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SUMMARY:Author Rachael Mellen - The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:Author Rachael Mellen speaks about her latest book: From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy\, 55th Illinois Infantry\, 1861 1863\, which follows the story of local Civil War veteran William Kennedy. In August 1861\, William Kennedy was a harness-maker living in LaSalle\, Illinois. Married with four young children\, he volunteered to recruit a company in response to Lincoln's call for more troops. During the next two years\, he saw action at Shiloh\, Corinth\, Chickasaw Bayou\, and finally the Siege of Vicksburg. Observant\, patriotic and sometimes cynical\, Kennedy's letters give us an intriguing picture of how people of the North really experienced the war.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Author Rachael Mellen speaks about her latest book: From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy\, 55th Illinois Infantry\, 1861&ndash\;1863\, which follows the story of local Civil War veteran William Kennedy. In August 1861\, William Kennedy was a harness-maker living in LaSalle\, Illinois. Married with four young children\, he volunteered to recruit a company in response to Lincoln&rsquo\;s call for more troops. During the next two years\, he saw action at Shiloh\, Corinth\, Chickasaw Bayou\, and finally the Siege of Vicksburg. Observant\, patriotic and sometimes cynical\, Kennedy&rsquo\;s letters give us an intriguing picture of how people of the North really experienced the war.
LOCATION:Princeton Public Library 698 E. Peru St Princeton
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URL:https://members.princetonchamber-il.com/events/details/author-rachael-mellen-the-civil-war-letters-of-william-j-kennedy-10-16-2025-9292
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