The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War (56 page)

Kane, George P.

arrest of Brown and

Baltimore riot and

danger denied by

debate over role of

elected mayor

Kennedy letter to

Kennedy’s mistrust of

Lincoln’s family and

Pinkerton’s doubts about

police support denied by

as rabid rebel

war spirit of

Kansas

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Kennedy, John (police superintendent)

credit for saving president’s life sought by

Kane mistrusted by

Lincoln’s appreciation of

suspected agents of

Washington commission of

Kenney, H. F.

Kentucky stop cancellation

Lamon, Ward Hill (Lincoln’s particular friend)

book written by

crowds handled by

Harrisburg-Philadelphia leg of trip

on Hillard

indiscretion with reporter

Lincoln assassination and

as Lincoln’s companion to Washington

Pinkerton indicted by

Pinkerton’s alias disregarded by

Pinkerton’s memoirs and

Pinkerton’s secrecy compromised by

whiskey and music provided by

wife’s altering of words in new volume of

Lawton, Hattie (female detective)

Webster and

Lee, Robert E.

letters, to Lincoln

advice to grow beard in

Hunter’s letter of warning

threatening

Lewis, Pryce

The Life of Abraham Lincoln
(Lamon)

Lincoln, Abraham.
See also
assassination conspiracy; Baltimore plan, for revised itinerary; inaugural journey; inauguration; Lincoln, Robert; speeches

anonymous lady’s letter of warning to

assassination conspiracy and

assassination of

Baltimore plan hurting prestige of

in Baltimore with Pinkerton

beard of

bodyguards

in Brady’s studio

Brown, G., viewed by

Buchanan and

calm demeanor of

calm response to news of conspiracy

Cartwright and

cash rewards for murder of

children of

cigar given to engineer Black by

Davis, J., and

debates between Douglas and

disguise of

Douglas as opponent of

electoral votes for

farewell remarks at Springfield

flight of

Greeley and

habeas corpus suspended by

hate mail and threats received by

Herndon meeting with

on Hicks’s dilemma

Hillard and

inaugural train ticket

inaugural trip toll on

on Inauguration Day

inauguration wait of

jokes of

in Judd’s disclosure meeting

Kane’s arrangements for family in Baltimore

Kennedy, J., and

letter from Kane in prison

McClellan and

as Nature’s orator

nomination and election of

Nuts code name for

particular friend of

Peace Convention delegates meeting

personal secretary of

pig-tail whistle received by

Pinkerton, McClernand and

Pinkerton meeting with over Lamon

Pinkerton summoned by

Pinkerton-Judd meeting

Pinkerton’s carriage ride with

Pinkerton’s offer of service to

posing for sculptor

as pressured to leave Springfield

as rail splitter

railroad work of

Scott, W., visited by

separate departure of wife

Seward, F., questioned by

Seward, W. H., and

slavery policy of

on Southern states and Republicans

Southern votes for

Springfield departure of

Springfield last days

State House policy of

on train to Baltimore

as Warne’s invalid brother

warnings received by

warnings received in Springfield

Washington arrival and first day

Washington departure of

at Willard’s Hotel

Lincoln, Mary Todd

Baltimore trip, differing versions of

itinerary change told to

on Lincoln Special

Lincoln, Robert (son)

carpetbag incident

in Cincinnati

Lincoln family in 1861

Lincoln Special.
See also
inaugural journey

Albany arrival of

at Buffalo, New York

Cincinnati

in Cleveland

in Columbus

danger concerns and

Lincoln, M., on

Philadelphia arrival of

Philadelphia departure

Pittsburgh stop

southern route of

Westfield, New York

Lincoln-Douglas debates

Louisville Journal

Luckett, James

Lyceum Theatre

Mackintosh, James

Marcy, Randolph

Maroney, Mrs.

Maroney, Nathan

Maroney case

Marx, Karl

Maryland

arrests made in

governor’s dilemma over secession of

Hazzard’s plan for inaugural journey through

importance of

lack of welcome in

state song

struggle to keep

vote count response in

A Masked Ball

Mather, Thomas

McAuley, William

McClellan, George Brinton

Lincoln and

Pinkerton’s reports to

McClernand, John A.

McClure, Alexander K.

McKenna, James

McParland, James

military.
See also
security, inaugural journey

Felton’s bridge keepers

at inauguration

Palmetto Guard secret

Webster’s membership in local

military escort

Baltimore

Philadelphia

Mississippi secession

mob town image, of Baltimore

Molly Maguires

Montgomery stop

Morgan, Edwin

Mount Vernon Place

Mr. H.

Napoléon III

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
(Douglass)

Nast, Thomas

National Volunteers

ballot lots and

New Jersey

New York, Buffalo

New York City

ambivalent sentiments in

Astor House dinner in

Lincoln’s City Hall speech

security and crowd control

New York Herald

on Lincoln’s wife

New York Times

assassination plans outlined in

Decatur incident revised in

Kennedy’s article in

Maroney case and

New York World

Newport Rising

New-York Tribune

Nicolay, John

on crowds during journey

Hay and

McClellan viewed by

secret plan and

North American

Northern Democratic Association

Nuts, Pinkerton’s code name for Lincoln

O’Laughlen, Michael

Old Independence Hall

Operations in Baltimore, closing of

operatives.
See
detectives, Pinkerton

Orsini, Felice

Ruscelli’s reference to

Palmetto Guard

Peace Convention, in Washington

Lincoln meeting with delegates of

Pennsylvania Railroad

People’s Charter of 1838

Perrymansville

personal secretary

Philadelphia

arrival in

boarding Baltimore-bound train in

departure from

flag-raising ceremony in

Judd-Felton-Pinkerton meeting in

military escort

Pinkerton in

plans for Harrisburg to

security

speech in

train ride to

Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B)

Brown, G., orders to obstruct and burn

carriage ride to

danger points on

decoys on

Harrisbug-Philadelphia plan

letter from employee of

Pinkerton hired to protect