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Regimental History: Major Themes
Organization of the Regiment, Greenwood Recruiting, Recruiting Cavalry Early-On, Camp Douglas Politics, Regiment Building, Camp Douglas
Prisoners of War, Partial List of Regiment's POWs, Account of Captivity in CSA Prisons, Dying at Andersonville, Lindy and Mee Graves, Prisoner at Camp Ford, Tyler TX, Letter from Danville Prison, Last to Leave Andersonville
Chickamauga [endlessly under construction], Raymond's Regimental After-Action Report, Miles' 27th Illinois After-Action Report, Walworth's Brigade After-Action Report, Gates Thruston - Crisis at Chickamauga, Chaplain Notifies Parents of the Dead, Retrieving the Chickamauga Dead
Reenlisting, 1864
Franklin (1864) [wildly under construction], Color Bearer Genung Falls, Color Bearer Lansdown Falls, Nathaniel Bailie Lost Forever
 
Regimental History: Bounded Themes and Episodes
Death by Disease Guarding the Railroads
Regiment Weakened by Detached Service Dead Man Deserting
Views of the Emancipation Proclamation  
   
Diaries & Journals Soldier Letters
1862 Regimental Journal by Col. Bradley Edward Tabler, Mar 15 1863, Murfreesboro
Edward Tabler Diary: January - June, 1862 Edward Tabler, Nov 12 1863, Chattanooga
Edward Tabler Diary: July, 1862 - February 9, 1863 Edward Tabler, Nov 7 1864, Pulaski TN
Edward Tabler Diary: January - June, 1863 David W. English: Camp Douglas, Feb 8, 1862
Edward Tabler Diary: July - December, 1863 Henry Howland: Mississippi River, Apr 7 1862
Edward Tabler Diary: January - June, 1864 Henry Buck: Booneville MS, Jun 3 1862
Part I of Edward Tabler's Diary Unedited Henry Buck: Mallard Creek AL, Aug 17 1862
Part II of Edward Tabler's Diary Unedited Henry Buck: Decatur AL, Aug 2, 1862
Edward Burns' Diary, April 1862 to September 1863 Henry Buck: Undated Letter to Sister
  Thomas Hayes, Mississippi, Jun 23 1862
  Thomas Hayes, Alabama, Aug 4 1862
  Thomas & John Hayes, Alabama, Aug 25 1862
  Col. Bradley, Nov 29 1862, Nashville
  Albert Tilton, Jul 20 1862, Near Corinth
  Robert Tilton, Jun 7 1862, Near Corinth
  Additional Tilton Family Correspondence, mid-1862
  Col. Gilbert Cumming, Chicago, Sep 12, 1862
  John McBride: Stones River, January, 1863
  George Sylvester: Stones River, Feb 8, 1863
  William Greenwood: to Gov. of Ill., May 17, 1863
  Chaplain to Clarissa McBride: Chattanooga, Sep 21, 1863
  John Ekstrand: Chattanooga, Nov 2, 1863
  Adam Hetfield, Watseka IL, Jan 29, 1866
  George Hoel, Stones River TN, Jan 13, 1863
  George Hoel, Chattanooga, Mar 30, 1864

Accounts by Members of the Fifty-First Illinois Infantry
Decoration: Some Footprints of the Army of the Cumberland, from the Privates' Standpoint - by William Gardner, Co D
"Kiser Lansdowne" in Port Byron Globe: February 20, 1891- by Alexander Jack, Co H
Account of Captivity in Confederate Prisons - by Martin Riley, Co K
"Familiar Camping Ground" (Siege of Chattanooga) in Port Byron Globe: Apr 24, 1885 - unknown author, Co H
"General G. W. Roberts and Stone River," Roberts' Brigade Including 51st Illinois at Stones River, by Frederic Thompson, Co. K
"One of the Last to Leave Andersonville," by Theodore Eads, Co. C

