President decides to call into military service 300,000 volunteers and urges governors of 17 states and military board of Kentucky to furnish their quotas. Call for 300,000 Volunteers, 1 July 1862, CW, 5:296-97.

After breakfast discusses confiscation bills with Sen. Browning (Ill.) at White House. Browning, Diary.

Approves act providing for internal revenue tax of 3 per cent on incomes in excess of $600 for support of government and payment of interest on public debt. Stat. L., XII, 432.

[Irwin withdraws $2 from Springfield Marine Bank. Pratt, Personal Finances, 177.]

President Lincoln writes to Major General George B. McClellan, who, the day prior, wrote to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and requested "very large reinforcements." Lincoln responds, "It is impossible to re-inforce you for your present emergency. If we had a million of men we could not get them to you in time. . . . If you are not strong enough to face the enemy you must find a place of security, and wait, rest, and repair. Maintain your ground if you can; but save the Army at all events." George B. McClellan to Edwin M. Stanton, 30 June 1862, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, 1 July 1862, CW, 5:298.

Proclaims real estate taxes plus penalty of 50 per cent to be lien on property in rebellious states. Proclamation Concerning Taxes in Rebellious States, 1 July 1862, CW, 5:298-99.

Recommends to Congress that Capt. Andrew H. Foote (USN) receive vote of thanks. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, 1 July 1862, CW, 5:299.

President announces signing of treaty of commerce with Ottoman Empire. National Intelligencer, 6 August 1862.

Cong. George W. Julian (Ind.) discusses military outlook with President. Rice, 54.

In conference with Sec. Stanton on subject of fugitive Negroes President decides that by law they cannot be sent back to masters, should not be allowed to starve, should be given work and paid reasonable wages. Butler, Correspondence, 2:41-42.

Signs number of important bills; among them, Act to Prohibit Polygamy in Utah, and Pacific Railroad Act. Boston Advertiser, 21 July 1862; N.Y. Tribune, 3 July 1862.

Reads Gen. McClellan's dispatches to Sen. Browning (Ill.) at White House. Browning, Diary.

Approves Morrill Land Grant College Act donating public lands to states and territories providing colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts. Stat. L., XII, 503.

Again writes Gen. Halleck that reinforcements would be welcome but not at cost of delaying Chattanooga expedition. Asks if Halleck could "make me a flying visit." Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Halleck, 2 July 1862, CW, 5:300-1.

Informs McClellan that "the idea of sending you fifty thousand, or any other considerable force promptly, is simply absurd. . . . Save the Army, . . . and I will strengthen it for the offensive again, as fast as I can." Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, 2 July 1862, CW, 5:301-2.

Returns to Senate unapproved bill for additional medical officers because it is superseded by approved bill. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 2 July 1862, CW, 5:302.

President telegraphs governors of loyal states: "If I had fifty thousand additional troops here now, I believe I could substantially close the war in two weeks." Abraham Lincoln to Union Governors, 3 July 1862, CW, 5:304.

Telegraphs Gen. McClellan: "All accounts say better fighting was never done. Ten thousand thanks for it." Help should come soon from Gens. Burnside and Hunter, but not from Gen. Halleck. Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, 3 July 1862, CW, 5:303-4.

General Marcy interviews President and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to press General George B. McClellan's plea for reinforcements. Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, 4 July 1862, CW, 5:305-6.

Soldiers of War of 1812 assemble in Post Office Dept. at 11 A.M. and march to White House to pay their respects. Lincoln replies to remarks of Col. William W. Seaton, president of Association of Surviving Soldiers of War of 1812 and editor of Washington Intelligencer. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 5 July 1862, 2d ed., 3:1; N.Y. Tribune, 7 July 1862.

Asks General Henry W. Halleck at Corinth, Miss., to send 10,000 infantry if it can be done without changing any plans. "Some part of the Corinth Army is certainly fighting McClellan in front of Richmond. Prisoners are in our hands from the late Corinth Army." Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Halleck, 4 July 1862, CW, 5:305.

Meets train of ambulances on road to Soldiers' Home and rides along some distance talking to casualties from peninsular campaign. N.Y. Tribune, 8 July 1862.

At Soldiers' Home in evening reviews recent military actions around Richmond with General Meigs and Henry H. Sibley, former governor of Minnesota. Extracts from Meigs Diary, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

President recognizes Enrique de Ainz as consul of Spain at Portland, Maine and Friedrich Kuhne as consul for Principality of Reuss Schleitz at New York. National Intelligencer, 9 July 1862.

At telegraph office in afternoon joins conversation of Sec. Stanton and Maj. Eckert. Eckert to Colburn, 5 July 1862, George B. McClellan Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Thanks Gen. McClellan for relief afforded by recent dispatches. "If you can hold your present position, we shall 'hive' the enemy yet." Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, 5 July 1862, CW, 5:307.

