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From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <>
Subject: [IL-CENTRAL] Civil War Regimental Histories Available
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:18:04 -0400

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Histories of Illinois Civil War Regiments and Units

The histories of Illinois Civil War regiments and units are included in the
first eight volumes of the nine volume publication, Report of the Adjutant
General of the State of Illinois (1900-1902). (The ninth volume lists units
of the Black Hawk, Mexican and Spanish-American Wars as well as the War of
1812.) The histories, some written shortly after the war's end, are the work
of numerous authors throughout the intervening years. The 1886 version of
the Adjutant General's Report included regimental histories compiled by that
office which had not previously been published. The final 1900-1902
republication of the report incorporated revisions and corrections to the
histories. Researchers may also wish to consult images and histories of
flags of Illinois regiments at John Schmale's web site. In recognition of
the service of Illinois' six regiments during the Mexican War, the
assignment of regimental numbers for infantry began with seven.

The histories of Illinois Civil War regiments and units are provided in a
PDF (Portable Document Format) file, which can be viewed or printed using
your Web browser and Adobe's Acrobat Reader software. Macintosh and Windows
versions of Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge from Adobe.

Cheryl Rothwell

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