Hi, I am trying to locate information on Harrison Hess. This is the info that I have. I am looking for his Parents, his wife, children, anything about him. Thanks so much and I am sorry I don't have more. Thank you Kathy Hess Company: H Unit: 75 Illinois Infantry. Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record: 000539, 0040, 00002635 Fought for: U Harrison Hess Civil War Father of James Hess, Father of Thomas Hess

Hi Rhonda, The 2nd Board of trade was just a nick name given to the 88th Illinois infantry. the Board of trade was a light Artillery regiment. As far as why they gave them the name I believe I know the answer to that but do to the fact that Im not 100% sure I will let Dave or someone that is sure tell you. :0) (Dont want to give you misinformation) :0) Best regards Don http://black_eagle_129.tripod.com http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Rhonda Houston Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 9:10 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 88th Illinois Please share with the rest of the list who may not be as knowledgeable as the rest of you who are posting...what is/was the " 2nd Board of Trade Brigade"? Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Donald aikman [mailto:myvette84@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:48 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 88th Illinois Hi Dave, I cant help you with your question but I thought I would pass along a ebay auction happening right now. There is 23 letters from the 2nd Board of trade regiment for sell right now going for a little less then 40 dollars a peace. Go to item number 591572846 Just thought you might be interested Best Regards Don 48th Illinois regiment http://black_eagle_129.tripod.com http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: winship Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:28 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 88th Illinois I am a direct descendant of Lt. James Winship, Co "K", 88th Illinois out of Chicago, 2nd Board of Trade Brigade. I reenact as the 88th but am seeking the Illinois-based group which does the 88th. Any help will be appreciated. Dave Winship Ft Wayne In<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

Please share with the rest of the list who may not be as knowledgeable as the rest of you who are posting...what is/was the " 2nd Board of Trade Brigade"? Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Donald aikman [mailto:myvette84@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:48 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 88th Illinois Hi Dave, I cant help you with your question but I thought I would pass along a ebay auction happening right now. There is 23 letters from the 2nd Board of trade regiment for sell right now going for a little less then 40 dollars a peace. Go to item number 591572846 Just thought you might be interested Best Regards Don 48th Illinois regiment http://black_eagle_129.tripod.com http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: winship Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:28 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 88th Illinois I am a direct descendant of Lt. James Winship, Co "K", 88th Illinois out of Chicago, 2nd Board of Trade Brigade. I reenact as the 88th but am seeking the Illinois-based group which does the 88th. Any help will be appreciated. Dave Winship Ft Wayne In<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

Hi Dave, I cant help you with your question but I thought I would pass along a ebay auction happening right now. There is 23 letters from the 2nd Board of trade regiment for sell right now going for a little less then 40 dollars a peace. Go to item number 591572846 Just thought you might be interested Best Regards Don 48th Illinois regiment http://black_eagle_129.tripod.com http://members.tripod.com/Black_eagle_129/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: winship Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:28 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 88th Illinois I am a direct descendant of Lt. James Winship, Co "K", 88th Illinois out of Chicago, 2nd Board of Trade Brigade. I reenact as the 88th but am seeking the Illinois-based group which does the 88th. Any help will be appreciated. Dave Winship Ft Wayne In<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

I am a direct descendant of Lt. James Winship, Co "K", 88th Illinois out of Chicago, 2nd Board of Trade Brigade. I reenact as the 88th but am seeking the Illinois-based group which does the 88th. Any help will be appreciated. Dave Winship Ft Wayne In

http://www.hcnews.com/~ancestor/CampDouglas.htm (this one is Texas oriented) http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/campdouglas.html http://www.prairieghosts.com/campd.html http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/2757/html/camp.htm http://www.rawls.net/Camp%20Douglas.htm If you are interested in learning more about Camp Douglas, the best account is 'To Die In Chicago' by George Levy. Published in 1994 by Evanston Publishing, Inc. Evanston, Illinois 60201 ISBN 1-879260-20-4 http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/campdouglas.html http://www.slatertech.com/southern/scv1507_01.asp http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/campdouglas.html http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9787/cwprison.html http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~rcunning/ftd.htm There are records for this and the civil war existing; perhaps this website will tell you where to go/write for those under the Freedom of Information Act! Here there is a chance to find a governmental referral to can email/write to for the photos you want. Rhonda http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~rcunning/ftd.htm

