Same source as before.
** At the time of U.S. Grant's death, Woodstock erected arches at each of the four entrances to the park. (Today's Woodstock Square.)
** In the Civil War, McHenry County furnished 2,533 men.
** One of the first companies was the Woodstock Rifles.
** Companies A, D & F of the 15thIllinois Infantry were chiefly composed of McHenry County men.
** Thirty-six members of Company A and nearly all of the 36th Illinois were from McHenry County.
** The 95th Illinois had 700 men from McHenry County.
--Old Secesh
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