Picture of Abraham Lincoln Inauguration

Civil War Harper's Weekly, March 18, 1865

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Lincoln Taking Oath of Office

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

Abraham Lincoln Inauguration

Battle of Bull's Bay

Human Nature

Colored Regiment in Charleston

President Lincoln's Inauguration

Aiken's Landing

You are viewing a stunning illustration of the second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln. An enormous crows is seen before the US capitol. The United States flag flies proudly over the proceeding. The president stands on the front stairs of the capitol. The capitol dome had only recently been completed. The image captures the excitement of the day. The Nation sensed that the bloody Civil War, would soon be over, and Lincoln did not disappoint, giving what many considered one of the best speeches in United States History.