I have devoted this page to internet resources regarding Illinois' involvement in the Civil War. The focus of this page is to provide the reader information on Illinois-focused reenactments, reenactment groups, and Internet resources.

Books on Illinois in the Civil War

Illinois Civil War Books

2007 Reenactments

To be announced shortly.

Reenactment Groups

• 2nd Illinois Light Artillery, Battery G
• 7th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, C Troop
• 8th Illinois Cavalry - Company B
• 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
• 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
• 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
• 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company H "The Sandwich Guards"
• 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company A - "The Chicago Highland Guard", "The First Scotch Regiment"
• 12th Illinois Cavalry, Company F
• 13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company D
• 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band
• 34th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company C, "The Rock River Rifles"
• 35th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company A
• 36th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company B
• 37th Illinois Infantry, Company B [based out of Arkansas]
• 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company K - "The Illinois Greyhounds"
• 44th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company K - "The Illinois Greyhounds"
• 45th Illinois Company C/5th Georgia Company C
• 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Company E, "Yates Sharp Shooters"
• 72nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company "A" - "Hancock Guard"
• 74th Illinois Civil War Reenactors
• 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Company H - "The LaSalle County Regiment"
• 114th Illinois Infantry
• Taylor's Battery
• The Battlefield Balladeers
• 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics (Illinois-based)

Camp Histories

• Camp Kane

Civil War Round Tables

• Blue Island Park District Civil War Round Table
• Chicago Civil War Round Table
• Decatur Civil War Round Table
• Joliet Area Civil War Round Table
• McHenry County Civil War Round Table
• Northern Illinois Civil War Round Table
• Salt Creek Civil War Round Table

Discussion Boards

• Illinois in the Civil War Message Board

Living History for Classrooms

• Don't Know Much About History

Museums

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
• Illinois State Military Museum
• General John A. Logan Museum
• Ulysses S. Grant Home

Muster Rolls

• Illinois Civil War Veterans Database
• National Park System Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System

Primary Sources

• "History of the 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry", W. H. Bentley, 1883
• Andersonville : A Story of Rebel Military Prisons by John McElroy; 1879
• Three Soldiers of Valor

Regimental Histories

• Illinois Cavalry
• Illinois Artillery
• Illinois Infantry
• First Troops in Service on Expedition to Cairo
• 48th Illinois
• 51st Illinois Infantry
• 89th Illinois Infantry Regiment

Soldiers

• Albert Cashier/Jennie Hodgers

Websites

• Central Illinois in the Civil War
• Civil War Flags of Illinois
• Illinois in the Civil War
• Illinois in the Civil War
• Illinois in the Civil War (Wikipedia)
• ILGenWeb - Civil War Links
• Illinois Trails Military Data Online
• Medal of Honor Recipients