Portrait dedication: "Faithfully Yours H. C. Wicker."]]>
On verso: "Age 37, just recovered from wounds received at Battle of Fort Donelson, Tenn."]]>
Photo dedication: "To Honorable Evan Howell with best wishes, Everett M. Dirksen M.C."]]>
Photo signature: "To my friend and colleague Bill Stratton, with best wishes, Everett M. Dirksen."]]>