Full Text of HR1188 096th General Assembly
HR1188 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was | 3 |
| formed by Presidential Proclamation by President Abraham | 4 |
| Lincoln in September 1861; and
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment of 12 companies was mustered into | 6 |
| service at Camp Butler from November 25, 1861, until November | 7 |
| 22, 1865, during which period approximately 2,152 men served; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment fought in Texas, on the banks of the | 10 |
| Mississippi, and in such places as Prairie Grove, Arkansas; | 11 |
| Vicksburg, Mississippi; and Milliken's Bend, Louisiana; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The Regiment lost a total of 290 soldiers during | 13 |
| service; one officer and 24 enlisted men were mortally wounded; | 14 |
| and 3 officers and 262 enlisted men died from disease, | 15 |
| accidents, and Confederate imprisonment; and
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment was mustered out of service on | 17 |
| November 22, 1865, in San Antonio, Texas, and the Regiment was | 18 |
| discharged at Camp Butler on January 6, 1866; and
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment was reborn by members of the 10th | 20 |
| Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in October 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment | 2 |
| strives, through its reenactments, to provide enjoyable | 3 |
| opportunities for individuals and families to experience, | 4 |
| learn, and, in return, teach others about all aspects of life | 5 |
| in the mid-19th century; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| designate March 25, 2010, as a date honoring the 10th Illinois | 9 |
| Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in the State of Illinois and urge | 10 |
| the citizens of this State to educate themselves on the | 11 |
| historical importance and continued contributions of the 10th | 12 |
| Volunteer Cavalry; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
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