what date was abraham lincoln inaugurated?
Abraham Lincoln 1861 presidential inauguration
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 Now , Bryan was ready to conclude the speech , and according to his biographer , Michael Kazin , step " into the headlines of American history " . 

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 En route to his inauguration by train , Lincoln addressed crowds and legislatures across the North . The president @-@ elect then evaded possible assassins in Baltimore , who were uncovered by Lincoln 's head of security , Allan Pinkerton . On February 23 , 1861 , he arrived in disguise in Washington , D.C. , which was placed under substantial military guard . Lincoln directed his inaugural address to the South , proclaiming once again that he had no intention , or inclination , to abolish slavery in the Southern states : 

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 In February 1861 , the President @-@ elect , Abraham Lincoln , came to the Assembly Room and delivered an address en route to his inauguration in Washington DC . In 1865 , Lincoln 's body was returned to the Assembly Room after his assassination for a public viewing of his body , en route to his burial in Springfield , Illinois . Due to time constraints , only a small fraction of those wishing to pass by the coffin were able to ; the lines to see the coffin were never less than 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) long . Nevertheless , between 120 @,@ 000 and 140 @,@ 000 people were able to pass by the open casket and then the bell , carefully placed at Lincoln 's head so mourners could read the inscription , " Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof . " 

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 Lincoln arrived in Washington , without announcement and incognito , early on the morning of February 23 , 1861 . Seward had been advised by General Winfield Scott that there was a plot to assassinate Lincoln in Baltimore when he passed through the city . Senator Seward sent his son Frederick to warn Lincoln in Philadelphia , and the president @-@ elect decided to travel alone but for well @-@ armed bodyguards . Lincoln travelled without incident , and came to regret his decision as he was widely mocked for it . Later that morning , Seward accompanied Lincoln to the White House , where he introduced the Illinoisan to President Buchanan . 

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 With the great Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 , and the defeat of the Copperheads in the Ohio election in the fall , Lincoln maintained a strong base of party support and was in a strong position to redefine the war effort , despite the New York City draft riots . The stage was set for his address at the Gettysburg battlefield cemetery on November 19 , 1863 . Defying Lincoln 's prediction that " the world will little note , nor long remember what we say here " , the Address became the most quoted speech in American history . 
