Team of Rivals (176 page)

“Fondly do we hope…with all nations”: AL, “Second Inaugural Address,” March 4, 1865, in
CW,
VIII, pp. 332–33.

“as he became…Church member”: Leonard Swett to WHH, January 17, 1866, in
HI,
pp. 167–68.

crowd cheered…drew to a close:
Boston Daily Evening Transcript,
March 4, 1865.

“the largest crowd…been here yet”: JGN to TB, March 5, 1865, container 3, Nicolay Papers.

president was…five thousand people:
Star,
March 6, 1865.

“It was a grand…every 4 minutes”: Entry for March 5, 1865, in French,
Witness to the Young Republic,
p. 466.

“On reaching the door…you liked it!”: Douglass,
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass,
pp. 803–04.

his own assessment…“Almighty and them”: AL to TW, March 15, 1865,
CW,
VIII, p. 356.

New York World
…“statesmanship”:
New York World,
March 6, 1865, quoted in Harris,
Lincoln’s Last Months,
p. 149.

Tribune
charged…chance for peace:
NYTrib,
March 6, 1865, quoted in Harris, p. 150.

“That rail-splitting…keynote of this war”: Charles Francis Adams, Jr., to Charles Francis Adams, Sr., quoted in Harris,
Lincoln’s Last Months,
p. 148.

London
Spectator…
“village lawyer”: London
Spectator,
March 25, 1865, quoted in
Lincoln As They Saw Him,
ed. Herbert Mitgang (New York and Toronto: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1956), pp. 447, 446.

Arnold overheard…Seward himself: Harris,
Lincoln’s Last Months,
p. 148.

“The President’s…position in history”: Arnold,
The Life of Abraham Lincoln,
pp. 404–05.

“He has called…sickening to the heart”:
Charleston [S.C.] Mercury,
January 10, 1865, reprinted in
Liberator,
March 3, 1865.

“it was always plain…judicious and appropriate”: Charles A. Dana, quoted in Hay, “Life in the White House in the Time of Lincoln,”
Century
(1890), p. 36.

CHAPTER 26: THE FINAL WEEKS

“he was in mind…all-sufficing strength”: Hay, “Life in the White House in the Time of Lincoln,”
Century
(1890), p. 37.

“a tired spot”: Brooks,
Mr. Lincoln’s Washington,
p. 161.

avoid the thousands…“Egyptian locusts”: JGN to TB, March 5, 1865, in Nicolay,
With Lincoln in the White House,
p. 175.

“The bare thought…
crush
me”: AL, quoted in Carpenter,
Six Months at the White House,
p. 276.

“they don’t want…must see them”: AL, quoted in Hay, “Life in the White House in the Time of Lincoln,”
Century
(1890), p. 33.

“I think now…
nineteen
enemies”: AL, quoted in Carpenter,
Six Months at the White House,
p. 276.

hope that consul…wished to help: AL to WHS, March 6, 1865,
CW,
VIII, p. 337.

“at all times…of public trusts”: AL to Winfield Scott and others, March 1, 1865,
CW,
VIII, p. 327.

Fessenden had been assured…“with regret”: Fessenden,
Life and Public Services of William Pitt Fessenden,
Vol. I, pp. 365, 367 (quote).

“I desire gratefully…this great people”: William Pitt Fessenden to AL, quoted in Fessenden,
Life and Public Services of William Pitt Fessenden,
Vol. I, p. 366.

he was nervous…“never sorry”: Hugh McCulloch,
Men and Measures of Half a Century: Sketches and Comments
(New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888; 1900), pp. 193–94.

intended to replace Usher: “Usher, John Palmer,” in Neely,
The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia,
p. 317.

Hay was particularly adept…“his influence”: William Leete Stone, quoted by Michael Burlingame, in introduction to Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. xiii.

Nicolay functioned…and New York: Donald,
“We Are Lincoln Men,”
p. 209.

