12th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry

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Brief History
The 12th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry was formed from Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E" and "G" were organized at Springfield, Ill., and mustered in February 24, 1862. They mustered out May 29, 1866. .

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 Cook County and Winnebago County - Cook and Winnebago county web sites -
 * Company B - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Company C - many men from DuPage County and Cook County - DuPage and Cook county web sites -
 * Company D - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Company E - many men from Kankakee County and Cook County - Kankakee and Cook county web sites -
 * Company F - many men from Greene County (Also known as Gilmore's Cavalry Company) - Greene County web site -
 * Company G - many men from Hancock County and Cook County (Originally attached to 52nd Infantry; then assigned to Company H, 12th Illinois Cavalry, subsequently assigned as Company G, 15th Illinois Cavalry) - Hancock and Cook county web sites -
 * Company H - many men from Cook County (Also known as Barker's Dragoons, Gilbert's Cavalry Company, McClellan Dragoons) - Cook County web site -
 * Company I - many men from Cook County (Also known as Barker's Dragoons, McClellan Dragoons) - Cook County web site -
 * Company K - many men from Cook County - Cook County web site -
 * Company L - many men from Warren County - Warren County web site -
 * Company M - many men from Cook County - Cook Countyweb site -

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * 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, 12th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.

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