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Cairo, Illinois, Jefferson Avenue, Brigade Hospital, 1861, historic photo

Cairo, Illinois, Jefferson Avenue, Brigade Hospital, 1861, historic photo

A historic photo view of Jefferson Street, Cairo, Illinois. The building at the lower left is the (Army) Brigade hospital. The sign on the building across the street reads: M. Burns Green Tree House. This view is across the city of Cairo toward the Mississippi River which runs behind the line of trees in the background of the photo.

This photo is from about 1861.

Cairo is the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, at the far southern tip of the State of Illinois.

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