 161, 162, 170, 201, 220, 280, 291
travels to City Point, 85–87, 93
visits Petersburg with his father, 162–65
visits Richmond with his father, 170–77
attends father's speech, 239
on his father's death, 291
Lyons, Lord, 37
Malvern, USS, 102, 166–67, 170, 171, 177, 181–83
McClellan, George B., 19, 43, 47, 67, 125–26, 269
Meade, George Gordon, 95, 98, 180, 196, 224
reacts to Lincoln's assassination, 297–98
Monohasset (ship), 145, 151, 190
Ord, Edward O. C., 102–107, 148, 152, 163, 293
Ord, Mary, 105–107, 109–10, 127
Petersburg, Virginia, 13, 20, 39, 44, 48, 54, 59, 84, 138, 162–65, 239
Porter, David Dixon, 101–102, 121–27, 160–61, 166–67, 174, 177, 210
Porter, Horace, 72, 94–95, 96–97, 99, 100, 111, 143, 161, 162, 179, 185–87, 211–12, 213–15, 221, 282, 309, 310
escorts Mary Lincoln to military review, 107–108, 110
reports on fighting at Five Forks, 146–48
describes fighting on April 2, 152
describes detaining of Grant by Confederate soldiers, 233–34
describes Grant's declining Lincoln's theater invitation, 261, 263
on President Lincoln's death, 292
Powell, Lewis, 62–64, 283–84, 302
Rathbone, Henry R., 264, 275, 277, 278, 280, 281
Rhodes, Elisha Hunt, 48, 59, 84, 111–12, 127, 132, 163, 169, 192–93, 211, 224
celebrates twenty-third birthday, 84
learns of Lee's surrender, 224
feels strange to be at peace, 232
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 296
Richmond, Virginia, 13, 14, 20, 57, 71, 84, 93, 122, 132, 144, 155–56, 159, 161, 163–64, 165–67, 168, 169–76, 178, 181, 182, 183, 187, 188, 189–91, 203, 204, 207, 214, 215, 216, 222, 225, 229, 239, 243–44, 254, 270, 274, 293, 295, 312
River Queen (steamboat), 11, 12, 13, 77, 78, 85–87, 90–91, 93, 98, 101–102, 109, 110, 111, 113–18, 121–27, 129, 149, 166, 170, 198, 202, 203, 208–11, 217–20, 249, 265
Sayler's Creek, Virginia, 192–93, 195, 196, 199, 211
Seward, Frederick
attends cabinet meeting, 256–60
attempted assassination of, 283–85
Seward, William, 22, 24, 93, 145, 176, 256
injured in carriage accident, 184–85
visited by Lincoln, 225
attempted assassination of, 283–85
learns of President Lincoln's assassination, 298
Sheridan, Philip, 12, 14, 15, 59, 100–102, 136, 137–38, 141–43, 151, 185, 265, 294
Sherman, William T., 11, 12, 14, 19, 39, 40, 51, 54, 55–56, 57, 59, 66, 84, 143, 169, 180, 185, 195, 197, 200, 207, 221, 222, 223, 230, 256, 265–66
army reaches Goldsboro, 70, 71
arrives at City Point, 113
confers with Lincoln aboard River Queen, 121–27
receives message from General Johnston, 306
meets with General Johnston, 306–308
oversteps authority with surrender terms, 307–309
rewrites surrender terms, 309–10
Stanton, Edwin M., 23–24, 93, 99, 119–20, 135, 143–44, 151–52, 159, 169, 170, 184, 189, 195, 243–44, 251, 252, 254, 259–60, 263, 285, 289–90, 316
fears for Lincoln's safety, 77, 79, 85–86, 159–60, 168
visits Petersen house, 288
anger over General Sherman's surrender terms, 309, 310–11
Surratt, Mary, 302
Warren, Gouverneur K., 131, 141
Washburne, Elihu B., 198, 203, 204
Weed, Thurlow, 61
Weitzel, Godfrey, 131, 163, 173, 174, 183, 189–90, 243–44
Welles, Gideon, 20–21, 23, 24, 59, 69, 72, 81, 198, 230, 238, 256–57, 289–90, 295, 313
learns of Lincoln's assassination, 284–86