the journal & the 114th, 1861 to 1865 (1979) is a book that contains the history of the 114th illinois volunteer infantry regiment during the american civil war and newspaper articles of the 1860s. researched and written by john l. satterlee, it contains stories written by the illinois state journal editors that were submitted by the "observer" and others as well as many things that went on in springfield, sangamon county, illinois and the world during the civil war.