First presidential inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln swearing-in at the partly finished Capitol building.
Date
March 2, 1861; 163 years ago (1861-03-02) (Hamlin)[1] March 4, 1861 (1861-03-04) (Lincoln)
Location
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Participants
Abraham Lincoln 16th president of the United States — Assuming office Roger B. Taney Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath Hannibal Hamlin 15th vice president of the United States — Assuming office John C. Breckinridge 14th vice president of the United States — Administering oath
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The first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States was held on Monday, March 4, 1861, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 19th inauguration and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of Abraham Lincoln as president and the only term of Hannibal Hamlin as vice president. The presidential oath of office was administered to Lincoln by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.[2] John C. Breckinridge became the first outgoing vice president to administer the vice-presidential oath of office to his successor.
This was the first time Lincoln appeared in public with a beard, which he had begun growing after being elected president, in response to a written request by 11-year-old Grace Bedell. This effectively made him the first president to have any facial hair beyond sideburns.
On Inauguration Day, Lincoln's procession to the Capitol was surrounded by heavily armed cavalry and infantry, providing an unprecedented amount of protection for the President-elect as the nation stood on the brink of war. During the 16 weeks between Lincoln's victory in the 1860 presidential election and Inauguration Day, seven slave states had declared their secession from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
^"A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875. Senate Journal --SATURDAY, March 2, 1861". American Memory. Library of Congress. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^"The 19th Presidential Inauguration: Abraham Lincoln, March 04, 1861". United States Senate. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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