140th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
The 140th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864) was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in for 100 days June 18, 1864. It mustered out October 29, 1864. (Volunteered for the defence of Missouri during Price's Invasion.).

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 140th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 20 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 140th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 20 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 Whiteside County - Whiteside County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 142.
 * Company B - many men from Whiteside County - Whiteside County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 143.
 * Company C - many men from Jo Daviess County - Jo Daviess County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 144.
 * Company D - many men from Macoupin and Whiteside counties - Macoupin &amp; Whiteside county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 146.
 * Company E - many men from Lee County - Lee County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 147.
 * Company F - many men from Mercer County - Mercer County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 149.
 * Company G - many men from Rock Island County - Rock Island County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 150.
 * Company H - many men from DeWitt County - DeWitt County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 151.
 * Company I - many men from Ogle County - Ogle County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 153.
 * Company K - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 154.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,055 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.

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