Transmits to Senate treaty with "Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi." Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 5 July 1862, CW, 5:307.

In evening Sen. Browning (Ill.) and friends visit Lincoln at Soldiers' Home. Browning, Diary.

Lincoln retires early, too exhausted to keep any appointments. Bache to Nicolay, 11 July 1862, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Receives June salary warrant for $2,083.33. Pratt, Personal Finances, 182.

Mrs. Lincoln in carriage on way to Soldiers' Home tells Comdr. Dahlgren that President frequently passes sleepless nights. Extracts from Dahlgren Diary, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

President consents to request of Col. Sprague to visit Gen. Halleck at Corinth, Miss., for purpose of getting part of his forces directed against Richmond. Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Halleck, 6 July 1862, CW, 5:308.

Sends Gen. McClellan message signed by Gen. King stating that Richmond "Examiner" censures "the confederate Generals severely for failing to capture Genl. McClellan and his army and pronounces McClellans whole movement a masterpiece of strategy." Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, 6 July 1862, CW, 5:308-9.

President and military party leave Washington aboard U.S.S. "Ariel" at early hour to visit Gen. McClellan with Army of Potomac at Harrison's Landing, Va. Nicolay to Bates, 13 July 1862, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; N.Y. Tribune, 10 July 1862.

President docks at Fortress Munroe early in morning and interviews Gen. Burnside on board. Later Gen. Dix and staff call on Lincoln. N.Y. Tribune, 10 July 1862.

At 7:30 A.M. President telegraphs John Nicolay to borrow and send Robert Lincoln $280. Abraham Lincoln to John G. Nicolay, 8 July 1862, CW, 5:309.

Proceeds up James River and arrives Harrison's Landing at 6 P.M. as cannon from Flag Officer Goldsborough's flagship fire salute. Reviews army by corps and division until 9 P.M. Receives cheers of soldiers as he rides by waving his stovepipe hat. Boston Advertiser, 12 July 1862.

Gen. McClellan goes aboard U.S.S. "Ariel" and presents his letter of July 7, 1862, the "Harrison Bar Letter," to Lincoln who reads it at once. Lincoln makes no comment on contents, which are McClellan's personal views on current political and military conditions. McClellan, War for Union, 487; Randall, Lincoln, 2:100.

Lincoln interviews officers of Army of Potomac on military problems and records results in memorandum. Memorandum of Interviews Between Lincoln and Officers of the Army of the Potomac, 8-9 July 1862, CW, 5:309-12.

Visits with soldiers and examines various features of army. N.Y. Tribune, 10 July 1862.

Stops at Fortress Monroe, Va., in morning on return trip to Washington. Visits several batteries and receives salutes. Dines with Gen. Burnside on board steamer Alice Price. Departs about 4:30 P.M. National Intelligencer, 11 July 1862.

At Hampton Roads, Va., Lincoln receives Captain E. P. G. Von Duop of HMS Jason for brief social call. Great Britain, Public Record Office F.O.5/863. "Domestic Various."

Transmits to Senate postal convention with Costa Rica. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 9 July 1862, CW, 5:312.

[Mrs. Lincoln arrives in New York City in evening and occupies apartments reserved in Metropolitan Hotel. N.Y. Tribune, 10 July 1862.]

President, accompanied by Colonels Blair and James Nagle and Assistant Secretary of War Peter H. Watson, arrives at Navy Yard in afternoon aboard U.S.S. Ariel from three-day trip to Army of Potomac. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 11 July 1862, 2d ed., 2:2; Nicolay to Bates, 13 July 1862, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Ariel runs aground on Kettle Shoals and is delayed several hours during which time President and party go for swim in Potomac. Boston Transcript, 11 July 1862.

Lincoln confers with Governor Andrew Curtin (Pa.) on appointment of commissioner of internal revenue. Nicolay to Chase, 9 July 1862, Salmon P. Chase Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

President orders that Gen. Henry W. Halleck be assigned to command whole land forces of U.S. as general in chief. Order Making Henry W. Halleck General-in-Chief, 11 July 1862, CW, 5:312-13.

Writes Halleck: "Gov. Johnson, at Nashville is in trouble and great anxiety about a raid into Kentucky. The Gov. is . . . indispensable to us in Tennessee. Will you please get in communication with him, . . . before you leave for here?" Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Halleck, 11 July 1862, CW, 5:313.

Recommends to Congress that thanks be given to following officers of Navy: Capts. James L. Lardner, Charles H. Davis, and Silas H. Stringham; Comdrs. John A. Dahlgren, Stephen C. Rowan, and David D. Porter. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, 11 July 1862, CW, 5:315-16.

Transmits to Senate treaty with Kickapoo Indians of Kansas. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 11 July 1862, CW, 5:315.

