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Railroad boys : the story of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
A history of the "Railroad Regiment", the nickname of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The raising of the 89th was the pet project of a number of Chicago-based railroads. Many of the men who enlisted had been railroad employees. In one of the numerous ironies of the Civil War, the regiment was detailed on several occasions to destroy Southern railroad tracks and rail facilities.
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- "A history of the "Railroad Regiment", the nickname of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The raising of the 89th was the pet project of a number of Chicago-based railroads. Many of the men who enlisted had been railroad employees. In one of the numerous ironies of the Civil War, the regiment was detailed on several occasions to destroy Southern railroad tracks and rail facilities."@en