Try this url for what you are looking for... *****USING PHOTOGRAPHS TO LOCATE MILITARY UNIT OR DATE OF SERVICE Often, families have photographs of ancestors in military uniforms, but they are unable to identify which unit, or even which country, the ancestors fought for. If you have such pictures, there are several ways to identify the uniform and unit. Some of these are: - Identify the insignia - Identify the style and date of the uniform itself - Identify the type and date of the photo - Identify the medals or ribbons If you need help identifying military uniforms, check out these sites: The U.S. Army Military History Institute - (this may be exactly what you are looking for!) http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ To fulfill this mission, MHI collects, organizes, preserves, and makes available, source materials on American military history to the defense community, researchers, and scholars. MHI holds over nine million items relating to military history, including: books, periodicals, photographs, manuscripts (diaries, letter, memoirs), military publications and manuals, maps and oral histories. These materials make MHI one of the finest military research libraries in the United States and in the world. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/FindingAids.html USAMHI Finding Aids - this helps you get around their website - explore it!! http://catsgate.carlisle.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/zform.CGI?ezCATS Carlisle Barracks Total Library System -- CATS - this is a Search Engine that will tell you where to go to find a particular thing...when you find what you want, there is usually an email address available to send a message to the webmaster telling him what that particular thing it is that you've found and he will tell you how to go about getting it!! I FOUND IT!! (mhiwebmaster@carlisle.army.mil) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Carlisle Barracks/CATS Search: SEARCH CATS [Title and Notes (Keyword) 8th KY Cavalry] 1 records matched your query http://catsgate.carlisle.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/zform.CGI?ezCATS http://catsgate.carlisle.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/search.CGI?ezCATS Record 1 | Previous Record | MARC Display | Next Record Author: Tanfield family. 4n 235909;2;0. Title: The Tanfield family papers, 1858-1907, (bulk 1858-1869).. Description: 1 box.. Subject: Tanfield family --Correspondence--4n --4n 235910;4;0 Tanfield family --Archives--4n --4n 309594;4;0 Tanfield, Thomas A., .d 1864--Correspondence--4n --4n 235911;4;0 Tanfield, John O. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235912;4;0 Tanfield, John A. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235913;4;0 Tanfield, William C. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235914;4;0 Dale, David W. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235915;4;0 Shelb, A. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235916;4;0 Stern, Edward --Correspondence--4n --4n 235917;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment 2nd 1862-1866--4n --4n 235918;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 8th 1861--4n --4n 235919;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 23rd 1861--4n --4n 235920;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 61st 1861-1865.Company D--4n --4n 235921;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 95th 1861-1865.Company I--4n --4n 235922;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 9th 1861-1865.Company L--4n --4n 235923;4;0 Fredericksburg (Va.), Battle of, 1862. 