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James Grant Wilson (April 28, 1832 – February 1, 1914) was an American editor, author, bookseller and publisher, who founded the Chicago Record in 1857Thaddeus J. Butler (204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thaddeus Joseph Butler (November 1, 1833 – July 16, 1897) was an American Roman Catholic priest and bishop-elect. Butler was born in Limerick, IrelandEdwin R. Ridgely (204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edwin Reed Ridgely (May 9, 1844 – April 23, 1927) was an American businessman, Civil War veteran and politician who served two terms as a U.S. RepresentativeElon J. Farnsworth (817 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Elon John Farnsworth (July 30, 1837 – July 3, 1863) was a Union Army captain in the American Civil War. He commanded Brigade 1, Division 3 of the CavalrySamuel Rinnah Van Sant (502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (May 11, 1844 – October 3, 1936) was an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and as the 15thThomas William Sweeny (591 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas William Sweeny (December 25, 1820 – April 10, 1892) was an Irish-American soldier who served in the Mexican–American War, the Yuma War, and as aWilliam Gamble (general) (886 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
William Gamble (1 January 1818 – 20 December 1866) was a civil engineer and a United States Army cavalry officer. He served during the Second SeminoleGeorge A. Sheridan (416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Augustus Sheridan (February 22, 1840 – October 7, 1896) was an American Civil War veteran and politician who, along with Effingham Lawrence is knownEdward K. Valentine (345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward Kimble Valentine (June 1, 1843 – April 11, 1916) was an American Republican Party politician. Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he attended common schoolsWilliam Neville (representative) (276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
William Neville (December 29, 1843 – April 5, 1909) was an American Populist Party politician. He was born in Nashville, Illinois. He moved with his parentsEdward S. Salomon (821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward Selig Salomon (December 25, 1836 – July 18, 1913) was a German-American politician and military official. Born into a Jewish family in the DuchyWilliam H. Boring (860 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Harrison Boring (February 26, 1841 – December 1, 1932) was an American Union soldier who fought in the American Civil War, and who was a memberWilliam A. James (212 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Andrew James (December 8, 1838 - December 31, 1893) was an American politician and Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives.John St. John (American politician) (1,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John Pierce St. John (February 25, 1833 - August 31, 1916) was an American politician who served as the eighth Governor of Kansas and later served as theHale Johnson (539 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hale Johnson (August 21, 1847 – November 4, 1902) was an American attorney and politician who served as the Prohibition Party's vice presidential nomineeWilliam Ralls Morrison (1,608 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Ralls Morrison (September 14, 1824 – September 29, 1909) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born onSnyder S. Kirkpatrick (382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (February 21, 1848 – April 5, 1909) was an American attorney, Civil War veteran and politician who served one term as a U.SLogan H. Roots (368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Logan Holt Roots (March 26, 1841 – May 30, 1893) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional districtAlphonso Barto (299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alphonso Barto (May 24, 1834 – November 4, 1899) was a Minnesota legislator and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Barto was born in HinesburgJob Adams Cooper (419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Job Adams Cooper (November 6, 1843 – January 20, 1899) was a U.S. Republican Party politician. He served as the sixth governor of the State of ColoradoRichard J. Oglesby (1,040 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Richard James Oglesby (July 25, 1824 – April 24, 1899) was an American soldier and Republican politician from Illinois, who served three non-consecutiveWilliam John Murphy (1,224 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William John Murphy (August 23, 1839 – April 17, 1923) was an American businessman, contractor, land developer and founder of the Arizona Improvement CompanyDavid Stuart (brigadier general) (1,422 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
David Stuart (March 12, 1816 – September 11, 1868) was a politician and lawyer who served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil WarJesse B. Strode (257 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jesse Burr Strode (February 18, 1845 – November 10, 1924) was an American Republican Party politician. He was born in Fulton County, Illinois on FebruaryDwight M. Sabin (2,558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Dwight May Sabin (April 25, 1843 – December 22, 1902) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota and in the Minnesota LegislatureJohn Marshall Hamilton (812 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Marshall Hamilton (May 28, 1847 – September 22, 1905) was the 18th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1883 to 1885. Born in Union County, Ohio, HamiltonWilliam Granville Cochran (162 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Granville Cochran (November 13, 1844 – February 7, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician. Cochran was born in Ross County, Ohio. He movedAllen C. Fuller (493 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Adjutant General Allen Curtis Fuller (September 24, 1822 – December 6, 1901) was the adjutant general of Illinois from November 11, 1861, to January 1William W. Wilshire (414 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William W. Wilshire (born William Wallace Wilshire; September 8, 1830 – August 19, 1888) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representativeOwen Lovejoy (1,612 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Owen Lovejoy (January 6, 1811 – March 25, 1864) was an American lawyer, Congregational minister, abolitionist, and Republican congressman from IllinoisThomas O. Osborn (780 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas Ogden Osborn (August 11, 1832 – March 27, 1904) was an American lawyer, soldier, and diplomat who served as a general in the Union Army during theEmil Frey (925 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Emil Johann Rudolf Frey (24 October 1838 – 24 December 1922) was a Swiss politician, Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and member of the SwissOthman A. Abbott (352 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Othman Ali Abbott (September 19, 1842 – June 24, 1935) was the first lieutenant governor of Nebraska, United States, serving from 1877 to 1879 while SilasAsa C. Matthews (304 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Asa Carrington Matthews (March 22, 1833 – June 14, 1908) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in Pike County, Illinois, Matthews went toAlbinus Nance (632 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Albinus Roberts Nance (March 30, 1848 – December 7, 1911) was an American politician. He served as a soldier during the American Civil War, and as theDavid Davis (Supreme Court justice) (1,768 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was an American politician and jurist who was a U.S. senator from Illinois and associate justice of the UnitedJohn Shaffer (governor) (294 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John Wilson Shaffer (July 5, 1827 – October 31, 1870) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 7th Governor of Utah Territory. BornOrville Hickman Browning (1,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Orville Hickman Browning (February 10, 1806 – August 10, 1881) was an attorney in Illinois and a politician who was active in the Whig and Republican PartiesStephen A. Hurlbut (1,288 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Stephen