Western Illinois man becomes a Civil War sailor
This illustration is part of the official discharge papers for Horace Brown. Courtesy of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County Phil Re...
This illustration is part of the official discharge papers for Horace Brown. Courtesy of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County Phil Reyburn is a retired field representative for the Social Security Administration. He authored "Clear the Track: A History of the Eighty-ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, The Railroad Regiment" and co-edited "'Jottings from Dixie:' The Civil War Dispatches of Sergeant Major Stephen F. Fleharty, U.S.A."The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County is preserving the Governor John Wood Mansion, the History Museum on the Square, the 1835 Log Cabin, the Livery, the Lincoln Gallery displays, and a collection of artifacts and documents that tell the story of who we are.