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The Civil War in Illinois
1860 Republican Convention
| March 15, 1830 | Abraham Lincoln moves to Macon County, Illinois, about 10 miles south of Decatur | Indiana Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| March 9, 1832 | Abraham Lincoln announces his candidacy for the Illinois House | Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| April 5, 1832 | Claiming to want to raise corn 2,000 Blackhawk Indians, including women and children, cross the Mississippi into Illinois. | Illinois |
| June 25, 1832 | Battle of Kellogg's Grove (Blackhawk War) | Illinois |
| July 10, 1832 | Lincoln's militia unit is mustered out, ending his involvement in the Blackhawk War | Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| August 6, 1832 | Abraham Lincoln is defeated in a run for the Illinois House | Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| August 4, 1834 | Abraham Lincoln elected to the Illinois House | Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| August 22, 1839 | Benjamin Lundy dies, Lowell, Illinois | Illinois |
| Benjamin Lundy | ||
| June 15, 1858 | Abraham Lincoln makes his "House Divided" speech before the Illinois Republican Convention to kick off his senatorial run against Stephen Douglas | Illinois |
| A House Divided [Full Text] | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| August 21, 1858 | First of seven Lincoln-Douglas debates | Illinois |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| August 27, 1858 | Second Lincoln-Douglas debate, Freeport, Illinois | Illinois |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| September 15, 1858 | Third Lincoln-Douglas debate | Illinois |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| September 18, 1858 | Fourth Lincoln-Douglas debate, Charleston, Illinois | Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| October 7, 1858 | Fifth Lincoln-Douglas debate, Galesburg, Illinois | Illinois |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| October 13, 1858 | Sixth Lincoln-Douglas debate, Quincy, Illinois | Illinois |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| October 15, 1858 | Seventh Lincoln-Douglas debate, Alton, Illinois | Illinois |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| May 16, 1860 May 18, 1860 |
Republican Convention is held in Chicago, Illinois. William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase and Abraham Lincoln of Illinois are the leading contenders from a field of 12 candidates. Lincoln wins on the third ballot. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, an outspoken, long-time abolitionist is chosen for vice-president. | Illinois |
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| Salmon P. Chase | ||
| 1860 Republican Convention | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| William Seward | ||
| February 11, 1861 | As President-elect Abraham Lincoln begins his journey to Washington D. C. from Springfield, Illinois, President-elect Jefferson Davis journeys from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Montgomery, Alabama to accept the Presidency of the Confederate States. | Mississippi Alabama Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Jefferson Davis | ||
| Convention of Seceding States | ||
| April 25, 1861 | In a daring nighttime operation Illinois troops steam from Alton to St. Louis and remove 10,000 muskets with the help of federal troops in the armory | Missouri Illinois |
| August 28, 1861 | Ulysses S. Grant is given command of federal forces in Southern Illinois and Southeastern Missouri | Missouri Illinois |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| June 1, 1863 | Ambrose Burnside orders the Chicago Times to close because of the paper's anti-Lincoln rhetoric. | Illinois |
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| January 15, 1867 | Illinois ratifies the 14th Amendment | Illinois |
| 14th Amendment |
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