Lincoln Douglas 1858 Senatorial Campaign



Participants

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Place
1858/00/00 Lincoln-Douglas Debates Old Main, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
1858/00/00 Henry Villard covers the Lincoln-Douglas debates for the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung, attending four of the joint debates and six other speeches by Lincoln and eight by his competitor.
1858/00/00 Elvis Perry Shaw, an old friend of Abraham Lincoln, attends a Lincoln-Douglass debate.
1858/08/12 Republican candidate for the US Senate, Abraham Lincoln gives a speech from a platform in Beardstown town square, the site is marked by a plaque across from the courthouse. Beardstown, Illinois
1858/08/13 Stephen Douglas speaks as the Republican candidate for the US Senate from a platform in Beardstown town square, a site marked by a plaque across from the courthouse. Beardstown, Illinois
1858/09/24 After an afternoon campaign speech at the County Fairgrounds, Abe Lincoln stays Mayor Boyden and family the night of Sept. 24,1858, Ezekiel Boyden House, Urbana, Urbana
1858/09/30 Stephen Douglas makes a campaign speech at the Metamora Courthouse. Metamora Courthouse, Metamora
1858/10/02 Abraham Lincoln makes a campaign speech at the Metamora Courthouse Metamora Courthouse, Metamora

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