History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . ief among which may be mentioned Pea Ridge,Prairie Grove and siege of Vicksburg, in the latter part of which Cap-tain Black held the responsible and most dangerous position of brigadepicket officer,— having charge of the rifle-pits of his brigade, the occu-pation of Texas, and the observation of the empire of Black returned to Danville, Il
History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . ief among which may be mentioned Pea Ridge,Prairie Grove and siege of Vicksburg, in the latter part of which Cap-tain Black held the responsible and most dangerous position of brigadepicket officer,— having charge of the rifle-pits of his brigade, the occu-pation of Texas, and the observation of the empire of Black returned to Danville, Illinois. In the fall of 1865 hecommenced the study of law in the office of Arrington & White, inChicago; he was, in about sixteen months thereafter, admitted to prac-tice. He returned to Danville, where he remained for only a year en-gaged at his chosen profession. In March, 1868, he returned to Chicagoand formed a partnership with Mr. Thomas Dent, which has since con-tinued. These gentlemen have secured one of the largest and mostrespectable clientages in their city. Captain Black, in his politicalviews, is an Independent; he is a member of the First PresbyterianChurch of Chicago. Mr. Black was married May 28, 1869, to Miss ;. :
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