85081;4;0 Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 85082;4;0 Fair Oaks (Henrico County, Va.), Battle of, 1862 97642;4;0 United States --History--Civil War 1861-1865--Campaigns--10082;4;0 Virginia --History--Civil War 1861-1865--Campaigns--100811;4;0. Other Authors: Tanfield, John A. --235924;2;0 Tanfield, John O. --235925;2;0 Tanfield, Thomas A., .d 1864--235926;2;0 Tanfield, William C. --235927;2;0 Dale, David W. --235928;2;0 Shelb, A. --235929;2;0 Stern, Edward. --235930;2;0. Summary: Contains personal correspondence from: John O. Tanfield (1861-64) and a draft registration (1862); Thomas A. Tanfield (1861-64) and photocopies of muster rolls (1862) plus death certificate and personal effects inventory (1864); William C. Tanfield (1864), David W. Dale (1861); Doctor A. Shelb (1862-63); Edward Stern (1861-62) and miscellaneous Tanfield family correspondence and papers (1858-1907). Also includes a pocket Bible.. Location/Call Number/Status: Military History Institute Library Shelving Location: MHI Archives Call Number: ARCH COLL Copy Number: c.1 Available ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/ArchivesDB/FindArchivesDescripti ons.cfm http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/ArchivesDB/FindArchivesKeywords. cfm Keywords: "CAMP" "DOUGLAS" 3 records found Name Date Size Material Types CURTIS R. BURKE PAPERS 1860-1865 1 BOX JOURNAL Periods: CIVIL WAR--WESTERN THEATER Units: COMPANY OF KENTUCKY SCOUTS (QUIRK'S SCOUTS) Description: ENLISTED MAN'S DIARY OF SERVICE WITH CONFEDERATE CAVALRY UNIT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO 2ND AND 14TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY REGIMENTS; PRISONER OF WAR, CAMP MORTON, INDIANA, AND CAMP DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS; DEC. 1862 RAID INTO KENTUCKY; JUL 1863 OHIO RAID OF GENERAL JOHN H. MORGAN Name Date Size Material Types ADDISON W. MCPHEETERS PAPERS (MCPHEETERS FAMILY PAPERS) 1861-1864 1 FOLDER LETTERS Periods: CIVIL WAR--TRANS-MISSISSIPPI, --WESTERN THEATER, --NORTHERN INTERIOR Units: COMPANY E, 21ST ILLINOIS INFANTRY REGIMENT;20TH COMPANY,1ST BATTALION,US VETERAN RESERVE CORPS; COMPANY B, 11TH REGIMENT, US VETERAN RESERVECORPS Description: PRIVATE'S LETTERS. SERVICE AT FRONTON, MISSOURI; MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE; ELMIRA, NEW YORK; CAMP DOUGLAS, ROCK ISLAND & CHICAGO, ILL. DESCRIPTIVE LETTERS ABOUT CAMP LIFE AND ACTIVITIES WHILE ON MARCH. TRANSFER TO VETERAN RESERVE CORPS, AUG 1, 1863; SERVED AS A GUARD FOR PRISONERS; MUSTERED OUT OF THE VRC IN 1864; TWIN OF RANKIN MCPHEETERS. Name Date Size Material Types STEPHEN J. CHAMBERLIN PAPERS 1942-1946, 1949-1951 7 BOXES CORRESPONDENCE; OFFICIAL PAPERS; OPERATIONS INSTRUCTION Periods: WWII--PACIFIC; POST WWII OCCUPATION--JAPAN Units: CHIEF OF STAFF, US ARMY FORCES--AUSTRALIA; SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA & US ARMY FORCES--PACIFIC; CHIEF OF STAFF, SUPREME COMMAND, ALLIED POWERS--PACIFIC; FIFTH ARMY Description: GENERAL OFFICER'S PAPERS: OPERATIONS & LATER CHANGES BY THE HQ OF GEN MACARTHUR-INCLUDES MAPS & DOCUMENTS BY GEN SUTHERLAND. PERSONAL & OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE--REOCC. OF BORNEO, FORCES IN NEW GUINEA & OCC. OF JAPAN WELL DISCUSSED; INCLUDES CORR. FROM 1942; ITINERARY FOR INSPECTION OF CAMP GRAYLING & FORT CUSTER (1951) (mhiwebmaster@carlisle.army.mil) (davisk@awc.carlisle.army.mil) -----Original Message----- From: Fossitt, Chris [mailto:ChrisF@communitypress.com] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 11:46 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Camp Douglas prisoner photo Hello Everyone, I am trying to find a photo of my g-g-grandfather, Francis Marion Allender who rode with Morgan's Raiders in company I of the 8th KY Cavalry. He was captured in July 1864 and sent to Camp Douglas, IL until spring of 1865. I know that Morgan's Raiders were popular subjects for the local photographers, and I hope that somewhere a photo of my ancestor exists (and that I'll find it). Also...Does anyone know of any Camp Douglas prisoner records that can be searched? Thank you. Chris Fossitt

