LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL

LINCOLN’S 2ND INAUGURAL

• March 4, 1865• Cold, windy, rainy day in

Washington, D.C.

• John Wilkes Booth a famous actor from Maryland was an invited guest

• Recalled the major cause of the war

• Vowed to restore peace and unity

“With malice toward none, with charity for

all . . .”

IDEAS ADDRESSED IN THE 2ND INAUGURAL

• The Government • Lincoln stated that there

were peopletrying to destroy the government, with or without war

• The Union • fought for restoration of

peace and the Union

• Equality• stated that slavery

perpetuated the war anddenounced slavery