40th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 40th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Springfield, Illinois, and mustered in August 10, 1861. It moved to Louisville, Kentucky June 6 and mustered out July 24, 1865.

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 Hamilton and Franklin counties - Hamilton and Franklin county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 145-147.|

Company B - many men from Marion County - Marion County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 147-150.

Company C - many men from White County - White County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 150-152.

Company D - many men from Wayne County - Wayne County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 153-155.

Company E - many men from Wayne County - Wayne County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 155-157.

Company F - many men from Franklin County - Franklin County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 157-159.

Company G - many men from Hamilton County - Hamilton County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 159-161.

Company H - many men from Marion County - Marion County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 161-163.

Company I - many men from Edwards and Wabash counties - Edwards and Wabash county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 164-166.

Company K - many men from Clay County - Clay County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 166- 168.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 3, page 168.

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, 40th 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 26 July 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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