135th Illinois Infantry

Historical marker location:

72 Shelby Ave, Mattoon, Illinois

( Memorial is on Shelby Avenue west of North First Division Street, on the left when traveling west.)

1864.

Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents in U.S. history, spent much of his early political career in Illinois. He served in the Illinois state legislature and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1846.