Richard Yates of Illinois, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Richard Yates of Illinois, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown.

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Richard Yates ?, between 1855 and 1865. [Governor of Illinois during the American Civil War; helped organise the Illinois contingent of Union soldiers, including commissioning Ulysses S. Grant as colonel for an Illinois regiment. Nicknamed the 'Soldiers' Friend'].

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