I do apologize for saying where you could go for information concerning that flag's measurments and for appearing that I was taking for grant that you may not have that information and not supplying it. Incase you didn't have it, below is the address you'll need. Rhonda Houston Illinois Adjutant General 1301 North MacArthur Blv. Springfield, IL 62702-2398 (217) 785-3558 -----Original Message----- From: Rhonda Houston [mailto:rfhouston@mindspring.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:02 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com; dawnsyverson@hotmail.com Subject: RE: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag Dawn, Use what information you have available to you from the website; The Adjutant General of the State of Illinois can verify this information for you and can tell you what the correct dimensions are; this office holds the flag, at least that's what I understand from the website. The webmaster's name and email is also at the bottom of the website; use his/her email address and confirm this information. He/She could probably be a great help to you. Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Dawn Syverson [mailto:dawnsyverson@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 10:17 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag I have found a picture of the national flag for the 147th Illinios infantry and I would like to make a replica of it but I need to make sure that the picture I have is correct. The picture shows that the flag has a rectangular field with two oval circles (inner circle has 10 stars outter has 21) the two oval rings are surrounded by 4 stars (one in each corner. A picture of it can be seen at the following http://www.civil-war.com/searchpages/result.asp?Name=147th&category=Infantry &Submit=Search+for+Flags there are no dimensions listed so I am assuming this is a 3' x 5' flat with the field being 20" wide across the top and bottom. Can anyone verify this or tell me what the correct dimensions might be? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Dawn, Use what information you have available to you from the website; The Adjutant General of the State of Illinois can verify this information for you and can tell you what the correct dimensions are; this office holds the flag, at least that's what I understand from the website. The webmaster's name and email is also at the bottom of the website; use his/her email address and confirm this information. He/She could probably be a great help to you. Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Dawn Syverson [mailto:dawnsyverson@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 10:17 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag I have found a picture of the national flag for the 147th Illinios infantry and I would like to make a replica of it but I need to make sure that the picture I have is correct. The picture shows that the flag has a rectangular field with two oval circles (inner circle has 10 stars outter has 21) the two oval rings are surrounded by 4 stars (one in each corner. A picture of it can be seen at the following http://www.civil-war.com/searchpages/result.asp?Name=147th&category=Infantry &Submit=Search+for+Flags there are no dimensions listed so I am assuming this is a 3' x 5' flat with the field being 20" wide across the top and bottom. Can anyone verify this or tell me what the correct dimensions might be? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

By the way, Wayne County had at least 3 GAR posts: #244 Fairfield Post Fairfield, IL #333 I. N. Haynie Post Johnsonville, IL (There are two Johnsonvilles in IL; however, since the commander of the 48th Illiniois, Isham N. Haynie, was from next-door Clay County, and CO. "I" was from nearby Johnsonville, I think this one is in Wayne County.) #480 James Mays Post Mt. Erie, IL (James Mays was in Co "K" 113th Illinois Infantry, was from Fairfield, IL. Mustered in Feb 29, 1864 Disch, Sep 14, 1864; disability. He's also listed in the 1862 military census, residence Mt. Erie Township, age 50, farmer) I searched towns where the county was not mentioned. What town was your Thomas walker from? This URL has the 1862 military census for Wayne County http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/U-Z.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "mebrimberry" <mebrimberry@mvn.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > Thanks Rhonda, you have been very helpful. > > meb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhonda Houston" <rfhouston@mindspring.com> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:53 PM > Subject: RE: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/gar.html > > Grand Army of the Republic in Illinois > > I don't see a GAR post within Wayne County, Ill. so there must be one that > > contains more than one county within the area that includes Wayne County. > > (There is a Wayne township in DuPage County, Illinois...you are sure that > it > > is Wayne County, IL?) > > > > http://suvcw.org/garcinc/bfsteven.htm > > Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder of the Grand Army of the Republic and > > provisional commander-in-chief, April 6, 1866 to November 21, 1866. Born > in > > Wayne County, Ill, October 3, 1823, > > > > > > http://suvcw.org/research.htm > > (Here are only a few GAR Posts around the country!) > > GAR Posts: > > National SUVCW GAR Post Project (Over 8,600 