. History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774. v. 9, 1837. He came westin 1852 and settled in Attica, Indiana. Having received a liberal education,having subsequently conferred upon him out of course pro-merits the degree ofA. M. by Wabash College. In 1856 he was employed as a traveling salesmanand collector for Dick & Co., wholesale tobacco dealers, traveling on a route inthe western part of Indiana
. History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774. v. 9, 1837. He came westin 1852 and settled in Attica, Indiana. Having received a liberal education,having subsequently conferred upon him out of course pro-merits the degree ofA. M. by Wabash College. In 1856 he was employed as a traveling salesmanand collector for Dick & Co., wholesale tobacco dealers, traveling on a route inthe western part of Indiana and the eastern part of Illinois. In 1858, on attaining his majority, he became a member of the firm. Hisbusiness as a salesman and collector took him to Bloomington, Illinois; hebecame well pleased with the place, and went there to reside permanently in1859. The Civil War coming on in the spring of 1861, he abandoned his businessand on May 3 was made captain of Company A, First Illinois Cavalry. On , 1862, he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 94th Illinois colonel of the regiment, William W. Orme, having been assigned to thecommand of a brigade, the command of the regiment devolved upon Lieutenant- 288.
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