Letter : Florence, Ind., to John A. McClernand, Springfield, Ill., 1877 June 24.
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Springer, William M.
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Born in Indiana in 1836, practiced law first in Lincoln, Ill. and then moved to Springfield in 1861 where he went into partnership with John McClernand and Robert B. Latham. Served as a Democrat in the Illinois Legislature 1871-1872 and the U.S. House of Representatives, 1875-1895. Died in 1903. From the description of Papers, 1874-1891. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55620928 U.S. Representative (Republican) from Illinois' twenty-second district...
McClernand, John A. (John Alexander), 1812-1900
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Illinois politician and soldier. From the description of Report, 1861 Nov. 12. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49252333 Prior to his appointment as Brigadier General of the volunteers by Abraham Lincoln, McClernand had served in the Black Hawk War, studied law and passed the bar, been elected to the Illinois legislature and to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served under Grant at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Arkansas Post, until ...
