Looking for information on the FRANCIS GROVER, from Litchfield, who was in the 57th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. It appears that he may have been a friend of my great-grandfather, JAMES BROWN, who was in the 65th Illinois Infantry. Both units were mustered in at Camp Douglas, Ill. in late 1861-early 1862. My grandfather, born after the Civil War, was FRANCIS GROVER BROWN and I am his namesake, FRANCIS GROVER GEBHART.

The pension papers are a good place to start! You can order them from the NARA site: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/military_and_genealogy_o rder_forms.html You want "Military Pension Claim Files, 1775-1916". The full file is $37.00; 25 page version (they pick the 25 with the most genealogical material) is $14.75, I believe. Pat Hansen -----Original Message----- From: Frank Gebhart [mailto:frankge@sprintmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 12:20 AM To: ILMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILMONTGO] FRANCIS GROVER, 57th Ill. Inf. / JAMES BROWN, 65th Ill. Inf. Looking for information on the FRANCIS GROVER, from Litchfield, who was in the 57th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. It appears that he may have been a friend of my great-grandfather, JAMES BROWN, who was in the 65th Illinois Infantry. Both units were mustered in at Camp Douglas, Ill. in late 1861-early 1862. My grandfather, born after the Civil War, was FRANCIS GROVER BROWN and I am his namesake, FRANCIS GROVER GEBHART. ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== Montgomery Co IL Mail List is for Genealogical research do not send Virus warnings to the list. "Problems with the Montgomery Co IL Mail list contact Tim Casey timcasey59@earthlink.net.