Undated post-Civil War photograph of James Stanley, wearing ornate Masonic vest and apron, indicating he was the senior warden in his local lodge; Stanley was a member of the 1st Illinois Cavalry and 7th Missouri Cavalry during the Civil War.

Carte-de-Visite by J. Thurlow, Peroia, Ill.

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30683