22nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry

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22nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History

The 22nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Belleville, Illinois, and mustered in June 25, 1861.  It mustered out July 7, 1864 at the expiration of term.

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

• The Civil War Archive section,22nd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 14 June 2012).
• The Wikipedia article, 22nd 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 Clinton County - Clinton County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 219-221.
• Company B - many men from Madison County - Madison County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 222-223.
• Company C - many men from Marion County and St Clair County - Marion and St Clair county web sites - Roster, vol. 2, pages 223-225.
• Company D - many men from Bond County - Bond County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 225-227.
• Company E - many men from Bond County - Bond County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 228-230.
• Company F - many men from Monroe County - Monroe County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 230-232.
• Company G - many men from Marion County - Marion County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 232-234.
• Company H - many men from Randolph County - Randolph County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 234-236.
• Company I - many men from Randolph County - Randolph County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 236-238.
• Company K - many men from St Clair County - St Clair County web site - Roster, vol. 2, pages 238-240.
• Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 2, page 240.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,990 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, 1861-1865 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, 22nd 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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