Lincoln and Douglas hold their second debate in Freeport, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas hold their second debate of seven at Freeport, Illinois.  Lincoln comes back strongly from what some saw as a weak start at Ottawa.
Source Citation
Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 145-147.
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