FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS

Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

Introduction

Abraham Lincoln first inaugural address was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln, Monday, March 4, 1861, as part of his oath of office for his first term as President of the Sixteenth United States. The speech was mainly addressed to people in the South, and was intended to succinctly state policies for Lincoln and his desires for this article, where seven states had seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America (Barney, 2004).

Discussion

November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln received 1.86 million votes of ordinary voters (40 percent of voters) ...