Boutwell, George S.,
urges emancipation upon Lincoln, see vol. ii.
Bragg, General Braxton,
invades Kentucky, see vol. ii.;
outmarched by Buell;
at battle of Stone's River;
retreats;
reinforced;
at battle of Chickamauga;
besieges Chattanooga;
defeated by Grant.
Breckenridge, John C.,
elected Vice-President, see vol. i.;
nominated by South for President;
carries Southern States;
announces election of Lincoln;
expelled from Senate.
Bright, Jesse D.,
expelled from Senate, see vol. i.
Brooks, Preston S.,
assaults Sumner, see vol. i.;
praised at the South.
Brough, John,
nominated for governor in Ohio and elected, see vol. ii.
Brown, Aaron V.,
in Buchanan's cabinet, see vol. i.
Brown, B. Gratz,
supports Fremont against Lincoln in 1864, see vol. ii.
Brown, Mayor Geo. W.,
thinks Maryland will secede, see vol. i.;
burns bridges and cuts wires north of Baltimore.
Browning, O.H.,
at Illinois bar, see vol. i.
Bryant, William Cullen,
introduces Lincoln in New York, see vol. i.;
favors postponement of Republican convention in 1864, see vol. ii.
Buchanan, James,
nominated by Democrats, see vol. i.;
elected President, his character;
refers to Dred Scott decision in inaugural address;
his recognition of Lecompton Constitution in Kansas;
despised by Douglas;
accused by Lincoln of plotting to make slavery national;
his hard situation in 1860;
distracted in body and mind;
receives secession commissioners of South Carolina;
a Unionist in feeling;
his message on secession;
wishes to shirk responsibility;
declares coercion unconstitutional;
ridiculed by Republicans;
excuse for his position;
declines to receive Southern commissioners;
virtually abdicates power to cabinet;
denounced by South;
forced to appoint Dix to Treasury Department;
calls extra session of Senate to aid Lincoln;
his futile policy towards Fort Sumter.
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