10th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 10th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Cairo,Illinois Illinois July 29, 1861. It mustered out July 4, 1865, and discharged at Chicago, July 11, 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 Morgan County
 * Company B - many men from Morgan County
 * Company C - many men from Adams and Knox counties
 * Company D - many men from Madison County
 * Company E - many men from Henderson County
 * Company F - many men from St Louis, Missouri
 * Company G - many men from Clark County, Henderson and Lee counties
 * Company H - many men from De Kalb and Clark counties
 * Company I - many men from Randolph County
 * Company K - many men from Madison County

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.


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

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