Augustus Hurlbut (November 29, 1815 – March 27, 1882) was an attorney and politician, who commanded the U.S. Army of the Gulf in the American CivilWilliam Alexander Richardson (1,848 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Alexander Richardson (January 16, 1811 – December 27, 1875) was a prominent Illinois Democratic politician before and during the American CivilRichard Yates (politician) (1,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Richard Yates (January 18, 1815 – November 27, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th Governor of Illinois from 1861 to 1865John F. Farnsworth (741 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Franklin Farnsworth (March 27, 1820 – July 14, 1897) was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Illinois (1857-1861, 1863-1873) and a colonel in theJames H. Wilson (1,814 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 – February 23, 1925) was an American military officer, topographic engineer and a Major General in the Union ArmyGiles Alexander Smith (448 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Giles Alexander Smith (September 29, 1829 – November 8, 1876), was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Smith was born in JeffersonCharles Valentine Riley (1,271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles Valentine Riley (18 September 1843 – 14 September 1895) was a British-born American entomologist and artist. He was one of the first individualsW. H. L. Wallace (741 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Hervey Lamme Wallace (July 8, 1821 – April 10, 1862), more commonly known as W. H. L. Wallace, was a lawyer and a Union general in the AmericanW. H. L. Wallace (741 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Hervey Lamme Wallace (July 8, 1821 – April 10, 1862), more commonly known as W. H. L. Wallace, was a lawyer and a Union general in the AmericanMary Livermore (2,232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Mary Ashton Livermore (née Rice; December 19, 1820 – May 23, 1905) was an American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights. Her printedJohn McArthur (general) (715 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John McArthur (November 17, 1826 – May 15, 1906) was a Union general during the American Civil War. McArthur became one of the most capable Federal commandersAlfred T. Andreas (396 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Theodore Andreas (May 29, 1839 – February 10, 1900) was an American book publisher and historian. He was born in Amity, Orange County, New YorkGeorge Hunt (attorney) (271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
George Hunt (May 1, 1841 – March 17, 1901) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Knox County, Ohio, Hunt moved with his sister and her husbandNapoleon B. Thistlewood (323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Napoleon Bonaparte Thistlewood (March 30, 1837 – September 15, 1915) was a veteran of the American Civil War who served as a U.S. Representative from theBenjamin Grierson (1,445 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 8, 1826 – August 31, 1911) was a music teacher, then a career officer in the United States Army. He was a cavalry generalJohn A. Logan (2,849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a generalHerman W. Snow (324 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Herman Wilber Snow (July 3, 1836 – August 25, 1914) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois, the sergeant at armsJohn E. Smith (721 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Eugene Smith (1816-1897) was a Swiss immigrant to the United States, who served as a Union general during the American Civil War. Smith was born inThomas Hayes Campbell (102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas Hayes Campbell (May 15, 1815 – November 22, 1862) was an American politician. Born in Hartstown, Pennsylvania, Campbell moved with his family toRobert Todd Lincoln (5,146 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and businessman. The eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary ToddRobert G. Ingersoll (3,005 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Green Ingersoll (/ˈɪŋɡərˌsɔːl, -ˌsɒl, -səl/; August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899), nicknamed "the Great Agnostic", was an American lawyer, writer, andWhitcomb L. Judson (1,650 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Whitcomb L. Judson (March 7, 1843 – December 7, 1909) was an American machine salesman, mechanical engineer and inventor. He received thirty patents overJohn C. Black (935 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Charles Black (January 27, 1839 – August 17, 1915) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Illinois. He received the Medal of Honor for his actionsJohn Buford (2,890 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Buford Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union during the American Civil War, risingHenry D. Dement (467 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Henry Dodge Dement (October 10, 1840 - July 13, 1927) was an American politician from Illinois. The son of John Dement and grandson of Henry Dodge, DementJohn C. Smith (politician) (587 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John Corson Smith (February 13, 1832 – December 31, 1910) was an American military officer and politician from Pennsylvania. Coming to Galena, IllinoisGeorge H. Harlow (528 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George H. Harlow (September 5, 1830 – May 16, 1900) was an American politician. Born in New York, he was originally a student of carpentry and architectureJonathan H. Rowell (205 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jonathan Harvey Rowell (February 10, 1833 – May 15, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Rowell attended RockGeorge Frederick Root (1,330 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Frederick Root (August 30, 1820 – August 6, 1895) was a romantic American composer, who found particular fame during the American Civil War, withPhilip S. Post (846 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Philip Sidney Post (March 19, 1833 – January 6, 1895) was an American diplomat, politician, and decorated Army officer. He served as a United States RepresentativeWilliam Jayne (318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William A. Jayne (October 8, 1826 – March 20, 1916) was an American politician and physician. He served as Governor of the Dakota Territory and as theJohn I. Rinaker (300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Irving Rinaker (November 1, 1830 – January 15, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and a brigade commander in the Union Army during theJames A. Connolly (365 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Austin Connolly (March 8, 1843 – December 15, 1914) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. RepresentativeJames A. McCartney (670 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James A. McCartney (1835–1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th Attorney General of Illinois from 1881 to 1885. He was bornJohn R. Eden (260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Rice Eden (February 1, 1826 – June 9, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician who a total of five terms served as a U.S. Representative from IllinoisOscar S. Gifford (344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oscar Sherman Gifford (October 20, 1842 – January 16, 1913) was an American lawyer of Canton, South Dakota. He served six years in the United States HouseCharles W. Pavey (162 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles W. Pavey (November 14, 1835 – May 12, 1910) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Highland County, Ohio, Pavey moved to Mount VernonGreenbury L. Fort (232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Greenbury Lafayette Fort (October 17, 1825 – January 13, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in French Grant, Ohio, Fort moved with hisJames S. McCullough (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Skiles McCullough (May 4, 1843 – June 22, 1914) was an American politician. Born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, McCullough moved with his family toBenson Wood (258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Benson Wood (March 31, 1839 – August 27, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Wood