History of the Ninety-sixth Regiment, Illinois volunteer Infantry . rge E , Jr 256 Smith, John C 48 Smith, Mrs. J. C 56 Smith, Thomas J SS0 Smith. Willard V 752 Sprague, William E 781 Stahl, John 800 Stanley, Gen. D. S 240 Steedman, Gen J. B 240 Stewart, George L 352 Swanbrough, John W 41C Swindells, 750 Tarpley, John P 880 Tate Ebene/.er 688 Taylor, James M 736 Taylor. John Y 736 Taylor. William F 224 Thain, Alexander R 256 Thain, Richard S 256 Thomas, Gen. Geo. II 240 Thrasher, John G 650 Townsend, Edward E 896 Triggs, John 802 Tram. Wallace V 920 Trumbull, Rollin II 36S LTmbdenstock,


History of the Ninety-sixth Regiment, Illinois volunteer Infantry . rge E , Jr 256 Smith, John C 48 Smith, Mrs. J. C 56 Smith, Thomas J SS0 Smith. Willard V 752 Sprague, William E 781 Stahl, John 800 Stanley, Gen. D. S 240 Steedman, Gen J. B 240 Stewart, George L 352 Swanbrough, John W 41C Swindells, 750 Tarpley, John P 880 Tate Ebene/.er 688 Taylor, James M 736 Taylor. John Y 736 Taylor. William F 224 Thain, Alexander R 256 Thain, Richard S 256 Thomas, Gen. Geo. II 240 Thrasher, John G 650 Townsend, Edward E 896 Triggs, John 802 Tram. Wallace V 920 Trumbull, Rollin II 36S LTmbdenstock, Michael, 170 Van Dervort. II. S 848 Vincent, John 688 Vincent, William 688 Vose, Samuel F 410 Wait, George 704 Ward, Norman P 804 Webb, Chase E 730 Wells. Thomas E 700 Wetherly, Hiram 920 Whaples, William H 230 Wheeler, William II 650 Whitaker, Gen. Walter C 240 Whitcomb, Oscar E 704 Whitmore, William D 30s Whitney, Allen B 920 Whitney, Hamilton C 704 Whitney. Joseph 0 352 Winfield, George W 920 Woolsey, Whiliug C SS0 Wright, Josiah H 400 Young. Orson V 256. .. _ - . THOMAS E. CHAMPION. COLONEL AND BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL. CHAPTER I. Events Leading to the War—The Slavery Question—The Missouri Com-promise—Fugitive Slave Laws Enacted—The Difficulty of EnforcingThem — A Supreme Court Decision — Anti-Slavery Literature —Lincolns Election a Pretext for Rebellion—Preparations for War atthe South—The Great Conspiracy—Secession Ordinances Passed—The Guns of Sumter Echo Through the Land—The Response at theNorth—Alternate Victories and Defeats — Advantages Gained—ACrisis Reached in tin- Summer of 1862—A Second Grand Uprising atthe North—A Half Million Enlistments in Two Months. To the general historian must be committed the task ofrelating, in detail, the events which preceded and culminatedin the War of the Rebellion. And yet. in a work of thischaracter, there seems to be an appropriateness in outliningthese events, and also in na


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