9th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 9th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Cairo, Illinois, July 26 to August 31, 1861. It mustered out July 9, 1865.

For more information about the 9th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, see the following:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years), (accessed 13 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years) [1] accessed 14 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 Madison County - Madison County web site - Company B - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Company C - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Company D - many men from St. Clair County and Randolph County - St. Clair and Randolph county web sites - Company E - many men from Mercer County and St. Clair County - Mercer and St. Clair county web sites - Company F - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Company G - many men from Jackson County, Johnson County and Williamson County - Jackson, Johnson and Williamson county web sites - Company H - many men from Montgomery County - Montgomery County web site - Company I - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Company K - many men from Pulaski County - Pulaski County web site - Unassigned Recruits -

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,817 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.

BOOKS


 * Davenport, Edward A. (Editor), History of the Ninth Regiment Illinois Calvary Volunteers Company K. (Chicago : 1888). View online at Internet Archives and Google Books.


 * Oates, James. A gallant regiment, and the place it holds in national history. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),.