Civil War

As the town of Winnebago was developing, the shadow of the Civil War loomed over the community. Two hundred men from the Winnebago area enlisted, including Captain Walker, who was sent to the infamous Confederate prison at Andersonville. Sadly, Peter Miller, James Clabaugh, and Washington Latimer all perished there. Memorial stones in their honor stand at Basey Cemetery, northwest of Winnebago. After the war, the men who returned were granted 150 acres of land to farm and build new lives.

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