119th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 119th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Quincy, Illinois, and mustered in October 7, 1862. They march to Montgomery April 13-25. Return to Mobile and duty there until August. It mustered out August 26, 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 Adams County - Adams County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 320.
 * Company B - many men from Schuyler County - Schuyler County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 322.
 * Company C - many men from Schuyler County - Schuyler County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 324.
 * Company D - many men from Brown County - Brown County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 326.
 * Company E - many men from Brown County - Brown County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 327.
 * Company F - many men from Schuyler County - Schuyler County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 329.
 * Company G - many men from Adams County - Adams County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 331.
 * Company H - many men from McDonough County - McDonough County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 333.
 * Company I - many men from Adams County - Adams County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 335.
 * Company K - many men from Hancock and Montgomery counties - Hancock and Montgomery county web sites - Roster, vol. 6, page 336.
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 6, page 338.

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, 119th Regiment(accessed 22 Feb. 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.

BOOKS AND FILMS


 * Hewett, Janet B and United States. War Department. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. (Wilmington, North Carolina : Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001). Part II v. 12 (Union Infantry 50th-60th).FHL US/CAN Book 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 2 v. 12. 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). 48th-53rd Infantry FHL US/CAN Film 1488474 . Other libraries with this microfilm.