Unmounted portrait of Richard James Oglesby, with handwritten photographer's identification on verso, A.C. Townsend/ Enterprise Gallery/ Springfield, Ills. Signed and inscribed as follows: May 24th, 1865/ Yours Very Truly/ R.J. Oglesby/ Governor, Ills. Oglesby (1824-1899) was an attorney who served as a lieutenant of volunteers in the Mexican War. He joined the Union army as colonel of the 8th Illinois Infantry, and was promoted to brigadier general in March 1862. Severely wounded at Corinth, he resumed his duties as a major general in April 1863, and commanded in the XVI Corps in Tennessee. Oglesby resigned in 1864 to run for governor of Illinois as a Republican. He later served in the Senate and as governor for another term. Condition: Image not mounted.
Unmounted portrait of Richard James Oglesby, with handwritten photographer's identification on verso, A.C. Townsend/ Enterprise Gallery/ Springfield, Ills. Signed and inscribed as follows: May 24th, 1865/ Yours Very Truly/ R.J. Oglesby/ Governor, Ills. Oglesby (1824-1899) was an attorney who served as a lieutenant of volunteers in the Mexican War. He joined the Union army as colonel of the 8th Illinois Infantry, and was promoted to brigadier general in March 1862. Severely wounded at Corinth, he resumed his duties as a major general in April 1863, and commanded in the XVI Corps in Tennessee. Oglesby resigned in 1864 to run for governor of Illinois as a Republican. He later served in the Senate and as governor for another term. Condition: Image not mounted.
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