Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society will present an enlightening program focused on “Sterling and Dixon in the Civil War.” The public is invited to attend, on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at the Lincoln Learning Center, 611 E. 3rd Street, Sterling, IL. Stay for refreshments afterwards.
Tom Wadsworth will bring us his new presentation. He has given several well-received programs in recent years. This 1-hour presentation will cover:
1. how and where local citizens were recruited and trained
2. how local women contributed to the effort
3. the major military battles of local soldiers
4. notable Civil War facts of local history.
The 13th Illinois Infantry had regiments from Sterling, Morrison, and Dixon and was involved in several major battles during the war. The blurry, 1861 photo is Company B of the 13th, “The Sterling Volunteers,” training in Dixon in before heading off to the battlefield.
Wadsworth, WSDR’s morning Anchor in the 1980s, is known as a compelling speaker, both Nationally and Internationally. Now retired and living in Dixon, he holds two Master’s degrees and a PhD.
