Anderson, William Black b. April 2, 1830 d. August 28, 1901 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. Served in the Civil War in 60th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned its Lieutenant Colonel on February 17, 1862. He was advanced to Colonel and commander of the unit on April 4, 1863. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "galantry and meritorious services during the war". After the war he was elected to represent Illinois' 19th District in the United States House of Representantives, serving...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, Illinois, USA Plot: Lot 465
Casey, Zadok b. March 7, 1796 d. September 4, 1862 US Congressman. He moved to Illinois in 1819 and was a farmer when he began his political career, serving in the Illinois State House of Representatives (1822 to 1826), the State Senate (1826 to 1830), and as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1830 to 1833). During the Black Hawk War of 1832, he served as a volunteer in the state milita. In 1833 he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, and as...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Old Union cemetery, Mount Vernon (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
b. April 2, 1830 d. August 28, 1901