Encampment honors heroes of the 10th Illinois

Posted On April 18, 2011

Encampment honors heroes of the 10th Illinois
SANDWICH — Smoke from campfires filled the air. Officers shouted orders to their troops. And gunshots rang out.Over the weekend, the Civil War came to life again at James Knights Park.The 10th Illinois Regiment Civil War re-enactment group set up camp at the park to commemorate the first shots fired between Federal and Confederate troops 150 years ago. The troop that left Sandwich in that first …
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