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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. | ||
<br>The following counties of origin are taken from the ''Adjutant General's Report'', found on the [http://civilwar. | <br>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 [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#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 [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company A - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/coles.html Coles County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/369/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 396.<br> | ||
*Company B - many men from [[Cumberland County, Illinois Genealogy|Cumberland County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company B - many men from [[Cumberland County, Illinois Genealogy|Cumberland County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/cumberla.html Cumberland County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/398/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 398.<br> | ||
*Company C - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company C - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/coles.html Coles County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/400/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 400. | ||
*Company D - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company D - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/coles.html Coles County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/402/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 402.<br> | ||
*Company E - many men from [[Clark County, Illinois Genealogy|Clark]] and [[Putnam County, Illinois Genealogy|Putnam]] counties - [http://civilwar. | *Company E - many men from [[Clark County, Illinois Genealogy|Clark]] and [[Putnam County, Illinois Genealogy|Putnam]] counties - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/clark.html Clark] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/putnam.html Putnam] county web sites - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/404/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 404.<br> | ||
*Company F - many men from [[Clark County, Illinois Genealogy|Clark County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company F - many men from [[Clark County, Illinois Genealogy|Clark County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/clark.html Clark County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/406/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 406.<br> | ||
*Company G - many men from [[Clark County, Illinois Genealogy|Clark County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company G - many men from [[Clark County, Illinois Genealogy|Clark County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/clark.html Clark County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/408/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 408.<br> | ||
*Company H - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company H - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/coles.html Coles County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/410/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 410.<br> | ||
*Company I - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles]] and [[Fulton County, Illinois Genealogy|Fulton]] counties - [http://civilwar. | *Company I - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles]] and [[Fulton County, Illinois Genealogy|Fulton]] counties - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/coles.html Coles] and [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/fulton.html Fulton] county web sites - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/411/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 411.<br> | ||
*Company K - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar. | *Company K - many men from [[Coles County, Illinois Genealogy|Coles County]] - [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/county/coles.html Coles County] web site - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/413/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 413. | ||
*Unassigned Recruits - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/415/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 415.<br> | *Unassigned Recruits - [http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant06illi1#page/415/mode/1up Roster], vol. 6, page 415.<br> | ||
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*[[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. <br> | *[[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. <br> | ||
*[http://civilwar. | *[http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/index.html Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report,] [http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/123_reg.html 123rd Regiment](accessed 22 Feb. 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment. | ||
*[http://www.ilsos.gov/genealogy/ Illinois State Archives] - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (accessed 14 June 2011). Search by residence, unit, regiment, company or soldier. | *[http://www.ilsos.gov/genealogy/ Illinois State Archives] - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (accessed 14 June 2011). Search by residence, unit, regiment, company or soldier. | ||
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