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CONTENTS
CHAPTER XXI
DOUGLAS IN CHICAGO-THE OLD UNIVERSITY
FOUR YEARS OF EXCITING EVENTS-NORTH MARKET HALL MEETING IN 1854-MR.
BROSS' ENCOUNTER WITH DOUGLAS-SHEEHAN'S ACCOUNT Of the MEETING-BROSS'
REVIEW EARLY PAVING AND GRADING-RAISING THE TREMONT HOUSE TO NEW
GRADE AN ENTIRE BLOCK ON LAKE STREET RAISED POPULARITY OF THE NICHOL-
SON PAVEMENT-GENERAL TRADE IN THE FIFTIES APPRECIATION OF REAL ESTATE
-TRADE REVIEWS-PROGRESS IN RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION-PANIC CONDITIONS IN
1857-THE OLD CHICAGO UNIVERSITY—INTEREST OF SENATOR Douglas IN THE UNI-
STUDENTS-FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES-CESSA-
VERSITY-ATTENDANCE
OF WOMEN
TION OF ACTIVITY-TABLET PLACED IN HONOR OF DOUGLAS REMINISCENCES OF
THE OLD UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS WHO AFTERWARDS BECAME EMINENT RIOTS OF
1855-THE KNOW
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NOTHING PARTY
CHAPTER XXII
LINCOLN IN CHICAGO
FIRST APPEARANCE OF LINCOLN IN CHICAGO-WASHBURNE'S REMINISCENCES-POLITICAL
ISSUES OF 1854-EDITORIAL CONVENTION AT DECATUR-THE BLOOMINGTON CON-
VENTION-LINCOLN'S "LOST SPEECH"-THE FREMONT CAMPAIGN-LINCOLN AND
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD-M'CLELLAN'S RECOLLECTIONS-LINCOLN'S
FONDNESS FOR SHOWS-ARRIVAL OF SENATOR DOUGLAS IN CHICAGO, JULY, 1858-
GRAND OVATION ΤΟ DOUGLAS LINCOLN'S TREMONT HOUSE SPEECH-UNITED
STATES ZOUAVE CADETS-TOUR OF THE ZOUAVES-NAMES OF THE MEMBERS.... 21
DEBATES
CHAPTER XXIII
THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
BETWEEN LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS LINCOLN'S CHALLENGE-REPLY OF
DOUGLAS-FIRST MEETING AT OTTAWA THE "PHONOGRAPHIC REPORT" OF THE
PRESS AND TRIBUNE-HITT AND BINMORE THE SHORT HAND REPORTERS-THE RE-
PORT OF THE CHICAGO TIMES HORACE WHITE'S LONG
HAND REPORTS-HITT'S
ACCOUNT GIVEN IN 1904-REPUBLICAN VICTORIES IN THE FALL ELECTIONS-
"HOLDOVERS" ELECT DOUGLAS TO SENATE-ISAAC N. ARNOLD'S COMPARISON
THE DEBATERS
GRIERSON'S DESCRIPTION-LINCOLN
OF
AND DOUGLAS COMPARED
ADVANTAGES OF JOINT DEBATES-REVIEW OF THE CAMPAIGN-LINCOLN THE
ACKNOWLEDGED STANDARD BEARER-INTENSE POPULAR INTEREST IN POLITICS-
LONG SPEECHES OF CANDIDATES-ANECDOTE OF LINCOLN LINCOLN COMPARES
HIMSELF WITH DOUGLAS LINCOLN'S GROWING PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS-LINCOLN'S
AUTOBIOGRAPHY-LINCOLN'S FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
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CHAPTER XXIV
PUBLIC LIFE OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DOUGLAS BOYHOOD IN VERMONT-JOURNEY
ΤΟ THE WEST-
SCHOOL-ENGAGES IN A POLITICAL
LAW-APPOINTED STATE'S ATTORNEY-
COUNTRY
ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE-HIS VOTE ON INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS JUDGE
CARTER'S ADDRESS ON DOUGLAS—DOUGLAS APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME BENCH-
HIS CAREER AS A SUPREME JUDGE DOUGLAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS-BECOMES U.
