44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, and mustered in September 13, 1861. It mustered out September 25, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 44th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 14 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 Tazewell and LaSalle counties - Tazewell and LaSalle county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 297-300.

Company B - many men from the state of Michigan - Roster. Roster, vol. 3, pages 300-303.

Company C - many men from Livingston and Marshall counties - Livingston and Marshall county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 303-305

Company D - many men from the state of Ohio - Roster. Roster, vol. 3, pages 305-308.

Company E - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 309-311.

Company F - many men from Washington County - Washington County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 311-314.

Company G - many men from Winnebago County - Winnebago County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 314-317.

Company H - many men from the state of Michigan - Roster. Roster, vol. 3, pages 317-319.

Company I - many men from Jefferson County - Jefferson County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 319-322.

Company K - many men from Peoria and Tazewell counties - Peoria and Tazewell county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 322-324.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 3, pages 324-325.

Unassigned Drafted and Substitute Recruits - Roster, vol. 3, page 325.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,418 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.


 * Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report, 44th Regiment (accessed 10 May 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


 * Rerick, John H. The Forty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, history of its services in the war of the rebellion and a personal record of its members. (Lagrange, Indiana : Rerick, 1880),.