Richard Yates (January 18, 1815 – November 27, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th Governor of Illinois from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. …

During the American Civil War, Oglesby volunteered for the Union Army and rose to the rank of major general, serving in the Western Theater; he left the army when he was elected Governor …

Richard James Oglesby was a statesman and three-time governor of Illinois who also served as a Union General during the Civil War. He is best known for his successful branding of candidate …

Yates served in the Illinois House and the U.S. House of Representatives but is best known as the Radical Republican Governor of Illinois during the Civil War. Called the "Soldier's Friend," he …

Richard James Oglesby (born July 25, 1824, Floydsburg, Oldham county, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 24, 1899, Elkhart, Illinois) was the governor of Illinois (1865–69, 1873, 1885–89) and a …

Richard Yates (January 18, 1815 – November 27, 1873) was the Governor of Illinois during the American Civil War and has been considered one of the most effective war governors. He took …

Nov 25, 2023 · Richard Yates, who served as governor of Illinois during the Civil War, is pictured between 1860 and 1875. He helped organize Illinois' contingent of Union soldiers, including …

He was an Illinois resident, a general who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, the 15th governor of Illinois, and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party in the …

Governor Oglesby helped secure Illinois’ immediate ratification of the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery, making Illinois the first state to ratify the amendment. Oglesby signed the legislation …

Richard Yates (January 18, 1815 – November 27, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th Governor of Illinois from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. …