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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br> | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br> | ||
The following counties of origin are taken from the ''Adjutant General's Report'', found on the [http://civilwar. | The following counties of origin are taken from the ''Adjutant General's Report'', found on the [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/index.html Illinois Civil War Rosters] web site. Roster pages are from the same report found on the [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/n6/mode/1up Internet Archives] web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. | ||
*Company A - many men from [[Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy|Sangamon County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company A - many men from [[Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy|Sangamon County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/545/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 545-547.<br> | ||
*Company B - many men from [[Tazewell County, Illinois Genealogy|Tazewell County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company B - many men from [[Tazewell County, Illinois Genealogy|Tazewell County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/tazewell.html Tazewell County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/547/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 547-549.<br> | ||
*Company C - many men from [[Cass County, Illinois Genealogy|Cass County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company C - many men from [[Cass County, Illinois Genealogy|Cass County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/cass.html Cass County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/549/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 549-552.<br> | ||
*Company D - many men from [[Bond County, Illinois Genealogy|Bond County]] (Also Known as Steele's Escort) - [http://civilwar. | *Company D - many men from [[Bond County, Illinois Genealogy|Bond County]] (Also Known as Steele's Escort) - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/bond.html Bond County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/552/mode/1up Roster], vol, 7, pages 552-555.<br> | ||
*Company E - many men from [[Saline County, Illinois Genealogy|Saline County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company E - many men from [[Saline County, Illinois Genealogy|Saline County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/saline.html Saline County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/555/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 555-557.<br> | ||
*Company F - many men from [[Adams County, Illinois Genealogy|Adams County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company F - many men from [[Adams County, Illinois Genealogy|Adams County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/adams.html Adams County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/557/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 557-559.<br> | ||
*Company G - many men from [[Brown County, Illinois Genealogy|Brown County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company G - many men from [[Brown County, Illinois Genealogy|Brown County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/brown.html Brown County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/559/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 559-561.<br> | ||
*Company H - many men from [[Fulton County, Illinois Genealogy|Fulton]] & [[Schuyler County, Illinois Genealogy|Schuyler]] counties - [http://civilwar. | *Company H - many men from [[Fulton County, Illinois Genealogy|Fulton]] & [[Schuyler County, Illinois Genealogy|Schuyler]] counties - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/fulton.html Fulton] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/schuyler.html Schuyler] county web sites - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/561/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 561-563.<br> | ||
*Company I - many men from [[McLean County, Illinois Genealogy|McLean County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company I - many men from [[McLean County, Illinois Genealogy|McLean County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/mclean.html McLean County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/563/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 563-566.<br> | ||
*Company K - many men from [[Livingston County, Illinois Genealogy|Livingston County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company K - many men from [[Livingston County, Illinois Genealogy|Livingston County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/livingst.html Livingston County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/566/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 566-569.<br> | ||
*Company L - many men from [[Macoupin County, Illinois Genealogy|Macoupin]] and [[Montgomery County, Illinois Genealogy|Montgomery]] counties (Also Known as McClernand's Escort) - [http://civilwar. | *Company L - many men from [[Macoupin County, Illinois Genealogy|Macoupin]] and [[Montgomery County, Illinois Genealogy|Montgomery]] counties (Also Known as McClernand's Escort) - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/macoupin.html Macoupin] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/montgome.html Montgomery] county web sites - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/569/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 569-571. <br> | ||
*Company M - many men from [[Christian County, Illinois Genealogy|Christian]] and [[Shelby County, Illinois Genealogy|Shelby]] counties - [http://civilwar. | *Company M - many men from [[Christian County, Illinois Genealogy|Christian]] and [[Shelby County, Illinois Genealogy|Shelby]] counties - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/christia.html Christian] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/shelby.html Shelby] county web sites - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/571/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 571-574.<br> | ||
*Unassigned Recruits - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/574/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 574-575. | *Unassigned Recruits - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/574/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 574-575. | ||
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WEBSITES | WEBSITES | ||
*[http://civilwar. | *[http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/cav_003.html 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment] (accessed 2 September 2011) has company rosters and histories.<br> | ||
*[http://civilwar. | *[http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/index.html Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report,] [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/cav_003.html 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry] (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.<br> | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Illinois in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Illinois in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
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