INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in appropriate sections on this page. Submit one form for each soldier you Honor. Please type, or handprint all information with black ink. Do not use a "highlighter" on any documents. A special Certificate with the Honored soldier’s name will be forwarded to you. The Ascent and Documentation form is not required, but is welcome if you want to include a few certificates or documents with this application. I wish to honor the memory of a soldier and/or support the Gustave Koerner House Preservation Project and hereby ___ Honor-a-Soldier (no documentation necessary). Enclosed is my $35.00 application fee. ____I would also like the society to procure this soldier’s Military Service record or Pension Documents Packet from the National Archives in Washington, D.C., to be preserved with this application as outlined in Disposition of Documents. Enclosed is an additional $17.00 to cover the cost of photocopies of these files [a fee increase is pending 6/2007 for these documents]. Applicant’s Name as it is to be shown on the Certificate ___________________________________________________________________________ Spouse ___________________________ (optional) Address ___________________________________________________________________ City _______________________ State _________ 9-digit Zip __________–________ I agree that this application and all documents tendered with it become the property of the St. Clair County Historical Society and may be stored, preserved, and published as outlined in the paragraph titled Disposition of Applications and Documentation. Date: ___________________ Signature: _________________________________________ Please send membership information on the Historical Society _______ Click this link for information on the Genealogical Society
| Name of Soldier and Rank | Dates served | County & State of Residence at time of War | Military Unit in the Civil War |
| ______________________________ | _____________________________ | ____________________ | __________________ |
| Ex: John Soldierman | 6 May 1863 – 1 July 1864 | St. Clair, Illinois | 17th IL Vols, Infantry |
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Date Received_________ Amount Paid (No cash)__________ Certificate No. Issued _________ Date_________ Certificate Mailed Date __________ MAIL this application, your check or money order for $35.00** (or $52.00 if you wish the society to procure service or pension papers) to: SCCHS–Koerner Fund, 701 East Washington Street, Belleville, IL 62220. **$25.00 will be donated to the Gustave Koerner House Preservation.
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