Moultrie County Heritage
Published Quarterly by the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Sullivan, Illinois

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Volume 25                November 1997                Number 4

Contents

From the Editor's Desk, by Sue Durbin 91
First Lieutenant Richard Dunscomb 92
The Old Guard, by J. Allan Roney, 1996 93
With the Colors 102
Archie E. McCorvie, 1923- 1973 103
Lt. Robert Owen Davis, obituary excerpt from Decatur Herald, 7 Apr 1950 104
Moultrie County Farm Directory, 1917, Updated, 1997 105
Letter Home from Camp Forrest, TN, by George E. Poland 107
Moultrie County Revolutionary Soldiers, query 109
Correction, submitted by Ina Hall Roney 109
Flag Facts and Timeline, from Independence Hall Association 110
Memorial - Bessie Cole 111
Give Generations - Hissong, photo submitted by Florence Hissong 112
Queries 113
Index of Volume 25, prepared by Allcia Woolridge 115
   

INDEXED IN THE GENEALOGICAL PERIODICAL ANNUAL INDEX
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Moultrie County formed in  1843 from parts of Macon and Shelby counties.
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The Moultrie County Heritage Quarterly Editor and Staff do not assume any responsibility for errors or fact of judgment on the part of the contributor.  Established errors will be corrected at the earliest opportunity.

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The Executive Board of MCH&GS meets the First Tuesday of Each month at 9 a.m. in the Heritage Center Research Library.

Regular Meetings of MCH&GS are held the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Center with the exception of the Annual Dinner Meeting held the third Thursday of November at a location determined yearly.  No Regular Meeting is held in December.  The general public is always welcome to attend.

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