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Soldiers Reunion Reviewed After Night Battles at Peoria
Long account of the Soldiers Reunion including Rackett Family concert at New Opera Hall, a ball at Bickerman Hall, and a midnight sham battle at Fort Heary. Describes camp life, speeches by Cal Hildebrand and Samuel Parker, and a dramatic clash near the river with 8000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rackett
Wiley
Grand Opera House
Peoria
Grand-at-Peoria
Mil
Dale
Luna
Ken
Neal
Sol
Henry
George
Cal Hildebrand
Washington, D.C
A. Bower
Sparland
Illinois
Grant
Samuel Parker
Lincoln
Yonder Church
Bob Ingersell
Gomic
Yonder Street
Siam
Morpheus
Heary
Fahnestock
Giasford
Wycoff
Diehl
Dixie
Townsend
Hamilton
Berry
Smith
Lookout Mountain Post
Bawans Street
Elliott
Yaeger
Bruce Perley
Bartholomew
Kinnear
Bmrs
Maury
Burnside Corps of Go
J. H. Jones
Asrueeta
Mayor Dolan
Seabury
J. B. Smiths Jr
Rev Gue
Airs Prean
Afra Millison
Selby
Frank Warner
George Heimermann
R. W. Burt
Lynch
Cora Johnson
J. M. Bechtel
J.e.murphy
Katie
Chas
J. F. Gates
Amelon
Jimmie
Mary
John
Pete
Ken. McNeal
Wm. N Mohan
Lelia Roby
Abraham Lincoln Corps of
Chicago
J. Downsend
Roby
Mary C. Reynolds
Burnside Corps
New Opera Hall