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Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War
Selected Writing and SpeechesSecond Edition ©2011
This collection, skillfully edited by Michael P. Johnson, offers students the essential Lincoln in a brief and accessible format that makes this a must-assign edition for courses covering the antebellum period, slavery, and the Civil War. From famous documents like the Lincoln-Douglas debates and th...
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This collection, skillfully edited by Michael P. Johnson, offers students the essential Lincoln in a brief and accessible format that makes this a must-assign edition for courses covering the antebellum period, slavery, and the Civil War. From famous documents like the Lincoln-Douglas debates and the second inaugural address to crucial memoranda and letters, it reveals the development of Lincolns views on all the critical issues of the day, including free labor, antebellum politics and the Republican party, slavery, secession, the Civil War, and emancipation. Significantly streamlined for the second edition to a more student-friendly length, the volume retains its successful format: documents are organized thematically and chronologically, with editorial headnotes that provide just enough context for students to understand the significance of each selection. In addition to Johnsons widely praised biographical introduction, a chronology, maps and pictures, questions for consideration, selected bibliography, and a comprehensive index all enhance students understanding of this crucial period -- and this crucial figure -- in U.S. history.
“After reading through this volume, I am once again reminded of Lincolns power as both a writer and a thinker. This is exactly what I want my students to understand and appreciate about his public life.”
-- Joan Waugh, University of California, Los Angeles“The accompanying narrative is written beautifully. Undergraduates should have no problem following the development of Lincolns career and thinking. The text shows Johnsons complete mastery of the Lincoln canon but is presented in a completely clear and easy-to-follow manner.”
-- Nicole Etcheson, Ball State University“This volume anchors Lincoln strongly in the moment and effectively shows the challenges that he faced as president.”
-- Elizabeth Nelson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
A Note about the Text
List of maps and illustrations
Preface
A Note about the Text
List of maps and illustrations
Part One. Introduction: Abraham Lincoln, Wordsmith
Part Two. The Documents
1. Becoming a Republican
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
1. Speech on the Kansas-Nebraska Act at Peoria, Illinois, October 16, 1854
Justifications of Slavery
2. Fragment on Slavery, possibly 1854
“Where I Now Stand”
3. Letter to Joshua F. Speed, August 24, 1855
The Dred Scott Decision
4. Speech on the Dred Scott Decision, June 26, 1857
2. Leading the Republican Party
A House Divided
5. “A House Divided” Speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
6. First Lincoln-Douglas Debate, August 21, 1858
7. Fourth Lincoln-Douglas Debate, September 18, 1858
8. Fifth Lincoln-Douglas Debate, October 7, 1858
9. Sixth Lincoln-Douglas Debate, October 13, 1858
10. Seventh Lincoln-Douglas Debate, October 15, 1858
The 1860 Campaign for President
11. Address at Cooper Institute, February 27, 1860
3. From Secession to War
The Limits of Compromise
12. Letter to Lyman Trumbull, December 10, 1860
13. Letter to John A. Gilmer, December 15, 1860
14. Letter to Alexander H. Stephens, December 22, 1860
Inauguration as President
15. First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861
A War to Save the Union
16. Message to Congress in Special Session, July 4, 1861
War in Earnest
17. Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1861
4. Marching South
“Delay Is Ruining Us”
18. Presidents General War Order No. 1, January 27, 1862
The Peninsula Campaign
19. Letter to George B. McClellan, February 3, 1862
20. Letter to George B. McClellan, April 9, 1862
21. Letter to George B. McClellan, June 28, 1862
22. Letter to Secretary of State William H. Seward, June 28, 1862
The Second Battle of Bull Run and Antietam
23. Meditation on Divine Will, September 2, 1862?
24. Letter to George B. McClellan, October 13, 1862
Home-Front Politics
25. Proclamation Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus, September 24, 1862
26. Letter to Carl Schurz, November 24, 1862
5. Toward Emancipation
Reassuring Loyal Southerners
27. Letter to Orville H. Browning, September 22, 1861
28. Message to Congress, March 6, 1862
29. Appeal to Border State Representatives to Favor Compensated Emancipation, July 12, 1862
30. Address on Colonization to a Delegation of Black Americans, August 14, 1862
31. Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862
Announcing Emancipation
32. Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862
33. Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862
34. Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
6. A War for Freedom and Union
Emancipation and Black Soldiers
35. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, August 9, 1863
36. Order of Retaliation, July 30, 1863
37. Letter to Salmon P. Chase, September 2, 1863
The Decisive Summer of 1863
38. Letter to Joseph Hooker, January 26, 1863
39. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, July 13, 1863
40. Letter to George G. Meade, July 14, 1863
Politics of War and Freedom
41. Letter to James C. Conkling, August 26, 1863
42. The Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863
7. Defending a New Birth of Freedom
War without End
43. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, April 30, 1864
Planning Reconstruction
44. Letter to Nathaniel P. Banks, August 5, 1863
45. Annual Message to Congress, December 8, 1863
46. Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, December 8, 1863
47. Letter to Michael Hahn, March 13, 1864
The Political Campaign for Union, Freedom, and War
48. Remarks at Closing of Sanitary Fair, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1864
49. Letter to Albert G. Hodges, April 4, 1864
50. Interview with Alexander W. Randall and Joseph T. Mills, August 19, 1864
51. Memorandum Concerning Lincolns Probable Failure of Re-election, August 23, 1864
Glorious Victories
A Vote for Union, Freedom, and War?
