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=== Brief History ===
=== Brief History ===


The 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, July 22, 1861. It mustered out at Camp Irwin December 16 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, January 10, 1866. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 10 May 2011).</ref>
<br>The 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, July 22, 1861.&nbsp; It mustered out at Camp Irwin December 16 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, January 10, 1866. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 10 May 2011).</ref><br>  


For more information on the history of this unit, see:
=== <br>Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin  ===


The Civil War Archive section,[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#42nd 42nd Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 June 2012).
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 Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Illinois_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 42nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 15 June 2012).
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/reportofadjutant05illi1#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.  


=== Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin ===
Company A - many men from


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.
Company B - many men from


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/reportofadjutant03illi1#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 C - many men from  


Veteran Battalion - 42nd Regiment - Companies A-C - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/200/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 200-204.  (Includes Unassigned men from each Company.)
Company D - many men from  


Company A - many men from [[Henry County, Illinois#Military|Henry County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/henry.html Henry County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/207/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 207-210.
Company E - many men from  


Company B - many men from [[Cook County, Illinois#Military|Cook]] and [[Henry County, Illinois#Military|Henry]] counties - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/cook.html Cook] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/henry.html Henry] county web sites - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/210/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 210-213.
Company F - many men from  


Company C - many men from [[Knox County, Illinois#Military|Knox County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/knox.html Knox County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/213/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 213-216.
Company G - many men from  


Company D - many men from [[Kankakee County, Illinois#Military|Kankakee County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/kankakee.html Kankakee County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/216/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 216-219.
Company H - many men from  


Company E - many men from the state of Michigan - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/220/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 220-223.
Company I - many men from  


Company F - many men from the state of Michigan - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/223/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 223-226.
Company K - many men from  


Company G - many men from [[Cook County, Illinois#Military|Cook County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/cook.html Cook County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/226/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 226-229.
Unassigned Recruits -


Company H - many men from Michigan and [[Kankakee County, Illinois#Military|Kanakee County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/kankakee.html Kanakee County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/230/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 230-233.
=== <br>Other Sources<br>  ===


Company I - many men from [[Kane County, Illinois#Military|Kane County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/kane.html Kane County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/233/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 233-236.
WEBSITES


Company K - many men from [[DeKalb County, Illinois#Military|De Kalb County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/dekalb.html De Kalb County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/236/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 236-239.
*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 30 Dec. 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
*[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/index.html Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report,] [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/042nd_reg.html 42nd Regiment] (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.


Unassigned Recruits - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/240/mode/1up Roster], vol. 3, pages 240-241.
BOOKS


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,603 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIL0042RI Roster].
=== References  ===


=== Other Sources ===
<references /><br><br>


WEB SITES
[[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
 
*[[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).
 
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
 
*[[Illinois in the Civil War|Illinois in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Illinois, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
 
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
 
*[http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/index.html Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report,] [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/042nd_reg.html 42nd Regiment] (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.
 
*[https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/services.html Illinois State Archives] - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (accessed 14 June 2011). Search by residence, unit, regiment, company or soldier.
 
*[http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/scrapbk/index.html The ILGenWeb Civil War Scrapbook], (accessed 9 Aug 2011) contains links to various documents such as personal letters, military papers, articles, histories, obituaries, biographies, etc. Documents are listed by regiment, then by the soldier and his company.
 
BOOKS
 
=== References ===
<references />
[[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]


The 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, July 22, 1861.  It mustered out at Camp Irwin December 16 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, January 10, 1866. [1]


Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

The following counties of origin are taken from the Adjutant General's Report, found on the Illinois Civil War Rosters web site. Roster pages are from the same report found on the 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

Company B - many men from

Company C - many men from

Company D - many men from

Company E - many men from

Company F - many men from

Company G - many men from

Company H - many men from

Company I - many men from

Company K - many men from

Unassigned Recruits -


Other Sources
[edit | edit source]

WEBSITES

BOOKS

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 10 May 2011).



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