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

For Lake County's 96th Illinois Infantry, Chickamauga was "A battle of tremendous proportions and fraught with mighty import."...

"He was an ideal soldier, quiet, manly, religious, and exerted an excellent influence in the Company."  This description of Edwar...

This is the second post on the five men pictured together in a Civil War era tintype in the museum's collection. Like most Lake County...

Photo of Captain A.Z. Blodgett from the History of the 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 1887. Asiel Z. Blodgett was born at Fort Dearbo...