137th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
The 137th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864) was organized at Camp Wood, Quincy, Illinois, and mustered in for 100 days June 5, 1864. It mustered out September 4, 1864.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 137th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 15 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 137th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 15 June 2012).

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.

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 Adams and Hancock counties - Adams and Hancock county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 91.
 * Company B - many men from Adams County - Adams County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 92.
 * Company C - many men from McDonough and Knox counties - McDonough and Knox county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 94.
 * Company D - many men from McDonough and Adams counties - McDonough and Adams county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 96.
 * Company E - many men from Scott County - Scott County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 97.
 * Company F - many men from Pike County - Pike County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 99.
 * Company G - many men from McDonough and Adams counties - McDonough and Adams county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 100.
 * Company H - many men from Brown and Pike counties - Brown and Pike county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 102.
 * Company I - many men from McDonough County - McDonough County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 103.
 * Company K - many men from Schuyler County - Schuyler County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 105.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,074 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * 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, 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 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 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.

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