Abraham Lincoln's First Inauguration

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Description

Inauguration of the Sixteenth President of the United States — Scene in Front of the Capitol at Washington, D.C. — Abraham Lincoln, President-Elect, Reading his Inaugural Address, Previous to Receiving the Oath of Office from Chief Justice Taney, March 4, 1861.

Lithograph based on a photograph in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, March 16, 1861.

This image and description are part of materials from the United States Capitol’s nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.

National Archives Identifier: 117691895

Full Citation: Abraham Lincoln’s First Inauguration; ca. 1861; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Washington, DC; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 – 2017; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/abraham-lincolns-first-inauguration/, April 5, 2026]

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