148th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Quincy, Illinois and mustered in on September 12, 1861. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky on June 3-8 and mustered out on July 13, 1865.

For more information about the 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, see the following:


 * Wikipedia, (accessed 16 Dec 2010) article for 50th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 23 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 50th Regiment Infantry.

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 Bureau County - Bureau County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 293.
 * Company B - many men from Adams and Fulton counties - Adams and Fulton county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 294.
 * Company C - many men from Peoria and Tazewell counties - Peoria and Tazewellcounty web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 296.
 * Company D - many men from Adams County - Adams County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 298.
 * Company E - many men from Bureau County - Bureau County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 299.
 * Company F - many men from Adams, Knox and Peoria counties - Adams, Knox and Peoria county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 301.
 * Company G - many men from Adams County - Adams County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 302.
 * Company H - many men from Adams County - Adams County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 304.
 * Company I - many men from Henry County - Henry County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 305.
 * Company K - many men from Bureau County - Bureau County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 307.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,295 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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