Cpl. Silas Sappington fought in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-Black Civil War regiment. Now his grave marker in Springfield is being restored.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is calling on President Joe Biden to help memorialize one of the darkest spots in the city's histor.
Archaeological investigations by Floyd Mansberger, Fever River Research, led to the discovery of remains of five houses burned during the 1908 Springfield Race Riots. Hanson.