Camp Douglas (Chicago)
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Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers taken prisoner during the American Civil War. Although not alone in this distinction
Union prisoner of war camp in Chicago during the American Civil War
Members of the 71st New York Infantry at Camp Douglas, 1861
Confederate prisoners at Camp Douglas, Chicago, circa 1863
Five unidentified prisoners of war in Confederate uniforms in front of their barracks at Camp Douglas Prison. From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs
Richard Yates Sr.
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Richard Yates Sr. was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th governor of Illinois from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. He also represented the state in the United State
Yates c. 1860–73
Statue by Polasek outside the Illinois State Capitol
Richard Yates