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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
Chapman's Peoria Independent Battery Light Artillery was organized from the [[ | Chapman's Peoria Independent Battery Light Artillery was organized from the [[14th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|14th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]] and attached to that regiment until February, 1862, when it was designated Battery "B," [[2nd Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery|2nd Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery]].<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>. | ||
=== | === 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. | 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. | ||
A roster of soldiers and their residences is found at [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/acm/art-chap.html Illinois Civil War Rosters]. | A roster of soldiers and their residences is found at [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/acm/art-chap.html Illinois Civil War Rosters]. | ||
=== <br>Other Sources<br> === | === <br>Other Sources<br> === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||