Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln
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"Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address" by Abraham Lincoln is a speech delivered on March 4, 1865, as the Civil War neared its end. Rather than celebrating impending victory, Lincoln spoke with somber reflection on the war's meaning and divine purpose. He identified slavery as the war's cause and suggested the conflict might be God's punishment for the nation's sins. The address contemplates unknowable divine will and calls for reconciliation, urging Americans to
"bind up the nation's wounds" without harsh treatment of the defeated South. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
|---|---|
| Title | Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_second_inaugural_address |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865) |
| Subject | United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 |
| Subject | Presidents -- United States -- Inaugural addresses |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 1978 |
| Last Update | Sep 6, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 996 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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