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.

A History of the Thirty Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment from inception through the war years and after, including major battles, extended personal histories, and medical and disciplinary records and physical descriptions of many of the officers and men; a comprehensive unit history including many personal stories told with the aid of contemporary newspapers, soldiers' correspondence, veterans' association articles, and journals and diaries.

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