15th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
The 15th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Freeport, Illinois, and mustered in May 24, 1861. It mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, September 16, 1865.
The 15th Regiment consolidated with 14th Infantry Regiment on July 1, 1864 to form the "14th and 15th Illinois Veteran Battalion". On April 28, 1865, the battalion was reorganized into a regiment again with new recruits.
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.
Unassigned Recruits -
15th (Reorganized) Illinois Infantry Regiment -- Illinois Civil War Rosters - scroll to bottom of page.
- 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, 15th Regiment (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
- Illinois GenWeb, 15th Illinois Infantry Regiment, (accessed 21 October 2011).