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Battle of Fort Dearborn: August 15, 1812 Present-day Chicago, Illinois: War of 1812: Potawatomi Victory 67 United States vs Potawatomi: Battle of Africa Point: April 18, 1813 near Palestine, Illinois: War of 1812: Kickapoo Victory 9 United States vs Kickapoo: Battle of Rock Island Rapids: July 19, 1814 Campbell's Island, Illinois: War of 1812 ...
This category includes historical battles in which Greek city-state of Sparta (15th century BC–2nd century BC) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of Sparta .
The 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment is sometimes referred to as the Canton Rifles or the Douglas Brigade 2nd Regiment.
Sparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,095 at the 2020 census. [3] The city was the principal filming location for the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night. [4] Consumer ammunition manufacturer Underwood Ammo is headquartered and solely based in Sparta.
The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois: The Story of the Twenty-Ninth US Colored Infantry (Univ of South Carolina Press, 2021). Pierce, Bessie Louise. A History of Chicago: Volume II: From Town to City 1848–1871 (1937) Swan, James B. Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009)
"Birge's Western Sharpshooters" was a multi-state, Federal unit organized at St. Louis, Missouri and mustered into federal service on November 23, 1861. Initially two companies were raised in Ohio, three in Illinois, one in Michigan, and four were organized at St Louis' Benton Barracks of Missourians and detachments of volunteer candidates sent by recruiting officers from Iowa, Minnesota and ...
“Chicago is a blue city and Illinois is a blue state but people are starting to wake up,” Brooks told The Post last week at his church. “It’s not about the person, it’s about the policies.
The government of the City of Chicago, Illinois, United States is divided into executive and legislative branches. The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive, elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits. The mayor appoints commissioners and other officials who oversee the various departments.