Follow-Ups to Answer from Expert Daniel Hogan

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L'arche wrote at 2006-10-18 04:53:56
I recently learned of two locations of Santa Ann's wooden leg:  (1) Springfield,IL at the military museum where the custodian said it was authentic and copyrighted as such.  

(2) Decatur, Il, in Governor Oglesby's home on Williams street.  I have visited both, and each says theirs is authentic

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Texhist wrote at 2007-03-15 17:31:46
The wooden leg is in Springfield, Illinois. I searched for it in Springfield and found it to be stored at Camp Lincoln until the new museum is finished.  I was lucky enough to hold it in my hands!  Hope this helps.

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Bob wrote at 2009-01-13 14:22:03
The Illinois troops who captured Santa Ana's wooden leg were members of the 4th Illinois Infantry Regiment.  According to family history one of my ancestors, Achillies Morris, was a member of the group.  Achillies died of disease in Camargo, Mexico in 1847.

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