139th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)

Brief History
The 139th regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864) was organized at Peoria, Illinois, and mustered in for 100 days June 1, 1864. They march into Missouri toward Franklin in pursuit of Price, October. It mustered out October 25, 1864..

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 139th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 15 June 2012)
 * The Wikipedia article, 139th 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 Bureau County - Bureau County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 125.
 * Company B - many men from Putnam County - Putnam County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 126.
 * Company C - many men from Tazewell and Woodford counties - Tazewell and Woodford county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 128.
 * Company D - many men from Knox County - Knox County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 129.
 * Company E - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 131.
 * Company F - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 132.
 * Company G - many men from Bureau County - Bureau County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 133.
 * Company H - many men from Bureau and Stark counties - Bureau and Stark county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 135.
 * Company I - many men from Mason County - Mason County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 136.
 * Company K - many men from Henry County - Henry County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 138.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,088 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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