Service
The 4th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Ottawa, Illinois on September 26, 1861.
It was consolidated with 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry on June 14, 1865.
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Famous quotes containing the word service:
“The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal.”
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)
“In any service where a couple hold down jobs as a team, the male generally takes his ease while the wife labors at his job as well as her own.”
—Anita Loos (1888–1981)
“Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.”
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