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En route to his inauguration by train, Lincoln addressed crowds and legislatures across the North.
The president-elect then evaded possible assassins in Baltimore, who were uncovered by Lincoln's head of security, Allan Pinkerton.
On February 23, 1861, he arrived in disguise in Washington, D. C., which was placed under substantial military guard.
Lincoln directed his inaugural address to the South, proclaiming once again that he had no intention, or inclination, to abolish slavery in the Southern states:
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