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1st Illinois Cavalry Regiment surgeon's record book

 Collection — Box: 171
Identifier: MS-SC2254
Scope and Contents

Record book for surgeons of the 1st Illinois Cavalry during the Spanish-American War, arranged by troop, July to September, 1898. Lists name of patient, dates of illness, parents and their address or address of nearest relative. Also includes a list of medications and amounts in the back. Surgeons for the unit include Major T. Jay Robeson, surgeon; Captain Jesse Rowe, assistant surgeon; and Lieutenant Albert E. Mowry, assistant surgeon.

Dates: 1898

1st Illinois Light Artillery, Battery F document

 Collection — Box: 39
Identifier: MS-SC746
Scope and Contents

Signatures of 30 soldiers receiving bounty pay from Morgan County, Illinois.

Dates: September 1862

2nd Illinois Light Artillery claims for forage

 Collection — Box: 254
Identifier: MS-SC3395
Scope and Contents

6 letters or notes (plus a sleeve) by officers of Battery A, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery, initially called the Peoria Light Artillery, requesting payment for forage for their horses, and in several cases wages and rations for their servants, while at Camp Mather, Peoria, Illinois, in 1861. Each is signed by Captain Peter Davidson and countersigned by Quartermaster Sergeant Abraham B. Batterson.

Dates: 1861

5th Illinois Cavalry, Company G address list

 Collection — Box: 39
Identifier: MS-SC749
Scope and Contents

List of names and hometowns of some members of Company G, 5th Illinois Cavalry, written on U.S. Christian Commission letterhead.

Dates: Undated; 1865 or after

7th Illinois Infantry Regiment, Company A morning reports

 Collection — Box: 171
Identifier: MS-SC2257
Scope and Contents

Morning reports for Company A of the 7th Illinois Infantry give list of all officers and enlisted men, those on duty, sick and those on arrest or confinement, for each day of the month.

Dates: June 1, 1861-September 30, 1861

11th Illinois Cavalry, Company D appointment certificates

 Collection — Box: 151
Identifier: MS-SC2170
Scope and Contents

Certificates of appointment of James E. Kanouse and John H. Kilver as sergeants in Company D of the 11th Illinois Cavalry. The certificates are signed by regimental commander Robert G. Ingersoll. Kanouse's appointment was made in Peoria, Illinois, on 1 March 1862. Kilver's appointment was made in Corinth, Mississippi, on 22 October 1862.

The original certificates are stored in oversize, but copies are available for use.

Dates: 1862

11th Illinois Cavalry, Company K descriptive roll

 Collection — Box: 204
Identifier: MS-SC2491
Scope and Contents

Descriptive roll listing each member of Company K, 11th Illinois Cavalry, prepared at Memphis, Tennessee, in September 1865 when the soldiers mustered out.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

14th Annual Convention Illinois Poultry & Egg Shipping Association

 Item
Identifier: AV-ART-2021-004
Dates: Event: Date of convention

16th Illinois Infantry, Company A record book

 Collection — Box: 171
Identifier: MS-SC2258
Scope and Contents Daily entries concerning the activities and movement of Company A of the 16th Illinois Infantry from May 1861 to August 1863, while serving in Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. Typically brief, the entries describe routine activity in camp, as well as specifics of events such as the Battle of New Madrid and Siege of Corinth. The records were kept by Captain Virgil Y. Ralston, and then kept by several others following Ralston's resignation in March 1862.Beginning on...
Dates: May 24, 1861-August 31, 1863 and 1866

17th Illinois Infantry, K Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: BC327
Abstract Civil War regiment organized at Peoria, Illinois May 10, 1861 and made up of 10 companies with Captain James P. Walker commanding Co. K and Captain Ross of H Company elected as Colonel of the regiment. Walker was a physician from Mason City, Illinois and resigned from the Army in April 1862 due to illness. Jacob Wheeler, who had been severely wounded in the face at the battle of Frederickstown, was appointed Captain and took over command of Company K. They were present at the battle for Fort...
Dates: 1861 - 1864

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