Hello Everyone, I am trying to find a photo of my g-g-grandfather, Francis Marion Allender who rode with Morgan's Raiders in company I of the 8th KY Cavalry. He was captured in July 1864 and sent to Camp Douglas, IL until spring of 1865. I know that Morgan's Raiders were popular subjects for the local photographers, and I hope that somewhere a photo of my ancestor exists (and that I'll find it). Also...Does anyone know of any Camp Douglas prisoner records that can be searched? Thank you. Chris Fossitt

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http://webgopher.nara.gov/11/inform/guide/index/nagidxc.txt Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States - Index - C Provost Marshal General's Bureau 110.4 "Union Provost Marshal Citizens File" 109.14.4 Would put money on it that this is where the personal papers - diaries, letters, memoirs of Officier Haviland Tompkins are!! Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: RandyH1127@aol.com [mailto:RandyH1127@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 9:13 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Haviland Tomkins of the 14th Illinois Cavalry Looking for personal papers - diaries, letters, memoirs of Haviland Tompkins, officer in the 14th Illinois Cavalry and General Stoneman's Provost Marshall during the Atlanta Campaign. Resident of Fairfield and Toledo IL. If anyone knows of the existence of any such papers, please contact me. Randy Holderfield

http://www.usigs.org/library/military/links/civil-hm.htm Try this url for what you are looking for... *****USING PHOTOGRAPHS TO LOCATE MILITARY UNIT OR DATE OF SERVICE Often, families have photographs of ancestors in military uniforms, but they are unable to identify which unit, or even which country, the ancestors fought for. If you have such pictures, there are several ways to identify the uniform and unit. Some of these are: - Identify the insignia - Identify the style and date of the uniform itself - Identify the type and date of the photo - Identify the medals or ribbons If you need help identifying military uniforms, check out these sites: The U.S. Army Military History Institute - (this may be exactly what you are looking for!) http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ To fulfill this mission, MHI collects, organizes, preserves, and makes available, source materials on American military history to the defense community, researchers, and scholars. MHI holds over nine million items relating to military history, including: books, periodicals, photographs, manuscripts (diaries, letter, memoirs), military publications and manuals, maps and oral histories. These materials make MHI one of the finest military research libraries in the United States and in the world. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/FindingAids.html USAMHI Finding Aids - this helps you get around their website - explore it!! http://catsgate.carlisle.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/zform.CGI?ezCATS Carlisle Barracks Total Library System -- CATS - this is a Search Engine that will tell you where to go to find a particular thing...when you find what you want, there is usually an email address available to send a message to the webmaster telling him what that particular thing it is that you've found and he will tell you how to go about getting it!! I FOUND IT!! (mhiwebmaster@carlisle.army.mil) AN EXAMPLE: I entered in 51st Infantry Company: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html This database is a catalog of American Civil War (ACW) photographs from the Special Collections Branch of MHI. Usually, patrons are searching for ancestors, researching particular ACW regiments, or looking for examples of items worn or used by soldiers of the period. Ultimately, this database will reflect the full range of MHI's photographic collection, ranging from the periods of the Mexican War in the 1840s to recent operations such as those in Somalia and Bosnia. As our digitization efforts expand, we hope to provide links to scanned images through this database When you enter search terms in the box below "Avoid" using abbreviations. The database will find keywords that match your terms. After selecting appropriate keywords and submitting the form, those photo descriptions that match ALL the selected keywords will be displayed. