. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . pj>ed into years to allish all that is good and nil thatis great in t>ur humanity, and to present to all coming tiiiit- therepresentative of the divine idea of free government. It is nottoo much to say that awaiy down in the future, when the republichas fallen from its niche in the wall of
. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . pj>ed into years to allish all that is good and nil thatis great in t>ur humanity, and to present to all coming tiiiit- therepresentative of the divine idea of free government. It is nottoo much to say that awaiy down in the future, when the republichas fallen from its niche in the wall of time; when the great waritself shall have faded out in the distance like a mist on thehorizon; when the Anglo-Saxon shall Ikj spoken only by the tongueof the stranger, then the generations hMiking this way shall seethe great President as the supreme figure in this vortex of history. IIISTOKY OF ILLINOIS. 137 THE WAR ENDED—THE UNION RESTORED. The rebellion was ended with the sun-ender of Lee and liis army,and Johnson and his command in April, 1865. Oni armies at thetiirie were up to their maximum strength, never so formidable,never so invincible; and, until recruiting ceased by order of Sec-retary Stanton, were daily strengthening. The necessity, however,. LINCOLN MONUMENT AT SPRINGFIELD. for SO vast and formidable numbers ceased with the disbanding ofthe rebel forces, which had for more than four years disputed thesupremacy of the Government over its domain. And now thejoyful and welcome news was to be borne to the vict(Uious legionsthat their work was ended in triumph, and they were to be per-mitted to see homes and friends once more. 138 HISTORY OK ILLINOIS. SciiEDULB—Showlu statempnt f volunt«er troop* orRAulzed wllhiu the Slate, and •ent to thi»field. cotnmLU >»» I uiled Statesnervlce, place ofniUHter, mid the ii, , li oryaulzallon. INFANTKY
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