Wednesday, October 6, 1858.Peoria, IL and Galesburg, IL. | In the evening, Lincoln travels by train from Peoria to Galesburg for a scheduled debate
against Stephen A. Douglas the following day. A fellow passenger on the train notes that
Lincoln, toting a carpetbag, is clad in "a big gray shawl, and a somewhat rusty stovepipe hat." The Metamora Herald (IL), 21 August 1931, 9:1-2. |