Authors: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Will’s horse…have been captured: Seward,
Seward at Washington…1861–1872,
pp. 244–45.
Seward spent a tense…he had not been captured: Letter to FAS, quoted in Seward,
Seward at Washington…1861–1872,
p. 233 (quote); Lew Wallace to Henry W. Halleck, July 9, 1864,
OR,
Ser. 1, Vol. XXXVII, Part II, p. 145.
“God be praised for the safety of our boy”: FAS to WHS, July 11, 1864, reel 114, Seward Papers.
“With the help…rejoining the forces”: Seward,
Seward at Washington…1861–1872,
pp. 231–32.
Falkland mansion…“top to bottom”: Mr. Turton, quoted in
National Intelligencer,
reprinted from the
Daily Morning Chronicle,
Washington, D.C., July 16, 1864.
“blackened ruin”: EBL to SPL, August 5, 1864, quoted in note 2 of EBL to SPL, July 16, 1864, in
Wartime Washington,
ed. Laas, p. 405.
the soldiers scattered papers…“great frolic” on the lawn: EBL to SPL, July 16 and 31, [1864], in ibid., pp. 404, 413 (quotes).
“perfect saturnalia”: EBL to SPL, July 31, [1864], in ibid., p. 413.
Breckinridge made them…“side of the Mts.”: EBL to SPL, July 16 and 31, [1864], in ibid., pp. 404, 413 (quote).
He explained…“refuge & of rest”: EBL to SPL, July 16, [1864], in ibid., p. 405.
“made more fuss…came back to us”: EBL to SPL, July 16, [1864], in ibid., pp. 404–05.
In his initial panic…during the crisis: Thomas and Hyman,
Stanton,
pp. 319–20.
“all convalescents…and rifle-pits”: Henry W. Halleck to George Cadwalader, July 9, 1864,
OR,
Ser. 1, Vol. XXXVII, Part II, p. 153.
“in a pleasant and confident humor”: “12 July 1864, Tuesday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 222.
“in the least concerned…force in our front”: “11 July 1864, Monday,” in ibid., p. 221.
“exhibits none…on former occasions”: Entry for July 11, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 72.
drove together…“were not
frightened”
: Entry for July 11, 1864, Taft diary.
allowing the residents of Washington…“troops to the south”: Seward,
Reminiscences of a War-Time Statesman and Diplomat,
p. 246.
“Before even the first…direction of Washington”: Jubal A. Early, “The Advance on Washington in 1864. Letter from General J. A. Early,”
Southern Historical Society Papers,
Vol. IX, January–December 1881 (Richmond, Va.: Southern Historical Society; Wilmington, N.C.: Broadfood Publishing Co., Morningside Bookshop, 1990), p. 306.
“to be exceedingly…impregnable”: Jubal Anderson Early,
War Memoirs: Autobiographical Sketch and Narrative of the War Between the States,
ed. Frank E. Vandiver. Civil War Centennial Series (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1960), p. 390.
at Fort Stevens: Benjamin Franklin Cooling,
Jubal Early’s Raid on Washington, 1864
(Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co. of America, 1989), pp. 117–55.
“The President evinced…standing upon it”: Cramer,
Lincoln Under Enemy Fire,
p. 30.
“Get down”…unusual incident: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., quoted in ibid., p. 22.
“was exciting and wild…to have occurred”: Entry for July 12, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, pp. 75–76.
“an egregious blunder”: Charles A. Dana,
Recollections of the Civil War
(New York: Collier Books, 1963), p. 205.
Welles knew…appeared “contemptible”: Entry for July 13, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 76.
“Mrs. Lincoln…away as they did!”: Carpenter,
Six Months at the White House,
pp. 301–02 (quote p. 302).
“I am informed…dismissed from the cabinet”: Henry W. Halleck to EMS, July 13, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
“Whether the remarks…shall be dismissed”: EMS to AL, July 14, 1864, Lincoln Papers; AL to EMS, July 14, 1864, in
CW,
VII, pp. 439–40 (quote).
“It would greatly pain…now or hereafter”: AL, “Memorandum Read to Cabinet,” [July 14?], 186[4], in
CW,
VII, p. 439.
