Election results for companies organized under the new militia law, 1861.

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Election results for companies organized under the new militia law, 1861.

Election results, arranged by county, for all companies organized under a special Civil War militia law passed by the Illinois General Assembly, include company name; election date; elected officer names and rank (i.e., captain), and occasionally, company strength and report date.

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Illinois State Archive

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