The Peshtigo Firestorm-- Part 1: One of Top Five Deadliest Disasters In U.S.

From the book "Firestorm At Peshtigo" by Denise Gess and William Lutz.

I have been writing a lot about this fire in my Saw the Elephant: Civil War Blog this past month.  I also just wrote about it in my Tattooed On Your Soul: World War II Blog today.

Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and towns around it burned down October 8, 1871 in an unbelievably horrific fire and between 1,500 and 2,500 people were killed.  Unfortunately, there was another, better known fire that day called the Great Chicago Fire so Peshtigo did not get much into the news.

This is considered as one of the top five deadliest disasters in U.S. history

1.  Galveston, Texas, hurricane of 1900, 6,000 to 8,000 people killed.

The Rest of the List In Next Post.  --Cooter