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Bross Post, GAR, was the African American unit of the Grand Army of the Republic in Springfield. See Lewis Martin, 29th U.S. Colored Troops.

Herbert Wells Fay was the third custodian of the Lincoln Tomb, a post he held from 1921 to 1949.

George L. Cashman was the fifth and last man to hold the title of custodian of the Lincoln Tomb. Cashman held the post from 1951 to 1975.

Earl Owen Fay was the fourth custodian of the Lincoln Tomb, a post held only from early 1949, when he succeeded his father, Herbert, until he resigned in mid-1950.

Edward S. Johnson was the second custodian of the Lincoln Tomb, a position he held from 1895 until 1921.

Regular bingo games held by supporters of the former Cathedral Boys High School became the focus of a dispute between the Springfield Catholic diocese and newly elected Sangamon County State’s Attorney George Coutrakon in 1949. See George P. Coutrakon, prosecutor.

J. Waldo Ackerman, later a federal judge, played major roles in the investigations of corruption allegations against state officials Orville Hodge in the 1950s and Paul Powell in the 1970s. See George Coutrakon, prosecutor. Also see Ackerman’s comments in the … Continue reading →

Sgt. Joseph M. Hall, killed on Armistice Day, 1918, is co-namesake of Hall-Hagler Chapter 15, Disabled American Veterans.

Kent Dunlap Hagler, who died in 1920, apparently of injuries suffered while an ambulance driver in World War, is a co-namesake of Hall-Hagler Chapter  15, Disabled  American Veterans.