Author: Mabel E. Richmond
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-07-24
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780282528522
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Centennial History of Decatur and Macon County Writing of this history began years ago when reporters of The Review wrote down the words of men and women whose lives went back to the beginning of the county. Thus we have the history of Decatur as seen and made by people who were here when the cen tury was new. Among those whose eyes saw and whose ears heard happenings herein described as they saw and heard were Jerome R. Gorin, Willis Johnson, Sr., Richard J. Oglesby, Jane M. Johns, and scores of others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Mabel E. Richmond
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Published: 1999-03-01
Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 9780832897948
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Published: 2013
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes excerpts from "Centennial history of Decatur and Macon County" by Mabel E. Richmond, photocopied from the Illinois Genealogy Express website.
Author: Dan Guillory
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738539973
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Decatur has a long history of patriotic service, both on and off the field of battle. Decatur volunteers participated in six major campaigns including the Black Hawk War (1832), the Mexican War (1846–1848), the Civil War (1861–1865), the Spanish-American War (1898), World War I (1917–1918), and World War II (1941–1945). Their record of distinguished service includes the presence of five generals and six Congressional Medal of Honor winners in the Civil War. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), the first national veterans' organization, was founded in Decatur immediately after the Civil War. In World War II, soldiers from Decatur served in North Africa, Italy, the Philippines, and Germany. Equally impressive, however, is the tradition of the Decatur Canteen, which served food to transient soldiers from the time of the Civil War onward. Local volunteers rolled bandages, collected food, and recycled bales of paper and heaps of scrap metal. Citizens planted victory gardens and bought war bonds and savings stamps. Wartime Decatur: 1832–1945 documents the vigorous wartime culture based on community involvement and a strong sense of patriotism.
Author: Illiopolis (Ill.). Centennial Committee
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 68
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dan Guillory
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780738541365
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Decatur, Illinois' nineteenth and twentieth century history is presented through vintage photographs.