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Submitted: 11/11/16 • Approved: 4/6/21 • Last Updated: 4/9/21 • R113262-G0-S3
Company K 19th Illinois Light Infantry
Civil War Union
September 16, 1841 - April 26, 1916
Illinois Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery Units.
Illinois responded to President Lincoln's first call for troops with the 7th-12th Infantry (as well as Artillery and Cavalry). Regiments were numbered in order of formation, beginning with 7. In respect for 6 Regiments that served from Illinois in the Mexican War, 1 through 6 were not used.
Regiments 7-12 were enrolled twice, once for 3 months, then for 3 years. Most of the rest were enrolled for three years, except for 67-71 (for 3 months in mid-1862, primarily for guard duty in Illinois), 132-143 and 145 (in 1863-1864 for 100 day guard duty at forts within Union occupied Confederate territory) and 144 and 146-156 (1 year duty).
By August of 1861, Illinois had enrolled men in the 7th through 55th Infantry Regiments. Some men had difficulty getting into Illinois Regiments and joined Regiments from other states. By the end of August 1862, Regiment Numbers through 116 had been or were forming. Just one month later, the number was up to the 129th.
By late November 1862, after the harvest season, Illinois had 125 Infantry Regiments, 16 Cavalry, and 30 Artillery batteries. The total was 20,000 men in excess of the Union's requested quota for the State of Illinois
The Fall of 1863 saw the enlistment of the first Illinois colored Infantry Regiment: the 29th US Colored Infantry. The Regiment left Quincy, IL in April 1864. In all, Colored troops from Illinois joined 22 distinct Military Units.
The state of Illinois resorted to the draft [or conscription] in late 1864. Of the 259,000 men who served for Illinois, only 3538 men were drafted. An additional 55 men choose to pay the $300, a legal means to avoid the draft.
Only New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio had more total men in the service.
[courtesy of Illinois Civil War.org/units_num]
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Contributed on 11/11/16 by tomannkill
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