Posts Identified) > > Department of Illinois > > Department of Indiana > > Department of Iowa > > Department of Kansas > > Kansas in the Civil War (Additional Source) > > Department of Massachusetts: Hartsuff Post #74, Rockland > > Department of Massachusetts: John H. Chipman, Jr. GAR Post #89 > > Department of Michigan > > > > > > Notice the maps available! > > The Political Graveyard: Wayne County, Ill. > > ... Maple Hill Cemetery Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Location maps, > > from US Census Tiger Map Server: ... > > http://www.potifos.com/tpg/geo/IL/WY.html > > > > > > Cemeteries of Illinois - Cemetery Records - Genealogy - Geneology > > Cemetery records of Illinois > > http://www.interment.net/us/il/index.htm > > > > > > USGenWeb Archives: Wayne County Illinois Table of Contents > > ... USGenWeb Archives Wayne County, Illinois Table of Contents. ... File > > Size, Date, Submitter. bailey.txt, Bailey Cemetery, 1.50 kb, August 1997, > > Beverly Himes ... > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/wayne/wayne.htm > > > > > > Southern Illinois Cemeteries > > http://bgwilliams.apexhosting.com/cempage.htm > > > > > > Obituary Search of Wayne County, IL > > Keyword search through archived Wayne County, IL, obituaries. > > http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/il-wayne.htm > > > > illinois > > County Cemetery Recorder/Submitter Jump to County Starting with: A B C DE > F > > G H IJ K L MO P RS T U V W or Search the Archives for a surname* Adams > > County Kathy has 6 volumes on Adams county cemeteries (not including all > of > > the Quincy cemeteries), an > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/illinois.html > > > > > > Illinois State Genealogical Society - Cemetery Project > > ... are: to identify and locate every cemetery in Illinois. This includes > > those that have ... that the identity will include county, township name > and > > number, range ... > > http://www.tbox.com/isgs/ilcemetery.html > > > > Fitch Kin from Wayne County, Illinois and relatives > > ... il.us/cgi-bin/marriage). Vol. C. pg. 88. 17 Doris Ellen Bland, Wayne > > County Illinois, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, (Published and copyright > > 1985). IX/16. ... > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kaymiami/Sources.htm > > > > > > >From this GAR Post, you can find where Wayne county's Civil War Vets are > > located: > > http://www.elginarea.org/egs/gar.html > > Membership Roster Veteran Post No. 49 Grand Army of the Republic Elgin, > > Illinois > > *bringing together persons who are researching family history, > > *informing people of the value of and need for preserving family and local > > history, > > *providing information, methods, and practices of family research, > > *fostering idea sharing, > > *seeking, preserving and making available material concerning past and > > present families, > > *encouraging officials to preserve public records and genealogical > > collections and make them accessible to interested person. > > > > http://www.elginarea.org/egs/index.html > > Elgin Genealogical Society > > P. O. Box 1418 > > Elgin, IL 60121-1418 > > E-mail: jvandusn@foxvalley.net > > webmaster's email address: bhiggins@aol.com > > > > Rhonda Houston > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jack Cox [mailto:jack_cox@swbell.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:59 AM > > To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > > > This URL lists all wayne county regiments: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/county/wayne.htm > > > > or, go to this URL and put Walker, T. in the search box. > > > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/civilwar.ht > > ml > > There are about 20 Thomas Walkers listed. > > > > I'm not familiar with the towns listed for them, so you'll have to sort > out > > your Thomas Walker - if he's there. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mebrimberry" <mebrimberry@mvn.net> > > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:29 AM > > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > > > > I am looking for Thomas Walker from Wayne County Illinois. He no doubt > > > served in the Civil War. Where can I find the rosters of Wayne County > > > Illinois Civil War Veterans. Did Wayne County have a GAR Post? > > > > > > mebrimberry@mvn.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Donald aikman" <myvette84@msn.com> > > > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:57 AM > > > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > > > > > > > Hi Dawn, > > > > > > > > You can trust the pictures from Mr. Schmale, if he has it on his site > > then > > > you can be sure that's its right. If you want to know anything about > > > Illinois civil war flags, John Schmale is the man to contact. > > > > > > > > Best Regards > > > > Don > > > > > > > > 48th Illinois regiment > > > > http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html > > > > > > > > http://black_eagle_129.tripod.comGet more from the Web. 