attendedThomas E. G. Ransom (934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom (November 29, 1834 – October 29, 1864) was a surveyor, civil engineer, real estate speculator, and a general in the UnionBenjamin F. Funk (227 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Benjamin Franklin Funk (October 17, 1838 – February 14, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, father of Frank Hamilton Funk. Born in Funk's GroveBlack Bart (outlaw) (3,624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Charles E. Boles (c.1829 - Last seen February 28, 1888), also known as Black Bart, was an English-born American outlaw noted for the poetic messages heJohn H. Kinzie (849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Harris Kinzie (July 7, 1803 – June 19, 1865) was a prominent figure in Chicago politics during the 19th century. He served as the president of theWilliam McMurtry (495 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William McMurtry (February 20, 1801 – April 10, 1875) was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and a colonel in the Union Army during the AmericanMichael Kelly Lawler (783 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Michael Kelly Lawler (November 16, 1814 – July 26, 1882) was a volunteer militia soldier in the Black Hawk War 1831–1832, an officer in the United StatesWalter B. Scates (210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Walter Bennett Scates (January 18, 1808 – October 26, 1886) was an American lawyer and jurist. Born in South Boston, Virginia, Scates moved with his parentsWilliam Carlin (1,101 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Passmore Carlin (November 23, 1829 – October 4, 1903) was a career soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union ArmyOscar Malmborg (558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Frans Oscar Malmborg (February 29, 1820 – April 29, 1880), a veteran of the Mexican War, became famous for his ostentatious manner in training recruitsCharles Edward Hovey (864 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles Edward Hovey (April 26, 1827 – November 17, 1897) was an educator, college president, pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the UnitedAugustus Louis Chetlain (869 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Augustus Louis Chetlain (December 26, 1824 – March 15, 1914) was a United States Army soldier who was the first man in Illinois to volunteer at the outbreakCharles Edward Hovey (864 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles Edward Hovey (April 26, 1827 – November 17, 1897) was an educator, college president, pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the UnitedJohn M. Palmer (3,507 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John McAuley Palmer (September 13, 1817 – September 25, 1900) was an American politician. He was an Illinois resident, a general who fought for the UnionOscar Malmborg (558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Frans Oscar Malmborg (February 29, 1820 – April 29, 1880), a veteran of the Mexican War, became famous for his ostentatious manner in training recruitsGreen B. Raum (767 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Green Berry Raum (December 3, 1829 – December 18, 1909) was a lawyer, author, and U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as a brigadier general inBenjamin Prentiss (1,565 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss (November 23, 1819 – February 8, 1901) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the Mexican–American War and onAbner C. Harding (450 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Abner Clark Harding (February 10, 1807 – July 19, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and a Brigadier General in the U.S. army fighting for theJohn Wesley Powell (4,372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at IllinoisJoseph Coghlan (414 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan (9 December 1844 – 5 December 1908) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and theElihu B. Washburne (3,519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which playedEdwin Stanton McCook (735 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edwin Stanton McCook (March 26, 1837 – September 11, 1873) was an American soldier and politician. A Union Army officer during the American Civil War andFrancis Trowbridge Sherman (471 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Francis Trowbridge Sherman (1825–1905) was a Union general during the American Civil War. He served in the cavalry and infantry, seeing action in bothElias Smith Dennis (823 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Elias Smith Dennis (December 4, 1812 – December 17, 1894) was a politician and soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the UnionWilliam J. Allen (579 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Joshua Allen (June 9, 1829 – January 26, 1901), frequently known as W. J. Allen, was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He served as aPhil Auten (532 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Phillip Lesher Auten (February 1840 – March 7, 1919) was an American business executive in the lumber and mining industries, best remembered as controllingJohn Pope Cook (782 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Pope Cook (June 12, 1825 – October 13, 1910) was an Illinois politician and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served inJames D. Morgan (831 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Dada Morgan (August 1, 1810 – September 12, 1896) was a merchant sailor, soldier, businessman, and a Union General during the American Civil WarJames Barnet Fry (1,111 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Barnet Fry (February 22, 1827 – July 11, 1894) was an American soldier and prolific author of historical books. Fry, who was born in Carrollton,Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (570 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (January 13, 1807 – March 28, 1883) was an American soldier, Union general in the American Civil War, and railroad executiveC. Carroll Marsh (695 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles Carroll Marsh was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He served with distinction early in the war at the battles of Fort DonelsonArthur Ducat (379 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Arthur Charles Ducat, Sr. (February 24, 1830 – January 29, 1896) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the Civil War, DucatJane Currie Blaikie Hoge (395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge (July 31, 1811 – August 26, 1890) was a welfare worker, fund raiser, and nurse during the American Civil War. She was a founderJohn Riley Tanner (2,318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wikimedia Commons has media related to John R. Tanner. John Riley Tanner (April 4, 1844 – May 23, 1901) was the 21st Governor of Illinois, from 1897 untilWilliam P. Black (259 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Perkins Black (November 11, 1842 – January 3, 1916) was a lawyer and veteran of the American Civil War. He received America's highest militaryJohn B. Raymond (178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Baldwin Raymond (December 5, 1844 – January 3, 1886) was a Delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. He was bornGeorge Alexander Forsyth (455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Alexander Forsyth (November 7, 1837, – September 12, 1915) was a United States military officer most notable for his service in the cavalry. ForsythJoseph Dana Webster (439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph Dana Webster (August 25, 1811 – April 12, 1876) was an American civil engineer and soldier most noted for administrative services during the AmericanJames Stewart Martin (congressman) (326 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
