Hello. Would there be some place in ANNA,IL.where some thing is wrote up about the Civil War? Or would there be a veterans cemetery there? My gggrandfather William Mack died there at age 44. Yet there was no fighting going on. William had only been in the war for 11 days when he died. Unless William, was sent to hospital there. Any and all info neded. Thank you. Viola. Thank you. Viola.
Viola: I've seen references to "Camp Anna" and to units being formed there and men enlisting there. I assume it was a training camp as well. Possibly your William Mack was in training there. You may already have his service record. If he left a widow or a dependent parent or child who applied for a pension based on his service, there may be other details about him in their applications. The following is from page 48 of the book "100 Years of Progress, City of Anna, Illinois", Anna Centennial Committee, 1954: "From the best information gathered, Union County gave 3,000 men to the army during the Civil War. The records show that in addition to the full 109th Regiment furnished Capt. Mack's Company, there were a number of men in the 18th Regiment.* The county also furnished a large number of men to the 6th Cavalry. The 60th Infantry Regiment was organized at Anna Feb. 17, 1862, Col. Silas C. Toler of Jonesboro and Adjutant Thomas C. Barnes, Anna. The regiment fought in eleven battles in the March on Atlanta to the sea. The 109th Regiment was recruited from Union County. Col. Alexander J. Nimmo, Lt. Col. Elijah A. Willard, Major Thomas A. Perrine, and Adjutant James Evans and others were mustered in at Anna Sept. 11, 1862. It was armed with inferior guns and later consolidated with the 11th Infantry. About 1800 of the men were killed in action or died in hospitals or prison camps. Barracks for soldiers were built on the present site of the Anna State Hospital and a hospital unit erected. The St. Nicholas Hotel in Anna was also converted into a hospital for the wounded. Civil War veterans sleep in a special memorial plot at the Anna Cemetery." ----- *This sentence is typed exactly as printed in the book. I see no other mention of "Capt. Mack" on nearby pages to indicate what his first name might have been. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System at http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ can be checked for servicemen's names and regimental histories. Also the Illinois Civil War Veterans Database at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html Andy Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Viola Seward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [ILUNION] Civil War Info At ANNA? > Hello. Would there be some place in ANNA,IL.where some thing is wrote up > about the Civil War? Or would there be a veterans cemetery there? My > gggrandfather William Mack died there at age 44. Yet there was no fighting > going on. William had only been in the war for 11 days when he died. > Unless > William, was sent to hospital there. Any and all info neded. > Thank you. > Viola. > Thank you. > Viola. > >
Hello. Would Union county have any books for sale on Civil war vets? Thank you. Viola.
Viola: I've seen references to "Camp Anna" and to units being formed there and men enlisting there. I assume it was a training camp as well. Possibly your William Mack was in training there. You may already have his service record. If he left a widow or a dependent parent or child who applied for a pension based on his service, there may be other details about him in their applications. The following is from page 48 of the book "100 Years of Progress, City of Anna, Illinois", Anna Centennial Committee, 1954: "From the best information gathered, Union County gave 3,000 men to the army during the Civil War. The records show that in addition to the full 109th Regiment furnished Capt. Mack's Company, there were a number of men in the 18th Regiment.* The county also furnished a large number of men to the 6th Cavalry. The 60th Infantry Regiment was organized at Anna Feb. 17, 1862, Col. Silas C. Toler of Jonesboro and Adjutant Thomas C. Barnes, Anna. The regiment fought in eleven battles in the March on Atlanta to the sea. The 109th Regiment was recruited from Union County. Col. Alexander J. Nimmo, Lt. Col. Elijah A. Willard, Major Thomas A. Perrine, and Adjutant James Evans and others were mustered in at Anna Sept. 11, 1862. It was armed with inferior guns and later consolidated with the 11th Infantry. About 1800 of the men were killed in action or died in hospitals or prison camps. Barracks for soldiers were built on the present site of the Anna State Hospital and a hospital unit erected. The St. Nicholas Hotel in Anna was also converted into a hospital for the wounded. Civil War veterans sleep in a special memorial plot at the Anna Cemetery." ----- *This sentence is typed exactly as printed in the book. I see no other mention of "Capt. Mack" on nearby pages to indicate what his first name might have been. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System at http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ can be checked for servicemen's names and regimental histories. Also the Illinois Civil War Veterans Database at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html Andy Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Viola Seward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [ILUNION] Civil War Info At ANNA? > Hello. Would there be some place in ANNA,IL.where some thing is wrote up > about the Civil War? Or would there be a veterans cemetery there? My > gggrandfather William Mack died there at age 44. Yet there was no fighting > going on. William had only been in the war for 11 days when he died. > Unless > William, was sent to hospital there. Any and all info neded. > Thank you. > Viola. > Thank you. > Viola. > >