Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue September 22 , 1862 Lincoln Tells a Story 1
4. The Path to the Preliminary Proclamation
5. 1 Toward Emancipation 13
6. 2 Messages and Measures 39
7. 3 A New Departure 65
8. 4 Movement 79
9. One Hundred Days
10. 5 Judgments 101
11. 6 The Reactions of Scholars and Soldiers 117
12. 7 Intervention and Election Fever 139
13. 8 “We Cannot Escape History” 169
14. 9 Standing Firm 185
15. The Proclamation and Beyond
16. 10 Jubilee 205
17. 11 “Men of Color, To Arms!” 219
18. 12 “It Can Not Be Retracted” 239
19. 13 Emancipation Triumphant 264
20. Epilogue April 4, 1865 Lincoln Visits Richmond 275
21. Appendix 289
22. Notes 297
23. Acknowledgments 336
24. Index 339