Learning that Ben Butler…“civilians on either side”: MB to Benjamin F. Butler, August 10, 1864, in
Private and Official Correspondence of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler During the Period of the Civil War.
Vol. V:
August 1864–March 1868
(Norwood, Mass.: Plimpton Press, 1917), p. 32 (quote); Cooling,
Jubal Early’s Raid on Washington, 1864,
pp. 152–53.
“The loss is…is unrelieved[?]”: MB to R. A. Sloane, July 21, 1864, reel 22, Blair Family Papers, DLC.
“The month of August”…throughout the North: Brooks,
Lincoln Observed, Civil War Dispatches of Noah Brooks,
ed. Michael Burlingame (Baltimore, Md., and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998), p. 129.
mid-July call for five hundred thousand additional volunteers:
NYT,
July 19, 1864.
“dissatisfaction…with the colors flying”: Ibid.
An ingenious attempt: See Dorothy L. Drinkard, “Crater, Battle of the (30 July 1864),” in
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War,
ed. Heidler and Heidler, p. 517; McPherson,
Battle Cry of Freedom,
pp. 758–60.
“Piled on top…frightened sheep”: Brooks,
Lincoln Observed,
p. 130.
“It was the saddest…again to have”: USG to Henry W. Halleck, August 1, 1864,
OR,
Ser. 1, Vol. XL, Part I, p. 17.
“less however from the result…of the future”: Entry for August 2, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 92.
he admitted feeling…“of our generals”: Entry for August 1, 1864, in
The Diary of Edward Bates, 1859–1866,
p. 392.
he met with Grant at Fort Monroe:
NYH,
August 3, 1864.
dispatched General Philip Sheridan…“troops go also”: USG to Henry W. Halleck, August 1, 1864,
OR,
Ser. 1, Vol. XXXVII, Part II, p. 558.
“This, I think, is exactly right”: AL to USG, August 3, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 476.
“a long and very pleasant…both in time”: Benjamin B. French to Henry F. French, August 9, 1864, typescript copy, reel 10, French Family Papers, DLC.
“much wretchedness…in the land”: Entry for August 4, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 93.
“The People are wild for Peace”: TW to WHS, August 22, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
“two Ambassadors…for a peace”
: William C. Jewett to Horace Greeley, July 5, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
Urging the president…“doing great harm”: Horace Greeley to AL, July 7, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
commissioned Horace Greeley…escort them to Washington: AL to Horace Greeley, July 9, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 435.
dispatched John Hay to join Greeley: “[ca. 21 July 1864],” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
pp. 224–25; “[after 22 July 1864],” in ibid., p. 228; entry for July 18, 1864, in
Lincoln Day by Day,
Vol. III, p. 273.
“To Whom it may concern…collateral points”: AL, “To Whom It May Concern,” July 18, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 451.
the two envoys…to stop the war: “[after 22 July 1864],” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 228.
He hoped the failed mission…of freeing the slaves: Eaton,
Grant, Lincoln and the Freedmen,
p. 176; Nicolay and Hay,
Abraham Lincoln,
Vol. IX, pp. 193–94.
“are told…an impossibility”: TW to WHS, August 22, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
Swett felt compelled…situation was hopeless: Leonard Swett to his wife, September 8, 1864, quoted in Tarbell,
The Life of Abraham Lincoln,
Vol. II (—: S. S. McClure Co., 1895; New York Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900), p. 202.
were mystified…“his Cabinet”: Entry of August 17, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 109.
“I am in active…
of the Constitution”:
Henry J. Raymond to AL, August 22, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
“I confess that I…prosperity to the country”: “The Interview between Thad Stevens & Mr. Lincoln as related by Col R. M. Hoe,” compiled by JGN, container 10, Nicolay Papers.
asked all cabinet members…a successful conclusion: “11 November 1864, Friday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
pp. 247–48.
“This morning…possibly save it afterwards”: AL, “Memorandum Concerning His Probable Failure of Re-election,” August 23, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 514.
“was considering”…would lend his hand: Eaton,
Grant, Lincoln and the Freedmen,
pp. 173–75 (quotes pp. 173, 175).
Douglass met with…“within our boundaries”: Douglass,
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass,
pp. 796–97.
