Images: Civil War Days
Standing tall is Max Daniels of Wheaton playing the character President Abraham Lincoln against some of his future voters Bailee Lizzo,3, of Third Lake and Wyatt Johnson,7, of Third Lake at the 20th annual Civil War days in the Lake County Forest Preserve on Saturday.
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Civil War girls, Lauren,12, and Makena Haines,13, with TaylorAnne Stefanski,13, Libbie Barden,13, and Destiny Gorman,14, dressed in their hoop dresses watch over the events of the day at the 20th annual Civil War days at the Lake County Forest Preserve on Saturday.
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Standing tall is Max Daniels of Wheaton playing the character President Abraham Lincoln against a small Keegan Harlan,2, of Magee Mississippi.
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Lacey Schroeder,7, of Wisconsin uses her fan on a hot summer day to keep cool.
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Conor Blackburn,2, of Gurnee keeps cool in a tub of water on a hot summer day.
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Elk Grove Villages Mike Gregory dresses up Eric Socha,11, of Itasca letting him experience first hand how hot and heavy the wool uniforms are on a hot summer day.
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Michelle LaBarre of Manteno and her dog Ulysses S. Grant watch over the events of the day at the 20th annual Civil War days at the Lake County Forest Preserve on Saturday.
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Ruth Jankiewicz of Wisconsin sits reading her 1862 Ladys Book on a hot summer day as the men head off to battle.
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