James Stewart Martin (August 19, 1826 – November 20, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Martin was born in Estillville (now Gate City), ScottGustav Koerner (2,891 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustav Philipp Koerner, also spelled Gustave or Gustavus Koerner (20 November 1809 – 9 April 1896), was a German-American revolutionary, journalist, lawyerHermann Lieb (417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hermann Lieb (also known as Herman Lieb; May 23, 1826 – March 5, 1908) was a Swiss immigrant to the United States who served in the Union Army during theRobert S. Roeschlaub (551 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Sawers Roeschlaub (July 6, 1843 – October 25, 1923) was a noted Colorado architect. Roeschlaub was born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria to MichaelAbner Taylor (376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Abner Taylor (January 19, 1829 – April 13, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Bangor, Maine, Taylor moved with his parents to ChampaignFrank Doran (American politician) (1,184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Frank Beecher Doran (1839—1914) was a Republican politician and the 24th mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, holding office between 1896 and 1898. Doran wasJohn Mason Loomis (1,788 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Mason Loomis (January 5, 1825 – August 2, 1900) was a nineteenth-century American businessman and lumber tycoon from Chicago who was known for developingOrville Nave (565 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Orville James Nave (April 30, 1841 – June 24, 1917) was an American Methodist theologian and chaplain in the United States Army. He is best known for compilingJohn M. Crebs (289 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Montgomery Crebs (April 9, 1830 – June 26, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer and brigade commander in the UnionFriedrich Hecker (2,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker (September 28, 1811 – March 24, 1881) was a German lawyer, politician and revolutionary. He was one of the most popular speakersAndrew J. Kuykendall (195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Andrew Jackson Kuykendall (March 3, 1815 – May 11, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Gallatin County, Illinois, Kuykendall completedJohn O'Dea (286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John O'Dea (c. 1839 – 1905) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of VicksburgHorace Capron (2,003 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Horace Capron (August 31, 1804 – February 22, 1885) was an American businessman and agriculturalist, a founder of Laurel, Maryland, a Union officer inJohn H. Callahan (182 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John H. Callahan (January 25, 1845 – March 13, 1914) was one of two men from the 122nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment to receive the Medal of HonorThomas Duncan (general) (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Thomas Duncan (April 14, 1819 – January 7, 1887) was a career officer in the U.S. Army, serving as a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War.Philip B. Fouke (222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Philip Bond Fouke (January 23, 1818 – October 3, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Kaskaskia, Illinois, Fouke attended the publicAlfred W. Ellet (1,075 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Washington Ellet (October 11, 1820 – January 9, 1895) was a brigadier general in the Union Army who commanded the United States Ram Fleet and theJohn Warden (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Warden (June 11, 1841 – July 2, 1906) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringEdward N. Kirk (420 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward Needles Kirk (February 29, 1828 – July 21, 1863) was a Quaker school teacher, attorney, and then a brigadier general in the Union Army during theMary J. Safford (833 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Mary Jane Safford-Blake (December 31, 1834 – December 8, 1891) was a nurse, physician, educator, and humanitarian. As a nurse in the Union Army duringAlfred W. Ellet (1,075 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Washington Ellet (October 11, 1820 – January 9, 1895) was a brigadier general in the Union Army who commanded the United States Ram Fleet and theHorace Capron (2,003 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Horace Capron (August 31, 1804 – February 22, 1885) was an American businessman and agriculturalist, a founder of Laurel, Maryland, a Union officer inElmer E. Ellsworth (3,201 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (April 11, 1837 – May 24, 1861) was a United States Army officer and law clerk who was the first conspicuous casualty and the firstSamuel W. Preston (222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Samuel William Preston (6 April 1842 – 15 January 1865) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was killed in actionLyman Trumbull (5,128 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who represented the state of Illinois in the United StatesPaul Vandervoort (471 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Paul Vandervoort (July 12, 1846 – July 29, 1902) was an American soldier of Belgian descent who served in the Union Army and as the 11th Commander-in-ChiefJohn H. Addams (1,147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Huy Addams (July 12, 1822 – August 17, 1881) was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Illinois. Addams was born in Pennsylvania inEleazer A. Paine (1,082 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Eleazer Arthur Paine (September 10, 1815 – December 16, 1882) was an American lawyer, author and a Union officer from Ohio. He provoked controversy asFritz Anneke (717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Karl Friedrich Theodor "Fritz" Anneke (January 31, 1818 – December 8, 1872) was a German revolutionary, socialist and newspaper editor. He emigrated toCharles A. Hill (269 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles Augustus Hill (August 23, 1833 – May 29, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Truxton, New York, Hill attended the common schoolsEdward B. Spalding (280 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward Burson Spalding (February 2, 1840 – March 4, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military'sJerome Morford (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jerome Morford (June 13, 1841 – June 11, 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringDavid Dickie (355 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
David Dickie (July 13, 1841 – August 26, 1904) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringVictor Vifquain (784 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jean-Baptiste Victor Vifquain (20 May 1836 – 7 January 1904) was a Belgian-born veteran of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. He wasRobert Boal (554 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Boal (November 15, 1806 – June 12, 1903) was an American politician and physician from Pennsylvania. After schooling in Ohio, Boal moved to LaconT. Lyle Dickey (510 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Theophilus Lyle Dickey (October 12, 1811 – July 22, 1885) was an Illinois jurist and military leader. Born in Paris, Kentucky, Colonel Dickey moved toWilliam Fithian (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Fithian (April 7, 1799 – April 5, 1890) was an American physician and politician reputedly born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Moving to Danville, IllinoisIsham N. Haynie (662 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Isham Nicholas Haynie (1824-1868) was a lawyer, politician, soldier and officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was colonel of theErastus Newton Bates (369 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Erastus Newton Bates (February 29, 1828 – May 29, 1898) was an American politician and general from Massachusetts. A graduate of Williams College, BatesPatrick H. Pentzer (338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Patrick H. Pentzer (1839 – October 16, 1901) was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Pentzer received his country'sJohn A. McClernand (4,792 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Alexander McClernand (May 30, 1812 – September 20, 1900) was an American lawyer, politician, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. HeIsaac C. Pugh (754 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Isaac Campbell Pugh (November 23, 1805 – November 19, 1874) was a United States volunteer soldier who was a veteran of the Black Hawk War, the Mexican–AmericanLeonard Fulton Ross (2,309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leonard Fulton Ross (July 18, 1823 – January 17, 1901) was an American