Edward M. Pike research, 1862-1965.

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Edward M. Pike research, 1862-1965.

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Biographical data, clippings, and correspondence about Edward M. Pike compiled by Drew W. Castle. Also includes:

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Mclean County Historical Society Library

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Mclean County Historical Society Library

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1861-1865)

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Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Illinois.

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New Discovery Kiln Brick and Tile Co.

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Castle, Drew W. (Drew William), 1895-1978

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Edward M. Pike was born in Maine in 1838, moving west to Illinois with his parents. He enlisted in the Illinois 33rd Infantry Regiment and served throughout the Civil War. He was recognized with the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Cache River, Ark. Upon returning to Illinois after the war, he served successively as sheriff of McLean Co., mayor of Bloomington, Ill., and deputy collector of internal revenue. He moved to Chenoa, Ill., in 1869 where he opened a lumber business an...

Pike, Edward M., 1838-1924

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Pike, a native of Maine, was a student at the Normal University in Bloomington, Illinois when he enlisted as a sergeant in Company A, 33rd Illinois Infantry in August 1861. He served his three-year enlistment and then settled in Chenoa, Illinois. From the description of Letter, May 8, 1895. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 190881365 ...