Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20206 minThe Siege of Vicksburg--Summer of 1862The Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi took place during June and July of 1863. Controlling the Mississippi river was paramount to success f...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20205 minThe Seige of Corinth, Mississippi--Summer of 1862Eleven local civil war units took part in the siege of Corinth and one unit participated in the battle of Corinth. This is the one civil w...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20207 minThe Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing--April 6, 1862The Army of the Tennessee, under the command of U. S. Grant, had made its way up the Tennessee River (south) to Pittsburg Landing. The pl...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20207 minThe Kentucky Campaign--The Battle of PerryvilleMinie Balls--not named for their size or shape but for the Frenchman who invented them. Soldiers often spoke of the sound they made as t...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20202 minWilliam Penn Beesley and the Illinois 66th InfantrySharpshooter's Glasses Used by William Penn Beesley The 66th Illinois Infantry was organized at Benton Barracks near St. Louis, MO during...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20206 minThe Battle of Pea RidgeElkhorn Tavern The Battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern took place on March 7-8, 1862 in northwestern Arkansas. Union Brig. General Samu...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20204 minLocal Troops in the Civil War SeriesLocal Troops in the Civil War Series To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil war, the Wabash County Museum is researching and p...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20202 minThe Illinois 40th InfantryThe 40th Illinois Infantry Regiment was organized on August 10, 1861 and was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee (just as the 48th Illi...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20204 minFebruary 1862--Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson, Tennessee4 local regiments fought in Tennessee early in the Civil War; the 66th Illinois Infantry, the 48th Illinois Infantry, the 18th Illinois I...
