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Battle of Sacramento

Historical Marker #523 commemorates the Battle of Sacramento in McLean County.

On December 28, 1861, nearly 300 Confederate cavalry led by Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked about 200 Union horsemen near Sacramento.  The battle was Forrest’s first substantial victory and began his career as the Confederate “Wizard of the Saddle.”

The Southerners were scouting near the...

Battle of Sacramento

Commentary

By Steven Wilson, Assistant Director, Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Mary Todd was born in Lexington, Kentucky to a prominent banker and his wife.  If Mary had not been buffeted about by the swells of life’s misfortunes her futures might have been assured.   But Mary’s mother died when she was six, and her father’s marriage [...]