If you ever wondered what happened to those local men who in the early days of the civil war had southern sympathies strong enough to go off and join the Confederate Army, then this article by Bernie Paul from the August 2008 edition of Marion Living Magazine will help. Bernie entitled the article “What Became of Marion’s Orphans”. Continue reading
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Thanks to Daniel H. Brush, the founder of Carbondale, and his pioneer memoirs Growing Up With Southern Illinois, historians today have one of the most complete lists of early Southern sympathizers. Continue reading