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The True Story Of John Clem, The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Became A Civil War Officer
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...
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JCHS HISTORY COLUMN: Rufus Dawes and the Lemonweir Minutemen
As soon as Confederate guns fired on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 ...
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Lincoln's 'Lost Speech' memorialized with mural in downtown Bloomington
"What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago ... ignited Lincoln's march to the presidency and eventually led to emancipation, ...
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A new biography explores Abraham Lincoln's favorite judge: David Davis
WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington ...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Stained Gloves From Night of His Assassination Among Items Up for Auction in Chicago
The “Lincoln’s Legacy” collection up for auction features 144 items chronicling Lincoln’s personal and political life, from manuscripts and artifacts from his time as a lawyer in Illinois to his ...
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Re-enactors bring Civil War history to Burton Century Village Museum
The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E. Park St.