Tag Archives: Cairo Illinois

refugee nation

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 9 1865: Appeal to the public. –The Relief Committee of Richmond appeal to the public for aid in behalf of the families of soldiers and refugees in the city. Richmond is filled with refugees … Continue reading

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Cockades and Cairo

From The Courier published in Seneca Falls, New York (sometime in 1861): Union Cockades We notice that a number of our citizens are wearing Union Cockades – red, white, and blue rosettes with eagle buttons – which, we suppose, signifies … Continue reading

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