Greetings, I am hoping someone can help me with something. An ancestor of mine has on his tombstone ³Co. A 66 ILLS INF² which I am translating as Company A 66th Illinois Infantry. Can anyone help me with that? The only thing I'm not sure of is the ILLS. Is there a source online or in print that has grave marker abbreviations translated in it? Thank you! Wendy Boughner Whipple

Wendy, This doesn't answer your question directly, but you might be interested in this website about Illinois in the Civil War. There's a listing of all the troops by Regiment and Company and perhaps other info of interest to you. I think the inscription on the tombstone is probably just an abbreviation of "Illinois": ILLS. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/index.htm juanita > > I am hoping someone can help me with something. An ancestor of > mine has on his tombstone ³Co. A 66 ILLS INF² which I am > translating as Company A 66th Illinois Infantry. Can anyone help > me with that? The only thing I'm not sure of is the ILLS. Is > there a source online or in print that has grave marker > abbreviations translated in it? > > Thank you! > Wendy Boughner Whipple >