DEANE, CHARLES HENRY (1827-82) Union Brevet Lieutenant Colonel – 86th Illinois Infantry, heavily engaged at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia – June 27, 1864; Prominent citizen and businessman in Peoria, Illinois after the Civil War# deanecharleshenry
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NORTON, JESSE OLDS (1812-75) U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1853-57 & 1863-65; Resident of Joliet & Chicago, Illinois# nortonjesseolds
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COLTON, CHAUNCEY SILL (1800-85) Union Quartermaster – 83rd Illinois Infantry, 1862-63, the unit being heavily engaged in the attack of Nathan Bedford Forrest and Joseph Wheeler on Fort Donelson, Tennessee – February 3, 1864# coltonchaunceysill
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CARPENTER, PHILO (1805-86) American Abolitionist; First pharmacist in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1832; A founder and leader of the Chicago chapter of the American Anti-Slavery Society # carpenterphilo
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RIDGWAY, THOMAS SHANNON (1826-97) Banking & Railroad Executive; Resident of Shawneetown, Illinois; Treasurer of the State of Illinois – 1873-75 # ridgwaythomasshannon
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BELL, PETER HANSBOROUGH (1810-98) Confederate Colonel; Governor of Texas – 1849-53; U.S. Representative – Texas – 1853-57# bellpeterhansborough
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STONE, SAMUEL (1798-1876) Colonel of the 18th New York State Militia in the 1830s; Organized and drilled new regiments at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois during the American Civil War # stonesamuel
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FLAGLER, HENRY MORRISON (1830-1913) American Industrialist; A founder of Standard Oil Company; Founder of the Florida East Coast Railway; Instrumental in the development of Florida # flaglerhenrymorrison
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HELMLE, CARL ALBERT (1827-97) German-Born Brewer in Springfield, Illinois; Founded the Springfield Savings Bank in 1867 # helmlecarlalbert
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CRUGER, LOUIS (?-?) Comptroller of the Confederate Treasury# crugerlouis
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STENGER, JOHN (1825-1911) German-Born Brewer in Naperville, Illinois# 8914
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ANDERSON, ROBERT (1805-71) Union Brigadier General – Kentucky; Defender of Fort Sumter in the opening engagement of the American Civil War# andersonrobert
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HAUPT, HERMAN (1817-1905) Union Brigadier General – Pennsylvania; Civil & Railroad Construction Engineer # haupth
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SLOSSON, ENOS (1817-?) Businessman & Real Estate Speculator in Chicago, Illinois – 1850s-70s# slossonenos
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PATTERSON, ROBERT (1792-1881) Irish-born Union Major General; Veteran of the War of 1812 & the Mexican War # pattersonrobert
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PAUL, GABRIEL RENE (1813-86) Union Brigadier General; Blinded from a wound at the Battle of Gettysburg; Veteran of the Seminole & Mexican Wars# paulgabrielrene
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BLANEY, JAMES VAN ZANT (1820-1874) Union Surgeon & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, during the American Civil War; Served on the staff of General Philip H. Sheridan at the Battle of Winchester; Noted physician in Chicago, Illinois# blaneyjamesvanzant
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BRADSBY, RICHARD (1797-1875) Veteran of the Black Hawk War, served with Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Militia; Renowned judge in St. Clair County, Illinois# bradsbyrichard
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McCREA, SAMUEL HARKNESS (1826-?) Chicago, Illinois Businessman & Grain Merchant; Elected President of the Chicago Board of Trade - 1870# mccraesamuelharkness
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BALDWIN, JOHN BROWN (1820-73) Confederate Congressman – Virginia - 1862-65# baldwinjohnbrown
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