S. SENATOR-CARR'S ESTIMATE OF DOUGLAS AMBITION TO BECOME PRESIDENT-
HIS COURSE AFTER LINCOLN'S ELECTION HIS UNION SPEECH AT THE WIGWAM—
COUNSELS RESISTANCE TO SECESSION-CONDEMNS DISUNION-THRILLING EFFECTS
OF THE SPEECH-HIS DEATH AT THE TREMONT HOUSE-JUDGE CARTER'S COMMENTS
ON DOUGLAS-COMPARISON
DECLINES OFFER ΤΟ TAKE
DOUGLAS
BETWEEN LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS-MRS. DOUGLAS
HER CHILDREN SOUTH-LAST RESTING PLACE OF
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THE
CHAPTER XXV
EVENTS PRIOR TO LINCOLN'S NOMINATION
COOPER INSTITUTE SPEECH- -QUOTATIONS FROM THE SPEECH-COMMENTS OF
THE HEARERS-LINCOLN'S LABOR IN PREPARING THE SPEECH-LAST APPEARANCE
IN COURT AT CHICAGO-THE "SAND BAR" CASE-LINCOLN'S VISIT TO WAUKEGAN-
SPEECH INTERRUPTED BY A FIRE-J. W. HULL'S ACCOUNT OF THE SPEECH-
TABLETS PLACED IN MEMORY OF THE VISIT-LINCOLN'S VISIT то EVANSTON-
LEONARD W. VOLK'S RECOLLECTIONS HARVEY B. HURD'S ACCOUNT-RECEPTION AT
THE HOUSE OF JULIUS WHITE-MEMORIES OF OLD EVANSTON RESIDENTS MAJOR
LUDLAM'S STORY-INTERESTING SEQUEL OF THE EVANSTON VISIT-SENTIMENT IN
FAVOR OF LINCOLN FOR PRESIDENT COMMENTS OF THE EASTERN PRESS-ROBERT
LINCOLN'S LETTER OF INTRODUCTION-UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS AT CHICAGO-
PREPARATIONS FOR THE APPROACHING CONVENTION-HEADQUARTERS OF THE IL-
LINOIS DELEGATION AT THE TREMONT HOUSE-STRONG FOLLOWING OF RIVAL CAN-
MODESTY-PROGRESS OF THE CITY ATTAINED IN 1860-
DIDATES-LINCOLN'S
INCIDENTS OF THE PANIC OF 1857-BEGINNING OF STREET CAR LINES-OPENING
OF THE RAILROAD ERA-FIRST LINES FROM THE EAST CHICAGO RAPIDLY BECOMES
A RAILROAD CENTER
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CHAPTER XXVI
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OF 1860
EVENTS PRECEDING THE NOMINATION "RAIL SPLITTER" CANDIDATE-
-
THE WIGWAM
DESCRIBED-INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS-ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS PROMI-
NENT MEN IN ATTENDANCE-PLATFORM ADOPTED-WILLIAM H. SEWARD'S NAME
PROPOSED-NORMAN B. JUDD PROPOSES THE "RAIL SPLITTER AND GIANT KILLER"
OF ILLINOIS-NO LANGUAGE CAN DESCRIBE THE UPROAR-STENTORIAN SHOUTERS
FOR LINCOLN-CHORUS OF STEAM WHISTLES AND FIRING OF CANNON-BALLOTING
FOR CANDIDATES-LINCOLN CHOSEN ON THIRD BALLOT ANOTHER SCENE OF WILD
APPLAUSE EXTENDING OVER THE CITY "NEVER ANOTHER SUCH SCENE IN
AMERICA," SAID HORACE
OF WILLIAM M. EVARTS RATIFICA-
GREELEY-SPEECH
TION MEETING IN THE WIGWAM-ILLUMINATIONS AND PROCESSIONS-WIDE AWAKE
CLUBS FORMED THE NEWS RECEIVED BY LINCOLN THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER
-LINCOLN'S VISIT TO CHICAGO AFTER ELECTION-MEETS HANNIBAL HAMLIN AT
THE TREMONT HOUSE-LINCOLN'S DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON.
