----- Original Message ----- From: Stan Mitchell <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] 120th Illinois Infantry, Company "E", 1862-1865 > I should give Illinois State Archives a call to see if they have any > additional > info. I'd love to go to Springfield and do some research. It took 7 or 8 > months to get the records by mail (I'm in California). > > Pardon my ignorance, but which cemetery were you researching? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 8:58 PM > Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] 120th Illinois Infantry, Company "E", 1862-1865 > > > > Doesn't the Illinois State Archives have film or something about the > Pension > > apps.? Seems like someone next to me was using something like that one > day > > when I was working there. They have lots of Civil War Records on film > that > > I used when researching Veterans of Rev. War, War of 1812, Mexican War, > & > > any of Illinois Units from Civil War, about 75 men who are buried in our > > cemetery. Very time consuming but several needed new markers, some were > > illegible and some were missing entirely. J. E. Southwick The Illinois records only include his service information. It includes his name the color of his hair and eyes his height his complexion. Also his Navitity if entered. when he was enlisted the date and Where. When he was mustered into service and by who. When he was discharged for service where and by who. There may also be some comments about him like deserted and a date. That is all the record contains. Greg Simmons --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/02