Old State Capitol
statue of Robert Lincoln in front of Old State Capitol
the front gates
Spring blooms
Administrative Offices on First Level
auditor's office
Secretary of State
in the State Library
administrative office
On the Second Level
on the second level
the dome
the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Library where Abraham Lincoln
did some of his most important and precedent-setting legal work
statue of Stephen Douglas outside the Representative Hall
Hall of Representatives
Senate chamber
room where the Presidential campaign of 1860 was conducted
campaign poster of 1860
Governor's Office
where President Elect Lincoln greeted visitors before going to Washington
Office of the Adjutant
where U. S. Grant sat when serving in that office
At the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861, Grant helped recruit, equip, and drill troops in Galena, then accompanied them to the state capital, Springfield, where Governor Richard Yates made him an aide and assigned him to the state adjutant general's office.
Goodbye All, I am on my way
