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Lewis Baldwin Parsons
Flora,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 40' 43.5",
-88° 28' 13.8"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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Near this site was the home of Brevet Major General Lewis B. Parsons, who lived in Flora from 1875 until his death in 1907. Born in New York in 1818, Parsons graduated from Harvard Law School and began practice in Alton, Illinois. In 1854 he moved to St. Louis, where he became president of the Ohio & Mississippi and in 1864 was placed in charge of river and rail transportation for the entire army.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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