At noon President raises flag over Patent Office, 7th and F Sts. NW. National Republican (Washington, DC), 2 May 1861, 3:1, 3 May 1861, 3:2; Evening Star (Washington, DC), 2 May 1861, 3:1.

Reviews Rhode Island Marine Artillery. National Republican (Washington, DC), 3 May 1861, 3:1; Evening Star (Washington, DC), 3 May 1861, 3:3; Remarks to Rhode Island Marine Battery, 2 May 1861, CW, 4:352-53.

At 8 P.M. consults with Secretary of State Seward and Chicago detective. Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, 2 May 1861, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Later in the evening, reviews New York Fire Zouaves, commanded by Colonel Elmer Ellsworth. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 3 May 1861, 3:1.