133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
The 133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864) was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in for 100 days May 31, 1864. It mustered out September 24, 1864. 

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 133rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 15 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 133rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 15 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 Sangamon County - Sangamon County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 23.
 * Company B - many men from Morgan County - Morgan County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 24.
 * Company C - many men from Greene County - Greene County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 25.
 * Company D - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 27.
 * Company E - many men from Sangamon County - Sangamon County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 28.
 * Company F - many men from Macoupin County - Macoupin County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 30.
 * Company G - many men from Greene and Macoupin counties - Greene and Macoupin county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 31.
 * Company H - many men from Macoupin and Jersey counties - Macoupin and Jersey county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 32.
 * Company I - many men from Menard and Sangamon counties - Menard and Sangamon county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 34.
 * Company K - many men from Champaign and Vermilion counties - Champaign and Vermilion county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 35.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,074 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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