Hay was chosen…reconstruction of Florida: “Hay, John Milton,” in Neely,
The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia,
p. 149.

had come to believe…“the hand of God”: JH to JGN, August 7, 1863, in Hay,
At Lincoln’s Side,
p. 49 (quote); “Hay, John Milton,” in Neely,
The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia,
p. 149.

If the “patent…blinking eyes”: JH to WHH, September 5, 1866, in
HI,
p. 332.

contemplating the purchase of a newspaper: Nicolay,
Lincoln’s Secretary,
p. 224.

Mary had enlisted…Noah Brooks: Anson G. Henry to his wife, March 13, 1865, in
Concerning Mr. Lincoln,
comp. Pratt, p. 117.

tried to talk…any such discussion: JGN to TB, quoted in Nicolay,
Lincoln’s Secretary,
p. 223.

Seward found…dissenting vote:
NR,
quoted in ibid., p. 224.

position paid…start married life: JGN to TB, March 12, 1865, quoted in ibid., p. 225.

Hay had recognized…“personal preeminence”: “Hay’s Reminiscences of the Civil War,” in Hay,
At Lincoln’s Side,
p. 129.

arranged for Hay…for another month: JH to Charles Hay, March 31, 1865, in Hay,
At Lincoln’s Side,
p. 103.

“It will be…at the same time”: JGN to TB, quoted in Nicolay,
Lincoln’s Secretary,
p. 227.

“We are having…laid aside”: MTL to Abram Wakeman, March 20, [1865], in Turner and Turner,
Mary Todd Lincoln,
pp. 205–06.

note to Sumner…“familiar to me”: MTL to CS, March 23, 1865, in ibid., p. 209.

“an emotional temperament…heart would break”: Helm,
The True Story of Mary,
p. 32.

an incident…“giving me up the key”: Carpenter,
Six Months at the White House,
pp. 91–92.

“so full of life…little sprite”:
NYTrib,
July 17, 1871.

Grant had issued…“to be asked”:
The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant (Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant),
ed. John Y. Simon (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1975), p. 141.

“Can you not…would do you good”: USG to AL, March 20, 1865, Lincoln Papers.

Fox was not happy…“making the journey”: John S. Barnes, “With Lincoln from Washington to Richmond in 1865,” Part 1,
Appleton’s
9 (June 1907), p. 519.

ordered John Barnes…“very funny terms”: Ibid., pp. 517–20.

presidential party…Wharf at Sixth Street: Entry for March 23, 1865, in
Lincoln Day by Day,
Vol. III, p. 322.

Stanton had been laid up…minutes after: Thomas and Hyman,
Stanton,
p. 350.

“a hurricane swept over the city”:
Star,
February 15, 1896.

“terrific squalls…and its driver”:
NYH,
March 24, 1865.

“while down the river…great violence”:
Star,
February 15, 1896.

Stanton went…“at Point Lookout”: EMS to AL, March 23, 1865, Lincoln Papers.

Tad raced around…“delicious fish”: William H. Crook, “Lincoln as I Knew Him,”
Harper’s Monthly
115 (May/June 1907), p. 46.

“Feeling
so…
loved so well”: MTL to Francis B. Carpenter, November 15, [1865], in Turner and Turner,
Mary Todd Lincoln,
p. 284.

“it was after…headquarters at the top”: Crook, “Lincoln as I Knew Him,”
Harper’s Monthly
(1907), p. 46.

Robert Lincoln…“was awaiting”:
Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant,
p. 142.

men went into…talked late into the night: Crook, “Lincoln as I Knew Him,”
Harper’s Monthly
(1907), pp. 46, 47.

While the Lincolns…original line: Shelby Foote,
The Civil War: A Narrative.
Vol. III:
Red River to Appomattox
(New York: Random House, 1958; New York: Vintage Books, 1986), pp. 838, 840–45.

walked up the bluff…“ruin of homes”: Barnes, “With Lincoln from Washington to Richmond in 1865,” Part 1,
Appleton’s
(1907), pp. 521–22.

“I am here…states—1600”: AL to EMS, March 25, 1865,
CW,
VIII, p. 374.