Douglass promised to confer: Frederick Douglass to AL, August 29, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
Randall had hand-delivered…“Democrats may stand”: Charles D. Robinson to AL, August 7, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
Lincoln shared a draft: Frederick Douglass to Theodore Tilton, October 15, 1864, in
The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass,
Vol. III, ed. Foner, p. 423.
“To me it seems…matter of policy”: AL to Charles D. Robinson, [August] 1864, Lincoln Papers.
“as it seems you would…made the offer supposed”: AL to Charles D. Robinson, August 17, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
Douglass saw clearly…“do you serious damage”: Frederick Douglass to Theodore Tilton, October 15, 1864, in
The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass,
Vol. III, ed. Foner, p. 423.
a messenger informed Lincoln…“my friend Douglass”: AL, quoted in Douglass, “Lincoln and the Colored Troops,” in
Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln,
ed. Rice, p. 320.
“suppress his excitement…men in America”: Eaton,
Grant, Lincoln and the Freedmen,
pp. 175, 176.
“The President was free…reminiscences of the past”: “Interview with Alexander W. Randall and Joseph T. Mills,” August 19, 1864, quoted from the diary of Joseph T. Mills, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, in
CW,
VII, pp. 506–08 (quotes); Pinsker,
Lincoln’s Sanctuary,
p. 158.
Lincoln permanently shelved the draft: Note 1 of AL to Charles D. Robinson, August 17, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 501.
Raymond’s suggestion…“by peaceful modes”: AL to Henry J. Raymond, August 24, 1864, in ibid., p. 517.
“slept undisturbed”…biography of Lincoln: Nicolay and Hay,
Abraham Lincoln,
Vol. IX, p. 221.
“a sort of political Bull Run”: JGN to TB, August 28, 1864, container 3, Nicolay Papers.
“ever present and companionable”: Entry for August 19, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 112.
Mary and Tad…Vermont: AL to MTL, August 31, September 8 and September 11, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 526, 544, 547.
but did not feel he should…“than another arises”: WHS to FAS, August 27, 1864, quoted in Seward,
Seward at Washington…1861–1872,
p. 241.
“the signs of discontent…all to disappear”: WHS to home, August 16, 1864, quoted in ibid., p. 240.
“firm and hopeful”: WHS to FAS, August 27, 1864, quoted in ibid., p. 241.
Welles observed…“an understanding”: Entry for August 19, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 112.
the sight of a disabled soldier: Benjamin, “Recollections of Secretary Edwin M. Stanton,”
Century
(1887), p. 761.
Lincoln invited Raymond…“utter ruination”: JGN to JH, August 25, 1864, in Nicolay,
With Lincoln in the White House,
p. 152.
chairing a meeting…mobilize the party: Leonard Swett to his wife, September 8, 1864, quoted in Tarbell,
The Life of Abraham Lincoln,
Vol. II (1900 edn.), pp. 202–03.
“the turning-point…we are saved”: JGN to JH, August 25, 1864, in Nicolay,
With Lincoln in the White House,
p. 152.
Nicolay was relieved…“encouraged and cheered”: JGN memoranda, quoted in Nicolay and Hay,
Abraham Lincoln,
Vol. IX, p. 221.
Noting that the members…“for the Union party”:
NYT,
August 27, 1864.
“I happen temporarily…an inestimable jewel”: AL, “Speech to One Hundred Sixty-sixth Ohio Regiment,” August 22, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 512.
“giants in the…of the opposition”: JGN to JH, August 25, 1864, in Nicolay,
With Lincoln in the White House,
p. 152.
“we have had nothing…change all this”: Noah Brooks to JGN, August 29, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
“They have a peace…to rest upon”: Waugh,
Reelecting Lincoln,
p. 89.
“It was noticeable”…virtual silence: Noah Brooks to JGN, August 29, 1864, Lincoln Papers.
“His partisans are united…their own choice”: Brooks,
Mr. Lincoln’s Washington,
p. 368.
“was expected…surrender and abasement”: Entry for September 2, 1864,
Diary of George Templeton Strong,
Vol. III, p. 479.
the platform declared…“cessation of hostilities”: “The Democratic National Platform of 1864 (August 29 1864),” in
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War,
ed. Heidler and Heidler, p. 2375.