earch for Hardin County veterans.
War of 1812
Nothing local online yet
Blackhawk War
Hardin County had not formed yet. Gallatin County hosted four companies: Capt. John Bay's, Capt. Joel Holliday's, Capt. David Russell's and Capt. Harrison Wilson's. Pope County hosted two: Capt. Charles Dunn's and Capt. Jonathan Durman's.
Mexican War
The closest enlistment place listed in the state's online database is Shawneetown. A search for Shawneetown pulls up Capt. Michael K. Lawler's Company of Dragoons.
Lawler also organized Co. G of the Third Illinois Regiment. There is no list of those soldiers online. Searches can be made of individuals suspected of serving in an Illinois unit at the Mexican War Veterans Database at the Illinois State Archives.
The Descendents of Mexican War Veterans has a concise history of the war at their site.
Civil War
A number of Hardin County men and boys joined the Union Army (and probably the Confederate Army as well). Not all joined Illinois units. Some joined Kentucky units, particularly the 48th Kentucky Infantry.
Search by place of residence: Hardin County in general, or Cave-in-Rock, Elizabethtown or Roseclare by particular. Also, search by individual at the Civil War Veterans Database at the Illinois State Archives. The state also maintains a separate database for Illinois Civil War Veterans serving in the U.S. Navy.
A handful of obituaries are online of Hardin County's veterans:
William L. Simmons Photo and Bio
George F. Davis Photo and Bio
Henry Rittenhouse Photo and Bio
Capt. Phillip J. Howard Photo and Bio
Capt. La Fayette Twitchell Photo and Bio
Britton Stacey Photo and Bio
Researchers recently cleaned up an abandoned cemetery in Cave-in-Rock and provided this list of Civil War veterans buried in Hessville Cemetery.
At least one Hardin County veteran earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. Riverboat Pilot John H. Ferrell entered the U.S. Navy in Illinois. Born: 15 April 1823, Tennessee. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865. Citation: Served on board the U.S. Monitor Neosho during the engagement with enemy batteries at Bells Mills, Cumberland River, near Nashville, Tenn., 6 December 1864. Carrying out his duties courageously during the engagement, Ferrell gallantly left the pilothouse after the flag and signal staffs of that vessel had been shot away and, taking the flag which was drooping over the wheelhouse, make it fast to the stump of the highest mast remaining although the ship was still under a heavy fire from the enemy.
For more information check out Illinois in the Civil War.
Spanish-American War
A number of men from Elizabethtown (or at least enlisted there) all joined Co. D of the 9th Ilinois Infantry Regiment. Here's a list of them. Also, search by individual name at the Spanish American Veterans Database at the Illinois State Archives.
World War I
Nothing local online yet.
Most Illinois soldiers who served during World War I served in the 33rd Division which had been formed out of units that comprised the Illinois National Guard. For more information check out the book on the unit: Gerald F. Biggs, gen. ed. 1920. Illinois in the World War: An Illustrated History of the Thirty-third Division. Chicago: States Publication Society.
World War II
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Korean War
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page has a search engine where soldiers listed on the wall can be searched by name or town.
