Andrew, You and others interested in photos of IL Civil War vets and info about IL Civil War regiments should contact the following institution. Tom Pearson The Illinois State Historical Library has collections of manuscripts, photographs, and newspapers. Any of these collections can include Illinois Civil War soldier information. Staff can check to see if a photograph of a particular regiment (or regiment member) is available, and they can also check a card file which lists newspaper references to particular Illinois Civil War regiments. More detailed information may be found here: http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/#Audiovisual. Library staff will not accept E-mail requests for assistance. Photocopies of published materials can be provided for a nominal fee. There are more than 350,000 photographs in the Library's Audiovisual collection, which also includes 4,000 broadsides, 2,500 films and videotapes, and more than 1,200 oral history transcripts and 3,800 tapes. Topics covered include Civil War soldiers and battles. Most of the photographs can be copied for a fee by Library staff after selection by the patron. Appointments are required to use the Audiovisual collection. Phone (217) 785-7955. Audiovisual material is not available on interlibrary loan. The Library's 4,900 newspaper titles are preserved on nearly 73,000 microfilm reels. As the mandated newspaper repository in Illinois, the Library holds titles from all 102 counties. Many of the newspapers date from the early and mid-nineteenth century, and the collection includes many newspapers published during the Civil War. The Library's newspaper collection has been cataloged through the nationwide program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Researchers may borrow newspapers on microfilm through interlibrary loan. The collection may be searched online at the Illinois Newspaper Project site. Staff of the following departments may be contacted at these numbers: Manuscripts: (217) 785-7942 Audiovisual: (217) 785-7955 Lincoln: (217) 785-7954