ANDREWS, GEORGE LIPPITT (1828-1920) U.S. Army Officer – Brevetted Lieutenant Colonel & Colonel in the 17th U.S. Infantry for gallantry at the Battles of Second Bull Run and Chancellorsville# andrewsgeorgelippitt
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HENRY, WILLIAM E. (1830-?) Railroad Executive & Notable Resident of Joliet, Illinois# henrywilliame
Built numerous railroads, including the Richmond and York River Railroad and the Chickahominy River bridge, made famous during the American Civil War; Supervised the Virginia railroads within Union control for the U.S. Government – 1863-64
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WHEELER, JOSEPH (1836-1906) Confederate Major General; U.S. Army Major General of Volunteers during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative – Alabama – 1881-83 & 1885-1900 # wheelerjoseph
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JONES, SAMUEL J. (1836-1901) Union Surgeon on the USS Minnesota, the flagship of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, during the Battle between the Monitor & Merrimack; Notable physician in Chicago, Illinois after the American Civil War# jonessamuelj
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LEGGETT, MORTIMER DORMER (1821-96) Union Major General; Colonel of the 78th Ohio Infantry# leggettmortimerdormer
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DODGE, GRENVILLE MELLEN (1831-1916) Union Major General – Iowa; Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad – 1866-70; U.S. Congressman – Iowa – 1867-69# dodgegrenvillemellen
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CLEM, JOHN LINCOLN “JOHNNY” (1851-1937) Union Drummer Boy - 22nd Ohio Infantry, in the American Civil War; Known as the “Drummer Boy of Chickamauga”; Retired with the rank of Brigadier General in 1915# clemjohnny
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LATHAM, ROBERT B. (1818-95) Union Colonel - 106th Illinois Infantry - 1862-64; Railroad Executive and Prominent Citizen of Lincoln, Illinois; Member of GAR Post #182# lathamrobertb
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LAW, EDWARD, 1st BARON ELLENBOROUGH (1750-1818); Member of Parliament & Attorney General – 1801-02; Lord Chief Justice 1802-18# lawedward1stbaronellenborough
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LENNOX, CHARLES, 5th DUKE OF RICHMOND (1791-1860) British Soldier during the Napoleonic Wars; Member of Parliament – 1812-19 # lennoxcharles5thdukeofrichmond
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EDWARDS, CYRUS (1793-1877) Served in the Black Hawk War; Illinois State Congressman & Senator; Prominent Attorney in Upper Alton, Illinois# edwardscyrus
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RICE, EDWARD YOUNG (1820-83) U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1871-73; Prominent Attorney & Judge in Hillsboro, Illinois# riceedwardyoung
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MYERS, WILLIAM (1830-87) Union Brevet Brigadier General# myerswilliam
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SEHRING, FREDERICK (1834-92) German-Born Brewer in Joliet, Illinois# sehringf
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CELESTINE IV (?-1241) Italian-born Pope - 1241 # celestineI
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INNOCENT IV (circa 1195-1254) Genoan-born Pope 1243-54 # innocentIV
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WOHLGEMUTH, HENRY (1822-1905) Prominent German-Born Physician in Springfield, Illinois# wohlgemuthhenry
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POWER, JOHN CARROLL (1819-94) First Custodian of the tomb of Abraham Lincoln, prevented the attempt to steal the body of the sixteenth president in 1876; Prominent Resident & Writer in Springfield, Illinois# powerjohncarroll
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MIZNER, HENRY RUTGERS (1827-1915) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 14th Michigan Infantry# miznerhenryrutgers
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GRAY, GEORGE W. (1834-?) Elected Professor of Mathematics at Quincy College in 1866, served as College President – 1867-72; President of Chaddock College, now Chaddock Boys’ School, also of Quincy, Illinois # graygeorgew
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