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/PhotoDB/FindPhotos.cfm Keywords: "ILLINOIS" "INFANTRY" "51ST REGT." 16 records found Photo ID Comments RG98S-CWP7.126 A bust view of Capt. George L. Bellows, Co. F, 51st Regt., Illinois Vol. Inf. Killed Nov. 25, 1863. RG98S-CWP7.127 A bust view of 1st Lt. Otis Moody, Co. K, 51st Regt., Illinois Vol. Inf. Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863. RG98S-CWP63.93 Side bust image of Col. Luther P. Bradley, 51st Regt., Illinois Vol. Inf. Wartime portrait. RG98S-CWP68.106 Post war bust image of Pvt. Adolphus Pulaski Minare, Co. H, 51st Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. RG88S-LPB1.13 Bust view of 1st Lt. Henry W. Hall, 51st Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. RG88S-LPB1.16 Bust view of Maj. Charles W. Darus, 51st Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. RG88S-LPB1.18 Bust view of 1st Lt. Otis Moody, 51st Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. RG88S-LPB1.19 Full standing view of Capt. James E. Montandon, 51st Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. RG88S-LPB1.21 Full standing view of Capt. John G. McWilliams, 51st Regt. Ill. Vol. Inf. RG98S-CWP124.106 A bust view of Pvt. Benjamin F. Weeks, Co. F, 51st Regt., Ill. VOl. Inf. Post war view. RG98S-CWP 150.92 Wartime seated view of Pvt. Duncan McGillis, Co. B, 51st Regt., Illinois Vol. Inf. He is leaning on a wooden table that has curved legs. Backdrop was used. RG98S-CWP 160.18 3/4 view of 1st Lt. and R.Q.M. Henry Howland, 51st Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. Backdrop was used. RG98S-CWP 164.89 Post war bust image of Pvt. Silas A. Cummings, Co. B, 51st Regt., Illinois Vol. Infantry. Photo shows him wearing his G.A.R. badge. RG98S-CWP 175.96 Post Civil War image of Pvt. David U. Reed, Co. H, 51st. Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. RG98S-CWP 191.43 Full standing image of Musician George M. Odom, Co. A, 51st Regt., Ill. Vol. Inf. He is wearing a unique uniform and his posing with his drum. RG98S-CWP 186.4 Bust view of Pvt. Edgar B. Gorham, Co. G, 51st Regt., Illinois Vol. Infantry. He is pictured in civilian clothes. Instructions for ordering photos: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html#Ordering Ordering Photographs Please note also that this is only a catalog. At present, we do not have photographs linked to the catalog entries. Duplicates of photos may be obtained by following these directions. Send a message to the MHI Special Collections Branch. This may be accomplished in several ways: (1)e-mail to Special Collections (2)postal mail to: U.S. Army Military History Institute ATTN: Special Collections 22 Ashburn Drive Carlisle, PA 17013-5008 or call them directly at 1-717-245-3434 In the message, provide your postal address and the catalog number of the photograph you desire (the Photo ID or "RG" number). They will mail a photocopy of the photograph to you for your examination and approval, along with much more detailed instructions, which will include charges for the duplication of photos. Assuming that you want a copy of the photograph(s), you will then mail a check for the appropriate amount payable to "MHI Fund" and the copy will be furnished after a suitable number of weeks for processing. Special Collections Branch */* MHI-SC@carlisle.army.mil (webmaster's email: (mhiwebmaster@carlisle.army.mil)) Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: TDavis8654@aol.com [mailto:TDavis8654@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 10:12 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 51st Infantry, Company C I am looking for a photograph of the 51st Infantry, Company C. Does anyone have one or know where I can locate one? My GGG-Grandfather's nephew Daniel FLATT (Flott) was in this unit. Thank you, Teresa Brewer Davis http://www.geocities.com/tjbd/Genealogy.html

