Chapter 23

Lincoln's Home-Life in the White House--Comfort in the Companionship of his Youngest Son--"Little Tad" the Bright Spot in the White House--The President and His Little Boy Reviewing the Army of the Potomac--Various Phases of Lincoln's Character--His Literary Tastes--Fondness for Poetry and Music--His Remarkable Memory--Not a Latin Scholar--Never Read a Novel--Solace in Theatrical Representation--Anecdotes of Booth and McCullough--Methods of Literary Work--Lincoln as an Orator--Caution in Impromptu Speeches--His Literary Style--Management of His Private Correspondence--Knowledge of Woodcraft--Trees and Human Character--Exchanging Views with Professor Agassiz--Magnanimity toward Opponents--Righteous Indignation--Lincoln's Religious Nature