144th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1864-65)

Brief History
The 144th Regiment, Illinois Infantry ( 1 year, 1864-65) was organized at Alton, Illinois, and mustered in for 1 year October 21, 1864. It mustered out July 14, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section. 144th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 15 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 144th 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 Madison County (Also known as Alton Battalion) - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 209.
 * Company B - many men from Madison County (Also known as Alton Battalion) - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 211.
 * Company C - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 213.
 * Company D - many men from Madison and Piatt counties - Madison and Piatt county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 214.
 * Company E - many men from Madison and Greene counties - Madison and Greene county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 216.
 * Company F - many men from Pulaski and Jersey counties - Pulaski and Jersey county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 218.
 * Company G - many men from Madison and Jersey counties - Madison and Jersey county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 220.
 * Company H - many men from Jersey and Lake counties - Jersey and Lake county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 222.
 * Company I - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 224.
 * Company K - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 226.
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 6, page 228.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,780 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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