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


The 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in August 27, 1861.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>  
The 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in August 27, 1861. It mustered out October 18, 1865.&nbsp;<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>  


For more information about this unit see:  
For more information about the&nbsp;3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry,&nbsp;see the following:  


*Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Illinois_Volunteer_Cavalry 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry ](accessed 15 June 2012)
*Wikipedia artlcle, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Illinois_Volunteer_Cavalry 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry ](accessed&nbsp;6 April 2011)
*Civil War Archives section,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Illinois_Volunteer_Cavalry 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry ](accessed 15 June 2012)


=== Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin ===
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#50th The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 23 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 50th Regiment Infantry.


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>Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin  ===


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/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.  
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 A - many men from [[Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy|Sangamon County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/sangamon.html Sangamon County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/545/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 545-547.
Company A - many men from<br>


*Company B - many men from [[Tazewell County, Illinois Genealogy|Tazewell County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/tazewell.html Tazewell County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/547/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 547-549.
Company B - many men from<br>


*Company C - many men from [[Cass County, Illinois Genealogy|Cass County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/cass.html Cass County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/549/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 549-552.
Company C - many men from<br>


*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 - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/552/mode/1up Roster], vol, 7, pages 552-555.
Company D - many men from<br>


*Company E - many men from [[Saline County, Illinois Genealogy|Saline County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/saline.html Saline County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/555/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 555-557.
Company E - many men from<br>


*Company F - many men from [[Adams County, Illinois Genealogy|Adams County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/adams.html Adams County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/557/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 557-559.
Company F - many men from<br>


*Company G - many men from [[Brown County, Illinois Genealogy|Brown County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/brown.html Brown County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/559/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 559-561.
Company G - many men from<br>


*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 - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/561/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 561-563.
Company H - many men from<br>


*Company I - many men from [[McLean County, Illinois Genealogy|McLean County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/mclean.html McLean County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/563/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 563-566.
Company I - many men from<br>


*Company K - many men from [[Livingston County, Illinois Genealogy|Livingston County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/livingst.html Livingston County] web site - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/566/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 566-569.
Company K - many men from<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.illinoisgenweb.org/county/macoupin.html Macoupin] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/montgome.html Montgomery] county web sites - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/569/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 569-571.
=== <br>Other Sources<br>  ===


*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 - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/571/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 571-574.
WEBSITES


*Unassigned Recruits - [https://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/574/mode/1up Roster], vol. 7, pages 574-575.
*[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.


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,576 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIL0003RC Roster].
*[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/index.html Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report,] [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/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.


=== Other Sources ===
BOOKS


WEBSITES
=== <br>References  ===


*[http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/cav_003.html 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment] (accessed 2 September 2011) has company rosters and histories.
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*[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.
[[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.
 
BOOKS AND FILMS
 
*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''ILLINOIS 1st-6th Cavalry.'' (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1964), {{FSC|499078|item|disp=FS Library film 1488463}}.
 
=== References ===
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[[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in August 27, 1861. It mustered out October 18, 1865. [1]

For more information about the 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, see the following:


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


Other Sources
[edit | edit source]

WEBSITES

BOOKS


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
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