April 15th, 1865

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April 14, 1865

   Tonight I'm seeing Our American Cousin with Mary.  I hope that I can apologize for not spending so much time with her, and tell her of my plans for the future.  The play is supposedly good, so hopefully Mary and I will have a nice time.  Since the war is over, I hope my life may be a bit more relaxed, and I can spend more time with my family, ecspecially Tad.

Excerpt of advertisment for tonight's play

April 3, 1865

  

The Confederacy has finally surrendered! After years of fighting, and so many lives lost, it has all been put to an end. Washington DC has already been beginning to celebrate, and to be honest, so have I. I hope that after my term to move back to Springfield with Mary, and since we haven't had a lot of time together because of the war. This is the best new I have heard for a long time.

Union Army Marching Into DC

March 4, 1865

   I had my second Inauguration today.   In my address I told every one about my Reconstruction Plan.  There would be no repercussions from the Confederacy seceded, and I would welcome them home again.  I hope to free the slaves, and find them a place to live, schools, and jobs.  I have a personal gut feeling that the war will end soon, and we need to be prepared.

The Address

November 19, 1863

     I issued the Gettysburg Address today.  Though I highly doubt this will be remembered in any way shape or form, I though this was important.  I worked hard on this speech, because this was the turning point of the war.  The Union won at this battle, and I hope to win more.  I am truly sorry for the lives lost at this battle, but I hope, no, I KNOW, that they have not died in vain.

The Gettysburg Address

January 1, 1863

       My life has been extremely difficult these past few years.  I'm attempting to hold the country together, my son Willie has died (with typhoid fever, same as Anne), and the Union's morale is at an all time low.  So today i initiated the Emancipation Proclamation, which, I hope, will succeed in releasing any slaves in Confederate areas, keep Britain out of the war, keep the Border States on the Union's side, and boosting the morale of the troops.  If I can do that, then I believe that we can win the war.

The Emancipation Proclamation

March 4, 1861

          I was inaugurated as president today! It was a bittersweet victory, yes I am in the highest office of the United States, but I am also facing the biggest crisis our country has ever faced, the destruction of the Union.  I've had to answer the same question over and over again, and no, secession is not legal.  Though the Constitution might say that it IS, the United States did not begin with the Constitution, it began with the Declaration of Independence, which said nothing about the right to secede, it said that the people had a right to form government, and I refuse to look at the states as the people as a whole.  Though I am facing this crisis, I am quite excited to be president, and my children are even more excited to move into the White House!

My Inauguration