17th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry

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Brief History
The 17th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry was organized at St. Charles, Ills., and 8 Companies mustered in January 28, 1864. Four Companies mustered in February 12, 1864. It mustered out Companies "C," "E," "I" and "M," November 23, and the rest of Regiment December 15 to 22, 1865 probably Kansas. .

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 Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Company B - many men from Cook and Kane counties - Cook and Kane county web sites -
 * Company C - many men from Cook and De Kalb counties - Cook and De Kalb county web sites -
 * Company D - men from Assorted Counties
 * Company E - men from Assorted Counties
 * Company F - many men from Jo Daviess County - Jo Daviess County web site -
 * Company G - many men from McHenry County - McHenry County web site -
 * Company H - many men from Cook and Du Page counties - Cook and Du Page county web sites -
 * Company I - many men from Lake County - Lake County web site -
 * Company K - many men from Cook and Winnebago counties - Cook and Winnebago county web sites -
 * Company L - many men from Cook and Rock Island counties - Cook and Rock Island county web sites -
 * Company M - many men from Ogle County - Ogle County web site -

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 Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report, 17th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.

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