From the Illinois Chronicle.
This past Saturday, on my way home from the Richmond-Spring Grove Business Expo at Nippersink Middle School in Richmond, I stopped at the Nippersing Library and did some research and located this very interesting book.
In the World War I section, I found that Illinois was one of only three states to send a complete National Guard division to the war. It was officially known as the 33rd Division, but nicknamed the Prairie Division and saw action at some major battles like St. Mihiel, Verdun, Chateau Thierry and Meuse-Argonne.
The regiment suffered approximately 5,000 killed in action. --Cooter
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