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Thanks Rhonda, you have been very helpful. meb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Houston" <rfhouston@mindspring.com> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: RE: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/gar.html > Grand Army of the Republic in Illinois > I don't see a GAR post within Wayne County, Ill. so there must be one that > contains more than one county within the area that includes Wayne County. > (There is a Wayne township in DuPage County, Illinois...you are sure that it > is Wayne County, IL?) > > http://suvcw.org/garcinc/bfsteven.htm > Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder of the Grand Army of the Republic and > provisional commander-in-chief, April 6, 1866 to November 21, 1866. Born in > Wayne County, Ill, October 3, 1823, > > > http://suvcw.org/research.htm > (Here are only a few GAR Posts around the country!) > GAR Posts: > National SUVCW GAR Post Project (Over 8,600 Posts Identified) > Department of Illinois > Department of Indiana > Department of Iowa > Department of Kansas > Kansas in the Civil War (Additional Source) > Department of Massachusetts: Hartsuff Post #74, Rockland > Department of Massachusetts: John H. Chipman, Jr. GAR Post #89 > Department of Michigan > > > Notice the maps available! > The Political Graveyard: Wayne County, Ill. > ... Maple Hill Cemetery Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Location maps, > from US Census Tiger Map Server: ... > http://www.potifos.com/tpg/geo/IL/WY.html > > > Cemeteries of Illinois - Cemetery Records - Genealogy - Geneology > Cemetery records of Illinois > http://www.interment.net/us/il/index.htm > > > USGenWeb Archives: Wayne County Illinois Table of Contents > ... USGenWeb Archives Wayne County, Illinois Table of Contents. ... File > Size, Date, Submitter. bailey.txt, Bailey Cemetery, 1.50 kb, August 1997, > Beverly Himes ... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/wayne/wayne.htm > > > Southern Illinois Cemeteries > http://bgwilliams.apexhosting.com/cempage.htm > > > Obituary Search of Wayne County, IL > Keyword search through archived Wayne County, IL, obituaries. > http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/il-wayne.htm > > illinois > County Cemetery Recorder/Submitter Jump to County Starting with: A B C DE F > G H IJ K L MO P RS T U V W or Search the Archives for a surname* Adams > County Kathy has 6 volumes on Adams county cemeteries (not including all of > the Quincy cemeteries), an > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/illinois.html > > > Illinois State Genealogical Society - Cemetery Project > ... are: to identify and locate every cemetery in Illinois. This includes > those that have ... that the identity will include county, township name and > number, range ... > http://www.tbox.com/isgs/ilcemetery.html > > Fitch Kin from Wayne County, Illinois and relatives > ... il.us/cgi-bin/marriage). Vol. C. pg. 88. 17 Doris Ellen Bland, Wayne > County Illinois, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, (Published and copyright > 1985). IX/16. ... > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kaymiami/Sources.htm > > > >From this GAR Post, you can find where Wayne county's Civil War Vets are > located: > http://www.elginarea.org/egs/gar.html > Membership Roster Veteran Post No. 49 Grand Army of the Republic Elgin, > Illinois > *bringing together persons who are researching family history, > *informing people of the value of and need for preserving family and local > history, > *providing information, methods, and practices of family research, > *fostering idea sharing, > *seeking, preserving and making available material concerning past and > present families, > *encouraging officials to preserve public records and genealogical > collections and make them accessible to interested person. > > http://www.elginarea.org/egs/index.html > Elgin Genealogical Society > P. O. Box 1418 > Elgin, IL 60121-1418 > E-mail: jvandusn@foxvalley.net > webmaster's email address: bhiggins@aol.com > > Rhonda Houston > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Cox [mailto:jack_cox@swbell.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:59 AM > To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > This URL lists all wayne county regiments: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/county/wayne.htm > > or, go to this URL and put Walker, T. in the search box. > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/civilwar.ht > ml > There are about 20 Thomas Walkers listed. > > I'm not familiar with the towns listed for them, so you'll have to sort out > your Thomas Walker - if he's there. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mebrimberry" <mebrimberry@mvn.net> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:29 AM > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > I am looking for Thomas Walker from Wayne County Illinois. He no doubt > > served in the Civil War. Where can I find the rosters of Wayne County > > Illinois Civil War Veterans. Did Wayne County have a GAR Post? > > > > mebrimberry@mvn.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Donald aikman" <myvette84@msn.com> > > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > > > > Hi Dawn, > > > > > > You can trust the pictures from Mr. Schmale, if he has it on his site > then > > you can be sure that's its right. If you want to know anything about > > Illinois civil war flags, John Schmale is the man to contact. > > > > > > Best Regards > > > Don > > > > > > 48th Illinois regiment > > > http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html > > > > > > http://black_eagle_129.tripod.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN > Explorer > > download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > >

Wow an outstanding response. Thanks meb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Houston" <rfhouston@mindspring.com> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: RE: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/gar.html > Grand Army of the Republic in Illinois > I don't see a GAR post within Wayne County, Ill. so there must be one that > contains more than one county within the area that includes Wayne County. > (There is a Wayne township in DuPage County, Illinois...you are sure that it > is Wayne County, IL?) > > http://suvcw.org/garcinc/bfsteven.htm > Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder of the Grand Army of the Republic and > provisional commander-in-chief, April 6, 1866 to November 21, 1866. Born in > Wayne County, Ill, October 3, 1823, > > > http://suvcw.org/research.htm > (Here are only a few GAR Posts around the country!) > GAR Posts: > National SUVCW GAR Post Project (Over 8,600 Posts Identified) > Department of Illinois > Department of Indiana > Department of Iowa > Department of Kansas > Kansas in the Civil War (Additional Source) > Department of Massachusetts: Hartsuff Post #74, Rockland > Department of Massachusetts: John H. Chipman, Jr. GAR Post #89 > Department of Michigan > > > Notice the maps available! > The Political Graveyard: Wayne County, Ill. > ... Maple Hill Cemetery Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Location maps, > from US Census Tiger Map Server: ... > http://www.potifos.com/tpg/geo/IL/WY.html > > > Cemeteries of Illinois - Cemetery Records - Genealogy - Geneology > Cemetery records of Illinois > http://www.interment.net/us/il/index.htm > > > USGenWeb Archives: Wayne County Illinois Table of Contents > ... USGenWeb Archives Wayne County, Illinois Table of Contents. ... File > Size, Date, Submitter. bailey.txt, Bailey Cemetery, 1.50 kb, August 1997, > Beverly Himes ... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/wayne/wayne.htm > > > Southern Illinois Cemeteries > http://bgwilliams.apexhosting.com/cempage.htm > > > Obituary Search of Wayne County, IL > Keyword search through archived Wayne County, IL, obituaries. > http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/il-wayne.htm > > illinois > County Cemetery Recorder/Submitter Jump to County Starting with: A B C DE F > G H IJ K L MO P RS T U V W or Search the Archives for a surname* Adams > County Kathy has 6 volumes on Adams county cemeteries (not including all of > the Quincy cemeteries), an > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/illinois.html > > > Illinois State Genealogical Society - Cemetery Project > ... are: to identify and locate every cemetery in Illinois. This includes > those that have ... that the identity will include county, township name and > number, range ... > http://www.tbox.com/isgs/ilcemetery.html > > Fitch Kin from Wayne County, Illinois and relatives > ... il.us/cgi-bin/marriage). Vol. C. pg. 88. 17 Doris Ellen Bland, Wayne > County Illinois, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, (Published and copyright > 1985). IX/16. ... > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kaymiami/Sources.htm > > > >From this GAR Post, you can find where Wayne county's Civil War Vets are > located: > http://www.elginarea.org/egs/gar.html > Membership Roster Veteran Post No. 49 Grand Army of the Republic Elgin, > Illinois > *bringing together persons who are researching family history, > *informing people of the value of and need for preserving family and local > history, > *providing information, methods, and practices of family research, > *fostering idea sharing, > *seeking, preserving and making available material concerning past and > present families, > *encouraging officials to preserve public records and genealogical > collections and make them accessible to interested person. > > http://www.elginarea.org/egs/index.html > Elgin Genealogical Society > P. O. Box 1418 > Elgin, IL 60121-1418 > E-mail: jvandusn@foxvalley.net > webmaster's email address: bhiggins@aol.com > > Rhonda Houston > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Cox [mailto:jack_cox@swbell.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:59 AM > To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > This URL lists all wayne county regiments: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/county/wayne.htm > > or, go to this URL and put Walker, T. in the search box. > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/civilwar.ht > ml > There are about 20 Thomas Walkers listed. > > I'm not familiar with the towns listed for them, so you'll have to sort out > your Thomas Walker - if he's there. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mebrimberry" <mebrimberry@mvn.net> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:29 AM > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > I am looking for Thomas Walker from Wayne County Illinois. He no doubt > > served in the Civil War. Where can I find the rosters of Wayne County > > Illinois Civil War Veterans. Did Wayne County have a GAR Post? > > > > mebrimberry@mvn.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Donald aikman" <myvette84@msn.com> > > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > > > > Hi Dawn, > > > > > > You can trust the pictures from Mr. Schmale, if he has it on his site > then > > you can be sure that's its right. If you want to know anything about > > Illinois civil war flags, John Schmale is the man to contact. > > > > > > Best Regards > > > Don > > > > > > 48th Illinois regiment > > > http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html > > > > > > http://black_eagle_129.tripod.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN > Explorer > > download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > >

