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St. Charles rededicates Civil War training site
Published: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 4:50 p.m. CDT
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(Ashley Sloboda - [email protected])
By ASHLEY SLOBODA - [email protected]
ST. CHARLES – As a ceremony began Saturday to rededicate the southern portion of Langum Park as Camp Kane, Capt. Jeff Johnson of the 8th Illinois Calvary noted the history of the 20-acre site.
Soldiers in the 8th and 17th Illinois Calvaries used the parcel – which is along Route 25 in St.. Charles – for training during the Civil War. Johnson said Lt. Marcellus Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary is credited for firing the first shot in the Battle of Gettysburg.
"That's how close you are to the Civil War," Johnson said.
Saturday's ceremony brought attendees closer to that era, as Johnson and other re-enactors were dressed in Civil War-era uniforms, and actors portrayed President Abraham Lincoln and St. Charles resident Col. John Farnsworth, who was a congressman, abolitionist and close confidante of Lincoln's.
More: http://www.kcchronicle.com/2014/09/20/st-charles-rededicates-civil-war-training-site/ald4700/
Published: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 4:50 p.m. CDT
Caption
(Ashley Sloboda - [email protected])
By ASHLEY SLOBODA - [email protected]
ST. CHARLES – As a ceremony began Saturday to rededicate the southern portion of Langum Park as Camp Kane, Capt. Jeff Johnson of the 8th Illinois Calvary noted the history of the 20-acre site.
Soldiers in the 8th and 17th Illinois Calvaries used the parcel – which is along Route 25 in St.. Charles – for training during the Civil War. Johnson said Lt. Marcellus Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary is credited for firing the first shot in the Battle of Gettysburg.
"That's how close you are to the Civil War," Johnson said.
Saturday's ceremony brought attendees closer to that era, as Johnson and other re-enactors were dressed in Civil War-era uniforms, and actors portrayed President Abraham Lincoln and St. Charles resident Col. John Farnsworth, who was a congressman, abolitionist and close confidante of Lincoln's.
More: http://www.kcchronicle.com/2014/09/20/st-charles-rededicates-civil-war-training-site/ald4700/