Lincoln and Douglas hold their fifth debate in Galesburg, Illinois

Galesburg, Illinois, central area, 1861
10/07/1858
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas meet in the fifth debate of the series in the college town of Galesburg, Illinois.  Knox College was the venue and Douglas seemed to be tiring and Lincoln growing stronger.
Source Citation
 
Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 215.
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:14pm — sailerd