117th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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Brief History
The 117th regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in September 19, 1862. They march to Montgomery April 13-25, and preformed duty there until August. It mustered out August 5, 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 - many men from McLean County - McLean County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 273.
 * Company B - many men from Montgomery County - Montgomery County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 275.
 * Company C - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 277.
 * Company D - many men from Madison_County,_Illinois - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 279.
 * Company E - many men from Clinton County - Clinton County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 280.
 * Company F - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 282.
 * Company G - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 284.
 * Company H - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 285.
 * Company I - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 287.
 * Company K - many men from St. Clair County - St. Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 6, page 289.
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 6, page 290.

Other Sources
WEB SITES


 * 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, 117th 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.