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Town Between the Rivers: Cairo, Illinois

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Dwight Hughes

A blue-coated rider appeared atop the riverbank above the steamer Belle Memphis. Rebels massed in the cornfield behind him fired volleys that whistled by the horseman, whanged through the tall smokestacks, and thudded into the vessel’s superstructure. Hundreds of Iowa … Continue reading →

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