http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/gar.html Grand Army of the Republic in Illinois I don't see a GAR post within Wayne County, Ill. so there must be one that contains more than one county within the area that includes Wayne County. (There is a Wayne township in DuPage County, Illinois...you are sure that it is Wayne County, IL?) http://suvcw.org/garcinc/bfsteven.htm Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder of the Grand Army of the Republic and provisional commander-in-chief, April 6, 1866 to November 21, 1866. Born in Wayne County, Ill, October 3, 1823, http://suvcw.org/research.htm (Here are only a few GAR Posts around the country!) GAR Posts: National SUVCW GAR Post Project (Over 8,600 Posts Identified) Department of Illinois Department of Indiana Department of Iowa Department of Kansas Kansas in the Civil War (Additional Source) Department of Massachusetts: Hartsuff Post #74, Rockland Department of Massachusetts: John H. Chipman, Jr. GAR Post #89 Department of Michigan Notice the maps available! The Political Graveyard: Wayne County, Ill. ... Maple Hill Cemetery Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Location maps, from US Census Tiger Map Server: ... http://www.potifos.com/tpg/geo/IL/WY.html Cemeteries of Illinois - Cemetery Records - Genealogy - Geneology Cemetery records of Illinois http://www.interment.net/us/il/index.htm USGenWeb Archives: Wayne County Illinois Table of Contents ... USGenWeb Archives Wayne County, Illinois Table of Contents. ... File Size, Date, Submitter. bailey.txt, Bailey Cemetery, 1.50 kb, August 1997, Beverly Himes ... http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/wayne/wayne.htm Southern Illinois Cemeteries http://bgwilliams.apexhosting.com/cempage.htm Obituary Search of Wayne County, IL Keyword search through archived Wayne County, IL, obituaries. http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/il-wayne.htm illinois County Cemetery Recorder/Submitter Jump to County Starting with: A B C DE F G H IJ K L MO P RS T U V W or Search the Archives for a surname* Adams County Kathy has 6 volumes on Adams county cemeteries (not including all of the Quincy cemeteries), an http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/illinois.html Illinois State Genealogical Society - Cemetery Project ... are: to identify and locate every cemetery in Illinois. This includes those that have ... that the identity will include county, township name and number, range ... http://www.tbox.com/isgs/ilcemetery.html Fitch Kin from Wayne County, Illinois and relatives ... il.us/cgi-bin/marriage). Vol. C. pg. 88. 17 Doris Ellen Bland, Wayne County Illinois, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, (Published and copyright 1985). IX/16. ... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kaymiami/Sources.htm >From this GAR Post, you can find where Wayne county's Civil War Vets are located: http://www.elginarea.org/egs/gar.html Membership Roster Veteran Post No. 49 Grand Army of the Republic Elgin, Illinois *bringing together persons who are researching family history, *informing people of the value of and need for preserving family and local history, *providing information, methods, and practices of family research, *fostering idea sharing, *seeking, preserving and making available material concerning past and present families, *encouraging officials to preserve public records and genealogical collections and make them accessible to interested person. http://www.elginarea.org/egs/index.html Elgin Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1418 Elgin, IL 60121-1418 E-mail: jvandusn@foxvalley.net webmaster's email address: bhiggins@aol.com Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Jack Cox [mailto:jack_cox@swbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:59 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag This URL lists all wayne county regiments: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/county/wayne.htm or, go to this URL and put Walker, T. in the search box. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/civilwar.ht ml There are about 20 Thomas Walkers listed. I'm not familiar with the towns listed for them, so you'll have to sort out your Thomas Walker - if he's there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mebrimberry" <mebrimberry@mvn.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > I am looking for Thomas Walker from Wayne County Illinois. He no doubt > served in the Civil War. Where can I find the rosters of Wayne County > Illinois Civil War Veterans. Did Wayne County have a GAR Post? > > mebrimberry@mvn.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donald aikman" <myvette84@msn.com> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:57 AM > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > Hi Dawn, > > > > You can trust the pictures from Mr. Schmale, if he has it on his site then > you can be sure that's its right. If you want to know anything about > Illinois civil war flags, John Schmale is the man to contact. > > > > Best Regards > > Don > > > > 48th Illinois regiment > > http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html > > > > http://black_eagle_129.tripod.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer > download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > >

