31st Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 31st Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Jacksonville, Illinois, and mustered in at Cairo, Illinois. It mustered out July 19 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, July 31, 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 ( Dresser's Battery) - many men from Perry County - Perry County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company B - many men from Saline County - Saline County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company C (Dollins' Cavalry Company) - many men from Williamson County- Williamson Countyweb site - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company D - many men from Johnson County - Johnson County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company E - many men from Union and Williamson counties - Union and Williamson county web sites - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company F - many men from Johnson and Pulaski counties- Johnson and Pulaski county web sites - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company G - many men from Saline County- Saline County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company H - many men from Jackson and Union counties- Jackson and Union county web sites - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company I - many men from Franklin and Tazewell counties- Franklin and Tazewell county web sites - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Company K - many men from Marion County - Marion County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages


 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 2, pages

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, 31st 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.

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