28th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 28th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in August 15, 1861. It mustered out March 15 and discharged at Camp Butler, Illinois, May 13, 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.


 * Company A - many men from Mason County - Mason County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 418-420.
 * Company B - many men from Pike County - Pike County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 421-422.
 * Company C - many men from Scott County - Scott County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 423-424.
 * Company D - many men from McDonough County - McDonough County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 425-427.
 * Company E - many men from Pike County - Pike County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 427-429.
 * Company F - many men from Menard County - Menard County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 429-431.
 * Company G - many men from Schuyler County - Schulyer County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 431-433.
 * Company H - many men from Fulton County - Fulton County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 433-435.
 * Company I - many men from Pike County - Pike County web site -Roster, vol. 2, pages 435-437.
 * Company K - many men from Logan County and Menard County - Logan and Menard county web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 438-439.
 * Unassigned Recruits -Roster, vol. 2, page 440.

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, 28th 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.

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