From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
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Braggs History Project highlights Civil War battle with roadside marker
The little-known Civil War Battle of Greenleaf Prairie took place on June 16, 1863, near present-day Braggs and extended to ...
Kankakee Valley Historical Society teaches about life during Civil War
Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in ...
MORE TO THE STORY: A Civil War hero in Stewart
Robert Donaldson was born Oct. 13, 1828, in Perry County, Ohio. He was the son of Thomas Donaldson and Nancy Saffer Donaldson. Both natives of Virginia, Thomas and Nancy immigrated to Ohio in 1823 ...