If you have any male ancestors of military age who lived in Illinois during the Civil War years, there is a searchable database at Illinois State Civil War Archives http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/datcivil.html Enter the surname only and it will list all with that surname and include their regiment, company and county of enlistment. It also gives instructions on ordering official copies of military records via snail mail. By cross-referencing this database with the Andersonville database, I was able to determine the first name of a Craig ancestor who died at Andersonville but whose first name we did not know. I now know his grave number, date of death and most importantly his first name....Simeon. Another good Illinois site is Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/data_lan.html This gives data on land sale transactions and is searchable. Official copies are available by mail. I recently discovered a possible land purchase by one of the five wives of my Richard Craig (that's right, folks, FIVE wives!) Am still researching this one. Chris B. MusicaXina@aol.com