President - Elect Abraham Lincoln
In the Old State Capitol Nearby,
President-Elect Abraham Lincoln
used the Governor's Office as Headquarters
until he left for Washington.
Early in the Civil War,
Ulysses S. Grant
also served here as Special Military Aide
to Governor Yates.
During the War, Illinois coutributed
225,300 men,
about one-tenth of the Union's Forces;
more than 5,000 came from Sangamon County.
Marker is on East Adams Street west of Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