lawyer, probate judge, and stock raiser who served as a first lieutenant in theJasper A. Maltby (767 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jasper Adalmorn Maltby (November 3, 1826 – December 12, 1867) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He participated in two importantWilliam W. Orme (365 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Brigadier General William Ward Orme (1832-1866) was born in Washington, D.C. in 1832. He moved to Bloomington, Illinois, in McLean County, prior to 1860Andrew E. Goldsbery (276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Andrew E. Goldsbery (September 25, 1840 – December 27, 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor forHenry Dow (212 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Boatswain's Mate Henry Dow (born 1840) was a Scottish soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Dow received the United States' highest award for braveryJames Henry Coates (192 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Henry Coates (November 27, 1829 – May 17, 1902) became the commanding officer of the 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the American Civil WarSmith D. Atkins (1,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Smith Dykins Atkins (June 9, 1836 – March 27, 1913) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, and a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War, whoWilliam Kueffner (372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Charles Kueffner (February 27, 1840 – March 18, 1893) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who served in the 9th IllinoisPatrick H. White (277 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Patrick H. White (June 1, 1832 in Sligo, Ireland – November 25, 1915) was an American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. With his parents and siblingsJohn Harvey Fisher (330 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Harvey Fisher (c. 1837 – September 16, 1895) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantryJohn H. Cook (198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Henry Cook (July 19, 1840 to July 22, 1916) was an English soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cook received the United States' highestAlfred Orendorff (585 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Alfred Orendorff (20 July 1845 – 22 October 1909) was an Illinois lawyer and politician. Alfred Orendorff was born in Logan County, Illinois, on July 20Stewart J. Bailey (108 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Stewart J. Bailey was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Bailey was born on February 13, 1838, reports have differed on the location. During theMoses A. Luce (1,113 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Moses Augustine Luce (May 14, 1842 – April 13, 1933) was a Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American CivilTheodore Hyatt (272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Theodore Hyatt (1830–1900) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the SiegeJesse J. Phillips (108 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jesse J. Phillips (February 22, 1837 – February 16, 1901) was an American jurist and military officer. Born in Montgomery County, Illinois, Phillips servedJohn S. Darrough (795 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Samuel Darrough (April 6, 1841 – August 14, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military'sJohn Whitmore (Medal of Honor) (151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John Whitmore (July 3, 1844 - February 26, 1918) was an American soldier in the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Whitmore was bornJohn Aaron Rawlins (4,681 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Aaron Rawlins (February 13, 1831 – September 6, 1869) was a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a cabinet officerBluford Wilson (821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bluford Wilson (November 30, 1841 – July 15, 1924) was a Union Army officer in the Civil War and a government official who served as Solicitor of the UnitedElisha Johns (727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Elisha Johns (August 25, 1837 – June 14, 1920) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringNicholas Geschwind (282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nicholas Geschwind (c. 1829 – January 2, 1897) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringJohn Whitmore (Medal of Honor) (151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John Whitmore (July 3, 1844 - February 26, 1918) was an American soldier in the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Whitmore was bornBluford Wilson (821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bluford Wilson (November 30, 1841 – July 15, 1924) was a Union Army officer in the Civil War and a government official who served as Solicitor of the UnitedWells H. Blodgett (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
First Lieutenant Wells H. Blodgett (January 29, 1839 – May 8, 1929) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Blodgett received theNineveh S. McKeen (260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nineveh Shaw McKeen (c. 1837 – December 22, 1890) was a Union soldier who fought in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor. McKeen enteredWilliam W. Fraser (333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William W. Fraser (March 7, 1844 – February 9, 1915) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantryNicholas Geschwind (282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nicholas Geschwind (c. 1829 – January 2, 1897) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringAbner P. Allen (301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Abner P. Allen (October 9, 1839 – August 22, 1905) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War. AllenHenry Laycock (269 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Henry Laycock (March 14, 1842 – May 2, 1929) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Laycock was born on March 14, 1842, in Yorkshire, England. DuringHasbrouck Davis (602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hasbrouck Davis (April 19, 1827 - October 19, 1870) was an American general from Massachusetts. The son of prominent politician "Honest" John Davis, DavisJoseph S. Labill (196 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph S. Labill (1837–1911) was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War. He is buried in SouthGeorge Marsh (Medal of Honor) (193 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Sergeant George Marsh (died June 18, 1915) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Marsh received his country's highest award forMartin K. Davis (284 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Martin K. Davis (1843 – 1936) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege ofCyrus Edwards (201 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Cyrus Edwards (June 17, 1793 – August 31, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician. Edwards was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the United StatesElisha Johns (727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Elisha Johns (August 25, 1837 – June 14, 1920) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringHorace Capron Jr. (412 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Horace Capron Jr. (October 27, 1839 – February 6, 1864) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Capron received the country's highestJohn T. Sterling (202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John T. Sterling (1841 – February 2, 1920) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry duringDavid P. Jenkins (670 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
