Perley's reminiscences of sixty years in the national metropolis, v. 1-2
CHAPTER XIV.
EVENTS BOTH SAD AND JOYOUS. Election of Andrew Johnson as Vice-President--Second Inauguration of Lincoln--Disgraceful Intoxication of Vice-President Johnson-- Inauguration Ball at the Interior Department--Successful Military Movements Directed by General Grant--Lincoln's Fondness for Theatricals--The Martyr-President's Last Speech to the People-- Capture of Dixie.