Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site
President James Garfield, who served in the Civil War as a colonel of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, used this house to launch his political career...
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square (2nd Debate)
Site of the second Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debate on August 27, 1858.
Lincoln- Douglas Debate Museum (6th Debate)
Site of the sixth Lincoln-Douglass senatorial debate on October 13, 1858.
Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum (4th Debate)
Site of the fourth Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debate on September 18, 1858.
Lincoln-Douglas Square (7th Debate)
Site of the seventh Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debate on October 15, 1858.
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
This site is a reconstruction of where Abraham Lincoln lived in his early adulthood, where he split rails, enlisted in the Black Hawk War, and was...
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