Stanton replied…“‘further off’”: EMS to AL, March 25, 1865, Lincoln Papers.

Lincoln’s presence…“of their triumphs”:
NYH,
March 28, 1865.

Lincoln seemed…“anecdotes”: Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
p. 407.

“Mr. President…old grudge against England to stand”: USG and AL, quoted in Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
pp. 408–9.

Porter’s naval flotilla…“Come along!”: Barnes, “With Lincoln from Washington to Richmond in 1865,” Part 1,
Appleton’s
(1907), pp. 522–23.

ambulance carrying…“ark of refuge”: Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
pp. 413–14 (quotes p. 414).

saw the attractive…“shocked and horrified”: Adam Badeau, quoted in Foote,
The Civil War,
Vol. III, p. 847.

“was always that…impressed by it”: John S. Barnes, “With Lincoln from Washington to Richmond in 1865,” Part II,
Appleton’s
(1907), p. 743.

had no desire…irrational outburst: Randall,
Mary Lincoln,
pp. 372–74.

Sherman was on his way…final push: William T. Sherman to Isaac N. Arnold, November 28, 1872, in Arnold,
The Life of Abraham Lincoln,
p. 421.

“their hands locked”…
River Queen:
Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
pp. 417–18, 419.

greeted Sherman…depend upon the actions: William T. Sherman to Isaac N. Arnold, November 28, 1872, in Arnold,
The Life of Abraham Lincoln,
pp. 421–22.

long talk with Lincoln…“their shops”: Sherman,
Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman,
p. 682.

“Let them have…to the laws”: AL, quoted in David D. Porter,
Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War
(New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1886), p. 314.

privately wished…“goodness, than any other”: Sherman,
Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman,
pp. 682–83.

walked to the railroad…“bless you all!”: AL, quoted in Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
pp. 425–26.

“I think…the wisest course”: Entry for March 30, 1865,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 269.

“We presume…palpable to be doubted”:
NYTrib,
March 30, 1865.

“change of air & rest”: MTL to CS, March 23, 1865, in Turner and Turner,
Mary Todd Lincoln,
p. 209.

“to escape the…pressure of visitors”:
Philadelphia Inquirer,
March 24, 1865.

underscore his directive…“own hands”: EMS to USG, March 3, 1865,
CW,
VIII, pp. 330–31.

“I begin to feel…little had been done”: AL to EMS, March 30, 1865, ibid., p. 377.

“I hope you will…All well here”: EMS to AL, March 31, 1865, ibid., p. 378 n1.

accompanied Mary…was well: Entry for April 1, 1865, in
Lincoln Day by Day,
Vol. III, p. 324; Randall,
Mary Lincoln,
p. 374.

“overwhelmingly charming…astounding person”: Carl Schurz to his wife, April 2, 1865, in Schurz,
Intimate Letters of Carl Schurz, 1841–1869,
pp. 326–27.

“the flash of the cannon…in his that night”:
Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook, Body-Guard to President Lincoln,
ed. Margarita Spalding Gerry (New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1910), p. 47.

broken through Petersburg’s…and Richmond: Foote,
The Civil War,
Vol. III, pp. 876–80.

Lincoln received…“12,000 prisoners”: AL to MTL, April 2, 1865,
CW,
VIII, p. 384.

Lincoln had moved…“a foot sideways”: AL, quoted in Porter,
Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War,
pp. 284–85.

“a comfortable…yard in front”: Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
p. 449.

battlefields, littered…“lines of sadness”:
Through Five Administrations,
ed. Gerry, p. 48.

“dismounted in the street”…strolled by: Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
pp. 450, 451.

Grant surmised…“and cut him off”: Grant,
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant,
p. 559.

back at City Point…“nightmare is gone”: AL, quoted in Porter,
Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War,
p. 294.

in his customary pew…“retreating that evening”: Davis,
Jefferson Davis,
p. 603; Jefferson Davis to Varina Davis, quoted in Robert McElroy,
Jefferson Davis: The Unreal and the Real
(New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1937; New York: Smithmark, 1995), p. 454 (quote).