The Civil War Descendant Certificate Project awards a handsomely designed Certificate to applicants who either Honor-a-Soldier, or provide sufficient documentation as a Descendant of a Civil War soldier or his sibling in several eligibility categories. Twenty-five dollars of the application fee goes toward the renovation of Gustave Koerner's House in Belleville which will serve as an educational and interpretive facility upon completion. An accomplished, well-respected lawyer and ardent opponent of slavery, Koerner became the first German immigrant elected to the Illinois State Legislature and offered to raise two German regiments for the Civil War effort. A friend of Abraham Lincoln, Koerner was given much credit for Lincoln's nomination and served as pallbearer at his funeral. In addition to the renovation, funds raised will support documentation of these and other aspects of Koerner's life and preserve the Civil War Descendant Application files for use by the public at the Koerner Home.
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Print out any of the pages below, or, request a Civil War Descendant Packet from the St. Clair County Historical Society (618) 234-0600.
CW Descendant Application Disposition of Applications and Documentation
Help!
Acceptable Documentation and Substitute Sources when you can't find a birth, or marriage, or death certificate. Learn more about Gustave Koerner on the official Web site! Learn more about the 22nd and 43rd Regiments. See their national and regimental flags. St. Clair County (IL) Genealogical Society (SCCGS) Home where many more databases are online for county research.
For questions about this project not answered on this web site, e-mail Diane Walsh, the Project Director. Please type "CW Descendant Application" in the Subject line. |
SponsorsSt. Clair County Genealogical Society and the St. Clair County Historical Society, a cooperative project.Purpose:
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701 East Washington Street Belleville, Illinois 62220 Do not send originals as all papers become the property of the Historical Society and will not be returned. |
EligibilityThree categories--
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