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Saturday, April 7, 2018

War of 1812 Military Muster in Edwardsville


From the April 6, 2018, Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer  "Military muster marks bicentennial: by Carol Arnett.

This is being held to mark the 200th anniversary of Illinois becoming a state in 1818 as well as the War of 1812 and will take place at the historic Edward Stephenson House, (built in 1820) in Edwardsville.  There will be tours of the house and 20 re-enactors present who will be portraying War of 1812 American soldiers.

A lecture on Colonial-era medicine and their uses will be given at 2 p.m..

--Brock-Perry

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