1861: May 11-July 11: The Journey West to Minnesota and back.

Thursday, June 27, 1861:  From Prairie du Chien to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by train. In Milwaukee, they stayed overnight at the Lake House, at the corner of Lake and Ferry Streets.  [The building was lost to fire in 1897.]

Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railroad
Prairie du Chien	10:00 a.m.
Boschobel	10:55 a.m.
Lone Rock	11:49 a.m.
Mazomanie	12:43 p.m.
Madison	1:35 p.m.
McFarland	1:53 p.m.
Stoughton	2:15 p.m.
Edgerton	2:37 p.m.
Milton Junction	2:55 p.m.
Milton	3:05 p.m.
Lima	3:18 p.m.
Whitewater	3:42 p.m.
Palmyra	4:00 p.m.
Eagle	4:17 p.m.
North Prairie	4:31 p.m.
Genesee	4:39 p.m.
Waukesha	5:00 p.m.
Brookfield Junction	5:16 p.m.
Elm Grove	5:33 p.m.
Milwaukee	6:00 p.m.

Times are based on the railroad schedule printed for July 1861.

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