Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, has put online a treasure trove of information that will greatly please genealogists, historians, and civil war buffs: Illinois' Civil War muster rolls are now online.
Says White's office, from a press release last week:
"Personal information about the more than 285,000 Illinois soldiers who served in the Civil War is now available through our website and this will be a boon to genealogists and historians looking for information," White said. "This information was taken mainly from large, bulky ledger books that in the past could only be accessed through research at the Norton Archives building in Springfield
The data base is here. Let's put my last name, Ruberry in and see what comes up:
RUBERRY, JOSEPH PVT B 23 IL US INF CON CHICAGO, COOK CO, IL
Joseph Ruberry: my great-grandfather.
The photo is of a 19th century cannon, but taken a couple days ago during my Jamaica trip.
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