October 7, 1858
The fifth Lincoln-Douglas debate in the U.S. Senate race is held in Galesburg, Illinois.
October 9, 1856
Lincoln speaks at a Republican rally in Peoria, Illinois.
Octomber 11, 1868
As the Republican presidential nominee, Lincoln is cheered by a Wide Awakes parade which passes by his home in Springfield, Illinois.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not
with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you,
is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be
preserved to the latest generation?"
--Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861