149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865)

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Brief History
The 149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865) was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in for 1 year February 11, 1865. It mustered out January 27, 1866.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 149th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 15 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 149th 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 Sangamon County - Sangamon County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 311.
 * Company B - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 313.
 * Company C - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 314.
 * Company D - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 316.
 * Company E - many men from Vermilion County - Vermilion County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 317.
 * Company F - many men from Douglas County - Douglas County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 319.
 * Company G - many men from Morgan County - Morgan County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 321.
 * Company H - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 322.
 * Company I - many men from St. Clair and Madison counties - St. Clair and Madison county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 324.
 * Company K - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 325.
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 7, page 327.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,474 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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