David P. Jenkins (August 25, 1823 – March 30, 1915), was an American attorney, soldier, businessman and philanthropist who homesteaded Spokane, WashingtonGeorge F. Rebmann (172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George F. Rebmann (10 April 1840 – 20 August 1918) was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Rebmann received hisStephen French (886 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Stephen French, Esq. (23 May 1844 – 1929) was an American educator, lawyer and Civil War veteran. He was known for being captured by the Confederate armyRobert A. Lower (194 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Alison Lower (April 11, 1844 – January 31, 1918) was a private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the AmericanCharles K. Erwin (175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles K. Erwin (December 15, 1837 – January 7, 1905) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Washington, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, ErwinSamuel J. Churchill (282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Corporal Samuel Joseph Churchill (November 1, 1842 – June 3, 1932) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Churchill received theWilliam W. Burritt (173 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Private William W. Burritt (c. 1831 to October 18, 1901) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Burritt received the country's highestAndrew Johnson (soldier) (267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Andrew W. Johnson (1833–1912) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege ofJohn J. Jones (general) (179 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John J. Jones (December 25, 1828 – February 13, 1868) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Jones was born on December 25, 1828George W. Roberts (915 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Washington Roberts (October 2, 1833 – December 31, 1862) was an American soldier who served as colonel and commanding officer of a Union Army brigadeEmbury D. Osband (187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Embury D. Osband (June 6, 1832 – October 4, 1866) became the commanding officer of the 3rd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment during the American CivilOrrington Lunt (544 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Orrington Lunt (1815–1897) was one of the founders of Northwestern University, Illinois, United States, and was known as the "father of Evanston" or theThomas G. Lawler (494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas G. Lawler (April 7, 1844 – February 3, 1908) was a British-born American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War andHiram M. Van Arman (1,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hiram Miller Van Arman (February 17, 1839 – April 28, 1904) was an American politician and journalist who served as Secretary of Arizona Territory fromOrrin L. Mann (816 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Orrin Lorentna Mann (November 25, 1833 – December 13, 1908) was an American soldier and politician who served as an officer in the Union Army during theEdwin Goodrich (205 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edwin Goodrich (March 22, 1843 – November 26, 1910) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantryHenry Fox (soldier) (312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Henry Fox (October 3, 1833 to September 3, 1906) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fox received the United States' highest awardFrances Hook (942 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Frances Hook (1847–March 17, 1908) claimed that she, disguised as a man, enlisted as a soldier in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. She statedGustavus Cheyney Doane (4,320 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustavus Cheyney Doane (May 29, 1840 – May 5, 1892) was a U.S. Army Cavalry Captain, explorer, inventor and Civil War soldier who played a prominent roleJames H. Cartwright (145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James H. Cartwright (December 1, 1842 – May 18, 1924) was an American jurist. Born in Maquoketa, Iowa Territory, Cartwright moved with his family to MountJames Dunne (Medal of Honor) (174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Corporal James Dunne (December 26, 1840 – February 13, 1915) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Dunne received the country'sPerry A. Armstrong (687 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Perry Austin Armstrong (April 15, 1823 – December 23, 1904) was a business person, surveyor, attorney, two-time member of the Illinois House of RepresentativesJohn Tillson (232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Tillson (October 25, 1825 – August 6, 1892) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. He served in the Illinois House of RepresentativesJames Edward Flynn (291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Edward Flynn (1842 – 1913) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the SiegePhilip Wadsworth (563 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Philip Wadsworth (March 7, 1832 – September 12, 1901) was an American dry goods merchant, politician, and military leader. Born to the prominent WadsworthLeslie Keeley (953 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leslie Enraught Keeley (June 10, 1836 – February 21, 1900) was an American physician, originator of the Keeley Cure. He was born in Potsdam, New York,Jacob Gross (Illinois politician) (167 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Jacob Gross (February 11, 1840 – December 29, 1918) was a German American businessman and politician. Born in Germany, Gross emigrated to the United StatesOscar Slagle (432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oscar Slagle (2 April 1844 - 12 April 1913) was a private in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of ElkSue A. Sanders (1,502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sue A. Sanders (née, Pike; March 25, 1842 – September 8, 1931) was an American teacher, clubwoman, and author, who was prominent in social circles. SheJohn Holbrook Powers (164 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Holbrook Powers (c. 1831–1918), who was known as "Honest John," was a Nebraska pioneer who ran for governor as a populist in 1892. Powers was bornHiram M. Van Arman (1,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hiram Miller Van Arman (February 17, 1839 – April 28, 1904) was an American politician and journalist who served as Secretary of Arizona Territory fromWinthrop D. Putnam (179 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Corporal Winthrop D. Putnam (September 18, 1837 – January 15, 1907) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Putnam received his country'sLeslie Keeley (953 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leslie Enraught Keeley (June 10, 1836 – February 21, 1900) was an American physician, originator of the Keeley Cure. He was born in Potsdam, New York,John Tillson (232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Tillson (October 25, 1825 – August 6, 1892) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. He served in the Illinois House of RepresentativesThaddeus Stevens Clarkson (516 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thaddeus Stevens Clarkson (April 26, 1840 – January 16, 1915) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and asHenry Fox (soldier) (312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Henry Fox (October 3, 1833 to September 3, 1906) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fox received the United States' highest awardJohn McElroy (author) (459 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John McElroy (1846–1929) was an American printer, soldier, journalist and author, known mainly for writing the novel The Red Acorn and the four-volumeOscar Slagle (432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oscar Slagle (2 April 1844 - 12 April 1913) was a private in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of ElkWilliam Toomer (172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Toomer (January 12, 1831 – December 27, 1901) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Tommer received his country's highestDavid I. Robinson (970 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
David Ingersoll Robinson (October 6, 1844 – November 13, 1921) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and TreasurerJohn H. Howe (judge) (356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John Homer Howe (September 12, 1822 – April 3, 1873) was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the Territorial Wyoming Supreme Court from AprilSue A. Sanders (1,502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sue A. Sanders (née, Pike; March 25, 1842 – September 8, 1931) was an American teacher, clubwoman, and author, who was prominent in social circles. SheJohn Holbrook Powers (164 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Holbrook Powers (c. 1831–1918), who was known as "Honest John," was a Nebraska pioneer who ran for governor as a populist in 1892. Powers was bornWilliam H. Armstrong (Wisconsin politician) (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
