Hundreds turned out to celebrate the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on Saturday at the Old State Capitol in Springfield. Lincoln issued the proclamation Jan. 1, 1863. It stated ‘that all persons held as slaves’ within the rebellious states ‘are, and henceforward shall be free.’ Saturday’s events honored the role of black [...]
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Refurbished markers depict Springfield Civil War battle
July 29th, 2013 
javal It can be hard to imagine that a war once raged through the streets of Springfield. But in 1863, that happened when Gen. John S. Marmaduke brought Confederate troops to Springfield to attack some thinly guarded Union supplies and to divert Union troops out of Arkansas. Read Entire Article
Civil War History unfolded in the Old State Capitol
July 23rd, 2013 javal With the celebration of the 150th birthday of the Civil War, historic buildings like Springfield, Illinois’s Old State Capital take on new meaning. In service from 1830 until 1876 a lot of history took place under the dome of what is the fifth statehouse for Illinois and the first to be located in Springfield. The [...]
Civil War flag project receives major donation
July 12th, 2013 javal A $500 contribution from the Starved Rock Civil War Round Table has kicked off the fundraising drive for the preservation of a local Civil War regiment’s fragile, blood-stained U.S. flag. It was 150 years ago today that Civil War soldier George Poundstone, of Grand Ridge, took a fatal bullet to save his county’s flag. Read [...]
Flag made for Civil War soldier to go on display
July 8th, 2013 javal A 150-year-old American flag handmade by a woman in tribute to her son after he joined an Illinois regiment in the Civil War will go on public display for the first time. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1d3Auh7) that the flag was donated last year to the Lake County Discovery Museum by a descendant [...]
Fine proposed for climbing Civil War monument downtown
June 26th, 2013 javal The city’s parks and lakes committee is putting forward a new ordinance to impose a fine on those who climb the Civil War monument on the downtown square. The department is also calling for a crackdown on the misuse of golf carts at Lake Jacksonville and suggesting security contractors who patrol there should have the [...]
Musician to perform at Logan Museum
March 8th, 2013 javal Chris Vallillo, singer/songwriter and folk musician will perform “Songs of the Civil War,” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at the General John A. Logan Museum. Vallillo will perform music from the Civil War era. Vallillo received a 1986 Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award for music composition and was also a nominee for the [...]
‘Civil War Saturdays’ scheduled through December at Old Capitol
September 10th, 2012 javal More ideas and more volunteers mean the popular “History Comes Alive” living history summer program will continue this fall as “Civil War Saturdays” at the Old Capitol State Historic Site. Costumed interpreters will be at the Old State Capitol on Saturdays from Sept. 15 through Dec. 29 (except for Dec. 22) giving presentations on both [...]