PHILLIPS, JESSE J. (1837-1901) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Officer – 9th Illinois Infantry – 1861-65; Saw action in the West from Fort Donelson and Shiloh through the war’s end# phillipsjessej
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MENGELE, JOSEF RUDOLF (1911-79) Nazi German SS Officer & Physician during World War II; Known as the “Angel of Death” - notorious for conducting deadly medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz Concentration Camp # mengelejosefrudolf
* Image courtesy of CANDLES Holocaust Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana
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LIPPINCOTT, CHARLES ELLET (1825-87) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 33rd Illinois Infantry; Saw their heaviest fighting during the Vicksburg Campaign; Born in Edwardsville, Illinois; Died in Quincy, Illinois# lippincottcharlesellet
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SMITH, JOHN CORSON (1832-1910) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Lieutenant Colonel – 96th Illinois Infantry - heavily engaged, losing over fifty percent of its number at the Battle of Chickamauga# smithjohncorson
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PAYNE, EUGENE BEAUHARNAIS (1835-1910) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Lieutenant Colonel of the 37th Illinois Infantry# payneeugenebeauharnais
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GRIDLEY, ASAHEL (1810-81) Brevet Brigadier General in the Black Hawk War – 1832; Illinois State Congressman – 1840-42 & Senator – 1850-54; Namesake of Gridley, Illinois# gridleyasahel
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STAPP, JAMES T.B. (1804-82) Soldier in the Black Hawk War – 1832; Served in the 3rd Illinois Volunteers during the Mexican War; Appointed Receiver of the U.S. Land Office at Vandalia, Illinois by President Zachary Taylor# stappjamestb
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PARR, SAMUEL (1747-1825) English Schoolmaster, Writer, Minister, and Doctor of Law # parrsamuel
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PECK, THEODORE SAFFORD (1843-1918) Union Officer – 9th Vermont Infantry; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at Newport Barracks, North Carolina - February 2, 1864# pecktheodoresafford
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TILLEY, THOMAS (1834-1908) Union Soldier – 113th Illinois Infantry, the Third Board of Trade Regiment; Saw action at the Battles of Chickasaw Bayou & Arkansas Post; Renowned Chicago, Illinois architect after the Civil War# tilleythomas
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SCHURZ, CARL (1829-1906) Prussian-born Union Major General; U.S. Interior Secretary – 1877-81; U.S. Senator – Missouri – 1869-75; Veteran of the German Revolutions of 1848-49 # schurzcarl
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POULSON, WILLIAM E. (1844-?) Confederate Soldier; Served in Wise’s Legion during the American Civil War; After the war, became a highly successful insurance agent in Chicago, Illinois# poulsonwilliame
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MITCHELL, ROBERT BYINGTON (1823-82) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 2nd Kansas Infantry; Veteran of the Mexican War; Governor of the New Mexico Territory – 1866-69 # mitchellrobertbyington
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BUSCH, VALENTINE (1824-72) German-Born American Brewer; Principal in Valentin Busch Brewery, 1851-58, and Busch & Michael Brand Brewery, 1858-73, in Chicago, Illinois # buschvalentine
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HENRY, WILBUR FISK (1838-1930) Union Captain – 108th Illinois Infantry, during the American Civil War; Resided in Pekin, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri after the war# henrywilburfisk
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CHENOWETH, WILLIAM J. (1823-1915) Union Surgeon – 35th Illinois Infantry – 1861-62; Member of GAR Post #141 - Decatur, Illinois# chenowethwilliamj
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ELLIS, ALMON D. (1823-?) Union Lieutenant – 10th Michigan Infantry – 1861-63; Tobacco manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois after the Civil War# ellisalmond
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REAM, JOSEPH (1830-1901) Union Lieutenant – 106th Illinois Infantry – 1862-65; Resident and prominent citizen of Mount Pulaski, Illinois# reamjoseph
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MOORE, WILLIAM (1810-78) U.S. Representative – New Jersey – 1867-71# moorewilliam
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BABCOCK, LEANDER (1811-64) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1851-53; Mayor of Oswego, New York – 1850-51# babcockl
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