117th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 117th regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in September 19, 1862. They marched to Montgomery April 13-25, and preformed duty there until August. It mustered out August 5, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 117th Regiment Infantry, (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 McLean County - McLean County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 273.
 * Company B - many men from Montgomery County - Montgomery County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 275.
 * Company C - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 277.
 * Company D - many men from Madison_County,_Illinois - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 279.
 * Company E - many men from Clinton County - Clinton County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 280.
 * Company F - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 282.
 * Company G - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 284.
 * Company H - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 285.
 * Company I - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 287.
 * Company K - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 289.
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 6, page 290.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,498 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources
WEB SITES


 * 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.


 * Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report, 117th Regiment(accessed 22 Feb. 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.

BOOKS AND FILMS


 * Hewett, Janet B and United States. War Department. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. (Wilmington, North Carolina : Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001). Part II v. 12 (Union Infantry 50th-60th). FS Library US/CAN Book 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 2 v. 12. Other libraries with this book.
 * United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, c1964). 48th-53rd Infantry FS Library US/CAN Film 1488474. Other libraries with this microfilm.