48th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 48th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois September, 1861 It moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, June 25 and mustered out August 15, 1865.

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 Pope County - Pope County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 456-459.

Company B - many men from Clay County - Clay County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 459-462.

Company C - many men from Hardin County - Hardin County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 463-465.

Company D - many men from Washington County - Washington County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 466-468.

Company E - many men from the state of Kentucky. Roster, vol. 3, pages 469-471.

Company F - many men from Marion County - Marion County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 471-474.

Company G - many men from Wabash County - Wabash County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 475-478.

Company H - many men from White and Wabash counties - White and Wabash county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 478-481.

Company I - many men from Wayne County - Wayne County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 482- 485.

Company K - many men from Clay County - Clay County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 485-488.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 3, pages 488-489.

Other Sources
WEB SITES


 * 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.


 * Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report, 48th Regiment (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.


 * Illinois State Archives - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (accessed 14 June 2011). Search by residence, unit, regiment, company or soldier.


 * The ILGenWeb Civil War Scrapbook, (accessed 9 Aug 2011) contains links to various documents such as personal letters, military papers, articles, histories, obituaries, biographies, etc. Documents are listed by regiment, then by the soldier and his company.

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