24th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 24th regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, and mustered in July 8, 1861. It mustered out August 6, 1864 at the expiration of term. .

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section,24th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 14 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 15 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 Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 301-303.
 * New Company A - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 303-304.
 * Company B - many men from McLean County - McLean County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 305-306.
 * Company C - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 306-308.
 * Company D - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 308-310.
 * Company E - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 310-312.
 * Company F - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 312-314.
 * Company G - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 314-316.
 * Company H - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 316-317.
 * Company I - many men from LaSalle County - LaSalle County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 318-319.
 * Company K - many men from out of state - Roster, vol. 2, pages 319-321.
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 2, pages 321-322.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,230 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.


 * Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report, 24th 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.

BOOKS


 * Wagner, William.History of the 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Old Hecker Regiment). (Chicago: s.n, 1911). . FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084217. Other libraries with this book. View online at Internet Archives.


 * Burhop, Ray W.The Twenty Fourth Illinois Infantry Regiment: The Story of a Civil War Regiment. (Tampa, FL: Burhop Associates, 2003). Libraries with this book.