The Abraham Lincoln Companion
This collection includes essays, proclamations, letters, eulogies, poems, and more to present a portrait of Lincoln from his birth in 1809 to the centennial of his birth in 1909. These selections were chosen to introduce readers to Lincoln as he was known and remembered by those closest to him personally and professionally. Together, these voices attempt to answer these questions: what was Lincoln like, and what made him so great?
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This collection includes essays, proclamations, letters, eulogies, poems, and more to present a portrait of Lincoln from his birth in 1809 to the centennial of his birth in 1909. These selections were chosen to introduce readers to Lincoln as he was known and remembered by those closest to him personally and professionally. Together, these voices attempt to answer these questions: what was Lincoln like, and what made him so great? Al Vara - Library Journal There are other books on Lincoln miscellanea out there, but none holds the extensive information compiled here by Henderson (ed., Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook) with the help of hundreds of contributors. The volume is made up of 5000 entries, all dealing with Lincoln-his childhood, early adult life, debates with Stephen Douglas, and presidency, to name a few topics. Also included are poems, songs, and tributes, as well as important speeches and writings by Lincoln, along with a chronology and contact information for organizations pertaining to Lincolniana. Andrew Ferguson's Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America is interesting, but it does not have the up-front colloquialisms of this compilation. Competing volumes miss the mark in other ways as well. For example, they do not list the many web sites available for associations, educational institutes, landmarks and historic sites, libraries, and museums, available in Henderson's. On the other hand, this volume lacks a subject index and fails to communicate the humor and storytelling ability that made Abe so famous, not only as president.
Foreword Douglas L. Wilson xiPreface xvEarly Life and CareerIntroduction 3Abraham Lincoln's Autobiographies 5Osborn H. Oldroyd's Summary of Lincoln's Life 7Stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln on His Childhood 12Stepsister Matilda Johnston Moore on Her Older Stepbrother 15Cousin Dennis Hanks on Lincoln's Early Life 17John Hanks Reminisces about His Younger Cousin 25Clarissa Tuft Vannattin Tells How Lincoln Helped Her Sister 28Horace Greeley on Lincoln's Education 29James C. Ambrose on "Choosing 'Abe' Captain" 31Best Friend Joshua Speed on Lincoln's Early Career 34Fellow Lawyer and Friend Leonard Swett Recounts Two Versions of Meeting Lincoln 38Hamilton Wright Mabie on Lincoln as a Man of Letters 40"Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud?" William Knox 47"My Child-hood Home I See Again" Abraham Lincoln 50Correspondence between Joshua Speed and Lincoln about Their Marriages 52Ida M. Tarbell on Lincoln's Rise in National Stature 55Correspondence between Grace Bedell and Lincoln about His Beard 61Lincoln Says Farewell to the Citizens of Springfield 65The 16th President: Great Emancipator and Commander-in-ChiefIntroduction 67James Russell Lowell on Lincoln as President 69Nathaniel Hawthorne on Meeting Lincoln 75"We are coming Father Abraham, or, Three hundred thousand more: inscribed to our volunteers" James Sloan Gibbons 80James Shrigley Recalls Lincoln Appointing Him Hospital Chaplain 82Thomas T. Eckert Remembers Lincoln at the War Department 84The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society Congratulates Lincoln on Emancipation 87Frederick Douglass Recalls Emancipation Day 89Correspondence between President Lincoln and the Chicago Sanitary Commission 99Francis B. Carpenter on Painting The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation 103James Abram Garfield on the Emancipation Proclamation 110"The Emancipation Group" John Greenleaf Whittier 117E. W. Andrews Accompanies Lincoln to Gettysburg 118Jacob Hoke on Lincoln at Gettysburg 122Excerpt from "The Gettysburg Ode" Bayard Taylor 124James Speed Recalls Lincoln Discharging a Mother's Sons from the Army 126Harriet Beecher Stowe Shares Her Impressions of Lincoln 128Sojourner Truth on Meeting Lincoln 130Joshua Speed Remembers One of His Last Visits with Lincoln 133Elizabeth Keckley Remembers Lincoln's Second Inaugural 135William H. Crook on Lincoln's Trip to Richmond Near the War's End 138A News Account of Lincoln's Visit to Richmond 141Charles Carleton Coffin Describes the President's Entry into Richmond 142A Report on the "Ax Incident" 146The Man Behind the LegendIntroduction 149Elizabeth Keckley Describes Some Domestic Scenes 151Noah Brooks and William H. Crook on Lincoln and Tad 154Francis B. Carpenter Describes Lincoln's Love of Shakespeare 156Leonard Wells Volk on Sculpting Lincoln 159"On the Life-Mask of Abraham Lincoln" Richard Watson Gilder 162David R. Locke