Lincoln Takes the Oath on the Edge of Civil War
On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th president at the unfinished U.S. Capitol, pleading for the Union weeks before the Civil War began.
On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th president at the unfinished U.S. Capitol, pleading for the Union weeks before the Civil War began.