COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION
The inaugural procession of Abraham Lincoln passes the west front of the United States Capitol onMarch 4, 1861, in this hand-colored engraving of the cover of theMarch 16, 1861 issue of Harper'sWeekly. For insights into the Capitol during the fateful first months of the CivilWar in 1861, see the article by Guy Gugliotta beginning on page 19.
