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The database contains information about over 285,000 soldiers from Illinois who served in the Union Army during the War of the Rebellion. Each entry includes all of the information that was recorded by the Illinois Adjutant General in the original Muster and Descriptive Rolls.
To search for all soldiers whose residence is given as a county, township or city, enter the name of the county, township or city in the "Residence" field. The "Company" and "Unit" fields may be combined in a single search.
The Illinois Civil War Project: A project to put Illinois Civil War Rosters, History and More on the Internet. Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report
Any documents related to the Civil War in Illinois and the men who served from Illinois - photos, diaries, letters, documents, etc. If you would like to help this project grow, have questions, comments or complaints, contact Special Project Coordinator: Jim Willison. Illinois Civil War Rosters. By County ; By Regiment; General Officers from ...
Illinois GenWeb's Illinois in the Civil War site pulls together several types of resources regarding Civil War soldiers including the general order which describes how units were to be organized and photographs of many of the soldiers.
All men are privates unless otherwise noted. With a few noted exceptions they all joined 19 Apr (no year given) at Alton, IL and were mustered out on 25 Apr 1865 at Springfield, IL, unless other wise noted.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. This series of books give an overview of all military units provided the State of Illinois and listing of rosters of each unit. Volume 1:
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois is the repository for photographs of more than 8,000 Illinois soldiers who served in the Civil War. All of these images have been scanned and are in the process of being cataloged and added to CONTENTdm.
This site presents primary source material from the Civil War era in Illinois. These materials include letters, diaries and reminiscences of Union soldiers. But they also include important documents, images, and other resources from the home front.
This first phase of the Boys in Blue project allowed staff to over 9200 photographs of Illinois Civil War soldiers in the collection. These images capture the soldiers using the latest trends in photography of the day through cabinet cards, tintypes, and cartes de visite.