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Tazewell County asking voters for permission to install new monument

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William Reed, John Ayers and Thomas Murphy earned the Medal of Honor for their actions in the 1863 Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War. The $80,000 project will not cost new money from taxpayers as the money has already been set aside by the Tazewell County Board. The monument will be an 8-foot, black granite statue honoring the three recipients.

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Tazewell County asking voters for permission to install new monument

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) -- Tazewell County voters will go to the polls next week to decide, among other things, if they want a monument to honor the three county residents who earned the nation's highest military decoration for valor. William Reed, John Ayers and Thomas Murphy earned the Medal of Honor for their actions in the 1863 Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War. And for years, there's been little to show Tazewell County residents what thes…

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