Gives sufficient information on Lincoln from the time he gets the news about the firing on Fort Sumner to his election for the second term.

Lincoln faces the crisis -- Birth of the fifth column -- Wartime Washington -- The Knights of the Golden Circle -- The struggle over emancipation -- Seymour : leader of the loyal opposition -- The consequences of the draft -- Vallandigham and General Order 38 -- Candidate in exile -- Morton : dictator of Indiana -- 1864 : the critical year -- The anatomy of treason -- Stidger, the spy complete -- The Northwest Conspiracy -- The Indiana Treason Trials and Ex Parte Milligan -- Thus be it ever.