The U.S. Civil War: Was it one nation divided, remaking itself, or two nations at war? There is no one answer. But every day was a day of great change.
Friday, June 7, 2013
May 19, 1861---Three months or three years?
MAY 19, 1861:
Brigadier
General Benjamin Prentiss advises President Lincoln that the First Illinois Regiment
is ready for action. It is the first three year volunteer regiment to be
organized.
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