. . . . . "Member of theUnited States House of RepresentativesforIllinois'2nddistrict" . "Commanderof theArmy of the Mississippi" . "John Alexander McClernand (May 30, 1812 \u2013 September 20, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a representative in the U.S. Congress before the war and then served as a subordinate commander under Ulysses S."@en . . . "McClernand, John Alexander"@en . "1812Z"^^ . "1900Z"^^ . . "1900-09-20Z"^^ . . . . "Member of theUnited States House of RepresentativesforIllinois'6thdistrict" . . . . . "John Alexander McClernand"@en . "UnionUnited States Armygeneral" . . "1812-05-30Z"^^ .