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LOCAL BITS OF BlICAL CIVIL WAR HISTORYDuring the Civil war it fell to the lot of few soldiers to meet their (brother In the rebels* ranks, but Wll-lt; Itnm tinker of this eity was one of these few. Mis experiences in the jarmy would furnish William Gillette, |the writer of the stirring war dramas jwith ample material to compose a I number of successful plays. William Baker and his brother, Conrad, were residents of Burlington previous to the I war. licith were German born. Conrad had a controversy with his brother over some small incident and he |left Burlington, going down south. At the same time that William was enlisting In the northern army. Conradwas enlisting in the southern armyWilliam became a member of the (Uh Iowa Volunteers and Conrad of tie 17th Missouri Tigers. These two region nts fact lt;f Wtch other many times(during the war and both regiments !grew to know each other bv their$11 a month and there wero few Shln-ithe reKs attacked us with considerableWilliam Baker Met Brother inRebel Ranks While onPicket Duty.
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Burlington Evening Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, Jun 16, 1906
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