2 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Union ▁vict ories ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : C aval ry ▁ra ids ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Green b rier ▁County , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Category : Nov ember ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁people ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Note ▁that ▁for ▁earlier ▁al umn i , ▁valid ating ▁attend ance ▁is ▁difficult . ▁Before ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Circle ▁Camp us , ▁U IC ▁was ▁a ▁two - year ▁institution ▁at ▁Navy ▁Pier . ▁After ▁two ▁years , ▁students ▁continued ▁at ▁the ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign ▁campus . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁campus ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁as ▁distinct ; ▁thus , ▁records ▁about ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁a ▁student ' s ▁attend ance ▁often ▁said ▁nothing ▁about ▁whether ▁those ▁years ▁were ▁completed ▁at ▁Navy ▁Pier . ▁Con sequently , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁below ▁al umn i ▁are ▁cred ited ▁in ▁official ▁bi ograph ies ▁as ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁" Univers ity ▁of ▁Illinois ." ▁The ▁al umn i ▁listed ▁below ▁for ▁the ▁Navy ▁Pier ▁period ▁are ▁those ▁confirmed ▁to ▁have ▁attended ▁the ▁Navy ▁Pier ▁campus . ▁ ▁Notable ▁fac ulty ▁▁▁ ▁Bill ▁Ay ers , ▁retired ▁Professor ▁of ▁Education ; ▁ 1 9 6 0 s -