1861 /repositories/4/archival_objects/764480 1 box 1861 January-September 16 Reflections on the new year /repositories/4/archival_objects/764514 1 box 1861 January 1 1 Secessionist activities /repositories/4/archival_objects/764515 1 box 1861 January 3 1 Finishes classes at Harvard /repositories/4/archival_objects/764516 1 box 1861 January 8 1 Begins to practice law in Bridgeton /repositories/4/archival_objects/764517 1 box 1861 February 4 1 Travels to Trenton and Philadelphia to see Lincoln on his way to Washington; describes Lincoln's demeanor and speech at Trenton /repositories/4/archival_objects/764518 1 box 1861 February 19-20 1 Lincoln's inauguration /repositories/4/archival_objects/764519 1 box 1861 March 4 1 Refections on Lincoln's 1st inaugural address /repositories/4/archival_objects/764520 1 box 1861 March 5 1 Resolves to enter Princeton in the summer /repositories/4/archival_objects/764521 1 box 1861 March 31 1 Comments on Alexander Stephens' "cornerstone" speech /repositories/4/archival_objects/764522 1 box 1861 April 3 1 Potter's father approves his decision to enter Princeton /repositories/4/archival_objects/764523 1 box 1861 April 10 1 Surrender of Fort Sumter /repositories/4/archival_objects/764524 1 box 1861 April 14 1 Baltimore riots /repositories/4/archival_objects/764525 1 box 1861 April 19 1 Observations of Washington, D.C. during early period of the war /repositories/4/archival_objects/764526 1 box 1861 July 19 1 Reports on news of Battle of Bull Run /repositories/4/archival_objects/764527 1 box 1861 July 22-23 1 Arrives in Princeton /repositories/4/archival_objects/764528 1 box 1861 August 14 1 News of battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri /repositories/4/archival_objects/764529 1 box 1861 August 15 1 Comments on Lyman Atwater's lecture on philosophy /repositories/4/archival_objects/764530 1 box 1861 August 21 1 Capture of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina /repositories/4/archival_objects/764531 1 box 1861 September 2 1 Joins Princeton association organized to prevent "any uprising among the secessionists in this neighborhood" /repositories/4/archival_objects/764532 1 box 1861 September 3 1 Description of "pumping" (dunking) of Princeton students favoring secessions /repositories/4/archival_objects/764533 1 box 1861 September 12-14 1 Fights among Princeton students over secession /repositories/4/archival_objects/764534 1 box 1861 September 16 1