BLESS YOU! BLESS YOU!!! Thank you for the Civil War URL. I found My Great
Grandfather's name (I already had all his service records) AND his four
brothers with their company and Unit so I can continue on with my search!!!
You made my day. Thank goodness I am subscribed to the CARLSON list even
though my great grandfathers name is Knock and on the "other" side of the
family.......~Phyllis~ in HOT southeast Kansas
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From: MusicaXina(a)aol.com <MusicaXina(a)aol.com>
To: CARLSON-L(a)rootsweb.com <CARLSON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:05 AM
Subject: Two good Illinois sites
If you have any male ancestors of military age who lived in Illinois
during
the Civil War years, there is a searchable database at
Illinois State Civil War Archives
http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/datcivil.html
Enter the surname only and it will list all with that surname and include
their regiment, company and county of enlistment. It also gives
instructions
on ordering official copies of military records via snail mail.
By cross-referencing this database with the Andersonville database, I was
able to determine the first name of a Craig ancestor who died at
Andersonville but whose first name we did not know. I now know his grave
number, date of death and most importantly his first name....Simeon.
Another good Illinois site is
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales
http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/data_lan.html
This gives data on land sale transactions and is searchable. Official
copies are available by mail.
I recently discovered a possible land purchase by one of the five wives of
my
Richard Craig (that's right, folks, FIVE wives!) Am still
researching
this
one.
Chris B.
MusicaXina(a)aol.com