The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War (57 page)

plan to destroy

protection for

Warne in Felton-PW&B case

Washington journey and

pig-tail whistle

pilot engines

Pinkerton, Allan (“The Eye”)

agency opened by

as Allen, E. J.

anger at Felton for news leak

assassination conspiracy discovered by

as atheist

in Baltimore

Baltimore episode viewed in later years by

Baltimore plan of

Baltimore return of

on Baltimore riot

in Baltimore with Lincoln

birth and childhood of

Brown, J., execution and

Brown, J., helped by

career turning point for

on carriage ride with Lincoln

character and habits of

in Chartist movement

in Chicago

as chief of intelligence

children of

Chittenden’s account and

congressman punched by

contradictions and legacy of

as cooper (barrel maker)

counterfeiting case taken by

courtship and wedding of

Craig case

criminals and

criticism of

on Davies in Baltimore

death of Warne and Webster impact on

as deputy sheriff

detained reporter story of

detective career start

detective role viewed by

detectives on PW&B protection case

discussion with Felton on methods used by

disguises of

on election campaign of 1860

employees of

enemy troop estimates of

ethical guidelines for employees

exhaustion and illness of

Felton’s hiring of

female detectives hired by

Ferrandini and

gunshot wound and recovery

Herndon and

Hillard targeted by

on Hillard’s sentiments

home office destroyed in fire

investigations by Kennedy and

Kane doubted by

Kennedy and

on labor unrest

Lamon and

Lamon’s disregard for alias of

Lamon’s indictment of

letter to Felton

Lincoln’s assassination news received by

Lincoln’s code name used by

Lincoln’s response impressing

Lincoln’s summons of

Lincoln’s verdict and

Luckett and

McClellan and

meeting with Felton

meeting with Lincoln

memoirs published by

messages to Judd

methods of

Molly Maguires and

money temptation moment

Northern Democratic Association started by

offer of service to Lincoln from

pamphlet written by

in Philadelphia

Philadelphia meeting with Judd and Felton

Plums and Nuts arrival message

postal robbery case solved by

PW&B railroad protection focus

reputation after Maroney case

safe arrival message to Felton

secrecy imperative

secret revised itinerary for Lincoln

Seward, W. H., disagreement with

social reform passion of

stroke suffered by

telegraph communication cipher system of

ten for one telegram

undercover methods of

Underground Railroad work of

violence viewed by

work-home gulf

Pinkerton, Joan

at Burns, R., celebration

Cook County move and

singing of

Underground Railroad and

Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency

Chicago fire destroying home office

logo of

Maroney case

success of

Warne hired by

year of opening

Pittsburgh

Plug-Uglies

police

Kane denial of support from

Kennedy’s New York City

Pope, John

postal robbery case

Pottawatomie Massacre

The President’s Inaugural
(cartoon)

presidents of road

press.
See also specific newspapers

Baltimore plan in

Baltimore plot and

editorial prior to Lincoln’s arrival in Baltimore

Prime, Irenaeus

Prince of Rails

prison, Fort Warren

private eye

prostitution, Baltimore house of

PW&B.
See
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad

rail splitter

railroad.
See also
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad

Baltimore

Lincoln’s work on

Pennsylvania

plan to attack Felton’s

time card

Washington journey concerns about

railway executives

Randall, James Ryder

Ray, D. E.

Red River expedition

reporters

Lamon’s indiscretion with

Pinkerton detained

Republican National Committee

Republican National Convention of 1860

Republican State Convention

Republicans

Baltimore procession staged by

Lincoln’s address to

resignation, supporters asking for Lincoln’s

Rives, William Cabell

robberies

Adams Express Company

postal

train

robber barons

Ross, Thomas

Ruscelli (barber), Ferrandini as

Sampson, Thomas

Sanford, Edward S.

Warne and

Sauganash Hotel

Scharf, John Thomas

Scott, William H. (Pinkerton detective)

Judd and

Scott, Winfield

Butler and

electoral count safety overseen by

Lincoln’s visit to

telegram to Lincoln’s wife

Scully, John

sculptor, Lincoln’s posing for

secession

Felton’s PW&B and

Hicks’s dilemma regarding Maryland

Mississippi

South Carolina

secessionists

assassination conspiracy and

Baltimore

on electoral vote count day

Lewis and Scully as ardent

Lincoln inauguration and

military escort opposed by

plan to prevent inauguration

security, inaugural journey.
See also
military; military escort

artillery displays

bodyguards appointed for

Ellsworth as point man for

flagmen

Kane refusing police support in Baltimore

Kennedy’s New York City police

military entourage

Philadelphia

presidents of road

Seddon, James A.

select committee

Baltimore plot inquiry by

Ferrandini summoned by

Hicks’s testimony before

official report by

Seward, Frederick

Lincoln’s questions to

warning of

Seward, William H.

assassination plot claims by

Lincoln and

Pinkerton disagreement with

Washburne and

Sherwood, Howell

Shoemaker, Samuel

slavery

Fugitive Slave Act

Lincoln’s policy on

McClellan’s views on

Snethen, Worthington G.

South Carolina secession

Southern Commercial Convention

Southern Confederacy

Southern patriots, Ferrandini’s band of

southern route, of Lincoln Special

southern states

votes for Lincoln

Washington takeover by

Spafford, Carrie

speeches

artificial crisis

Bates House

in Cleveland

demands for

in Harrisburg

House Divided

Lincoln’s trick for avoiding

lost carpetbag containing

New Jersey

New York City Hall

at Old Independence Hall

in Philadelphia

in Pittsburgh

relaxed manner during

Wood, F. W., moralizing

spies

arrest of Union

government