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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