Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as 16th President of 26 states.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 04, 1861 ~ Monday
4 March 1861 This day Abel Lincoln is Inaugurated as the President
of the United States, or that portion of it which is left. I attended
the Election of the President & Board of Directors of the D A & M. AgSociety
the following persons were Elected Edward Hunter President, J R. Winder
John Nebeker, Wm Wagstaff, N. H. Felt, A. P. Rockwood, Levi E.
Riter Directors, J. C. Little Treasurer, T. Bullock Secretary. I
spent most of the day in the office I examined the Congressional Globe of 1859, [18]60 On Polygamy
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Lincoln, Abraham
12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
32 mentions
Historical Figure, Eminent Men and Woman
Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
130 mentions
Hunter, Edward
1793-1883
277 mentions
Little, Jesse Carter
26 Sep 1815 - 26 Dec 1893
178 mentions
Nebeker, John
1813-1886
13 mentions
Winder, John Rex
1821-1910
107 mentions
Riter, Levi Evans
1805-1877
4 mentions
Felt, Nathaniel Henry
1816-1887
61 mentions
Bullock, Thomas
23 Dec 1816 - 10 Feb 1885
128 mentions
Wagstaff, William, b. 1809
1809-1897
1 mention
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News arrives in Utah of firing on Fort Sumter and the beginning of the Civil War.