52. Response to a Crowd of Supporters, November 10, 1864
53. Letter to Lydia Bixby, November 21, 1864
8. “To Finish the Work We Are In”
The War Continues
54. Annual Message to Congress, December 6, 1864
55. Letter to William T. Sherman, December 26, 1864
56. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, January 19, 1865
Toward Peace and Freedom
57. Letter to William H. Seward, January 31, 1865
58. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, March 3, 1865
59. Resolution Submitting the Thirteenth Amendment to the States, February 1, 1865
60. Message to the Senate and House of Representatives, February 5, 1865
“That This Mighty Scourge of War May Speedily Pass Away”
61. Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
62. Speech to 140th Indiana Regiment, March 17, 1865
63. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, April 7, 1865
64. Response to a Crowd of Supporters, April 10, 1865
65. Last Public Address, April 11, 1865
1. Becoming a Republican
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
1. Speech on the Kansas-Nebraska Act at Peoria, Illinois, October 16, 1854
Justifications of Slavery
2. Fragment on Slavery, possibly 1854
“Where I Now Stand”
3. Letter to Joshua F. Speed, August 24, 1855
The Dred Scott Decision
4. Speech on the Dred Scott Decision, June 26, 1857
2. Leading the Republican Party
A House Divided
5. “A House Divided” Speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
6. First Lincoln-Douglas Debate, August 21, 1858
7. Fourth Lincoln-Douglas Debate, September 18, 1858
8. Fifth Lincoln-Douglas Debate, October 7, 1858
9. Sixth Lincoln-Douglas Debate, October 13, 1858
10. Seventh Lincoln-Douglas Debate, October 15, 1858
The 1860 Campaign for President
11. Address at Cooper Institute, February 27, 1860
3. From Secession to War
The Limits of Compromise
12. Letter to Lyman Trumbull, December 10, 1860
13. Letter to John A. Gilmer, December 15, 1860
14. Letter to Alexander H. Stephens, December 22, 1860
Inauguration as President
15. First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861
A War to Save the Union
16. Message to Congress in Special Session, July 4, 1861
War in Earnest
17. Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1861
4. Marching South
“Delay Is Ruining Us”
18. Presidents General War Order No. 1, January 27, 1862
The Peninsula Campaign
19. Letter to George B. McClellan, February 3, 1862
20. Letter to George B. McClellan, April 9, 1862
21. Letter to George B. McClellan, June 28, 1862
22. Letter to Secretary of State William H. Seward, June 28, 1862
The Second Battle of Bull Run and Antietam
23. Meditation on Divine Will, September 2, 1862?
24. Letter to George B. McClellan, October 13, 1862
Home-Front Politics
25. Proclamation Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus, September 24, 1862
26. Letter to Carl Schurz, November 24, 1862
5. Toward Emancipation
Reassuring Loyal Southerners
27. Letter to Orville H. Browning, September 22, 1861
28. Message to Congress, March 6, 1862
29. Appeal to Border State Representatives to Favor Compensated Emancipation, July 12, 1862
30. Address on Colonization to a Delegation of Black Americans, August 14, 1862
31. Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862
Announcing Emancipation
32. Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862
33. Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862
34. Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
6. A War for Freedom and Union
Emancipation and Black Soldiers
35. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, August 9, 1863
36. Order of Retaliation, July 30, 1863
37. Letter to Salmon P. Chase, September 2, 1863
The Decisive Summer of 1863
38. Letter to Joseph Hooker, January 26, 1863
39. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, July 13, 1863
40. Letter to George G. Meade, July 14, 1863
Politics of War and Freedom
41. Letter to James C. Conkling, August 26, 1863
42. The Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863
7. Defending a New Birth of Freedom
War without End
43. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, April 30, 1864
Planning Reconstruction
44. Letter to Nathaniel P. Banks, August 5, 1863
45. Annual Message to Congress, December 8, 1863
46. Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, December 8, 1863
47. Letter to Michael Hahn, March 13, 1864
The Political Campaign for Union, Freedom, and War
48. Remarks at Closing of Sanitary Fair, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1864
49. Letter to Albert G. Hodges, April 4, 1864
50. Interview with Alexander W. Randall and Joseph T. Mills, August 19, 1864
51. Memorandum Concerning Lincolns Probable Failure of Re-election, August 23, 1864
Glorious Victories
A Vote for Union, Freedom, and War?
52. Response to a Crowd of Supporters, November 10, 1864
53. Letter to Lydia Bixby, November 21, 1864
8. “To Finish the Work We Are In”
The War Continues
54. Annual Message to Congress, December 6, 1864
55. Letter to William T. Sherman, December 26, 1864
56. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, January 19, 1865
Toward Peace and Freedom
57. Letter to William H. Seward, January 31, 1865
58. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, March 3, 1865
59. Resolution Submitting the Thirteenth Amendment to the States, February 1, 1865
60. Message to the Senate and House of Representatives, February 5, 1865
“That This Mighty Scourge of War May Speedily Pass Away”
61. Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
62. Speech to 140th Indiana Regiment, March 17, 1865
63. Letter to Ulysses S. Grant, April 7, 1865
64. Response to a Crowd of Supporters, April 10, 1865
65. Last Public Address, April 11, 1865
Appendixes
An Abraham Lincoln Chronology (1809-1865)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography
Index
Authors
Michael P. Johnson
Michael P. Johnson (Ph.D., Stanford University) is professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. His publications include Toward a Patriarchal Republic: The Secession of Georgia; Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War: Selected Speeches and Writings; and Reading the American Past: Selected Historical Documents, the documents reader for The American Promise. He has also coedited No Chariot Let Down: Charleston’s Free People of Color on the Eve of the Civil War with James L. Roark.
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