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Illinois During the Civil War Videos

Videos by John Y. Simon, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Ulysses S. Grant Association

  • Grant Seizes Paducah
  • The Defense of Cairo
  • The Campaign for Forts Henry and Donelson, Part I
  • The Campaign for Forts Henry and Donelson, Part II
  • The Battle of Shiloh, Part I
  • The Battle of Shiloh, Part II
  • The Campaign of Vicksburg
  • The Deployment of Illinois Troops
  • Politics in Illinois During the Civil War, Part I
  • Politics in Illinois During the Civil War, Part II
  • Ulysses S. Grant's Early Years
  • Ulysses S. Grant's First Command

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