135th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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135th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)

Brief History

The 135th Regiment, Ikkinois Infantry was organized at Mattoon, Illinois, and mustered in for 100 days June 6, 1864.  It mustered out September 28, 1864. 

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

• The Civil War Archive section, 135th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 15 June 2012).
• The Wikipedia article, 135th 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 Champaign County - Champaign County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 56.
• Company B - many men from Champaign County - Champaign County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 57.
• Company C - many men from Edgar and Effingham counties - Edgar and Effingham county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 59.
• Company D - many men from Vermilion and Effingham counties - Vermilion and Effingham county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 60.
• Company E - many men from Vermilion County - Vermilion County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 62.
• Company F - many men from Bond County - Bond County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 63.
• Company G - many men from Douglas County - Douglas County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 65.
• Company H - many men from Crawford County - Crawford County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 66.
• Company I - many men from Cumberland and Coles counties - Cumberland and Coles county web sites - Roster, vol. 7, page 68.
• Company K - many men from Vermilion County - Vermilion County web site - Roster, vol. 7, page 69.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,165 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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