On Monday, April 9, the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association presents "Illinois Soldiers in the Civil War." University of Illinois history major Daniel Flora and his father Brian Flora, uniformed Civil War re-enactors, present a multi-media program about the role of Illinois soldiers during the War of Southern Secession: who they were, why they fought, where they went, how they lived and more. A quarter of the 67,000 Union troops engaged at the Battle of Shiloh, the first truly horrific battle of the war, were from Illinois. The program ($10 suggested donation) will start at 1:15 PM and will be followed by a tea.
