Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Jo Daviess County, IL Events Date Type 08/18/1865 In Illinois, General U.S. Grant returns to his hometown of Galena for the first time since the outbreak of the war Personal People Birthplace of Rawlins, John Aaron Places Name Type Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, IL Location or Site Documents Date Title 04/19/1858 John Wentworth to Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1858 08/23/1858 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Great Debate Between Lincoln and Douglas At Ottawa," August 23, 1858 08/27/1858 Joseph Medill to Abraham Lincoln, August 27, 1858 08/30/1858 Chicago (IL) Times, "The Campaign - The Discussion at Freeport," August 30, 1858 05/24/1860 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Going – Going – Gone!,” May 24, 1860 Images Galena, Illinois, 1861, artist's impression