Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
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The Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 ceremony in Washington, D.C., at which Lincoln began his second term as U.S. president and delivered his famously reflective and conciliatory second inaugural address near the end of the Civil War.
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| Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4773974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln Context triple: [Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, hasPart, Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln]
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Second inauguration of James Monroe
The Second inauguration of James Monroe was the 1821 ceremony in which Monroe was sworn in for his second term as the fifth president of the United States, during the Era of Good Feelings.
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B.
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln was the period from 1861 to 1865 during which Lincoln led the United States through the Civil War, preserved the Union, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation that began the process of ending slavery.
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C.
First inauguration of James Monroe
The First inauguration of James Monroe was the 1817 ceremony in which James Monroe was sworn in as the fifth president of the United States, marking the start of the so-called “Era of Good Feelings.”
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D.
Ulysses S. Grant administration
The Ulysses S. Grant administration was the U.S. presidential administration from 1869 to 1877, marked by Reconstruction efforts, civil rights legislation, and significant western development initiatives.
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E.
1860 United States presidential election
The 1860 United States presidential election was the pivotal contest that brought Abraham Lincoln to the presidency and precipitated the secession crisis leading to the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln Target entity description: The Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 ceremony in Washington, D.C., at which Lincoln began his second term as U.S. president and delivered his famously reflective and conciliatory second inaugural address near the end of the Civil War.
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A.
Second inauguration of James Monroe
The Second inauguration of James Monroe was the 1821 ceremony in which Monroe was sworn in for his second term as the fifth president of the United States, during the Era of Good Feelings.
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B.
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln was the period from 1861 to 1865 during which Lincoln led the United States through the Civil War, preserved the Union, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation that began the process of ending slavery.
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C.
First inauguration of James Monroe
The First inauguration of James Monroe was the 1817 ceremony in which James Monroe was sworn in as the fifth president of the United States, marking the start of the so-called “Era of Good Feelings.”
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D.
Ulysses S. Grant administration
The Ulysses S. Grant administration was the U.S. presidential administration from 1869 to 1877, marked by Reconstruction efforts, civil rights legislation, and significant western development initiatives.
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E.
1860 United States presidential election
The 1860 United States presidential election was the pivotal contest that brought Abraham Lincoln to the presidency and precipitated the secession crisis leading to the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political event
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presidential inauguration ⓘ |
| attendee |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ diplomatic corps ⓘ large public crowd ⓘ members of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| beforeEvent | assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| category |
1865 in American politics
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Presidency of Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ United States presidential inaugurations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAdministeringOath | Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinPresidency | second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1865-03-04 ⓘ |
| duringConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAddress | Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| genre | inauguration ceremony ⓘ |
| government | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart |
oath of office of the President of the United States
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second inaugural address NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Union victory
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divine providence ⓘ reconciliation between North and South ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| location |
East Front of the United States Capitol
NERFINISHED
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United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mediaType | public ceremony ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conciliatory message toward the South
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phrase "with malice toward none, with charity for all" ⓘ reflective tone ⓘ religious and biblical references ⓘ second inaugural address ⓘ |
| oathAdministeredBy | Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAssumed | President of the United States ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | second term ⓘ |
| organizer | Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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presidency of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| precededBy | first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| president | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
marked beginning of Lincoln's second presidential term
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took place near the end of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| vicePresident | Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln Description of subject: The Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 ceremony in Washington, D.C., at which Lincoln began his second term as U.S. president and delivered his famously reflective and conciliatory second inaugural address near the end of the Civil War.
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