II. Lincoln Forms his Cabinet

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Illustrations XI
5. I. Facing the Ordeal 3
6. II. Lincoln Forms his Cabinet 11
7. III. To the Victors 53
8. IV. The Diplomatic and Consular Appointments 79
9. V. Nepotism, Journalistic Rewards, and Cabinet Changes 110
10. VI. Contracts and Commissions 140
11. VII. The Judiciary and the Marshalships 166
12. VIII. Patronage and the Slave States 186
13. IX. Federal Officeholders and the Renomination of Lincoln 228
14. X. Patronage and the Election of 1864 261
15. XI. The Last Months: Finished and Unfinished Business 300
16. XII. In Summary and Retrospect 331
17. Appendix 337
18. Bibliography 339
19. Index 365