Excerpt from Illinois Military Units in the Civil War: Published by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Illinois, Springfield, November, 1962 The role of Illinois in the Civil War was a proud and impres sive one. The most famous representatives of the State of Illinois in the Great Conflict were President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant, and United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Primarily a bibliography of military records at the Illinois State Archives.

"In 1857 James moved back to McLean County, Illinois. He describes some of his activities between that time and his en- listment . . . in the initial entry of diary #7. James joined the 8th Regiment . . . in July of 1861. He began keeping a daily diary at that time. His entries continue . . . until he was mustered out of service . . . August 2, 1864. The diary entries continue . . . until December 31, 1865, providing in- sights into the life of a young farmer in central Illinois"-- Foreword, p. iv.