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    Illinois National Guard to Celebrate 300th Birthday on May 6 in Springfield [Image 14 of 37]

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    Illinois National Guard to Celebrate 300th Birthday on May 6 in Springfield

    Civil War living historian and Illinois State Military Museum volunteer Richard Schachtsiek of Springfield, Illinois, explains how the tactics of the Civil War had not caught up with the more modern weaponry resulting in terrible casualties during the war.
    The Illinois State Military Museum, which preserves and educates the public on the history of the Illinois National Guard, held its Civil War Encampment with the 114th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on April 22 at the museum in Springfield. The Illinois National Guard turns 300-years-old on May 9. On that date in 1723 the first muster of colonial militia in the Illinois territory occurred in the small village of Kaskaskia in what was then under the French. On May 6, the Illinois National Guard will celebrate its history with multiple events in Illinois' capitol city of Springfield.

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    Date Taken: 04.22.2023
    Date Posted: 04.23.2023 00:11
    Photo ID: 7755660
    VIRIN: 230422-A-OH563-680
    Resolution: 1769x3067
    Size: 689.81 KB
    Location: SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US

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