Rhonda: I have a book written by the Col. of the 88th...the Chicago Board of Trade, which is still in existence in Chicago, raised and paid for 3 brigades of Illinois Volunteers in summer, 1862. Such units as the 72nd Ill (1st BoT Brigade) and the 88th (2nd BoT Brigade) had their arms and equipment bought and paid for by the Board. Thus the name. More if you need it. Dave Winship

How was this "board" created? Rhonda -----Original Message----- From: winship [mailto:winship@gte.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 6:00 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 88th Illinois Rhonda: I have a book written by the Col. of the 88th...the Chicago Board of Trade, which is still in existence in Chicago, raised and paid for 3 brigades of Illinois Volunteers in summer, 1862. Such units as the 72nd Ill (1st BoT Brigade) and the 88th (2nd BoT Brigade) had their arms and equipment bought and paid for by the Board. Thus the name. More if you need it. Dave Winship