Grant Takes Command of Illinois Regiment in 1861
In mid June 1861 Ulysses S. Grant travels from Springfield to Camp Yates to assume command of the 7th District Regiment of Illinois. He overcomes rough treatment from unruly troops and earns their respect through firm leadership and early discipline. John A. Logan and John A. McClernand address the men before Grant speaks, urging enlistment. Grant then takes command as the regiment prepares for federal muster and potential three year service.
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Springfield
Yates
7Th District Regiment of
Ilinois
21St Ilinois
Richard Yates
Tllinois
U.S. Volunteers
U.S
West Points
Uncle Sam
Grant
Samuel Cooper
Cooper
Confederacy
Sam
Humboldt
California
St. Louis
Jesse
Galena
Ill
Ulysses
Ft. Sumter
7Th District
Can Wild
Bellions
John E. Smith
Camp Yates
John A. McClernand
John A Logan
McClernand
Logan
Roth
MccClernand
Andrews Leads Kart Winners at Fair Park
Claude Andrews led winners in Go-Kart races at Fair Park Saturday night. Powder Puff Linda Hickman won. Juanita Barfield placed second. Men's Class A winner Paul Phillips of Brownfield. Kid's Class Jerry Barfield. L H Halford won and featured in Men’s B. Harold Halford led Men’s B Super and featured. Claude Andrews won Men’s B Super.
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Claude Andrews
Fair Park
Linda Hickman
Juanita Barfield
Paul Phillips
Brownfield
Feature
Jerry Barfield
L. H. Halford
Harold Halford
C. B. Barfield
Temperature highs and lows for early Monday period
The 24 hour period ending Monday 11 a.m. recorded a high of 77 degrees at 4 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday and a low of 63 degrees at 12 2 and 3 a.m. Monday. Temperatures follow.
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A.m
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling Took Years
Michelangelo spent about four and a half years completing the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, a monumental Renaissance work.
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Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
Rome
Dow Jones Averages Report and Stock Movements
Market figures show the Dow Jones averages with totals around 139.06 and 676.46, listing declines including 11.62 and 9.04 points. Trading details note daily sales volume near 530,000 and 2 pm updates, with specific figures for rails and utilities sectors.
Noon Cotton Prices and Death of Former Senator Bender
New York market quotes show July cotton at 3.34 and October at 34.15, both down 4 points. Futures in New York list July at 35.50 up 50 and October at 34.94 unchanged. Former Ohio Senator George H. Bender, 4, dies at his Chagrin Falls home from an apparent heart attack.
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United Press International
New York
Cleveland, Ohio
UPN
George H. Bender
Ohio
Chagrin Falls
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Sion
West Pointer
George B. McClellan
Cincinnati
John C. Fremont
St Louis
Nathaniel Lyon
Missouri
McClellan
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Smith
Mary
Tom
Andrews
Armour’s Star
ARM
SWIFT
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Fata
Spice & Span
Miracle
Gunn
Adur
Oxydol
Camay
Carnation
Friskie
Folger
Carrots Cello
Thompson
Dow—Jones
Bender
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