More on southern Illinoisans

At H-net.org's Civil War section, the discussions of northerners fighting for the south was a huge topic for a few months, with the primary focus being on individuals from southern Illinois opting to join the confederate army during the civil war.  There have apparently been many books published on the subject, one of which (as mentioned in the first link the discussion below) claims that 400 individuals crossed borders for the confederacy, joining the 15th Tennessee volunteer infantry.

http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=H-CivWar&month=1211&week=e&msg=E%2bKGbnTkO0Iy%2bft9xKwCvg&user=&pw=

Following this discussion through November and December of last year brings up the issue of conscription in the south during the war.  For draft purposes (according an individual in the discussion in the following link to H-net) any individuals who were not born in the south but owned property, voted, paid taxes, did business, or refused to leave, were accepted as citizens.  This seems plausible considering the south's smaller population in the years leading up to, and after, the war.

http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=H-CivWar&month=1212&week=a&msg=Nkcix0RMpo1TRz6WLOzPjw&user=&pw=