A Look Back: W.W. Day, Civil War Soldier, Steele County

Barry Adams with the Steele County Historical Society takes us to Lemond Cemetery southwest of Owatonna, where Civil War solider William Worthy Day is buried. Adams tells us of Day’s captivity in the South’s notorious Andersonville Prison during the Civil War.

New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Power96 YouTube channel and power96radio.com each Sunday at noon, with information courtesy of the Rice and Steele county historical societies. You also can find previous episodes of A Look Back and Will Jerry Eat It?, as well as other videos on the Power 96 YouTube channel. Subscribe and follow Power 96 on YouTube to stay up-to-date on our newest shows!

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