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CHAPTER XXVII
CIVIL WAR MEMORIES
BY CHICAGO CITIZENS-
ILLINOIS REGIMENT
BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR-THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST CALL FOR TROOPS ILLINOIS
ASKED TO FURNISH SIX REGIMENTS-PROMPT RESPONSE
FIRST MILITARY OPERATIONS BATTERY A-NINETEENTH
THE FAMOUS CHARGE AT STONE RIVER-ELLSWORTH'S ZOUAVES-DEATH OF ELLS-
WORTH-BOARD OF TRADE BATTERY-JOHN A. BROSS-HIS DEATH AT PETERSBURG—
THIRTY-SEVENTH ILLINOIS-THIRTY-NINTH ILLINOIS-SEVENTY-SECOND ILLINOIS
REGIMENT-GENERAL STOCKTON'S DIARY-FRANK AND JULES LUMBARD AT VICKS-
BURG NEGRO REFUGEES THE IRISHMEN'S RESPONSE ΤΟ THE CALL COLONEL
JAMES A. MULLIGAN-TWENTY-THIRD ILLINOIS REGIMENT-MULLIGAN'S HEROIC
DEATH-GERMAN REGIMENTS--TWENTY-FOURTH ILLINOIS REGIMENT-COLONEL
FREDERICK HECKER-THE "HECKER SONG"-SOUTHERN SYMPATHIZERS-"COPPER-
HEADS"-CHICAGO TIMES ITS SUPPRESSION BY THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES-ORDER
REVOKED-Wilbur f. stoREY-UNION LEAGUE OF AMERICA-FREDERICK F. COOK'S
"BYGONE DAYS"
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CHAPTER XXVIII
CHICAGO IN WAR TIME
CAMP DOUGLAS ESTABLISHED BY GOVERNOR YATES- -FIRST USED FOR INSTRUCTION OF
RECRUITS-BECOMES A MILITARY PRISON IN 1862-CAMP FRY ESTABLISHED THE
PRISONERS OF WAR AT CAMP DOUGLAS-DISCIPLINE WITHIN THE CAMP-UNION
PAROLED PRISONERS AT THE CAMP-NUMBER OF CONFEDERATE PRISONERS AT THE
CAMP-EXPERIENCES OF A PRIVATE SOLDIER-OCCUPATION OF THE PRISONERS-
ATTEMPTS AT ESCAPE IN 1862-CONDUCT AND APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONERS-
CONSPIRACY AMONG THE PRISONERS IN 1864-OTHER ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE-
THE MILITARY COMMISSION-LAST YEAR OF THE PRISON CAMP MONUMENT AT
OAKWOODS CEMETERY-FREDERICK F. COOK'S ACCOUNT 128
CHAPTER XXIX
LATER EVENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD
THE DRAFT OF 1864-THE LAST CALL FOR TROOPS-LARGE BOUNTIES PAID FOR RECRUITS
-NUMBER OF TROOPS FURNISHED BY ILLINOIS-NUMBER FURNISHED BY COOK
COUNTY-WAR TIME TRANSPORTATION-CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH CONTRASTED
WITH THOSE IN THE SOUTH-THE DEATH OF LINCOLN-THE FUNERAL JOURNEY
-ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINS AT CHICAGO-LYING IN STATE IN THE COURTHOUSE
TO SPRINGFIELD-GREELEY'S TRIBUTE ΤΟ LINCOLN-WORK
ROTUNDA-JOURNEY
OF THE SANITARY COMMISSION-FIRST SANITARY FAIR-THE ORIGINAL COPY OF
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION-"OLD ABE," THE WAR EAGLE THE SECOND
SANITARY FAIR-SAMUEL BOWLES' VISIT JOHN L. SCRIPPS-WRITES THE FIRST
AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF LINCOLN-BECOMES POSTMASTER AT CHICAGO-ANNI-
VERSARIES CELEBRATED IN 1911
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CHAPTER XXX
DEEPENING THE CANAL
RAILROAD
CONGRESS-THE
BUILDING-PROPOSAL TO DEEPEN THE CANAL-AID OF CONGRESS SOUGHT
-FAILURE OF BILL IN
PEOPLE OF CHICAGO UNDERTAKE THE
WORK-PLANS FORMULATED CANAL CONVENTION OF 1863-NAMES OF PERSONS
COMPOSING THE COMMITTEE-RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED SANITATION INVOLVED WITH
THE DEEPENING OF THE CANAL-THE WORK COMPLETED IN 1871-CANAL TRAFFIC
DECLINES IN SPITE OF DEEPENING-ADVANTAGES POSSESSED BY THE RAILROADS-
THE STORY OF CROSBY'S OPERA HOUSE THE OPERA HOUSE OPENED IN 1865-FI-
NANCIAL DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED-LOTTERY PROPOSED-GREAT EXCITEMENT
AT THE DRAWING-WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIZE-VISIT OF ABRAHAM H. LEE TO
CHICAGO-LATER FORTUNES OF THE OPERA HOUSE-DONATI'S COMET OF 1858-
HALLEY'S COMET HISTORIES AND HISTORIANS
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