. Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society. July 3,1861, marching about eight miles that day to some point near, and north ofCurran, on the present Wabash railway. The next day, being the 4th of July, they tramped along, coming upon acelebration at Island Grove, on the grounds of Capt. Jas. N. Brown, a patri-otic and wealthy farmer of that region, and a prominent Republican. AtMr. Lincolns funeral, Capt. Brown was a pall-bearer, and, on his death thesash he wore on that occasion was buried with him. There are variousstories as to what the seldiers did at the celebration. One is th
. Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society. July 3,1861, marching about eight miles that day to some point near, and north ofCurran, on the present Wabash railway. The next day, being the 4th of July, they tramped along, coming upon acelebration at Island Grove, on the grounds of Capt. Jas. N. Brown, a patri-otic and wealthy farmer of that region, and a prominent Republican. AtMr. Lincolns funeral, Capt. Brown was a pall-bearer, and, on his death thesash he wore on that occasion was buried with him. There are variousstories as to what the seldiers did at the celebration. One is that the peopleinvited them, (as they no doubt did) to come to the tables and eat all theywanted, and that they were allowed to do so; and another version is thatGrant would not permit them to eat, fearing that, in their unaccustomedplight as to such luxuries, they would become sick and thereby the kindnessintended would prove to be the opposite. On this subject of the place andconditions of the celebration, the following statement of Mr. Benj. W. Brown,. Headquarters building at Old Camp Duncan. so named in honor of a Governorof Illinois who wa? a hero of the War of 1S12. This building was occupied forthe same purpose by the 14th. and the 101st Ills. Regts. 67 a former Penitentiary Commissioner of Illinois, will be of interest: Tlierewas a celebration in my fathers park in front of his place July 4th, Grant was invited by my father to march in, and break ranks and restfor a while, which he did. He enquired what time the dinner was to beserved to the people, and knowing that no preparation had been made tofeed his regiment of 1,000 men, he declined invitation to take pot luck withthe people, formed his men in line and moved ahead. I do not know justwhere he camped between here and Springfield the first night out, but sup-pose it must have been in what is called Spring Creek timber on the highwayabout three miles north of Curran. It can well be imagined what an effect th
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