Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Did Lincoln Meet Jefferson Davis in DeKalb County (Illinois) in 1832?-- Part 2


To be mustered out, Lincoln (who had re-enlisted for a total of 51 days) and his men marched to Ottawa and in so doing crossed the southern part of DeKalb County.

They camped one night at Paw Paw Grove, following the route that is now the Chicago-Dixon Road, until it intersected with what was known as the North South Indian  Trail leading to Ottawa.

Abraham Lincoln did not meet future president Zachary Taylor or Jefferson Davis at the former county seat of DeKalb County, Coltonville.

Davis was back in Mississippi on leave and Taylor was at his headquarters at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  And, Lincoln was in another part of Illinois at the time.

So Didn't Happen.  --Cooter

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