This URL lists all wayne county regiments: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/county/wayne.htm or, go to this URL and put Walker, T. in the search box. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/civilwar.ht ml There are about 20 Thomas Walkers listed. I'm not familiar with the towns listed for them, so you'll have to sort out your Thomas Walker - if he's there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mebrimberry" <mebrimberry@mvn.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > I am looking for Thomas Walker from Wayne County Illinois. He no doubt > served in the Civil War. Where can I find the rosters of Wayne County > Illinois Civil War Veterans. Did Wayne County have a GAR Post? > > mebrimberry@mvn.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donald aikman" <myvette84@msn.com> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:57 AM > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > > > > Hi Dawn, > > > > You can trust the pictures from Mr. Schmale, if he has it on his site then > you can be sure that's its right. If you want to know anything about > Illinois civil war flags, John Schmale is the man to contact. > > > > Best Regards > > Don > > > > 48th Illinois regiment > > http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html > > > > http://black_eagle_129.tripod.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer > download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > >

I am looking for Thomas Walker from Wayne County Illinois. He no doubt served in the Civil War. Where can I find the rosters of Wayne County Illinois Civil War Veterans. Did Wayne County have a GAR Post? mebrimberry@mvn.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald aikman" <myvette84@msn.com> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] infantry national flag > Hi Dawn, > > You can trust the pictures from Mr. Schmale, if he has it on his site then you can be sure that's its right. If you want to know anything about Illinois civil war flags, John Schmale is the man to contact. > > Best Regards > Don > > 48th Illinois regiment > http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html > > http://black_eagle_129.tripod.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > >

I have found a picture of the national flag for the 147th Illinios infantry and I would like to make a replica of it but I need to make sure that the picture I have is correct. The picture shows that the flag has a rectangular field with two oval circles (inner circle has 10 stars outter has 21) the two oval rings are surrounded by 4 stars (one in each corner. A picture of it can be seen at the following http://www.civil-war.com/searchpages/result.asp?Name=147th&category=Infantry&Submit=Search+for+Flags there are no dimensions listed so I am assuming this is a 3' x 5' flat with the field being 20" wide across the top and bottom. Can anyone verify this or tell me what the correct dimensions might be? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Hi Dawn, You can trust the pictures from Mr. Schmale, if he has it on his site then you can be sure that's its right. If you want to know anything about Illinois civil war flags, John Schmale is the man to contact. Best Regards Don 48th Illinois regiment http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html http://black_eagle_129.tripod.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Listers, A special federal census was done in 1890 of Civil War Union veterans and their widows. Unfortunately, it was destroyed for approximately half this country, specifically states beginning with the letter A through the state of Kentucky (about half the Kentucky special census was not destroyed). Illinois, unfortunately, was one of the states destroyed. Several states did post-war lists of military veterans living in the state, including Iowa and Nebraska. These lists were printed in book form, and can be found at various large libraries. All states did not do post-war Civil War veteran questionaires. Illinois did not do one. Questionaires when done were filled out only by pension recipients, not by all Civil War veterans, and the federal government paid Union pensions, not state governments. Sometimes a Union veteran's federal pension file will contain fairly extensive information about his service, including supporting statements by men he served with. The states I am aware of that did pension recipient questionaires are all Southern states, which paid Confederate pensions: Tennessee, Alabama, and Louisiana come right to mind. When available, the state archives in that state is where they are kept. Check the books on U.S. military records by James Neagles for more information on what is available at each state archives (he has one book on Confederate sources, one on northern sources). Illinois did do an 1862 census of men liable for military service. The Illinois State Archives in Springfield has this census. For some regiments, they also have descriptive rosters, which can provide quite a bit of information, including place of birth. Check their website for details. Tom Pearson

