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=== <br>Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin === | === <br>Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin === | ||
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.ilgenweb.net/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 | Company A - many men from Sangamon County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/sangamon.html Sangamon County] web site -<br> | ||
Company | Company B - many men from Tazewell County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/tazewell.html Tazewell County] web site - <br> | ||
Company | Company C - many men from Cass County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/cass.html Cass County] web site -<br> | ||
Company | Company D - many men from Bond County (Also Known as Steele's Escort) - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/bond.html Bond County] web site -<br> | ||
Company | Company E - many men from Saline County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/saline.html Saline County] web site -<br> | ||
Company | Company F - many men from Adams County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/adams.html Adams County] web site -<br> | ||
Company | Company G - many men from Brown County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/brown.html Brown County] web site -<br> | ||
Company | Company H - many men from Fulton & Schuyler counties - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/fulton.html Fulton] and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/schuyler.html Schuyler] county web sites -<br> | ||
Company K - many men from<br> | Company I - many men from McLean County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/mclean.html McLean County] web site -<br> | ||
Company K - many men from Livingston County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/livingst.html Livingston County] web site -<br> | |||
Company L - many men from Macoupin and Montgomery counties (Also Known as McClernand's Escort) - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/macoupin.html Macoupin] and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/montgome.html Montgomery] county web sites -<br> | |||
Company M - many men from Christian and Shelby counties - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/christia.html Christian] and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/shelby.html Shelby] county web sites -<br> | |||
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=== <br>Other Sources<br> === | === <br>Other Sources<br> === | ||