Lincoln and Douglas hold their final debate in Alton, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas wind up their seven debate series with a visit to the riverside town of Alton, Illinois.
Source Citation
Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 257.
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Campaigns/Elections
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Alton, IL
Date
David Davis to Abraham Lincoln, September 25, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Last of the Series," October 15, 1858
Seventh Debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas at Alton, Illinois, October 15, 1858
Recollection by Jeriah Bonham, Alton Debate, October 15, 1858
Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Alton Debate, October 15, 1858
Recollection by Edmond Beall, Alton Debate, October 15, 1858
Abraham Lincoln, Seventh and Final Debate with Stephen Douglas, Alton, Illinois, October 13, 1858
Quincy (IL) Whig, "Disappointed," October 16, 1858
Chicago (IL) Times, “The Campaign – The Last Joint Debate,” October 17, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Alton Debate," October 18, 1858
New York Evening Post, “Political,” October 20, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Last of the Series," October 15, 1858
Quincy (IL) Whig, "Disappointed," October 16, 1858
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