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[[Portal:United States Military Records|Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Illinois|Illinois]]  
[[Portal:United States Military Records|{{Adoption ISGS}}Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Illinois|Illinois]]  


Illinois soldiers or veterans who came to Illinois after their military service are mentioned in military records created or maintained by federal, state, or county officials. A comprehensive description of both federal and Illinois state military records is:  
Illinois soldiers or veterans who came to Illinois after their military service are mentioned in military records created or maintained by federal, state, or county officials. A comprehensive description of both federal and Illinois state military records is:  
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Illinois. Department of Veterans Affairs. ''Veterans National Cemetery Records, Illinois''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1308571 1308571]–72.)  
Illinois. Department of Veterans Affairs. ''Veterans National Cemetery Records, Illinois''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1308571 1308571]–72.)  


Original records are at the Illinois State Department of Veterans Affairs in Springfield. This source includes national cemeteries at Rock Island, Mound City, Alton, Graceland and Danville, Illinois.
Original records are at the Illinois State Department of Veterans Affairs in Springfield. This source includes national cemeteries at Rock Island, Mound City, Alton, Graceland and Danville, Illinois.  


=== Forts  ===
=== Forts  ===


Fort Armstrong --1816-1836
Fort Armstrong --1816-1836  


Fort Clark  
Fort Clark  
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Fort Massac  
Fort Massac  


Fort St. Joseph
Fort St. Joseph  


=== Revolutionary War (1775 –1783)  ===
=== Revolutionary War (1775 –1783)  ===
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*Walker, Harriet J., comp. ''Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Illinois: From the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, April, 1912–January, 1917 Inclusive and April, 1926–January 1927.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=158836&disp=Soldiers+of+the+American+Revolution+buri++ 908831], item 3)
*Walker, Harriet J., comp. ''Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Illinois: From the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, April, 1912–January, 1917 Inclusive and April, 1926–January 1927.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=158836&disp=Soldiers+of+the+American+Revolution+buri++ 908831], item 3)


Many patriots who came to Illinois are included in federal or national sources cited in [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]].
Many patriots who came to Illinois are included in federal or national sources cited in [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]].  


=== War of 1812 (1812–1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812–1815)  ===
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United States. Veterans Administration. ''War of 1812, Military Bounty Land Warrants, 1815–1858''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0848. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1971. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=983163 983163]–77.) (In order by warrant number, the warrants were issued for land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri. Film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=983163 983163] includes an index to patentees under the Act of 1842.)  
United States. Veterans Administration. ''War of 1812, Military Bounty Land Warrants, 1815–1858''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0848. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1971. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=983163 983163]–77.) (In order by warrant number, the warrants were issued for land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri. Film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=983163 983163] includes an index to patentees under the Act of 1842.)  


''War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois''. 1840. Reprint, Thomson, Illinois: Heritage House, 1977; originally published, as House Document 262, 26th Congress, 1st Session, 1840. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=29653&disp=War+of+1812+bounty+lands+in+Illinois%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.3 R2w]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=29653&disp=War+of+1812+bounty+lands+in+Illinois++ 1035624], item 7; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6051272 6051272]''.'')
''War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois''. 1840. Reprint, Thomson, Illinois: Heritage House, 1977; originally published, as House Document 262, 26th Congress, 1st Session, 1840. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=29653&disp=War+of+1812+bounty+lands+in+Illinois%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.3 R2w]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=29653&disp=War+of+1812+bounty+lands+in+Illinois++ 1035624], item 7; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6051272 6051272]''.'')  


=== Civil War (1861–1865)  ===
=== Civil War (1861–1865)  ===
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'''Veterans Organizations'''. By 1890, about 40 percent of the Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate the member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. A manuscript of members of GAR posts for the Department of Illinois, 1880 to 1930, and of other veterans organizations are at the Illinois State Historical Library. See the "[[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section for the address. Scattered records may be found in various libraries and archives throughout Illinois. Many GAR posts are identified in:  
'''Veterans Organizations'''. By 1890, about 40 percent of the Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate the member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. A manuscript of members of GAR posts for the Department of Illinois, 1880 to 1930, and of other veterans organizations are at the Illinois State Historical Library. See the "[[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section for the address. Scattered records may be found in various libraries and archives throughout Illinois. Many GAR posts are identified in:  


Hutchison, Florence. ''800 Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Illinois''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=21066&disp=800+posts+of+the+Grand+Army+of+the+Repub++ 1036109], item 6). This is a microfilm of an original typescript (10 leaves) written in 1974. This tells where each post was located.
Hutchison, Florence. ''800 Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Illinois''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=21066&disp=800+posts+of+the+Grand+Army+of+the+Repub++ 1036109], item 6). This is a microfilm of an original typescript (10 leaves) written in 1974. This tells where each post was located.  


=== Spanish-American War (1898–1899)  ===
=== Spanish-American War (1898–1899)  ===
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A pictorial history of soldiers with brief sketches and genealogical information is:  
A pictorial history of soldiers with brief sketches and genealogical information is:  


''Fighting Men of Illinois: An Illustrated Historical Biography''. Chicago, Illinois: Publishers Subscription, 1918. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=11888&disp=Fighting+men+of+Illinois++ 934978], item 2).
''Fighting Men of Illinois: An Illustrated Historical Biography''. Chicago, Illinois: Publishers Subscription, 1918. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=11888&disp=Fighting+men+of+Illinois++ 934978], item 2).  


=== Additional Military Records  ===
=== Additional Military Records  ===
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