Private Edward L. Tabler: Genealogy, Prairie History, Civil War Letters and Diaries
The Genealogy of Edward Tabler  
Biographical Sketch of Tabler's Father, Nathaniel Edward Tabler Letter, Mar 15 1863, Murfreesboro
Migration of Cryders and Tablers to Illinois Edward Tabler Letter, Nov 12 1863, Chattanooga
Private Edward Tabler's Obituary Edward Tabler Letter, Nov 7 1864, Pulaski TN
Edward Tabler's 1862-65 Itinerary with the 51st Annotations to Tabler's Diaries by Wm. Edward Henry
Tabler Diary: January through June, 1862 Private Tabler's Personality by Wm Edward Henry
Tabler Diary: July through February 9, 1863 Tabler Interest: Murrell, Great Western Land Pirate
Tabler Diary: January through June, 1863  
Tabler Diary: July through December, 1863  
Tabler Diary: January through June, 1864  
Part I of Tabler's Diary Unedited  
Part II of Tabler's Diary Unedited  

Soldier Photos & Biographical Sketches Soldier Photos & Biographical Sketches
Regimental Photographs Regimental Photographs
Bailie, Gilbert: Pvt. Co E
Bellows, George. Capt. Co F
Bradley, Luther: Colonel
Bradley, Luther: Autobiographical Sketch
Brown, Theodore: Capt. Co D
Cailey, George: Pvt. Co B
Cumming, Gilbert: Colonel
Cummings, Silas: Pvt. Co B
Davis, Charles: Lt. Col.
Eads, Albert: Lt. Co C
Gilchrist, James: Sgt. Co B
Grabbe, Frederick: Lt. Co G
Greenwood, William, Capt. Co H
Gorham, Edgar: Sgt. Co G
Hall, Henry: Adjutant
Howland, Henry: Quartermaster
Hull, Edward: Pvt. Co E
McGillis, Duncan: Pvt. Co B 		McWilliams, John: Capt. Co E
Minard, Adolphus: Pvt. Co H
Montanden, James: Capt. Co A
Moody, Otis: Adjutant
Morton, William, Cpl. Co E
Raymond, Lewis: Chaplain
Reed, David: Pvt. Co H
Renner, Harrison: Pvt. Co A
Sedgwick, James: Sgt. Co B
Shirts, Jacob: Principal Musician
Stott, James: Pvt. Co G
Stovall, James: Cook, Co F
Tilton, Albert: Capt. Co C
Tilton, Robert: Cpl. Co C
Waterman, George: Capt. Co F
Weeks, Benjamin: Pvt. Co F
Wolfe, Leonard: Pvt. Co H
Yelton, Oliver: Sgt. Co B

