114th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 114th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in September 18, 1862. Their three years of service was all in the Western theatre.The regiment contributed significantly to Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. They performed significant duty in the seige and occupation of Vicksburg, Mississippi. It mustered out August 3 and was discharged August 15, 1865 at Camp Butler. The Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 45 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 4 Officers and 159 Enlisted men by disease. Total 210.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 114th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 14 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 114th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 20 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 Cass County - Cass County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 203.
 * Company B - many men from Sangamon County - Sangamon County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 205.
 * Company C - many men from Cass County - Cass County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 206.
 * Company D - many men from Cass County - Cass County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 208.
 * Company E - many men from Cass County - Cass County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 210.
 * Company F - many men from Menard and Sangamon counties - Menard and Sangamon county web sites - Roster, vol. 6, page 212.
 * Company G - many men from Cass County - Cass County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 214.
 * Company H - many men from Cass County - Cass County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 215.
 * Company I - many men from Cass County - Cass County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 217.
 * Company K - many men from Menard County - Menard County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 219.
 * Unassigned Recruits- Roster, vol. 6, page 221.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,614 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, 114th 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.