Vol. 1 includes front. port of Lincoln [Early life of Abraham Lincoln] -- The Lincoln-Douglas debate -- Mr. Lincoln and the presidency -- From the election, November 6, 1860, to the inauguration, March 4, 1861 -- From Springfield to Washington -- From the inauguration to the meeting of Congress, July 4, 1861 -- The extra session of Congress, and the military events of the summer of 1861 -- The regular session of the Congress, December, 1861 -- The military administration of 1862 ; The President and General M'Clellan -- General conduct of the Administration in 1862 -- The Congressional Session of 1862-63 ; Message of the President and general action of the session -- Arbitrary arrests ; The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus -- Military events of 1863 ; The rebel defeat at Gettysburg ; Fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson -- Political movement in Missouri ; The state elections of 1863 -- The Congress of 1863-64 ; message of the President ; Action of the secession ; Progress in raising troops -- Movements towards Reconstruction -- Military events of the spring and summer of 1864 -- The political campaign of 1864 -- The meeting of Congress and progress of the war -- Close of the rebellion -- The President's assassination -- Anecdotes and reminiscences of President Lincoln -- Appendix: Letters on sundry occasions -- The President and General McClellan -- Warnings against assassination -- Reports, dispatches, and proclamations relating to the assassination -- Official announcements -- Important letter from J. Wilkes Booth -- Indictment of the conspirators -- The finding of the Court Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Bound in cloth; frontispiece in vol. 1 Copy 1: Handwritten signature in pencil on flyleaf: J. Edwards 18