The General John A. Logan Museum celebrates the lives of General John A. Logan and the almost two million men who fought to save the nation from division and to secure “freedom to a race in chains.”
Discover how southern Illinois was Caught in the Sweep of History during the Civil War. This four-part series explains the Civil War’s reputation, politics and racial views during a period of uncertainty where accusations of treason, death, disease and desertion took a toll. Experience first-hand accounts from letters between soldiers and their families during these four war-torn years.