I am looking for a photograph of the 51st Infantry, Company C. Does anyone have one or know where I can locate one? My GGG-Grandfather's nephew Daniel FLATT (Flott) was in this unit. Thank you, Teresa Brewer Davis http://www.geocities.com/tjbd/Genealogy.html

Looking for personal papers - diaries, letters, memoirs of Haviland Tompkins, officer in the 14th Illinois Cavalry and General Stoneman's Provost Marshall during the Atlanta Campaign. Resident of Fairfield and Toledo IL. If anyone knows of the existence of any such papers, please contact me. Randy Holderfield

http://www.brittonlane1862.madison.tn.us/ Britton Lane Battlefield Association Dedicated to Preserving Madison County History Sue Smith 4707 Steam Mill Road Medon, Tennessee 38356 (901) 935-2209 less@aeneas.net Interestingly, this url came up also.... http://www.findarticles.com/m2004/n2_v44/20944457/p1/article.jhtml Fort Donelson's Legacy: War and Society in Kentucky and Tennessee, 1862-1862. / (book reviews) Author/s: Damon Eubank Issue: June, 1998 Fort Donelson's Legacy: War and Society in Kentucky and Tennessee, 1862-1863. By Benjamin Franklin Cooling. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1997. Pp. xx, 408. $38.00.) Benjamin Cooling's Fort Donelson's Legacy continues the story of his earlier Forts Henry and Donelson. The author examines a crucial upper heartland Civil War campaign and its impact on the Confederacy from the fall of the river forts to the Southern fiasco at Missionary Ridge. Cooling contends that the Fort Donelson campaign could have resulted in a rapid Confederate collapse in the west. Instead, slow pursuit by Union generals and a mistaken belief on their part that the rebellion had already collapsed led them to follow a conciliatory policy toward the rebels and rebel property. Unfortunately for the Union forces, this sluggishness and mildness allowed the rebels to recover and continue the war for three years. Over time a new military situation had developed in Kentucky and Tennessee. Confederate sympathy had not become Unionist sympathy as expected. Confederate sympathizers resorted to partisan warfare to express their continuing Confederate support. Union forces, in retaliation, ended a policy of respect for Southern property and slowly moved toward a harden more destructive and bitter mode of warfare. Likewise, Confederate partisans adopted this mode of warfare to avenge themselves on Southern Unionists in their midst. The result was a no-man's-land in the upper heartland. Cooling has examined an often neglected element of Civil War campaigns: what happens to the civilians after the armies pass through. The author has attempted a melding of the story of the home- and battle fronts. A study of this nature would be in order for other areas of the South. Unfortunately, Fort Donelson's Legacy could benefit from some changes. Several mistakes of fact appear in the text. For example, there is no Fentress county, Kentucky (68), and Thomas T. Crittenden (87) of Murfreesboro shame was the nephew, not the son, of Senator John J. Crittenden. Also, John Marshall Harlan did not spell his name Harland (163). Although the text examines the war in Kentucky and Tennessee, Eleazer Paine, the infamous commander at Paducah receives only one small mention. Likewise, the author largely ignores central and eastern Kentucky. Finally, the author lists no manuscripts consulted from the holdings of the Kentucky Historical Society or the University of Kentucky and only one manuscript from the collection at Western Kentucky University. Several manuscript collections exist at these locations, which deal with the home front and problems of a war torn upper heartland area. Still, Fort Donelson's Legacy deals with a significant topic and should be consulted by anyone examining the impact of the Civil War on Kentucky or Tennessee. COPYRIGHT 1998 Kent State University Press COPYRIGHT 2000 Gale Group Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Craig Ayler [mailto:Craig.Ayler@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 3:39 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Britton's Lane Hello; I'm looking for a couple of things. First; Where is the location of the Battle of Britton's Lane (Sept 1,1862), Mendon Station, Tenn.? It seems that's where the 20th Ill Inf marched to and joined in with the 13th Ill Inf to fight the Confederate soldiers surrounding Mendon Station. They were successful. Second; Is there any information on the incident other than the Adjutant's General Report with the 20th or 13th Ill Infantry? Craig Ayler Aurora, CO Craig.Ayler@worldnet.att.net

This is for Kevin Frye - Thank you so very much for the information you sent to me about my ancestor who was held at Andersonville. This is a wonderful service you are willing to perform for us. I would like to send you reimbursement for your expenses sending this to me, but you did not give me a snail mail address with the package. Could you send it to me? My ancestor was George Nathaniel DENNIS. Connie Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frye" <Frye@gnat.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 16:25 Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 11TH IL INFANTRY CO. F > Hi Rodney, > If I haven't made this offer before, my name is Kevin Frye and I do > volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War POW Site. There are three > prisoners on record from the 11th, Co F as being held here. If you want > their names and records let me know and I will send them to you. > > Kevin > > > Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned > and died in captivity while in the service to our country > > http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html > > AOL USERS go to http://hometown.aol.com/andersonvillecw/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rodney Harris" <rivrcity@midwest.net> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 8:03 AM > Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 11TH IL INFANTRY CO. F > > > > I AM LOOKING FOR PICTURES OF 11TH IL INFANTRY COMPANY F. IF ANYONE CAN > HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW. > > > > RODNEY HARRIS > > rivrcity@midwest.net > > > > > > > >

Hi Rodney, If I haven't made this offer before, my name is Kevin Frye and I do volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War POW Site. There are three prisoners on record from the 11th, Co F as being held here. If you want their names and records let me know and I will send them to you. Kevin Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned and died in captivity while in the service to our country http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html AOL USERS go to http://hometown.aol.com/andersonvillecw/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney Harris" <rivrcity@midwest.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 8:03 AM Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 11TH IL INFANTRY CO. F > I AM LOOKING FOR PICTURES OF 11TH IL INFANTRY COMPANY F. IF ANYONE CAN HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW. > > RODNEY HARRIS > rivrcity@midwest.net > > >

Hello; I'm looking for a couple of things. First; Where is the location of the Battle of Britton's Lane (Sept 1,1862), Mendon Station, Tenn.? It seems that's where the 20th Ill Inf marched to and joined in with the 13th Ill Inf to fight the Confederate soldiers surrounding Mendon Station. They were successful. Second; Is there any information on the incident other than the Adjutant's General Report with the 20th or 13th Ill Infantry? Craig Ayler Aurora, CO Craig.Ayler@worldnet.att.net

