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Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Caption: "The Union Defense Committee, Organized in 1861 (Through this Representative Body of Chicago Citizens the First Regiments were Placed in the Field, Civilians Organized, and Chicago's Reputation for "Doing Things" Established) By Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society". Individuals portrayed are: Judge Thomas Drummond, Judge George Manierre, Julian Rumsey, John C. Dore, R. M. Hough, H. D. Colvin, James H. Bowen, E. W. Willard, L. P. Yoe, A. H. Burley, Gov. Richard Yates (ex-officio member), Thomas B. Bryan, George Schneider, Judge Grant Goodrich, Judge Mark Skinner, Judge Van H. Higgins, Charles G. Wicker, Thomas Hoyne, John Van Arman, E. C. Larned, Judge John M. Wilson. Image stamped with (illegible) name of Chicago photography studio, located on State Street. Image is undated but appears to be from the 1860s.
Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Caption: "The Union Defense Committee, Organized in 1861 (Through this Representative Body of Chicago Citizens the First Regiments were Placed in the Field, Civilians Organized, and Chicago's Reputation for "Doing Things" Established) By Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society". Individuals portrayed are: Judge Thomas Drummond, Judge George Manierre, Julian Rumsey, John C. Dore, R. M. Hough, H. D. Colvin, James H. Bowen, E. W. Willard, L. P. Yoe, A. H. Burley, Gov. Richard Yates (ex-officio member), Thomas B. Bryan, George Schneider, Judge Grant Goodrich, Judge Mark Skinner, Judge Van H. Higgins, Charles G. Wicker, Thomas Hoyne, John Van Arman, E. C. Larned, Judge John M. Wilson. Image stamped with (illegible) name of Chicago photography studio, located on State Street. Image is undated but appears to be from the 1860s.
Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.