Recounts Conversations with Lincoln 163Henry Villard Describes Lincoln's Storytelling 170Albert B. Chandler on Lincoln's Hair and Newsboys 172Henry Clay Whitney Relates a Lincoln Quip about Weighty Men 173Alexander K. McClure Shares Popular Anecdotes about Lincoln 175The Death of LincolnIntroduction 181William H. Crook Remembers Lincoln's Last Day 183Walt Whitman Describes the Scene of the Assassination 188Edwin M. Stanton Gives a First-Hand Account of Lincoln's Assassination 194Maunsell B. Field Describes the Night of Lincoln's Death 195Elizabeth Keckley on Hearing of His Death 199"The Sorrow of the People" from the Chicago Tribune 204Americans Recall Where They Were: Caroline Richards, Lucretia Mott, and Jane Addams 205"The Death of Lincoln" William Cullen Bryant 211Eulogy by Ralph Waldo Emerson, April 19, 1865 212Eulogy by Henry Ward Beecher, April 23, 1865 217Eulogy by Phillips Brooks, April 23, 1865 222Eulogy by Seth Sweetser, April 23, 1865 227Eulogy by Matthew Simpson, May 4, 1865 227Eulogy by Charles Sumner, June 1, 1865 238From "Ode Recited at the Harvard Commemoration" James Russell Lowell$dPoems by Walt Whitman 241Tributes and LegacyIntroduction 253Remembrance Mary Todd Lincoln 255William H. Herndon Gives His Impressions of Lincoln's Character 257Horace Greeley on Lincoln's Leadership 264Tribute Shelby M. Cullom 266Tribute Schuyler Colfax 272Tribute Frederick Douglass 273Tribute Ulysses S. Grant 278William Tecumseh Sherman Recalls His Last Meeting with Lincoln 279Tribute Walt Whitman 280Robert G. Ingersoll on Lincoln's Legacy 282Tribute Lyman Abbott 287"Abraham Lincoln" Rose Terry Cooke 288"Lincoln, the Man of the People" Edwin Markham 289"Lift Every Voice and Sing" James Weldon Johnson 292"Lincoln" Paul Laurence Dunbar 293Jonathan P. Dolliver on Lincoln's Legacy 294Mark Twain on Preserving Lincoln's Birthplace 303Tribute Frederic Harrison 305Tribute Rutherford B. Hayes 307Tribute William McKinley 307Tribute Theodore Roosevelt 308Centennial CelebrationsIntroduction 311"The Man of Peace" Bliss Carman 313Centennial Celebration in Chicago, Illinois: J. A. Macdonald 314Centennial Celebration in Chicago, Illinois: Emil G. Hirsch 323Centennial Celebration in Chicago, Illinois: A. J. Carey 330Centennial Celebration in Chicago, Illinois: J. W. E. Bowen 332Centennial Celebration in Chicago, Illinois: Frederick Dent Grant 334Centennial Celebration in Springfield, Illinois: Jean Adrian Jusserand 339Centennial Celebration in Peoria, Illinois: Kogoro Takahira 344Centennial Celebration in Bloomington, Indiana: Adlai E. Stevenson 346Centennial Celebration in Hodgenville, Kentucky: James Grant Wilson 352Centennial Celebration in New York, New York: Joseph Hodges Choate 355Centennial Celebration in New York, New York: Booker T. Washington 357Centennial Celebration in New York, New York: Chauncey M. Depew 364Centennial Celebration in Washington, D.C.: Joaquim Nabuco 371Centennial Celebration in Manchester, England: Church Howe 374"Lincoln on Pennies" Carl Sandburg 376A Selection of Lincoln's Speeches and WritingsIntroduction 379Speech at Peoria, Illinois, October 16, 1854 381"House Divided" Speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858 384Speech at Cooper Institute, New York, February 27, 1860 392First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 395Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862 403Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 405Thanksgiving Proclamation, October 3, 1863 408Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 410Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 412Photo and Illustration Credits 417Chronology 423Bibliography 437Contact Information for Lincoln Groups: Associations, Educational Institutes, Landmarks and Historic Sites, Libraries, Museums, and Other Web Resources Related to Abraham Lincoln 451Author Index 471Subject Index 475
\ Library JournalThere are other books on Lincoln miscellanea out there, but none holds the extensive information compiled here by Henderson (ed., Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook) with the help of hundreds of contributors. The volume is made up of 5000 entries, all dealing with Lincoln-his childhood, early adult life, debates with Stephen Douglas, and presidency, to name a few topics. Also included are poems, songs, and tributes, as well as important speeches and writings by Lincoln, along with a chronology and contact information for organizations pertaining to Lincolniana. Andrew Ferguson's Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America is interesting, but it does not have the up-front colloquialisms of this compilation. Competing volumes miss the mark in other ways as well. For example, they do not list the many web sites available for associations, educational institutes, landmarks and historic sites, libraries, and museums, available in Henderson's. On the other hand, this volume lacks a subject index and fails to communicate the humor and storytelling ability that made Abe so famous, not only as president.\ —Al Vara\ \ \
