156th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
Organized February 16, 1865. Moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Department of the Cumberland. It mustered out September 20, 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 Assorted Counties
 * Company B - many men from Kane County - Kane County web site -
 * Company C - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Company D - many men from DuPage County - DuPage County web site -
 * Company E - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Company F - many men from Kane and Kankakee counties - Kane and Kankakee county web sites -
 * Company G - many men from Whiteside County - Whiteside County web site -
 * Company H - many men from DeKalb and LaSalle counties - DeKalb and LaSalle county web sites -
 * Company I - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Company K - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Unassigned Recruits

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.

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