1861 John A. Logan’s Union Appeal on the Marion, Illinois Square

 

John A. Logan's Speech Aug 19, 1861

John A. Logan’s Speech Aug 19, 1861

Barely four months after a party of 10 or 15 had gotten together in a Marion, Illinois saloon in 1861 and organized a meeting calling for the secession of Williamson County from the Union. General John A. Logan rode into town and addressed an explosive crowd on the square in a two-hour speech from the bed of a wagon on the Marion Square. Continue reading