Members of the 19th Illinois Regiment, from  The Nineteenth Illinois: a Memoir of a Regiment of Volunteer Infantry Famous in the Civil War, ...

Asiel Z. Blodgett (1832-1916) of Waukegan understood the importance of being a good leader. During the Civil War, he served as the main re...

Research of an unidentified soldier pictured in a tintype in the museum's collection has revealed the forgotten story of a young Scottis...