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Draft Dilemma in Poweshiek County: The Murder of the Marshals

I’m pleased to share my article published by Emerging Civil War blog.  Here’s the link to Draft Dilemma in Poweshiek County:  The Murder of the Marshals.

Congressman Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (Library of Congress)

I’m grateful for the opportunity to write this historical account and share it today.  Please leave any comments or questions on Emerging Civil War.  I would recommend following ECW.

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David Connon

David Connon has spent nearly two decades researching dissenters in Iowa: Grinnell residents who helped on the Underground Railroad, and their polar opposites, Iowa Confederates. He shares some of these stories with audiences across the state through the Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau. He worked as an interpreter at Living History Farms for eleven seasons. Connon is a member of Sons of Union Veterans, an associate member of Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a member of the Des Moines Civil War Round Table. His articles have appeared in Iowa Heritage Illustrated, Iowa History Journal, Illinois Magazine, and local newspapers in both states.
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