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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKNX_general-u-s-grant-took-command_Mattoon-IL.html
General U. S Grantnear this spot on June 15, 1861 took command of his first troops in the Civil War 21st Ill. Inf.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKNS_lets-debate-by-john-mcclarey_Shelbyville-IL.html
Sculptor John McClarey is a former Illinois high school history teacher with an international reputation as an artistic interpreter of Abraham Lincoln. He has won many prestigious awards for his work, including the Order of Lincoln in 2009. His Li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKNJ_moore-house_Lerna-IL.html
Here on January 31, 1861, President-Elect Abraham Lincoln visited his stepmother, Mrs. Sarah Bush Lincoln and her daughter Mrs. Reuben Moore (Matilda Johnston). This was his last visit to Coles County before leaving Illinois for his inauguration. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKNH_gristmill-stone-recovered-from-the-little-embarras-river_Oakland-IL.html
Gristmill Stone Recovered from theLittle Embarras River South of Oaklandabout 1936. Donated to the City of Oaklandby the Curtis Family in memory of Walter A. andGeorgia (Swinford) Curtis. Mill was in use about 1850.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKNC_civil-war-memorial_Oakland-IL.html
1861 - - - - 1865In Grateful remembrance of theCivil War Veterans
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKN9_home-of-dr-hiram-rutherford_Oakland-IL.html
This was the home of Dr. Hiram Rutherford, who was involved in 1847 in a case in which Abraham Lincoln represented a slaveholder. Rutherford and Gideon Ashmore harbored a family of slaves who had sought their help. The slaves belonged to Robert M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKMZ_the-matson-slave-trial_Oakland-IL.html
Top Section Dr. Hiram Rutherford was a key person involved in Abraham Lincoln's famous slave case, the only instance in his career where Lincoln represented the rights of a slave owner. Robert Matson brought slaves from Kentucky to work his farm …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKMY_rally-after-the-debate-lincoln-in-coles-county_Charleston-IL.html
Side OneTop Section Nineteenth-century Illinois political campaigns and rallies were raucous affairs, part entertainment and part serious politics. The candidates were often accompanied or preceded by marchers, fireworks, flag bearers, musicians, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKMQ_james-butler-wild-bill-hickok_Troy-Grove-IL.html
Pioneer of the Great Plains, born here May 27, 1837. Assassinated at Deadwood, August 2, 1876. Served his country as a scout and a spy in the western States, to preserve the Union in the Civil War. Equally great were his services on the frontier a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKMG_lincolns-care-for-his-family_Lerna-IL.html
Left Section Abraham Lincoln was a frequent visitor to Cole County in the 1840's, traveling on the judicial circuit. In Charleston, according to Amanda Hanks Poorman (the daughter of Dennis Hanks), Lincoln would use the Hanks's horse and wagon, a…