BLENKER, LOUIS (1812-63) Union Brigadier General – New York# blenkerlouis
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BURNSIDE, AMBROSE EVERETT (1824-81) Union Major General; Commanded the Union Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg; Governor of Rhode Island – 1866-69; U.S. Senator – Rhode Island – 1875-81# burnsideambroseeverett
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POE, EDGAR ALLAN (1809-49) American Writer & Poet # poeedgarallan
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CARSON, CHRISTOPHER HOUSTON “KIT” (1809-68) American Frontiersman & U.S. Army Officer; Union Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War# carsonchristopherhouston
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ARISTA, MARIANO (1802-55) Mexican Army Commander during the Mexican-American War – 1846-48; President of Mexico – 1851-53# aristamariano
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HARTRANFT, JOHN FREDERICK (1830-89) Union Brigadier General; Governor of Pennsylvania – 1873-79# hartranftjohnfrederick
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FREMONT, JOHN CHARLES (1813-1890) Union Major General – Missouri; Military Governor of California – 1847; U.S. Senator – California – 1850-51; Governor of Arizona Territory – 1878-81; First Republican Candidate for U.S. President – 1856# fremontjohncharles
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CRATTY, THOMAS (1833-?) Prominent Attorney in Peoria, Illinois# crattythomas
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SAVAGE, CHARLES ALEXANDER (1814-?) Railroad Executive & Notable Resident of Quincy, Illinois; As General Manager of the Quincy & Toledo Railroad, transported supplies and troops for General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army during the Civil War# savagecharlesalexander
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CHEW, ROGER PRESTON (1843-1921) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel – Virginia; Commander of Horse Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia # chewrogerpreston
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CHILTON, ROBERT HALL (1815-79) Confederate Brigadier General - Virginia # chiltonroberthall
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SCOTT, WILLARD (1808-?) Early Pioneer & Settler of Naperville, Illinois# scottwillard
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CALLAHAN, SAMUEL BENTON (1833-1911) Confederate Soldier in the First Creek Mounted Volunteers; Confederate Congressman – Creek & Seminole Nations – 1864-65# callahansamuelbenton
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WEIR, JOHN H. (1809-78) Prominent Physician, Abolitionist, and Philanthropist in Edwardsville, Illinois# weirjohnh
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STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER (1811-96) American Abolitionist Writer – Author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”# stoweharrietbeecher
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BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1815-95) Notable Inventor & Manufacturer in Galesburg, Illinois; Invented the “Brown Corn Planter” in 1851# browngeorgewashington
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HOARD, SAMUEL (1800-89) Illinois State Senator – 1842-44; Appointed Postmaster of Chicago, Illinois by President Abraham Lincoln in 1865# hoardsamuel
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LOOMIS, HUBBEL (1775-1872) Prominent Clergyman in Alton, Illinois# loomishubbel
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WRIGHT, MARCUS JOSEPH (1831-1922) Confederate Brigadier General - Tennessee # wrightmarcusjoseph
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POOL, ORVAL (1809-1871) Prominent Merchant & Banker in Shawneetown, Illinois; Organized the Gallatin National Bank in Shawneetown, 1871# poolorval
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