Central Illinois in the Civil War, Day by Day : A Journey through the Civil War through the eyes of individual Soldiers, and their loved ones, with additional documentation provided by the newspapers of Central Illinois.
Credit Line:
Peoria Historical Society Collection
Dates of Creation:
1861—1899
Object ID:
116
Object Name:
Series
Accession#:
1935.8
Catalog Type:
Archive
Collection:
Miss Mary Bestor Collection
Dates of Accumulation:
1861—1899
Scope & Content:
Various Civil War and other Newspapers
Bundle 1:
Peoria Daily Union extras: April 15, 16, 26; May 14, 20; July 19; 1861 Feb 12 and July 5, 1862; and 2 not dated

Bundle 2:
22 Daily Transcript Extras none dated

Bundle 3:
The Loyal Visitor Vol 1. No1 Jan 2, 1865
Paper from Jackson Tenn Sept 6, 1862
Daily National Democrat(part) Jan 23, 1869
Handbill, vote the Soldiers Ticket 1865

Other Newspapers
Bundle 4:
The Daily Transcript May 19, 1856 and Feb 22, 1872
Peoria Review Oct 12, 1872
Transcript Extra July 4, 1881
Peoria Journal May 21, 1885
Peoria Star July 9, 1899

Clippings
Bundle 5:
Liberal Republican ticket Daily Review May 23, 1872
National Blues, Co A. Peoria, Peoria Star April 30, 1898
Old Hospital Property, Peoria Star Sept 11, 1901
Peoria War Societies, Peoria Star, May8, 1898
Obit, Joseph J. Thomas
Boston and Chicago fires
Source:
Peoria Public Library
Title:
Various Civil War and other Newspapers
Year Range from:
1861
Year Range to:
1899