Illinois in the Civil War

The Museum of the Grand Prairie kicks-off the 2012 Spring Lecture Series on Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. In “Illinois and the Civil War,” Dan Monroe, Professor of History at Millikin University, offers his insights on contributions of Illinois soldiers and civilians alike to the Civil War effort. The lecture series is part of the five year commemoration of the 150^th anniversary of the Civil War.

Monroe is currently writing a book on daily life before the Civil War. In addition, Monroe is the author of The Republican Vision of John Tyler (2003), At Home with Illinois Governors: A Social History of the Illinois Executive Mansion (2002), and Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War: A Biographical Dictionary (2005) with Bruce Tap.

This lecture is free and open to the public. More information on this program or the museum is available at (217) 586-2612 or www.museumofthegrandprairie.org. The Museum of the Grand Prairie is a facility of the Champaign County Forest Preserve District and is located on Route 47, 1/2 mile north of I-74 at Mahomet.