Craig, Here's a web site for you: http://www.brittonlane1862.madison.tn.us/ Judy

I thought this item I sent to the St. Clair County mail list might also interest some members of this list. Tom Pearson I was intrigued by the question of whether St. Clair County Germans tended to avoid Civil War military service, and decided to do further research on the question. I used the Illinois State Archives Database of Illinois Civil War Soldiers to do much of my research. Following is the URL for this site's search screen: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/civilwar.ht ml The Database of Illinois Civil War Soldiers can be used to discover which Illinois volunteer regiment and company an individual served in, and his place of residence at time of enlistment. I highly recommend it. The following site can be used to discover which Illinois county a particular Civil War company was raised in: http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/searchco.html. Germans in the United States in 1860 in another site I found to be extremely helpful. The URL is: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2816/germans/states.html. First, some background: In 1860, the U.S. had a total population of 31,400,000. Of these, 1,301,000 were German-born. Illinois in 1860 had a total population of 1,712,000, and a German-born population of 130,800. Illinois therefore had slightly more than 10% of the 1860 U.S. total German-born population. St. Clair County had a total 1860 population of 37,694. 4,396 men from St. Clair County served in Civil War military organizations, or 12% of the 1860 St. Clair County total population. (I am not sure if the 4,396 figure includes all military organizations, or just those sworn into federal service. If it doesn't include militia units, then the percentage of the total 1860 St. Clair County population serving in Civil War military organizations will be even higher than 12%.) The following companies of Illinois volunteer regiments were raised in St. Clair County. Using the Database of Illinois Soldiers site listed above, I checked surnames and places of residence at time of enlistment by company to see if a majority of surnames in the company were Germanic, or had some other ethnic origin. 2nd IL Artillery, Battery E- Mostly Germanic 5th IL Cavalry, Company H- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 10th IL Cavalry, Company E- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 16th IL Cavalry, Company F- Mostly Germanic 16th IL Cavalry, Company G- Mostly Germanic 9th IL Infantry, Company A- Mostly Germanic 9th IL Infantry, Company B- Mostly Germanic 9th IL Infantry, Company C- Mostly Germanic 9th IL Infantry, Company D- Mostly Germanic 9th IL Infantry, Company E- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 22nd IL Infantry, Company C- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 22nd IL Infantry, Company K- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 32nd IL Infantry, Company G- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 43rd IL Infantry, Company A- Mostly Germanic 43rd IL Infantry, Company B- Mostly Germanic 43rd IL Infantry, Company G- Mostly Germanic 43rd IL Infantry, Company H- Mostly Germanic 49th IL Infantry, Company E- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 59th IL Infantry, Company E- Some Germanic (not a majority) 70th IL Infantry, Company F- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 80th IL Infantry, Company C- Mostly Germanic 82nd IL Infantry, Company F- Mostly Germanic 82nd IL Infantry, Company G- Mostly Germanic 115th IL Infantry, Company K- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 117th IL Infantry, Company C- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 117th IL Infantry, Company H- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 117th IL Infantry, Company I- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 117th IL Infantry, Company K- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 142nd IL Infantry, Company H- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 149th IL Infantry, Company B- Mostly Germanic 149th IL Infantry, Company C- Some Germanic (not a majority) 149th IL Infantry, Company D- Mostly Germanic 149th IL Infantry, Company H- Mostly Germanic 149th IL Infantry, Company I- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) 149th IL Infantry, Company K- Mostly Germanic 155th IL Infantry, Company K- Mostly other (mainly English or Irish) There are 36 companies total listed (since a company was made up of approximately 100 men, the list above accounts for approximately 3600 men of the 4,396 men furnished by St. Clair County to Civil War military organizations). Of these 36 companies, 18, or exactly half, were made up of men with mostly Germanic surnames (16 of the 36 companies were made up mainly of men with English or Irish surnames). Two companies included some men with Germanic surnames, although these men constituted less than a majority of company members. If we simply exclude these two companies from our calculations, it can still be seen that least 1,800 (41%) of the 4,396 men furnished by St. Clair County to Civil War military organizations had Germanic surnames. It therefore seems obvious that St. Clair County German-born men not only didn't shirk their duty to their new Fatherland, they enlisted in numbers greater than that of any other ethnic group in the county. I invite others to replicate or further my research, as I find this question to be of great interest, and realize my research can by no means be considered exhaustive or scientific. I do hope, however, that I have helped put to rest the supposition that large numbers of St. Clair County Germans attempted to evade Civil War military service- it simply wasn't the case. Tom Pearson