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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> | ||
<br>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 [ | <br>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 [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#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#military|Sangamon County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon County] web site - [ | Company A - many men from [[Sangamon County, Illinois#military|Sangamon County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/557/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 557-559. | ||
Company B - many men from [[Tazewell County, Illinois#military|Tazewell County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/tazewell.html Tazewell County] web site - [ | Company B - many men from [[Tazewell County, Illinois#military|Tazewell County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/tazewell.html Tazewell County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/559/mode/1up Roster,] vol. 4 pages 559-561. | ||
Company C - many men from [[Vermilion County, Illinois#military|Vermilion County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/vermilio.html Vermilion County] web site - [ | Company C - many men from [[Vermilion County, Illinois#military|Vermilion County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/vermilio.html Vermilion County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/561/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 561-563. | ||
Company D - many men from [[Piatt County, Illinois#military|Piatt County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/piatt.html Piatt County] web site - [ | Company D - many men from [[Piatt County, Illinois#military|Piatt County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/piatt.html Piatt County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/563/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 563-564. | ||
Company E - many men from [[Vermilion County, Illinois#military|Vermilion County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/vermilio.html Vermilion County] web site - [ | Company E - many men from [[Vermilion County, Illinois#military|Vermilion County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/vermilio.html Vermilion County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/565/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 565-566. | ||
Company F - many men from [[Logan County, Illinois#military|Logan County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/logan.html Logan County] web site - [ | Company F - many men from [[Logan County, Illinois#military|Logan County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/logan.html Logan County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/566/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 566-568. | ||
Company G - many men from [[Schuyler County, Illinois#military|Schuyler]] and [[Sangamon County, Illinois#military|Sangamon]] counties - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/schuyler.html Schuyler] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon] county web sites - [ | Company G - many men from [[Schuyler County, Illinois#military|Schuyler]] and [[Sangamon County, Illinois#military|Sangamon]] counties - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/schuyler.html Schuyler] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon] county web sites - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/568/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 568-570. | ||
Company H - many men from [[Pike County, Illinois#military|Pike County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/pike.html Pike County] web site - [ | Company H - many men from [[Pike County, Illinois#military|Pike County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/pike.html Pike County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/570/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 570-571. | ||
Company I - many men from [[Sangamon County, Illinois#military|Sangamon County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon County] web site - [ | Company I - many men from [[Sangamon County, Illinois#military|Sangamon County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/572/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 572-573. | ||
Company K - many men from [[Jackson County, Illinois#military|Jackson County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/jackson.html Jackson County] web site - [ | Company K - many men from [[Jackson County, Illinois#military|Jackson County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/jackson.html Jackson County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/573/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 pages 573-575. | ||
Unassigned Recurits - [ | Unassigned Recurits - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant04illi1#page/575/mode/1up Roster], vol. 4 page 575. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,593 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIL0073RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,593 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIL0073RI Roster]. | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''A history of the Seventy-third Regiment of Illinois Infantry Volunteers : its services and experiences in camp, on the march, on the picket and skirmish lines, and in many battles of the war, 1861-65 .'' By Illinois Infantry. 73d Regiment, 1862-1865. Springfield, Ill.: n.p., 1890. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofseventy00inilli Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*Newlin, W. H. (William Henry). ''An account of the escape of six federal soldiers from prison at Danville, Va. : their travels by night through the enemy's country to the Union pickets at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, in the winter of 1863-64.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|668254|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084273}} and ''Address, cherished memories : Illinois leadership in (Illinois Infantry Regiment).'' {{FSC|668249|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084271}} and ''A History of the Seventy-Third Regiment of Illinois Infantry Volunteers : its services and experiences in camp, on the march, on the picket and skirmish lines, and in many battles of the war, 1861-1865 ...'' {{FSC|668251|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084272}}. | *Newlin, W. H. (William Henry). ''An account of the escape of six federal soldiers from prison at Danville, Va. : their travels by night through the enemy's country to the Union pickets at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, in the winter of 1863-64.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|668254|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084273}} and ''Address, cherished memories : Illinois leadership in (Illinois Infantry Regiment).'' {{FSC|668249|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084271}} and ''A History of the Seventy-Third Regiment of Illinois Infantry Volunteers : its services and experiences in camp, on the march, on the picket and skirmish lines, and in many battles of the war, 1861-1865 ...'' {{FSC|668251|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084272}}. | ||
*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations''. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, c1964). {{FSC|499078|item}} 65th-75th Infantry FS Library US/CAN Film 1488477. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compiled-records-showing-service-of-military-units-in-volunteer-union-organizations/oclc/33667366&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this microfilm]. View online at [ | *United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations''. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, c1964). {{FSC|499078|item}} 65th-75th Infantry FS Library US/CAN Film 1488477. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compiled-records-showing-service-of-military-units-in-volunteer-union-organizations/oclc/33667366&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this microfilm]. View online at [https://www.archive.org/details/compiledrecordss0025unit Internet Archives]. | ||
*Vance, Joseph W and Illinois. Adjutant General's Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, 1861-1866''. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957, 1980). {{FSC|340109|item|display=FS Library Collection}} FS Library US/CAN Film 1670784. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/report-of-the-adjutant-general-of-the-state-of-illinois-1861-1866/oclc/4526513&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book.] View online at [ | *Vance, Joseph W and Illinois. Adjutant General's Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, 1861-1866''. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957, 1980). {{FSC|340109|item|display=FS Library Collection}} FS Library US/CAN Film 1670784. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/report-of-the-adjutant-general-of-the-state-of-illinois-1861-1866/oclc/4526513&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book.] View online at [https://www.archive.org/details/reportofadjutant00illinois Internet Archives]. Rosters of officers, enlisted men, and historical memorandum of the regiments. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||