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• Allen, Leo Elwood    b. October 5, 1898  d. January 19, 1973
  US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during the First World War as a Sergeant in the 123rd Field Artillery, seeing action in France. Elected to represetn two different Illinois Distritcs in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1961. First represented the 13th District from 1933 to 1949, then the 16th District from 1949 to 1961. (Bio by: K)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
   
• Chetlain, Augustus Louis    b. December 26, 1824  d. March 15, 1914
  Civil War Union Brevet Major General. At the start of the Civil War, he volunteered and was commissioned a Captian in the 12th Illinois Infantry, in 1861. Promoted Colonel in April 1862, he participated in the campaign on the Tennessee River to Fort Henry, led his regiment at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and distinguished himself at Corinth. In December 1863, he was promoted Brigadier General in charge of the organization of colored troops in Tennessee and Kentucky. By January 1864, he had raised a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
   
• Lee, Dorothy    b. May 23, 1911  d. June 24, 1999
  Actress, Comedian. She appeared alongside the popular comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey in the 1930s. Born Marjorie Elizabeth Millsap in Los Angeles, she started seeking film roles in 1929, after graduating from high school, but ended up in New York working on the stage. At 18, she signed with RKO Pictures and began working with Wheeler & Woolsey; she became so identified with the comedians that she seldom appeared apart from them. She withdrew from the series after producer David O. Selznick...[Read More]
  Prospect Hill Cemetery, Rice (Jo Daviess County), Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
   
• Maltby, Jasper Adalmorn    b. November 3, 1826  d. December 12, 1867
  Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Kingsville, Ohio, he was a gunsmith when he enlisted as a Private into the 45th Illinois Infantry at the outbreak of the Civil War. Rising through the ranks, he was elected the regiment's Colonel and commanded his Illinois troops in Tennessee and the Vicksburg, Mississippi campaigns. Promoted Brigadier General in August 1863, he took command of the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVII Corps which fought in northern Georgia and later in Tennessee. When the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
   
• Rowley, William Reuben    b. February 8, 1824  d. February 9, 1886
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the start of the Civil War, he was a law teacher when he enlisted in the Union Army as a 1st Lieutenant in the 45th Illinois Regiment in November, 1861. He was promoted Captain in February, 1862 and appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of General Ulysses S. Grant. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Shiloh by riding between camps with orders to General Lewis Wallace to bring his troops to the field and was promoted Major in November, 1862. He...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Division 2, Lot 4
   
• Smith, John Eugene    b. August 3, 1816  d. January 29, 1897
  Civil War Union Brevet Major General. Born in Switzerland, he was a jeweler when he entered the Union Army in 1861, as Colonel of the 45th Illinois Infantry. He engaged in the capture of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh and siege of Corinth. Promoted Brigadier General in November, 1862, he commanded the 8th Division of the 16th Army Corps in the Vicksburg campaign and led the 15th Corps in the capture of Mission Ridge in September, 1863. From 1864 to the end of the war, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
   
• Smith, John Corson   b. February 13, 1832  d. December 31, 1910
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as Major and Provost Marshal on the staff of Brigadier General Absalom Baird, then as Provost Marshal on the staff of Brigadier General James B. Steedman, then finally as Lieutenant Colonel of the 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on June 20, 1865 for "meritorious services". After the end of the conflict he served as Illinois State Treasurer from 1870 to 1881 and from 1883...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Division 4, Lot 19
   
• Washburne, Elihu Benjamin    b. September 23, 1816  d. October 22, 1887
  United States Representative from Illinois, 1853-1869; Secretary of State under President Grant, 1869, resigning to accept appointment as United States Minister to France, 1869-1877; during the Franco-Prussian War he protected the Paris legations of the German states; he was the only foreign minister who remained at his post during the days of the Commune and he protected all foreigners left by their ministers.
  Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
   

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