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


The 8th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Cairo, Illinois, for three years' service July 25, 1861. It mustered out at Baton Rouge May 4 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, May 13, 1866. This regiment was organized from the .<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 January 2011.</ref>
The 8th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Cairo, Illinois, for three years' service July 25, 1861.&nbsp; It&nbsp;mustered out at Baton Rouge May 4 and discharged at Springfield, Ill., May 13, 1866.


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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Illinois_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment_%283_Years%29 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)], (accessed 15 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.  


*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Illinois_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment_%283_Years%29 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)] (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/reportofadjutant01illi1#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 Macon County -&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/macon.html Macon County] web site -


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&nbsp;Macon Counties - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/macon.html Macon County] web site -


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/reportofadjutant01illi1#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&nbsp;Coles County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/coles.html Coles County] web site -


Company A - many men from [[Macon County, Illinois Genealogy|Macon County]] -  [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/macon.html Macon County] web site - <br>
Company D - many men from Richland County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/richland.html Richland County] web site -  
Company B - many men from [[Macon County, Illinois Genealogy|Macon County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/macon.html Macon County] web site - <br>
Company C - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/coles.html Coles County] web site - <br>
Company D - many men from [[Richland County, Illinois Genealogy|Richland County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/richland.html Richland County] web site - <br>
Company E - many men from [[Peoria County, Illinois Genealogy|Peoria County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/peoria.html Peoria County] web site - <br>
Company F - many men from [[Tazewell County, Illinois Genealogy|Tazewell County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/tazewell.html Tazewell County] web site - <br>
Company G - many men from [[Alexander County, Illinois Genealogy|Alexander County]] and [[Pike County, Illinois Genealogy|Pike County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/alexande.html Alexander] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/pike.html Pike] county web sites - <br>
Company H - many men from [[Fayette County, Illinois Genealogy|Fayette County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/fayette.html Fayette County] web site - <br>
Company I - many men from [[Peoria County, Illinois Genealogy|Peoria County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/peoria.html Peoria County] web site - <br>
Company K - many men from [[McLean County, Illinois Genealogy|McLean County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/mclean.html McLean County] web site - <br>


Unassigned Recruits -
Company E - many men from Peoria County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/peoria.html Peoria County] web site -  


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,272 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIL0008RI01 Roster].
Company F - many men from Tazewell County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/tazewell.html Tazewell County] web site -


=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
Company G - many men from Alexander and Pike counties - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/alexande.html Alexander] and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/pike.html Pike] county web sites -


*''History of the Eighth Illinois United States Volunteers.'' By Harry Stanton McCard. Chicago: E. F. Harman, 1899. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofeighthil00mcca/page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archive]
Company H - many men from Fayette County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/fayette.html Fayette County] web site -


=== Other Sources ===
Company I - many men from Peoria County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/peoria.html Peoria County] web site -


WEBSITES
Company K - many men from McLean County - [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/county/mclean.html McLean County] web site -


*[http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/008_reg.html 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment], Three Month and Three Year Service, has rosters and histories for both the three month regiment and the three year service regiment.<br>
Unassigned Recruits -
 
*[[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).<br>


*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.
=== <br>Other Sources<br> ===


*[[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.
WEBSITES


*[[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://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.


*[[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


BOOKS
<br><br>Illinois


=== References ===
[[Category:Illinois_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
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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 8th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Cairo, Illinois, for three years' service July 25, 1861.  It mustered out at Baton Rouge May 4 and discharged at Springfield, Ill., May 13, 1866.


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 Macon County -  Macon County web site -

Company B - many men from Macon Counties - Macon County web site -

Company C - many men from Coles County - Coles County web site -

Company D - many men from Richland County - Richland County web site -

Company E - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site -

Company F - many men from Tazewell County - Tazewell County web site -

Company G - many men from Alexander and Pike counties - Alexander and Pike county web sites -

Company H - many men from Fayette County - Fayette County web site -

Company I - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site -

Company K - many men from McLean County - McLean County web site -

Unassigned Recruits -


Other Sources
[edit | edit source]

WEBSITES

BOOKS



Illinois

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