Camp Butler, Illinois

major mustering-in site for Civil War
named for William Butler, treasurer of state of Illinois for 2 terms [1859-1863] who was from Sangamon County
east of Springfield on "Clear Lake"
first troops arrived in Aug 1861
troops boarded trains at Jimtown [now Riverton]
trained 39 regiments of infantry [e.g. 32, 38, 73, 115] and 9 regiments of cavalry

Camp Butler National Cemetery

RR 1, Springfield, IL 62707
east of Springfield, off I-72
burial site of both Union and Confederate soldiers

References

Illinois Camps, Posts, and Prisons by Victor Hicken, Illinois Civil War Sketches, No. 9, published by Illinois State Historical Library for the Civil War Centennial Commission of Illinois.

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