139th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
The 139th regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864) was organized at Peoria, Illinois, and mustered in for 100 days June 1, 1864. They march into Missouri toward Franklin in pursuit of Price, October. It mustered out October 25, 1864..

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. http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant07illi1#page/110/mode/1up

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
 * Company B - many men from Putnam County - Putnam County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company C - many men from Tazewell and Woodford counties - Tazewell and Woodford county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company D - many men from Knox County - Knox County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company E - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company F - many men from Peoria County - Peoria County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company G - many men from Bureau County - Bureau County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company H - many men from Bureau and Stark counties - Bureau and Stark county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company I - many men from Mason County - Mason County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page
 * Company K - many men from Henry County - Henry County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page

Other Sources
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 * 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.

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