Additional Biographical Sketches Gravestones
Abbott, Isaac: Pvt. Co H
Allen, Atephen: Pvt. Co H
Case, John: Pvt. Co H
Anthony, Cyrus: Capt. Co B
Buck, Henry: Lt. Co K
English, David: Pvt. Co E
Genung, Louis: Sgt. Co H
Harrington, Eli: Pvt. Co H
Hoel, George: Pvt. Co C
Holbert, William: Pvt. Co K
Kierstead, John: Pvt. Co G
Lane, Jacob: Pvt. Co F
Lansdown, A. Kiser: Pvt. Co H
Lindy, William: Pvt. Co H
McBride, John: Pvt. Co D
Mee, William: Pvt. Co H
Metzgar, Marcellus: Sgt. Co H
Moore, Jasper: Pvt. Co C
Nicholson, william: Cpl. Co H
Reed, John: Pvt. Co E
Sheppard, James: Pvt. Co H
Spaid, George: Sgt. Co H
Trent, Henry: Lt. Co H
White, William: Pvt. Co H
Wing, George: Pvt. Co C
Winterringer, Harris: Pvt. Co E 		Abbott, Isaac: Pvt. Co H, Cordova IL
Stephen Allen: Pvt. Co H, Port Byron IL
Ames, Simeon: Pvt. Co B, Corinth MS
Case, John: Pvt. Co H, Port Byron IL
Anthony, Cyrus: Capt. Co B - Maryville MO
Bailie, Andrew: Pvt. Co E - Mason IL
Bailie, Gilbert: Pvt. Co E - Altamont IL
Benson, John: Pvt. Co A, Corinth MS
William Bishop: Pvt. Co H - Rosehill Cem., Chicago
Bradley, Luther: Colonel - Arlington National Cemetery
Buck, Henry: Adjutant, Chattanooga National Cemetery
Canady, Horace: Pvt. Co C, Corinth MS
Chamberlain, Augustus: Pvt. Co C, Corinth MS
Davis, Charles: Lt. Col. - Chicago
Dunn, George: Pvt. Co H, Corinth MS
French, Milton: Capt. 22nd Illinois, Chattanooga National Cemetery
Genung, Louis: Sgt. Co H - Hastings IA
Gilchrist, James: Sgt. Co H - Orvil Twnshp IL
Harrington, Eli: Pvt. Co H - New Market IA
Hoel, George: Pvt. Co C - Chattanooga National Cemetery
Kierstead, John: Pvt. Co G, Breckinridge CO
Lane, Jacob: Pvt. Co F - Pagusa Springs CO
Raymond, Lewis: Chaplain - Graceland Cem., Chicago
Lindsey, James: Pvt. Co B - Rosehill Cem., Chicago
Lindy, William: Pvt. Co H - Andersonville
McBride, John: Pvt. Co D - Chattanooga National Cemetery
Mee, William: Pvt. Co H - Andersonville
Metzgar, Marcellus: Pvt. Co H, Port Byron IL
Meyer, Phillip: Pvt. Co G - Rosehill Cem., Chicago
Moody, Otis: Adjutant, Chattanooga National Cemetery
Moore, Jasper N.: Pvt. Co C - Iroquois County IL
Nicholson, William: Cpl. Co H, Port Byron IL
Reed, David: Pvt. Co H - Blue Springs NE
Reed, John: Pvt. Co E, Boulder CO
Renner, Harrison: Pvt. Co A, Laclede County, MO
Rosa, William: Pvt. Co H, Corinth MS
Sheppard, James: Pvt. Co H, Port Byron IL
Shirts, Jacob: Musician Co G, Chanute KS
Simons, Albert: Lt. Co G, Chattanooga National Cemetery
Smith, Levi: Pvt. Co C, Shiloh TN
Spaid, George: Sgt. Co H, Port Byron IL
Stott, James: Pvt. Co G, Bevier MO
Tabler, Edward: Pvt. Co K, Aux Sable IL
Tilton, Albert: Capt. Co C - Leicester NY
Tilton, Henry: 24th Battery, NY Lgt Art - Andersonville
Tilton, Robert: Cpl. Co C - Leicester NY
Trent, Henry: Lt. Co H, Port Byron IL
White, William: Pvt. Co H, Zuma Twnshp IL
Wing, George: Pvt. Co C - Tallapoosa GA
Winterringer, Harris: Pvt. Co E - Mason IL

Military Documents Pictures
Regimental Stationery: November, 1861 Camp Douglas, Chicago
Reenlistment Papers for Fredrick Grabbe 51st Illinois Monument at Chickamauga
Recruiting Formalities: Theodore Brown East Viniard Field Battleground, Sept 19 1863
Prisoner of War Slip: James Sedgwick Chickamauga Plaque: 51st on Sept 19
Discharge Paper: James Stott Civil War Ambulance and Ambulance Train
Court Martial of Edward Burns Gordon-Lee Mansion, Chickamauga Hospital
  Digging up the Dead in the Civil War
  51st Illinois Graves at Chattanooga Natl Cemetery
  Corporal Lyman Needham, Co K, 42nd Illinois
Pictures Stairs Down to Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago
Chickamauga - Viniard Farm and Field Album 1862 Graves at Rosehill, Soldiers Dead at Camp Douglas
Franklin Tennessee Terrain 1000 Andersonville Graves
  Trench-Burying a Dead Man at Andersonville
  Grabbe's Floating Beehive & Abana Bottled Water
  Chickamauga Hospital: The Gordon-Lee Mansion
  Men of 51st on Lookout Mountain, Spring 1864
Mementos: Miscellanea and Collectanea Which Have Appeared on These Pages from Time to Time
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