New Salem, an Illinois village with ties to Abraham Lincoln, getting a refresh after years of neglect
The tiny central Illinois village, where Lincoln accidentally spent half-a-dozen years in the 1830s, perhaps did as much to ...
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Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War
“Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs. Had the Union maintained a larger and stronger post-Civil War occupying ... after the fighting stops. Abraham Lincoln wanted to ...
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Community Spotlight: Champaign County Forest Preserve presents Civil War Stories
John Bien from the Champaign County Forest Preserves joined WCIA’s Taylor Mitchell to talk about an upcoming event showcasing ...
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Review: In ‘Lincoln’s Peace,’ Michael Vorenberg searches for an end date of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second ...
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Abraham Lincoln reenactor brings history to life in Sheridan
The students of Sheridan Elementary School were in for a unique educational experience recently, as Abraham Lincoln himself ...
Review: 'Lincoln’s Peace' offers lessons for these times from the Civil War
"Lincoln’s Peace" examines the difficulty in turning wartime victory into solving the political and social problems that led ...
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After years of neglect, Illinois village with ties to Lincoln getting a refresh
The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from ...