Lincoln's first inaugural address to the nation. Fellow-Citizens of the United States: In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and …

Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield for nearly 25 years, wrote the speech shortly after his election as America's sixteenth President. Before leaving town in January 1861, he sometimes …

Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on Monday, March 4, 1861, as part of his taking of the oath of office for his first term as the sixteenth president of the United States.

On March 4, 1861, the day Abraham Lincoln was first sworn into office as President of the United States, the Chicago Tribune printed this special pamphlet of his First Inaugural Address. In the …

Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States of America, and was the first president avowedly opposed to legalized slavery. Lincoln was elected on November 6, …

Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address March 4, 1861 Fellow-Citizens of the United States: In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you …

First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1861 Fellow-Citizens of the United States: … Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority …

Abraham Lincoln was elected as the sixteenth President of the United States of America, and was the first President avowedly opposed to legalized slavery. Lincoln was elected on November 6, …

Changes in Lincoln's Hand [February, 1861]; and First Inaugural Address, Final Version [March, 1861]. These documents in this collection enable us to follow the process of revision very …

While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking …