Illinois in the American Civil War
Illinois in the American Civil War - Wikipedia
Illinois in the American Civil War ... During the American Civil War, the state of Illinois was a major source of troops for the Union Army (particularly for ...
Illinois During the Civil War - NIU Digital Library
This site presents primary source material from the Civil War era in Illinois. These materials include letters, diaries and reminiscences of Union soldiers.
Illinois in the American Civil War | Britannica
There are no major battles, of course, fought in Illinois. But it is an important staging point, and you are going to have numerous prisons in Illinois housing ...
Illinois in Combat, 1862-63 - NIU Digital Library
Most Illinois soldiers served in the western theater of the war, which saw far less activity than the East during the first season of fighting. But the start of ...
Illinois in the Civil War - FamilySearch
Over 250,000 Illinois men served in the Union Army,the fourth most of any northern state. Illinois supplied 150 infantry regiments, 17 cavalry regiments, and 2 ...
8. ILLINOIS FIGHTS THE CIVIL WAR
Illinois contributed more than food, war material, and transportation. It also supplied manpower. Abraham Lincoln's first call for troops brought a flood of ...
Southern Illinois during the Civil War
During the first sixteen months of the Civil War, forty percent of eligible men from southern Illinois volunteered for the Union, compared with only twenty- ...
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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 ...
10 Facts: Chicago in the Civil War | American Battlefield Trust
Union support ran high in Chicago and its surrounding county. The state of Illinois is known for the large number of soldiers it supplied to the ...
Illinois in the Civil War - YouTube
Did you know that Illinois contributed the fourth highest number of men to the war effort? Join Illinois native Garry Adelman from the ...
List of Illinois Civil War units - Wikipedia
Infantry units · 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment · 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment · 9th Illinois Infantry Regiment · 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment · 11th Illinois ...
Editor's Page: Illinois and the Memory of the Civil War - jstor
Illinois and the Memory of the Civil War. Robert I. Girardi. When one thinks of the American Civil War, images of great battles and famous generals spring to ...
Civil War - Encyclopedia of Chicago
The First National Bank of Chicago was founded in July 1863, and by war's end the city boasted 13 national banks, more than any other city in America. The $30 ...
42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry - The Civil War - National Park Service
Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga, Ga. Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. Siege of ...
Southern Illinois Civil War (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
This digital collection assembles handwritten letters, diaries, and military orders spanning the era before, during, and after the American Civil War (1861- ...
Civil War Era, 1848-1870 - Visit - Illinois Historic Preservation Division
The state contributed mightily to the Union cause, providing its commander-in-chief, numerous military leaders, more than 220,000 soldiers and sailors, and ...
American Civil War | History, Summary, Dates, Causes ... - Britannica
American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate ...
American Civil War | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago
American Civil War, 1861–1865 In March of 1861, after decades of compromise over issues related to slavery and its expansion into the western territories, ...
Search For Soldiers - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
The Civil War was the first war in American history in which a substantial proportion of the adult male population participated.
Illinois Faces of the Civil War - Military Images Digital
The 8th Illinois Cavalry fired the first shots at Gettysburg. The 45th Illinois Infantry became the first regiment to enter the city of ...