When Rosetta M. Houts was born on 26 September 1859, in Coles, Coles, Illinois, United States, her father, John Enis Houts, was 42 and her mother, Irene Barrick, was 36. She lived in Hutton Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 17 September 1865, in Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 5.
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Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
In some cases perhaps also an American shortened form of Dutch Van Houts, a cognate of Van Hout .
Americanized form of German Hautz .
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