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Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 9)

Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who were his personal secretaries during the American Civil War. Volume 6 chronicles Lincoln's life in 1864, including the battles of that summer and Lincoln's reelection. (Summary adapted from wikipedia by Ann Boulais) (13 hr 14 min)

Chapters

Sherman's Campaign to the Chattahoochee

The Cleveland Convention

Lincoln Renominated

The Resignation of Mr. Chase

The Wade-Davis Manifesto

The Last Days of the Rebel Navy

Early's Campaign Against Washington

Horace Greeley's Peace Mission

The Jaquess-Gilmore Mission

Mobile Bay

The Chicago Surrender

Atlanta

Sheridan in the Shenandoah

Cedar Creek

Cabinet Changes

Lincoln Reelected

Chase as Chief-Justice

Petersburg

Reconstruction

The March to the Sea