William Bonner, 1841 - 1863 Courtesy of Bonner Family William Bonner Jr. was one of thousands of Lake County men to enlist in the Civi...

Sculptors Edith Freeman Sherman and Lily Tolpo made significant contributions to the county's two  public Civil War monuments in Waukega...

During the Civil War, Susannah Smith (1839 - 1914) of Millburn wrote letters to her brother, George, who was with the 96th Illinois Regiment...