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Podcast #2 – Albert Cashier

Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by ATLAS.

During the American Civil War, Illinois’ 250,000 soldiers represented over 10% of the state’s population. Injuries and disease took their toll and many never returned. Virtually every husband, father, and son, became a soldier. Illinois was a blend of northerners and southerners, and many families were divided by the issues. For example Mary Todd Lincoln whose husband was President of the Union, while her brothers fought for the Confederacy.

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Podcast #1 – Candace Reed

Posted on 21. Jun, 2009 by ATLAS.

Mrs. Warren A. Reed, also known as Candace McCormick Reed was born on June 17, 1818 in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. Her father was Jourdain M. McCormick., son of James McCormick who was a close relative of Cyrus H. McCormick the inventor of the reaper. Much is not known of Mrs. Reed’s mother except she was the granddaughter of William A. Vardeman and of the Vardeman’s from Kentucky. Candace McCormick married Warren A. Reed in 1842.

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