Writes order to complete construction of southwest branch of Pacific Railroad in Missouri. Order Extending the Pacific Railroad, 11 July 1862, CW, 5:314-15.

Interviews Sen. Browning (Ill.) and Sec. Stanton at Executive Mansion. Browning, Diary.

Approves act implementing Anglo-American treaty for suppression of African slave trade. Stat. L., XII, 53.

In the White House, President Lincoln meets with Congressmen representing the border states, and urges, "Let the states which are in rebellion see . . . that, in no event, will the states you represent ever join their proposed Confederacy." Lincoln proposes that border-state slaveholders release their slaves in return for "substantial compensation" from the federal government. He reasons that the "friction and abrasion . . . [and] the mere incidents of the war" will erode "the institution [of slavery] . . . It will be gone, and you will have nothing valuable in lieu of it." Appeal to Border State Representatives to Favor Compensated Emancipation, 12 July 1862, CW, 5:317-19; New York Daily Tribune (NY), 19 July 1862, 12:1; National Republican (Washington, DC), 16 July 1862, 1:3.

Transmits to House of Representatives information regarding relations with foreign powers. Abraham Lincoln to the House of Representatives, 12 July 1862, CW, 5:319.

Signs bill creating national award for valor to be known as Congressional Medal of Honor. Stat. L., XII, 623.

Interviews Gen. Burnside who will leave in evening for Gen. McClellan's headquaters. Marcy to McClellan, 12 July 1862, George B. McClellan Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Directs Sec. Stanton to write authorization for Gen. Dix to negotiate general exchange of prisoners. U.S. Congress, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Supplemental Report on the Conduct of the War, 2 vols., 38th Cong., 2d sess. (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1866), 2:Hitchcock Report, 3.

[Mrs. Lincoln and Robert leave New York for West Point, N.Y. N.Y. Tribune, 12 July 1862.]

Sen. Browning (Ill.) visits Lincoln in morning and reports that he "looks weary, care-worn and troubled." Browning, Diary.

Lincoln writes Sen. Foot (Vt.) that he may return with objection bill for an act to suppress insurrection. Abraham Lincoln to Solomon Foot, 15 July 1862, CW, 5:326.

Asks Congress to postpone adjournment at least one day. Request granted. Abraham Lincoln to Solomon Foot, 15 July 1862, CW, 5:325; Abraham Lincoln to Galusha A. Grow, 15 July 1862, CW, 5:326; N.Y. Tribune, 16 July 1862.

Sen. Browning (Ill.) at White House in morning studies maps with Lincoln, who points out importance of having Mississippi River opened. Sec. Seward comes in. Browning, Diary.

President interviews Bronson Murray of Connecticut (formerly of Illinois) relative to appointment. Abraham Lincoln to James Dixon, 24 July 1862, CW, 5:339.

Tells some two dozen persons waiting to see him in the hall outside his office, "You all want to see me on business; it is a matter of no importance to me whether I spend my time with half a dozen or with the whole of you, but it is of importance to you. Therefore, when you come in, please don't stay long." Evening Star (Washington, DC), 25 July 1862, 3d ed., 2:1.

Attends school program at Smithsonian Institution and hands out awards. Allen C. Clark, Abraham Lincoln in the National Capital (Washington, DC: W. F. Roberts Co., 1925), 40-41.

Receives word of former President Martin Van Buren's death. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 24 July 1862, 2d ed., 3:5.

President at War Dept. in morning discusses opening of Mississippi River with Sec. Stanton. Sec. Chase drops in during meeting. Stanton recommends sending Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchel to clear the river. Warden, Chase, 441.

President proclaims "An act to suppress insurrection . . .," approved July 17, 1862. National Intelligencer, 26 July 1862; Proclamation of the Act to Suppres Insurrection, 25 July 1862, CW, 5:341-42.

President Lincoln addresses the approximately twenty-five people who line up outside of his office. Lincoln advises, "You all want to see me on business; it is a matter of no importance to me whether I spend my time with half a dozen or with the whole of you, but it is of importance to you. Therefore, when you come in, please don't stay long." Evening Star (Washington, DC), 25 July 1862, 2:1.

President Lincoln orders the "Executive Mansion and the several Executive Departments, excepting those of War and the Navy, be immediately placed in mourning, and all business be suspended during to morrow." Lincoln issues the order as "a mark of respect for" former President Martin Van Buren, who died on July 24, at Kinderhook, New York. Order for Observance of Death of Martin Van Buren, 25 July 1862, CW, 5:340-41; Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC), 26 July 1862, 3:3.

Discusses with Mitchel plans for opening Mississippi. Warden, Chase, 441.

In evening at Soldiers' Home has conversation with Sen. Browning (Ill.) on public affairs. Browning, Diary.