The Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Quincy has been serving veterans since 1886. It is still in operation and is now known as the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (external link). Another website, Illinois Veterans' Home (external link), gives a brief History and Facility Description.
We have searched the Illinois State Archives, Database of Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887–1916) (external link) and discovered there are 57 applications on file for what looks like 53 veterans and 3 wives. We hope to eventually make all the applications available here. If you are in a hurry to see an application, you may request up to 2 at a time. The records are free for Illinois residents and can be ordered on the web. If you are not an Illinois resident, the request must be mailed in with a $10 fee. On-line submission and instructions (at the bottom of the page) are at Submit a Reference Request (external link). Of course, if you request and receive any of these records, we would appreciate your sharing them with us.
All the Clinton County, Illinois names are listed below. The underlined names link to Adobe PDF files. If you do not have Adobe Reader, it can be downloaded free: Adobe Reader (external link).