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Authors: Daniel Stashower
Kane, George P.
arrest of Brown and
Baltimore riot and
danger denied by
debate over role of
elected mayor
Kennedy letter to
Kennedy’s mistrust of
Lincoln’s family and
Pinkerton’s doubts about
police support denied by
as rabid rebel
war spirit of
Kansas
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kennedy, John (police superintendent)
credit for saving president’s life sought by
Kane mistrusted by
Lincoln’s appreciation of
suspected agents of
Washington commission of
Kenney, H. F.
Kentucky stop cancellation
Lamon, Ward Hill (Lincoln’s particular friend)
book written by
crowds handled by
Harrisburg-Philadelphia leg of trip
on Hillard
indiscretion with reporter
Lincoln assassination and
as Lincoln’s companion to Washington
Pinkerton indicted by
Pinkerton’s alias disregarded by
Pinkerton’s memoirs and
Pinkerton’s secrecy compromised by
whiskey and music provided by
wife’s altering of words in new volume of
Lawton, Hattie (female detective)
Webster and
Lee, Robert E.
letters, to Lincoln
advice to grow beard in
Hunter’s letter of warning
threatening
Lewis, Pryce
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
(Lamon)
Lincoln, Abraham.
See also
assassination conspiracy; Baltimore plan, for revised itinerary; inaugural journey; inauguration; Lincoln, Robert; speeches
anonymous lady’s letter of warning to
assassination conspiracy and
assassination of
Baltimore plan hurting prestige of
in Baltimore with Pinkerton
beard of
bodyguards
in Brady’s studio
Brown, G., viewed by
Buchanan and
calm demeanor of
calm response to news of conspiracy
Cartwright and
cash rewards for murder of
children of
cigar given to engineer Black by
Davis, J., and
debates between Douglas and
disguise of
Douglas as opponent of
electoral votes for
farewell remarks at Springfield
flight of
Greeley and
habeas corpus suspended by
hate mail and threats received by
Herndon meeting with
on Hicks’s dilemma
Hillard and
inaugural train ticket
inaugural trip toll on
on Inauguration Day
inauguration wait of
jokes of
in Judd’s disclosure meeting
Kane’s arrangements for family in Baltimore
Kennedy, J., and
letter from Kane in prison
McClellan and
as Nature’s orator
nomination and election of
Nuts code name for
particular friend of
Peace Convention delegates meeting
personal secretary of
pig-tail whistle received by
Pinkerton, McClernand and
Pinkerton meeting with over Lamon
Pinkerton summoned by
Pinkerton-Judd meeting
Pinkerton’s carriage ride with
Pinkerton’s offer of service to
posing for sculptor
as pressured to leave Springfield
as rail splitter
railroad work of
Scott, W., visited by
separate departure of wife
Seward, F., questioned by
Seward, W. H., and
slavery policy of
on Southern states and Republicans
Southern votes for
Springfield departure of
Springfield last days
State House policy of
on train to Baltimore
as Warne’s invalid brother
warnings received by
warnings received in Springfield
Washington arrival and first day
Washington departure of
at Willard’s Hotel
Lincoln, Mary Todd
Baltimore trip, differing versions of
itinerary change told to
on Lincoln Special
Lincoln, Robert (son)
carpetbag incident
in Cincinnati
Lincoln family in 1861
Lincoln Special.
See also
inaugural journey
Albany arrival of
at Buffalo, New York
Cincinnati
in Cleveland
in Columbus
danger concerns and
Lincoln, M., on
Philadelphia arrival of
Philadelphia departure
Pittsburgh stop
southern route of
Westfield, New York
Lincoln-Douglas debates
Louisville Journal
Luckett, James
Lyceum Theatre
Mackintosh, James
Marcy, Randolph
Maroney, Mrs.
Maroney, Nathan
Maroney case
Marx, Karl
Maryland
arrests made in
governor’s dilemma over secession of
Hazzard’s plan for inaugural journey through
importance of
lack of welcome in
state song
struggle to keep
vote count response in
A Masked Ball
Mather, Thomas
McAuley, William
McClellan, George Brinton
Lincoln and
Pinkerton’s reports to
McClernand, John A.
McClure, Alexander K.
McKenna, James
McParland, James
military.
See also
security, inaugural journey
Felton’s bridge keepers
at inauguration
Palmetto Guard secret
Webster’s membership in local
military escort
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Mississippi secession
mob town image, of Baltimore
Molly Maguires
Montgomery stop
Morgan, Edwin
Mount Vernon Place
Mr. H.
Napoléon III
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
(Douglass)
Nast, Thomas
National Volunteers
ballot lots and
New Jersey
New York, Buffalo
New York City
ambivalent sentiments in
Astor House dinner in
Lincoln’s City Hall speech
security and crowd control
New York Herald
on Lincoln’s wife
New York Times
assassination plans outlined in
Decatur incident revised in
Kennedy’s article in
Maroney case and
New York World
Newport Rising
New-York Tribune
Nicolay, John
on crowds during journey
Hay and
McClellan viewed by
secret plan and
North American
Northern Democratic Association
Nuts, Pinkerton’s code name for Lincoln
O’Laughlen, Michael
Old Independence Hall
Operations in Baltimore, closing of
operatives.
See
detectives, Pinkerton
Orsini, Felice
Ruscelli’s reference to
Palmetto Guard
Peace Convention, in Washington
Lincoln meeting with delegates of
Pennsylvania Railroad
People’s Charter of 1838
Perrymansville
personal secretary
Philadelphia
arrival in
boarding Baltimore-bound train in
departure from
flag-raising ceremony in
Judd-Felton-Pinkerton meeting in
military escort
Pinkerton in
plans for Harrisburg to
security
speech in
train ride to
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B)
Brown, G., orders to obstruct and burn
carriage ride to
danger points on
decoys on
Harrisbug-Philadelphia plan
letter from employee of
Pinkerton hired to protect