. Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery. nator, 142Tyler, John, Vice-President and President no Vallandigham, C. L., opposes thewar, 362 ; expelled from the North,363 ; nominated for Governor ofOhio, 363 ; his return to the North,364 Van Buren, Martin, nominated forPresident, 87 ; meets Lincoln, 97 Vicksburg, assaulted by Sherman,352 ; fall of, 364 Virginia, reply to call for troops,262; convention of 1861, 269 ;secession of, 271 Vote, electoral, 1856, 159 ; i860, 201 ;1864, 403 Voudoo seeress, 49 W Washington, treason in, 247; news of Lees surrender in, 450Weems, his Life of Wa
. Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery. nator, 142Tyler, John, Vice-President and President no Vallandigham, C. L., opposes thewar, 362 ; expelled from the North,363 ; nominated for Governor ofOhio, 363 ; his return to the North,364 Van Buren, Martin, nominated forPresident, 87 ; meets Lincoln, 97 Vicksburg, assaulted by Sherman,352 ; fall of, 364 Virginia, reply to call for troops,262; convention of 1861, 269 ;secession of, 271 Vote, electoral, 1856, 159 ; i860, 201 ;1864, 403 Voudoo seeress, 49 W Washington, treason in, 247; news of Lees surrender in, 450Weems, his Life of Washington, 24 ; Lincolns reference to book, 228 INDEX. 471 Weitzel, Godfrey, in Richmond, 446Western immigration in 1873, 2West Virginia organized, 284Whiskey as currency, 9Wide-awakes organized, 199Wilderness, battle of the, 390Wilkes, Capt., and the Trent affair,289 Winter of deep snow, Illinois, 46 Wines sent to Lincoln on nomina-tion, 198 Wood, F., favors making New Yorka free city, 227 ; his correspondencewith Lincoln, 353 Wrestler, Lincoln as, 31. Heroes of the Nations A Series of biographical studies of the lives and work of a number of representative historical char-acters about whom have gathered the great traditionsof the Nations to which they belonged, and who havebeen accepted, in many instances, as types of theseveral National ideals. With the life of each typicalcharacter is presented a picture of the National con-ditions surrounding him during his career. The narratives are the work of writers who arerecognized authorities on their several subjects,and while thoroughly trustworthy as history, pre-sent picturesque and dramatic stories of the Menand of the events connected with them. To the Life of each Hero is given one duo-decimo volume, handsomely printed in large type,provided with maps and adequately illustrated ac-cording to the special requirements of the severaJsubjects. For full list of volumes see next page. HEROES OF THE NATIONS WCLSON. By W. Clark Russel
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