FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS—ABRAHAM LINCOLN 585 First Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln 585 51015 Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, delivered a month after the formation of the Confederacy, served as a final plea for Americans to reunite.IRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS—ABRAHAM LINCOLN 585 First Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln 585 51015 Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, delivered a month after the formation of the Confederacy, served as a final plea for Americans to reunite.