Mary Eddy House - U.S. Civil War - Shawneetown, Illinois
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BruceS
N 37° 42.662 W 088° 10.672
16S E 396180 N 4174407
House used as a Union hospital for a historic Civil War encampment site near Shawneetown, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMA3EQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2010
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The Mary J. Eddy house was used as a Union regimental hospital. The surrounding area served served as a recruiting, rendezvous, and training site called Camp Mather/Camp Logan. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was submitted as part of the Multiple Property listing entitled "Caught in the Middle; The Civil War on the Lower Ohio River," within the context of "Illinois Goes to War; Recruiting, Organizing and Mobilizing 1861-65."
Address:
10765 IL 13
Shawneetown, Illinois
Name of War: U.S Civil War
Type of Documentation: Web Page/Historical Documentation
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