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 Since Governor Yates was unfamiliar with the land around Springfield, the state capital of Illinois, he enlisted the aid of then-State Treasurer William Butler, who along with [[Ozias M. Hatch]], [[Secretary of State of Illinois]], took a carriage ride with William T. Sherman to examine land about 5 and 1/2 miles northeast of downtown Springfield. An area near Riverton, Illinois (then known as "Jimtown", short for Jamestown) was selected, and named in honor of William Butler. A [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] training facility was officially established there on August 2, 1861. By the war's end, over 200,000 Union troops would pass through Camp Butler.
-Along with the soldiers who fought on both sides of the Civil War, veterans who lost their lives in the [[Spanish–American War]], both World War I and [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], and the [[Vietnam War]] are also buried at Camp Butler. There are also [[Germany|German]] and [[Korea]]n prisoners of war buried there, relocated from a cemetery near [[Indianapolis, Indiana]].
+Along with the soldiers who fought on both sides of the Civil War, veterans who lost their lives in the [[Spanish–American War]], both World War I and [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], and the Vietnam War are also buried at Camp Butler. There are also [[Germany|German]] and [[Korea]]n prisoners of war buried there, relocated from a cemetery near [[Indianapolis, Indiana]].
 ===Civil War===