Men of Our Times; Or, Leading Patriots of the Day / Being narratives of the lives and deeds of statesmen, generals, and orators. Including biographical sketches and anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and Beecher.

A series of concise biographies presents leading politicians, military officers, and reformers, recounting their origins, family backgrounds, and formative experiences while emphasizing moral qualities that shaped their public service. The sketches highlight themes of Christian republican virtue, self-reliance born of farm and labor, frugality, temperance, and perseverance, and they distinguish public deeds from private life with respectful restraint. Anecdotes, portraits, and reflections illustrate how character, early training, and sacrifices during national crisis produced civic leadership rather than exceptional genius alone.