Richard Yates of Illinois, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown.

Richard Yates of Illinois, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown.

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Hon. Richard Yates of Ill., between 1860 and 1875. [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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