A series of seven debates in an Illinois U.S. Senate race juxtaposes the views of Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democratic incumbent Stephen Douglas.
John C. Frémont, 1856 Republican Party presidential nominee and commander of the Department of the West, issues a proclamation emancipating all Missouri slaves held by rebels or Southern sympathizers.
Senator James H. Lane heads a group of Kansans, known as the Frontier Guard, to protect the White House and President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. until Union soldiers can take over those duties.
Former U.S. Congressman Abraham Lincoln, a politician best known for challenging Stephen A. Douglas for an Illinois U.S. Senate seat, visits Kansas and denounces the "popular sovereignty" law that created the "Bleeding Kansas" controversy.
