48th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 48th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois September, 1861 It moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, June 25 and mustered out August 15, 1865.

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

The Civil War Archive section, 48th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 14 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 Pope County - Pope County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 456-459.

Company B - many men from Clay County - Clay County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 459-462.

Company C - many men from Hardin County - Hardin County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 463-465.

Company D - many men from Washington County - Washington County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 466-468.

Company E - many men from the state of Kentucky. Roster, vol. 3, pages 469-471.

Company F - many men from Marion County - Marion County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 471-474.

Company G - many men from Wabash County - Wabash County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 475-478.

Company H - many men from White and Wabash counties - White and Wabash county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 478-481.

Company I - many men from Wayne County - Wayne County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 482- 485.

Company K - many men from Clay County - Clay County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 485-488.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 3, pages 488-489.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,635 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources
WEB SITES


 * 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, 48th 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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