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Lew & Ginny Gage
Cornish, NH, USA
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 | | 5th Illinois Cavalry | | Posted on: 2/4/2013 12:53:21 PM | Does anyone know why this unit was called the "Egyptians?"
Ginny
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Rick Schaus
Capon Springs, WV, USA
Posts: 1577
| | Re: 5th Illinois Cavalry | | Posted on: 2/4/2013 1:35:08 PM |
Quote:Does anyone know why this unit was called the "Egyptians?"
Ginny
--Lew
The nickname was derived from a section of southern Illinois, known as Egypt, where the regiment was organized, although the majority of its troopers came from other sections of the state.
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Lew & Ginny Gage
Cornish, NH, USA
Posts: 903
| | Re: 5th Illinois Cavalry | | Posted on: 2/4/2013 1:44:54 PM | Thanks, Rick!
Ginny
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Mike Johnson
Stafford, VA, USA
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| | Re: 5th Illinois Cavalry | | Posted on: 2/4/2013 6:50:08 PM | Along the Mississippi you can find Cairo (Illinois), Alexandria (Missouri), and Memphis (Tennessee) all named for Egyptian cities along America's "Nile."
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Lew and Ginny
Cornish, NH, USA
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| | Re: 5th Illinois Cavalry | | Posted on: 2/5/2013 6:22:32 AM | Mike,
Very interesting. Thanks!
Ginny
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