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• Taylor, Henry    b. July 4, 1841  d. May 3, 1909
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Galena, Illinois, he served as a Sergeant in Company C, 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. During the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on June 25, 1863, Sergeant Taylor was the first to plant the colors of the Union Army on the Confederate fortifications at Fort Hill. For this heroic action in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on September 1, 1893. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas, USA
   
• Vincent, William Davis  b. October 11, 1852  d. February 28, 1922
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Kansas's 5th District in the United States House of representatives, serving from 1897 to 1899.
  Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas, USA
   

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