William Henry Armstrong (May 1840/1841 – April 14, 1916) was an American lawyer, farmer, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin StatePatrick Highland (188 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Patrick Highland was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Highland received his country's highest award for bravery during combatBenjamin W. Schenck (247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Benjamin W. Schenck (August 12, 1837 – February 19, 1916) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decorationJohn O'Rourke (politician) (331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John O'Rourke (December 1, 1834 – May 5, 1882) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Ireland, O'Rourke emigrated to the United States inLeonard Wright Colby (1,919 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leonard Wright Colby (August 5, 1846 – November 18, 1924), who hailed from the U.S. state of Ohio, was a leader of the first Nebraska National Guard, AmericanGeorge Kretsinger (276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Kretsinger (June 20, 1844 - April 20, 1906) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decorationJames Montgomery Rice (804 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Montgomery Rice (March 8, 1842 – April 11, 1912) was an American soldier (Colonel), lawyer, and member of the Illinois House of Representatives whoJerome B. Miller (154 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jerome Bonaparte Miller (August 12, 1846 – December 10, 1920) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Miller was born on August 12, 1846, in ShermanTheodore Pepoon (571 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Theodore Weld Pepoon (August 29, 1836 – 1910) was a Republican Nebraska politician and publisher, living and working in Pawnee County and nearby areasGeorge D. Chafee (148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Daniel Chafee (July 2, 1839 – March 6, 1927) was an American politician and lawyer. Chafee was born in Pittsford, Vermont. He moved with his familyIsaac H. Elliott (504 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Isaac Hughes Elliott (1837-1922) was an American Brevet Brigadier General who participated in the American Civil War. He commanded the 33rd Illinois InfantryGeorge Bangs (1,932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Bangs (February 26, 1826 – November 17, 1877) was an American businessman who began his adult life working in private ventures including printingBetsey Cook (659 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Betsey A. Cook was a nurse for the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving from 1861 to 1863. Not much is known about Cook's early life, exceptCharles J. Stolbrand (997 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles J. Stolbrand (May 13, 1821 – February 3, 1894), was a sergeant in the Swedish artillery who emigrated to the United States, becoming a brigadierThomas S. Casey (216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas S. Casey (April 6, 1832 – March 1, 1891) was an American politician and judge. Casey was born in Jefferson County, Illinois and sent to the publicBenjamin L. Cleaves (229 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Benjamin L. Cleaves (June 25, 1835 – March 8, 1883) was an American politician who briefly served as both the Coroner of Cook County and ex officio SheriffGeorge St. Leger Grenfell (1,337 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George St. Leger Grenfell (May 30, 1808 – March 1868?) was a British mercenary, of the Cornish family, who claimed to have fought in Algeria, in MoroccoGeorge L. Houghton (205 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George L. Houghton (August 28, 1841 - February 25, 1917) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Houghton received his country'sGifford S. Robinson (286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gifford Simeon Robinson (May 28, 1843 – May 28, 1936) was an American jurist and politician. He was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1Charles H. Kloth (282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles H. Kloth was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Outside ofAlmon Harris Thompson (2,703 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Almon Harris Thompson (September 24, 1839 – July 31, 1906), also known as A. H. Thompson, was an American topographer, geologist, explorer, educator andJohn T. Morgan (judge) (840 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
John Titus Morgan (November 25, 1831 – September 14, 1910) was an American jurist and politician who served as Chief Justice of the Idaho Territorial SupremeEliza Chappell Porter (3,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Eliza Emily Porter (née Chappell; November 5, 1807 – January 1, 1888) was the first public school teacher in Chicago, at Fort Dearborn. She establishedClark Robinson Griggs (682 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Clark Robinson Griggs (March 6, 1824 – December 7, 1915) was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and mayor of Urbana, Illinois. Griggs previouslyNorman T. Gassette (685 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Norman Theodore Gassette (April 21, 1839 – March 26, 1891) was an American baseball executive and politician. He was president of the Chicago White StockingsEnos D. Hoge (446 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Enos Daugherty Hoge (July 23, 1831 – July 27, 1912) was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1868 to 1869. Born near Morgan, VirginiaLeland Justin Webb (357 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leland Justin Webb (August 5, 1846 – February 21, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician. His father was Colonel William C. Webb, a district attorneyThomas Barbour Bryan (5,009 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas Barbour Bryan (December 22, 1828 – January 26, 1906) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. Born in Virginia, a member of the prestigiousEdward W. B. Newby (472 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward W. B. Newby (1804–1870) American soldier, a colonel of volunteers in the Mexican–American War, a captain of cavalry in the early campaigns of theEdward F. W. Ellis (933 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward Fortescue Warrington Ellis, Sr. (April 15, 1819 – April 6, 1862) was a politician, lawyer and American Civil War officer who died while leadingJohn Hotaling (1,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Ritter Hotaling (March 3, 1824 – October 12, 1886) was an American soldier, engineer, and businessman. He served as a dragoon in the Mexican–AmericanAndrew Rodgers (645 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Andrew Fuller Rodgers (13 October 1827 – 20 January 1922) was a colonel in the American Civil War and member of the Illinois House of Representatives.Samuel B. Garver (144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Samuel Boyer Garver (August 21, 1839–September 14, 1911) was an American farmer and politician. Garver was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In 1855James E. Callaway (265 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Edmund Callaway (July 7, 1834 – August 21, 1905) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Trigg County, Kentucky, Callaway and his family movedEdward W. B. Newby (472 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edward W. B. Newby (1804–1870) American soldier, a colonel of volunteers in the Mexican–American War, a captain of cavalry in the early campaigns of theJohn Hotaling (1,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Ritter Hotaling (March 3, 1824 – October 12, 1886) was an American soldier, engineer, and businessman. He served as a dragoon in the Mexican–AmericanAndrew Rodgers (645 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Andrew Fuller Rodgers (13 October 1827 – 20 January 1922) was a colonel in the American Civil War and member of the Illinois House of Representatives.Joseph W. Vance (578 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph Wampler Vance (May 21, 1841 – December 14, 1927) was an American soldier from Illinois. Educated at the United States Military Academy, Vance wasJoseph H. Tucker (2,901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph H. Tucker (c. 1819 – October 22, 1894) was a banker, businessman and Illinois militia colonel during the first two years of the American CivilJoel Minnick Longenecker (521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joel Minnick Longenecker (January 12, 1847 – September 19, 1906) was an American farmer, soldier, lawyer, State's Attorney, judge, gubernatorial candidateHoward B. Cushing (1,205 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Howard Bass Cushing (August 22, 1838–May 5, 1871) was an American soldier during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars, who was killed by the ApacheRollin V. Ankeny (497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rollin Valentine Ankeny (May 22, 1830 – December 24, 1901) was an American soldier from Pennsylvania. Raised in Ohio, Ankeny came to Freeport, IllinoisThomas J. Pickett (503 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomas Johnson Pickett Sr. (March 17, 1821 – December 24, 1891) was an American politician from Kentucky. Trained at a young age as a typesetter, PickettLemuel F. Holland (261 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lemuel F. Holland (July 28, 1840 – January 13, 1914) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decorationJohn B. Turchin (3,978 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ivan Vasilyevich Turchaninov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Турчанинов); December 24, 1822 – June 18, 1901) better known by his Anglicised name of John BasilWilliam R. Rowley (3,119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Ruben Rowley, (February 8, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a lieutenant colonel and Military Secretary on the staff of General Ulysses S. Grant duringGeorge Walser (182 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Henry Walser (May 26, 1834 – May 1, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician. Walser was born in Dearborn County, Indiana on May 26, 1834. InLucien H. Kerr (341 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lucien H. Kerr (May 4, 1831 – October 31, 1873) was an American politician and soldier from Ohio. Coming with his family to Peoria County, Illinois, KerrEugene Beauharnais Payne (951 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Eugene Beauharnais Payne (15 April 1835 – 6 April 1910) was a brevet brigadier general of the Union Army in the American Civil War and an Illinois StateHarvey Lee (633 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Harvey Lee (1819–1866) was a lawyer, politician, judge and soldier. He was captain of a company of Illinois Volunteers in the Mexican–American War andCharles E. Scharlau (786 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles E. Scharlau (May 23, 1845 – March 23, 1903) was an American soldier and political leader in the State of Illinois. He was born in Pomerania whereEzekiel J. Ingersoll (186 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ezekiel J. Ingersoll (November 18, 1836–February 26, 1925) was an American businessman and politician. Ingersoll was born in Greensburg, Indiana. In 1838Daniel Hogan (Illinois politician) (346 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Daniel Hogan (1849–1912) was an Irish American politician and telegrapher. Coming from Ireland to Pulaski County, Illinois with his parents at a youngJoseph Lee Heywood (2,998 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph Lee Heywood (August 12, 1837 – September 7, 1876) was the acting cashier at the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, when the James-YoungerSamuel Black (state representative) (160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Samuel Black was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Black was born on July 4, 1827, in what was then part of Sangamon County, Illinois. During theRobert L. Wilson (politician) (440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Robert L. Wilson (September 11, 1805 – March 7, 1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. Coming to Ohio at a young age, Wilson attended FranklinCharles Herb (166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles August Herb (September 21, 1846 – October 18, 1895) was an American merchant and politician. Born in the Kingdom of Württemberg, Herb emigratedEdmond Beall (1,241 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edmund Beall (September 27, 1848 – January 31, 1920) was an influential member of society, an industrialist, and an Illinois state senator. Beall was bornJames A. Sexton (240 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Andrew Sexton (January 5, 1844 – February 5, 1899) was an American soldier, businessman, and Republican politician from Chicago who served as Commander-in-ChiefFrederick W. Henshaw (1,738 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Frederick William Henshaw (May 24, 1858 – June 8, 1929) was an American attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from DecemberWilliam H. Medill (849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
William Henry Medill was an American major and journalist who was a commander of the 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment during the earlier battles of the AmericanFoster Dwight Coburn (1,215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Foster Dwight Coburn (May 7, 1846 – May 11, 1924) was an American farmer and statesman. He served as secretary of the Kansas Department of AgricultureGustavus Adolphus Smith (1,487 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gustavus Adolphus Smith (December 26, 1820 – December 11, 1885) was a prosperous carriage maker in Decatur, Illinois before the American Civil War. HeM. C. Eignus (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Melancthon C. Eignus (May 25, 1844 – August 21, 1941) was an American Methodist Episcopal Church clergyman and politician. Eignus was born in BlairsvilleNicholas Greusel (2,550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nicholas Greusel (July 4, 1817 – April 25, 1896) commanded the 36th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the early part of the American Civil War. As a teenagerJames Hughes Miller (490 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
James Hughes Miller (August 29, 1843 - June 27, 1890) was a lawyer and state legislator in Illinois. He served as Speaker of the Illinois House of RepresentativesReuben Beals (178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Reuben Franklin Beals (August 12, 1832 – December 31, 1916) was an American carpenter, farmer, and politician. Beals was born near Cleveland, Ohio. HeEdward Everett (artist) (482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Edward Everett (1818 – 1903) was an Anglo-American artist. Everett was born in London, England, on March 13, 1818. His father was American and in 1840John Hay (14,208 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a centurySamuel Buckmaster (446 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Samuel A. Buckmaster (c. 1817-1878) was a prison warden, mayor, and state legislator in Illinois. He served as Speaker of the Illinois House of RepresentativesEdwin R. Overall (3,181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edwin R. Overall aka Edwin R. Williams (August 25, 1835 – July 31, 1901) was an abolitionist, civil rights activist, civil servant, and politician in ChicagoFriend Smith Rutherford (2,317 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friend Smith Rutherford (September 25, 1820 – June 20, 1864) was an American military officer who was colonel and posthumously appointed brigadier generalE. B. Dean (467 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Edwin (Edward) Baker Dean (December 3, 1842 – December 12, 1917) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington HouseGeorge H. Roach (643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
George Henderson Roach (June 19, 1847 – November 29, 1909) was a United States Army officer who saw extensive service during the American Civil War, AmericanAlexander Moore (soldier) (700 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Alexander Moore (May 13, 1830 – September 30, 1910) was an Irish American United States Army officer who served during the American Civil War and AmericanJoseph B. Greenhut (1,131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Joseph Benedict Greenhut (February 28, 1843 – November 17, 1918) was an Austrian-born Jewish-American soldier and merchant. Greenhut was born on February