Cairo, Illinois

Troops met in and near Cairo as they moved to and from the front lines.

Encampments

Villa Ridge
Camp McClernand
Camp Defiance [also known as Fort Defiance]

Other Installations

military hospitals
- staffed by Sisters of the Holy Cross - Illinois Historical Marker
rehabilitation centers
shipyards at Mound City
- The Marine Ways - Illinois Historical Marker
Mound City National Cemetery

References

Illinois Camps, Posts, and Prisons by Victor Hicken, Illinois Civil War Sketches, No. 9, published by Illinois State Historical Library for the Civil War Centennial Commission of Illinois.

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