THE

JOHN CHARLES BLACK AND

WILLIAM PERKINS BLACK

SPECIAL COLLECTION

This website has been created as a research tool to allow access to a number of documents and photos, most of which have never been published, concerning two brothers who were not only Medal of Honor recipients but also significant contributors to the history of Vermilion County, the State of Illinois, and our Nation.

Left Profile View of John Charles Black with his arms crossed. He is wearing a hat, has a beard and there are meals of honor on his left breast pocket

John Charles Black

Medal of Honor

Portrait of William Perkins Black. He is facing forward with a beard. He is wearing a three piece suit with a bowtie.

William Perkins Black

Fithian House

John & William Black

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