108th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 108th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Peoria, Illinois, and mustered in August 28, 1862. They moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 18-August 5. It mustered out August 5, 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 Tazewell County - Tazewell County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 51.
 * Company B - many men from Tazewell County - Tazewell County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 53.
 * Company C - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 55.
 * Company D - many men from Woodford County - Woodford County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 57.
 * Company E - many men from Woodford County - Woodford County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 58.
 * Company F - many men from Mason County - Mason County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 60.
 * Company G - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 62.
 * Company H - many men from Logan County - Logan County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 64.
 * Company I - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 66.
 * Company K - many men from Peoria and Tazewell counties - Peoria and Tazewell county web sites - Roster, vol. 6, page 67.
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 6, page 69.

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, 107th 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).FHL 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 FHL US/CAN Film 1488474 . Other libraries with this microfilm.