52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Geneva, Illinois and mustered in on November 19, 1861. The regiment mustered out on July 5, 1865 and was discharged at Chicago, Illinois, on July 12, 1865.

For more information on the history of the 52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, see the following:


 * Wikipedia, (accessed 23 Dec 2010) article on the 52nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 23 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 52nd Regiment Infantry.

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.

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * 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.

BOOKS &amp; FILMS


 * Fiftty-Second Illinois Veteran Volunteer Association and United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1861-1865). Nineteen Hundred and Eight Membership Roll of the Fifty-Second Illinois Veteran Voilunteer Association : Forty-First Reunion, '61-'65. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993).).FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084249. Other libraries with this book.


 * Swadling, John. Historical Memoranda of the 52nd Regiment Illinois Infantry Volunteer from its Organization, Nov. 196h, 1861, to its Muster out ... on the 6th day of July, 1865 (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993).FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084248.


 * United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment. 52nd (1861-1865). Historical Memoranda of the 52nd Regiment Illinois Infantry Volunteers: from its Organization, Nov. 19th, 1861, to its Muster Out, by Reason of Expiration of Service, on the 6th Day of July, 1865.(Gilbert and Post, c1868). Google Books. Other libraries with this book.
 * United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, c1964). FHL US/CAN Film 1488453-1488677.