Gen. McDowell meets President early in morning and accompanies him to Washington. Party arrives at 2:30 P.M. and dines at Comdr. Dahlgren's. Drive from Navy Yard to White House interrupted when excited horses immobilize President's carriage. Trip completed in another carriage. National Intelligencer, 21 April 1862; Extracts from Dahlgren Diary, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

In evening Lincoln discusses Yorktown, Va., and Corinth, Miss., with Sen. Browning (Ill.). Browning, Diary.