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grounded steamers captured

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1863: A Rebel Raid into Illinois.   CAIRO, ILL., Aug. 13 [sic?]. About 500 rebel [c]avalry, under Col. Jonson [sic], crossed the Ohio river into Illinois, at Saline Bar Saturday. The steamers … Continue reading

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In the Land of Lincoln (and Douglas)?

From The New-York Times July 19, 1861: FROM ILLINOIS. CAIRO, Ill., Wednesday, July 17. Last night some Secessionists at Nashville, Washington County, in this State, destroyed several dwellings belonging to loyal citizens, and cut down the Stars and Stripes, and … Continue reading

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