You need to contact your state archives and ask the head librarian for this information. Rhonda Houston http://www.coshrc.org/arc/states.htm Illinois State Archives home page http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html Illinois State Archives Norton Building Capitol Complex Springfield, IL 62756 TELEPHONE: (217) 782-4682 Fax: (217) 524-3930 HOURS: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (except on holiday weekends) Send questions or comments about the Illinois State Archives website to: To: bheflin@ilsos.net Subject Line: Illinois State Archives Website http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/isaholdings.html Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois, Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: mary [mailto:mjohnson@i29.com] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 2:56 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Census Mr. Compton. I got lost in this. Is there an address where one can obtain the questionnaire? I have four great-uncles who were in Illinois regiments and would like to read their questionnaires. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: billie compton <Letsgogen@webtv.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 12:23 PM Subject: RE: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Census > Dear Sir; > > I understand Illinois was one of the states that participated in the > CIVIL WAR VETERANS QUESTIONAIRE - a special questionaire for all civil > war veterans to fill in. > > I am looking for a copy of this on my ggrandfather, Samuel Washington > Brewer, born 1825, entered the service 11 of Feb., 1865 in Co. E of the > 66th reg. of Illinois Vols. and was discharged at Camp Butler, IL the > 16th day of Jul 1865. He was a resident of Edgar Co., IL or Douglas Co. > IL until he died 4 of Jan. 1900. > > If this is not the office where I should apply for a copy of this > questionaire, would you advise me or forward my request on to the > correct office. > > I am very interested in receiving a copy of this questionaire and will > appreciate whatever help you can give me. If there is a fee please let > me know. > > Thank you, > > Billie Brewer Compton > 1014 E. Sunset Circle > Olathe, KS 66061 > PH: 913 782-0639 > Letsgogen@webtv.net

Mr. Compton. I got lost in this. Is there an address where one can obtain the questionnaire? I have four great-uncles who were in Illinois regiments and would like to read their questionnaires. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: billie compton <Letsgogen@webtv.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 12:23 PM Subject: RE: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Census > Dear Sir; > > I understand Illinois was one of the states that participated in the > CIVIL WAR VETERANS QUESTIONAIRE - a special questionaire for all civil > war veterans to fill in. > > I am looking for a copy of this on my ggrandfather, Samuel Washington > Brewer, born 1825, entered the service 11 of Feb., 1865 in Co. E of the > 66th reg. of Illinois Vols. and was discharged at Camp Butler, IL the > 16th day of Jul 1865. He was a resident of Edgar Co., IL or Douglas Co. > IL until he died 4 of Jan. 1900. > > If this is not the office where I should apply for a copy of this > questionaire, would you advise me or forward my request on to the > correct office. > > I am very interested in receiving a copy of this questionaire and will > appreciate whatever help you can give me. If there is a fee please let > me know. > > Thank you, > > Billie Brewer Compton > 1014 E. Sunset Circle > Olathe, KS 66061 > PH: 913 782-0639 > Letsgogen@webtv.net

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Dear Sir; I understand Illinois was one of the states that participated in the CIVIL WAR VETERANS QUESTIONAIRE - a special questionaire for all civil war veterans to fill in. I am looking for a copy of this on my ggrandfather, Samuel Washington Brewer, born 1825, entered the service 11 of Feb., 1865 in Co. E of the 66th reg. of Illinois Vols. and was discharged at Camp Butler, IL the 16th day of Jul 1865. He was a resident of Edgar Co., IL or Douglas Co. IL until he died 4 of Jan. 1900. If this is not the office where I should apply for a copy of this questionaire, would you advise me or forward my request on to the correct office. I am very interested in receiving a copy of this questionaire and will appreciate whatever help you can give me. If there is a fee please let me know. Thank you, Billie Brewer Compton 1014 E. Sunset Circle Olathe, KS 66061 PH: 913 782-0639 Letsgogen@webtv.net

To my knowledge, Tennessee was the first state to send out a special questionaire for all civil war veterans to fill in and after this state did this, so all the other states followed doing the same; Although this isn't a census, it does pertain to this special population and the answers to each question is full of information and those answers hold information for those which have perpetually asked about Civil War veterans who participated. Perhaps within the Illinois state archives held under what they called the Civil War Veterans Questionaire something of great interest for you. Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: mebrimberry [mailto:mebrimberry@mvn.net] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:49 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Census Was there ever an census of Civil War veterans taken il Illinois? meb

