truck farm, dying John Surrat – Son of Mr. and Mrs. Surrat, catholic, studying for priesthood Isaac Surrat – Son of Mr. and Mrs. Surrat, engineer Mrs. Herold – David’s mother, furniture store proprietress *Jefferson Davis – president of confederacy Sarah “Sal” Austin – Madam Julia – Madam Ch 3 *James Polk – Former president when Lincoln was in congress Edward McManus – White House doorkeeper, “Old Edward” Harriet Lane – President Buchanan’s niece, de facto first lady *the Other Edward – President Buchanan’s waiting room manager Edwin Stanton – Buchanan’s Attorney General, later special counsel to Secretary of War; later Lincoln’s second Secretary of War *Mr Floyd – Secretary of War under Buchanan *Robert E Lee – Army colonel *Major Anderson – Union officer in charge of Ft Sumter Ch 4 John Hay – Lincoln’s secretary, appointed to position at Treasury Dept John George Nicolay – Lincoln’s secretary *William Herndon – Lincoln’s law partner in Springfield Tad Lincoln – Lincoln’s son (7) Willie Lincoln – Lincoln’s son (10) Charles Sumner – Senator from MA, abolitionist Sarah Helen Whitman – Providence poet, professor, one-time fiancée of EA Poe *Henry Clay – Senator from KY *William Cullen Bryant – Editor of New York Evening Post *Horace Greeley – New York editor Henry Adams – Harvard student, friend of Robert Lincoln, son of Charles Francis Adams Ch 5 *Simon Cameron – Lincoln’s first Secretary of War The Blairs – Political family from MD *John Brown – Abolitionist, hanged *Reverend Garrison – Abolitionist, imprisoned Kate Chase – Chase’s daughter (20) and de facto hostess at his house *Nettie Chase – Chase’s daughter (13) *Alexander Stephens – Congressman from VA, VP of Confederacy *Philip Barton Key – Murder victim, son of Francis Scott Key *Dan Sickles – Congressman from NY, acquitted murderer of Key in a fit of jealous rage Elizabeth Grimsley – Lincoln’s cousin, “Cousin Lizzie” *Eddie Lincoln – Lincoln’s son, deceased at 3 years of age Ch 7 Henry D. Cooke – Editor of Ohio State Journal, friend of Chase Jay Cooke – Wealthy Philadelphia financier *Philander Chase – Episcopalian bishop in Ohio *Miss Haines – Finishing schoolmistress Francis Preston Blair – The “Old Gentleman,” former editor of the Congressional Globe, friend of Jackson, kingmaker Frank Blair – Blair’s son, Republican congressman from Missouri Montgomery Blair – Blair’s son, lawyer in Maryland, Lincoln’s Postmaster General Ch 8 Scipione Grillo – Musician, restaurateur