Camp Mather-Camp Logan
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camp-mather-camp-logan-287-18690171
title:
Camp Mather-Camp Logan
text:
Camp Mather-Camp Logan is a Civil War campsite located along Illinois Route 13 outside of Shawneetown, Illinois. The campsite was Henry and Mary Eddy's farm and summer home; Henry died in 1849, leaving Mary in charge of the farm at the outset of the war. The Union Army began camping on the property in December 1861, when the 56th Illinois Infantry occupied the land; the camp was named Camp Mather for Illinois adjutant general Thomas S. Mather. The camp, part of the Department of the Ohio, was on
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Mather-Camp_Logan
date created:
date modified:
2022-10-24T05:51:16Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Camps_Mather_and_Logan_overview.jpg","width":2816,"height":1584}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15