Rhonda, the 5th Illinois Calvary is listed in the Soldiers and Sailors System through the National Park Service and is a great research tool. Illinois has a great Civil War site to research units. A battalion of the 5th Illinois Calvary was commanded by Major A. H. Seley which was stationed for a short while in what is now present day Sharp County, Arkansas at Camp Ferguson located in the vicinity of Milligan Campground and Church near present day Strawberry, Arkansas just off the main highway going toward Cave City, Arkansas. The 5th Illinois Calvary was involved in a skirmish at the McKinney Farm and Mr. Seley's reports are in the Official Records (OR). A short description of the skirmish and men involved are published on the web and can be accessed by clicking on the Great letters and Stories link at the Originial Arkansas Geneology Project, Civil War also known as the Edward Gerdes Civil War page, www.couchweb.com/civilwar,