Woodlawn Cemetery - John A. Logan IL247

John A. Logan was born to Dr. and John and Elizabeth Logan on February 9, 1826, on a 160-acre farm within present-day Murphysboro, Illinois. Logan was elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1852 by the Democratic party, and in 1858, he was elected to the United States Congress. He supported Stephen A. Douglas and bitterly attacked the views of Abraham Lincoln. At the onset of the Civil War, however, the pro-south Logan decided that "the Union must prevail." Believing firmly that a nation divided would not succeed, Logan fought for the North at Bull Run as a civilian and later rose to the rank of Major General in command of the Army of Tennessee. In 1884, Logan was an unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate teaming up with James G. Blaine on the Republican ticket, which lost to Democrat Grover Cleveland. General Logan died in 1886 and is buried at Soldier Cemetery in Washington D.C.

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Illinois IL241
ILLINOIS

The fertile prairies in Illinois attracted the attention of French trader Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette as they explored the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in 1673. France claimed this region until 1763 when it surrendered the Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris. During the American Revolution, George Rogers Clark and his small army scored a bloodless victory when they captured Kaskaskia for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Illinois became a county of Virginia. This area was ceded to the United States in 1784, and became in turn a part of the Northwest Territory and the Indiana and Illinois Territories. On December 3, 1818, Illinois entered the Union as the twenty-first state.

The markers that designate U.S. Highway 36 in Illinois as the 33D Division Highway were dedicated on Memorial Day, 1963. The 33D Division was organized in August, 1917, from National Guard units of the State of Illinois. It became famous in the Muse-Argonne offensive and by November 11, 1918 was poised for a break through the Hindenburg Line. In World War II the Division fought in the Pacific Area and liberated Baguio, the summer Capital of the Philippines.

U.S. 36 passes through Pittsfield, were John Nicolay and John Hay, President Abraham Lincoln's private secretaries, formed their friendship. Stephen A. Douglas studied law and taught in Winchester, and held his first elective office in Jacksonville. Lincoln's home, tomb, and the Old State capitol are in Springfield, and a courthouse where Lincoln practiced is in Mt. Pulaski.

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Edward Bates Statue MO149
EDWARD BATES STATUE

[History: This statue was dedicated in 1876 concurrently with the official dedication of Forest Park, and thus was the first statue to be installed in the park. The original location was at the southeast entrance, but when Highway 40 was expanded, the entrance was obliterated and the statue moved to its current location. Bates was a lawyer and rose to the position of Attorney General in President Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet from 1861-1864. He was also a prominent Missouri politician. Bates also served as vice president of the Missouri Historical Society, which he co-founded. The medallions on the pedestal were added at a later date and depict Captain James Eads, Governor Hamilton R. Gamble, Charles Gibson, and Henry S. Geyer.]

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Franklin County Veterans Memorial MO146
DEDICATED
THE VETERANS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY

The solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the alter of freedom.

Abraham Lincoln

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Lincoln - Douglas Debate IL147
LINCOLN - DOUGLAS
DEBATE

On September 15,1858, in the midst of the Senatorial campaign of that year, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas met at Jonesboro in the third of the famous series of debates which made Lincoln a national figure. The debate was held in a grove one quarter mile to the north.

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McClellan's Farewell C9
After President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan of command of the Army of the Potomac on 7 Nov. 1862, the general composed a farewell order. It was read to the army by divisions on 10 Nov. when the new commander, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, held a grand review of the army about half a mile north of here. Both Burnside and McClellan attended, and the three-mile-long line of soldiers cheered McClellan heartily, many weeping. This closed McClellan’s military career. He returned home to Trenton, N.J., and ran unsuccessfully against Lincoln on the Democratic Party ticket in 1864.

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Site of Abraham Lincoln's 'Unknown Ground' Speech IL137
Loction of original
Monroe County Court House

Site of Abraham Lincoln's
"Unknown Ground" speech.
August 25, 1840.

AUGUST 19. En route. [Lincoln's whereabouts Aug. 18 to 22 have not been ascertained, but it is reasonable to believe that he and Field are meeting Whig leaders in county seats south and southwest of Springfield.]

AUGUST 22. Belleville? [Although no evidence of Lincoln's presence in Belleville on this day has been found, Field's letter of Aug. 17 indicates that it was his and Lincoln's immediate destination. Distance from Springfield -- approximately 100 miles -- could have been covered easily in four days.]

AUGUST 23. Waterloo. "The traveling missionaries, Lincoln and Field, reached Waterloo on Sunday." Register, Sept. 4.

AUGUST 24. Notice is posted at court house Monday morning that Lincoln will address people on Tuesday. Ibid.

AUGUST 25. Large crowd hears Lincoln. Adam Snyder, Democratic presidential elector, replies to Lincoln's two-hour address with one of equal length. Lincoln "seemed like a man traveling over unknown ground," declares "Register." Ibid., Belleville Advocate, Aug. 29.

AUGUST 26. En route to Mount Vernon? Exact day of Lincoln's speech in Mount Vernon has not been determined, but it is assumed that today and tomorrow are spent in making 80-mile trip from Waterloo to Mount Vernon.

AUGUST 28. Mount Vernon? On or about this date Lincoln and John A. McClernand, Whig and Democratic electoral candidates, debate in Methodist Church. Susannah Johnson, Recollections of Rev. John Johnson, 259.

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