Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Abraham
Lincoln's second inaugural address was delivered on
March 4, 1865, during the final days of the Civil War and
only a month before he was assassinated. In his second
inaugural address, Lincoln discussed the war and slavery,
and ends with these words of reconciliation:
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with
firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right,
let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind
up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall
have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to
do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting
peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."
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Bibliography
Abraham
Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
Includes a copy of a printed
invitation from Lincoln's second inauguration ball. Search Lincoln's
papers to locate more documents related to his second
inauguration.
"I
Do Solemnly Swear . . .": Presidential Inaugurations
Contains a special presentation on Abraham
Lincoln's second inauguration, which includes manuscripts,
prints and photographs. In addition, Marvin
Kranz, historical specialist, Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress, provides historical insights into
Lincoln's second inauguration.
A
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
A transcript of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address
is also available in the Congressional
Globe and the Senate
Journal from March 4, 1865.
An
American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides
and Other Printed Ephemera
Contains a broadside of another copy of Lincoln's
second inaugural address. This collection also
contains a copy of his second inaugural address as
it appears on the north wall of the Lincoln
memorial.
American
Treasures of the Library of Congress - Lincoln's Second
Inauguration
An online exhibit on Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration
containing a memo Lincoln wrote to his cabinet members
and a poem printed for his inaugural parade.
The Collected
Works of Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Association
Our
Documents, President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural
Address, National Archives and Records Administration
Mr. Lincoln's
White House, The Lincoln Institute
Tackach, James. Lincoln's Moral Vision:
The Second Inaugural Address. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2002.
[Catalog
Record]
White, Ronald C. Lincoln's Greatest
Speech: The Second Inaugural. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. [Catalog
Record]
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