Lincoln and Douglas hold their fourth debate in Charleston, Illinois

09/18/1858

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas meet in their fourth debate of seven in Coles County at the County Fairgrounds in Charleston, Illinois.

Source Citation

Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 188-190.

Record Data

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Campaigns/Elections

Date
1858-09-18	New York Evening Post, "Senatorial Canvas in Illinois," September 18, 1858
1858-09-18	Recollection by Lew Wallace, Charleston Debate, September 18, 1858
1858-09-18	Recollection by Henry Clay Whitney, Charleston Debate, September 18, 1858
1858-09-18	Abraham Lincoln, Fourth Debate with Stephen Douglas, Charleston, Illinois, September 18, 1858
1858-09-21	Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Charleston Debate," September 21, 1858
1858-09-21	Chicago (IL) Times, "The Audience at Charleston," September 21, 1858
1858-09-22	Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Audience at Charleston,” September 22, 1858
1858-09-23	Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Who Furnishes the Audiences?," September 23, 1858
1858-09-25	David Davis to Abraham Lincoln, September 25, 1858
1858-10-11	James G. Wright to Abraham Lincoln, October 11, 1858

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