Illinois Answers the Call: Boys in Blue November 7, 2011

In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library presents 'Illinois Answers The Call: Boys In Blue,' a Civil War exhibition. Drawn from the Library's vast collection of original Civil War photographs, artifacts, sheet music, and letters, this exhibit illustrates Illinois' initial response to the call-to-arms at the outbreak of the Civil War.