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Although this isn't a Confederate list, see what information the NARA has for the Confederate prisoner in a Union prison and Confederate wounded in a Union hospital. Some excellent resources to find a Union hospital as well as Union prison where a cemetery will not be too far away. Hope this helps. Rhonda Houston http://www.nara.gov/guide/rg109.html War Department Collection of Confederate Records (Record Group 109) 1825-1900 (bulk 1861-65) ------------------------------------------------------------ Under this # inder RG#109, you will find what is listed below: 109.14.2 Records relating to prisoners, oaths, and paroles Textual Records: Letters and orders sent and received relating to prisoners, 1861-65. Records of Confederates in Union prisons, 1861-65 (227 ft.). Registers, rolls, lists, and other records of Confederate, federal, political, and civil prisoners received, transferred, escaped, paroled, died, buried, discharged, and released, 1861-65. Descriptive lists of prisoners, 1862-65. Records relating to Confederates in Union hospitals, 1861-65. Hospital registers, 1864-65. Morning reports of prisoners, 1862- 65. Ledgers of prisoners' accounts, 1862-65. Cash books, 1863-65. Mess books, 1862-63. Records of articles received for and delivered to prisoners, 1864-65. Stubs, receipts, and records of prisoners' money received, 1862-65. Microfilm Publications: M598. Related Records: Confederate records relating to Union prisoners of war in RG 249, Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners ----------------------------------------------------------- http://www.nara.gov/guide/rg109.html Table of Contents 109.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 109.2 COLLECTED BOUND RECORDS OF CONFEDERATE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL OFFICES ("REBEL ARCHIVES") 1860-65 275 lin. ft. 109.3 GENERAL RECORDS OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT 1861-65 670 lin. ft. 109.4 RECORDS OF THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS 1861-65 41 lin. ft. 109.5 RECORDS OF THE CONFEDERATE JUDICIARY 1861-64 18 lin. ft. 109.6 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR 1861-65 136 lin. ft. 109.7 RECORDS OF CONFEDERATE WAR DEPARTMENT STAFF DEPARTMENTS 1861-76 (bulk 1861-65) 996 lin. ft. 109.7.1 Records of the Adjutant and Inspector General's Department 109.7.2 Records of the Engineer Department 109.7.3 Records of the Quartermaster Department 109.7.4 Records of the Subsistence Department 109.7.5 Records of the Ordnance Department 109.8 RECORDS OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, CONFEDERATE WAR DEPARTMENT 1861-65 126 lin. ft. 109.8.1 Records of the Surgeon General's Office 109.8.2 Records of Medical Directors 109.8.3 Records of Medical Purveyors 109.8.4 Records of hospitals 109.8.5 Miscellaneous records 109.9 RECORDS OF CONFEDERATE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS 1861-65 94 lin. ft. 109.9.1 General records relating to military commands 109.9.2 Records of armies and geographical commands 109.9.3 Records of the commands of individual general officers 109.9.4 Records of Confederate mobile units 109.9.5 Records of local commands 109.10 RECORDS OF THE CONFEDERATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT 1854-65 113 lin. ft. 109.10.1 Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury 109.10.2 Records of the Chief Clerk 109.10.3 Records of the Disbursing Clerks 109.10.4 Records of the Office of the First Auditor 109.10.5 Records of the Office of the Second Auditor 109.10.6 Records of the Office of the Comptroller 109.10.7 Records of the Office of the Register 109.10.8 Records of the War Tax Office and the Office of the Commissioner of Taxes 109.10.9 Records of the Treasury Note Bureau 109.10.10 Records of depositories of public funds 109.10.11 Records relating to Confederate Customs 109.10.12 Miscellaneous records 109.11 RECORDS OF THE CONFEDERATE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT 1861-65 13 lin. ft. 109.12 RECORDS OF THE CONFEDERATE NAVY DEPARTMENT 1861-65 1 lin. ft. 109.13 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 1825-65 1,865 lin. ft. 109.13.1 Records relating to states 109.13.2 Collections of papers of Confederate general officers 109.13.3 Other records 109.14 RECORDS OF THE U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT RELATING TO CONFEDERATES 1850-1900 7,053 lin. ft. 109.14.1 Records of the Adjutant General's Office relating to military and naval service of Confederates 109.14.2 Records relating to prisoners, oaths, and paroles 109.14.3 Records of the Archive Office 109.14.4 Miscellaneous records 109.15 CARTOGRAPHIC RECORDS (GENERAL) 1861-65 112 items ==== ACWBLUE Mailing List ==== ACWBLUE WEB PAGE : WITH SUBSCRIPTION AND ARCHIVE LINKS http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/ACWBLUE.html ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Take a look at the dates for which each is written. Wonderful sources here for cemeteries in Civil War! Rhonda Houston http://www.usuhs.mil/meh/meh.html DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL HISTORY Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 Telephone: (301) 295-3168; DSN:295-3168 Fax: (301)295-3351 http://www.usuhs.mil/meh/histres.html Resources for Medical History Papers http://www.usuhs.mil/meh/hissrc.html MILITARY MEDICINE HISTORY SOURCES