No, this is for my work at the university. She was born in Mass. and moved to Maine with her preacher husband. It is fascinating. There were many women workers from Illinois during the CW, though, Bykerdyke of Peoria County is a famous one. Once a supply officer complained to Grant about Bykerdyke's tactics in demanding supplies for the sick and wounded. Grant said that she 'ranked' him and that he had to complain to Lincoln about her! Diana Diana Dial Reynolds Editorial Associate, Peirce Edition Project Assistant Editor, Documentary Editing Institute for American Thought Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 317-274-1539 ----- Original Message ---- From: Cheryl Rothwell <historysleuth@gmail.com> To: illogan@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 1:03:18 PM Subject: Re: [ILLOGAN] No More Free Genealogy >>Also, the military databases are a gold mine. I'm doing research on a Civil War diary of a woman who followed her son's unit around and acted as a nurse. She mentions soldier after soldier after soldier. My job is to identify as many as possible, including birth dates, homes, units, etc. Sounds interesting. I don't suppose she was from Logan County? Cheryl Rothwell ________ Logan County ILGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan To unsubscribe send a message to: ILLOGAN-request@Rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message