42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, July 22, 1861. It mustered out at Camp Irwin December 16 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, January 10, 1866.

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.

Veteran Battalion - 42nd Regiment - Companies A-C - Roster, vol. 3, pages 200-204. (Includes Unassigned men from each Company.)

Company A - many men from Henry County - Henry County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 207-210.

Company B - many men from Cook and Henry counties - Cook and Henry county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 210-213.

Company C - many men from Knox County - Knox County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 213-216.

Company D - many men from Kankakee County - Kankakee County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 216-219.

Company E - many men from the state of Michigan - Roster, vol. 3, pages 220-223.

Company F - many men from the state of Michigan - Roster, vol. 3, pages 223-226.

Company G - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 226-229.

Company H - many men from Michigan and Kanakee County - Kanakee County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 230-233.

Company I - many men from Kane County - Kane County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 233- 236.

Company K - many men from De Kalb County - De Kalb County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 236-239.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 3, pages 240-241.

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, 42nd 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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