[Genealib] Re: Three New Books of Possible Interest

[Tom Pearson]

RAILROAD BOYS: THE STORY OF THE 89TH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
REGIMENT (1862-1865) by Thomas A. Pearson, M.S.L.S.

This paperback book is a history of the 89th Illinois Infantry
Regiment, also known as the Railroad Regiment.  The regiment
participated in the battles of Stones River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga,
Missionary Ridge, Pickett’s Mill, and Nashville, and was also involved
in the Atlanta Campaign.  The following Illinois counties furnished 20
or more men for the regiment: Cook, Franklin, Henry, Iroquois,
Jackson, Kane, Kendall, Knox, Lee, Perry, McDonough, and Rock Island
counties.

An 11-page preview of the book that provides Table of Contents and a
sample chapter is available on the Lulu.com website:

 http://www.lulu.com/

Type Railroad Boys in the search box and click Go.
 Perfect bound; 172 pages; chronological Roll of Honor; bibliography.

By the same author:

THE MISSOURI STATE GUARD: A SELECTED, ANNOTATED UNIT BIBLIOGRAPHY.

This paperback book is a unit-by-unit guide to sources of information
in book, periodical, and microfilm formats on the Missouri State Guard
(Missouri’s Confederate Civil War militia).  Also included is an
historical sketch of the MSG, an appendix that notes the MSG division
of which each Missouri county was a part, and a guide to Internet
sources of information on the MSG.

An 11-page preview of the book that provides Table of Contents and a
sample chapter is available on the Lulu.com website:

 http://www.lulu.com/

Type Missouri State Guard in the search box and click Go.
Perfect bound; 166 pages; unit-by-unit bibliography; MSG historical
sketch; MSG divisions guide; guide to MSG Internet resources.

By the same author:

ILLINOIS CENTRAL: A GUIDE TO GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

This paperback book is a detailed guide to materials of potential
interest to genealogists in libraries, archives, and various
government offices in Springfield, Illinois.  The book describes the
types of materials held by the library, archive, or government office;
their procedure for making postal / electronic / phone requests; and
contact information, location, and hours of operation for that
library, archive, or government office.

A 11-page preview of the book that provides Table of Contents and a
sample chapter is available on the Lulu.com website:

 http://www.lulu.com/

Type Illinois Central in the search box and click Go.
Perfect bound; 150 pages; Illinois genealogy chronology; index.

Please contact the author offline <89ilguy at gmail.com> for more
information and a special offer for libraries and archives. Thanks!