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Brandon Johnson · ChicagoChicago began with soldiers.Capt. John Whistler, to be precise, an Irishman who fought with the British during the Revolutionary War. After the peace, he joined the United States army and was sent to the western frontier, which at the time was Indiana.There he helped build Fort Wayne. In the summer of 1803, he and his company of the 1st United States Infantry were dispatched to build a new fort at the mouth of the Chicago River, named after Thom…See the Story
As Chicago Braces for Troops, a Reminder — Soldiers Have Been Here Before, and Often Made Things Worse
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