Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database

Regimental Unit Abbreviations

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Illinois Infantry Regiments
 

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
7 IL US INF 7th Illinois Infantry
8 IL US INF 8th Illinois Infantry
9 IL US INF 9th Illinois Infantry
9 IL US INF CON 9th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
10 IL US INF 10th Illinois Infantry
11 IL US INF 11th Illinois Infantry
12 IL US INF 12th Illinois Infantry
13 IL US INF 13th Illinois Infantry
14 IL US INF 14th Illinois Infantry
14 IL US INF CON 14th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
14/15 IL US INF VET BN 14th/15th Illinois Infantry Veterans Battalion
15 IL US INF 15th Illinois Infantry
15 IL US INF REORG 15th Illinois Infantry Reorganized
16 IL US INF 16th Illinois Infantry
17 IL US INF 17th Illinois Infantry
18 IL US INF 18th Illinois Infantry
18 IL US INF (NEW) 18th Illinois Infantry (New)
18 IL US INF CON 18th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
19 IL US INF 19th Illinois Infantry
20 IL US INF 20th Illinois Infantry
20 IL US INF (NEW) 20th Illinois Infantry (New)
21 IL US INF 21st Illinois Infantry
22 IL US INF 22nd Illinois Infantry
23 IL US INF 23rd Illinois Infantry
23 IL US INF CON 23rd Illinois Infantry Consolidated
24 IL US INF 24th Illinois Infantry
24 IL US INF (NEW) 24th Illinois Infantry (New)
25 IL US INF 25th Illinois Infantry
25 IL US INF (NEW) 25th Illinois Infantry (New)
26 IL US INF 26th Illinois Infantry
27 IL US INF 27th Illinois Infantry
28 IL US INF 28th Illinois Infantry
28 IL US INF CON 28th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
29 IL US INF 29th Illinois Infantry
30 IL US INF 30th Illinois Infantry
31 IL US INF 31st Illinois Infantry
32 IL US INF 32nd Illinois Infantry
33 IL US INF 33rd Illinois Infantry
34 IL US INF 34th Illinois Infantry
35 IL US INF 35th Illinois Infantry
36 IL US INF 36th Illinois Infantry
37 IL US INF 37th Illinois Infantry
38 IL US INF 38th Illinois Infantry
39 IL US INF 39th Illinois Infantry
40 IL US INF 40th Illinois Infantry
41 IL US INF 41st Illinois Infantry
41 IL US INF VET BN 41st Illinois Infantry Veterans Battalion
42 IL US INF 42nd Illinois Infantry
43 IL US INF 43rd Illinois Infantry
43 IL US INF CON 43rd Illinois Infantry Consolidated
44 IL US INF 44th Illinois Infantry
45 IL US INF 45th Illinois Infantry
46 IL US INF 46th Illinois Infantry
46 IL US INF (NEW) 46th Illinois Infantry (New)
47 IL US INF 47th Illinois Infantry
47 IL US INF CON 47th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
48 IL US INF 48th Illinois Infantry
49 IL US INF 49th Illinois Infantry
50 IL US INF 50th Illinois Infantry
51 IL US INF 51st Illinois Infantry
52 IL US INF 52nd Illinois Infantry
53 IL US INF 53rd Illinois Infantry
53 IL US INF (NEW) 53rd Illinois Infantry (New)
54 IL US INF 54th Illinois Infantry
55 IL US INF 55th Illinois Infantry
56 IL US INF 56th Illinois Infantry
56 IL US INF (NEW) 56th Illinois Infantry (New)
57 IL US INF 57th Illinois Infantry
58 IL US INF 58th Illinois Infantry
58 IL US INF CON 58th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
59 IL US INF 59th Illinois Infantry
60 IL US INF 60th Illinois Infantry
61 IL US INF 61st Illinois Infantry
62 IL US INF 62nd Illinois Infantry
62 IL US INF CON 62nd Illinois Infantry Consolidated
63 IL US INF 63rd Illinois Infantry
64 IL US INF 64th Illinois Infantry
65 IL US INF 65th Illinois Infantry
65 IL US INF CON 65th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
66 IL US INF 66th Illinois Infantry
67 IL US INF 67th Illinois Infantry
68 IL US INF 68th Illinois Infantry
69 IL US INF 69th Illinois Infantry
70 IL US INF 70th Illinois Infantry
71 IL US INF 71st Illinois Infantry
72 IL US INF 72nd Illinois Infantry
73 IL US INF 73rd Illinois Infantry
74 IL US INF 74th Illinois Infantry
75 IL US INF 75th Illinois Infantry
76 IL US INF 76th Illinois Infantry
77 IL US INF 77th Illinois Infantry
78 IL US INF 78th Illinois Infantry
79 IL US INF 79th Illinois Infantry
80 IL US INF 80th Illinois Infantry
81 IL US INF 81st Illinois Infantry
82 IL US INF 82nd Illinois Infantry
83 IL US INF 83rd Illinois Infantry
84 IL US INF 84th Illinois Infantry
85 IL US INF 85th Illinois Infantry
86 IL US INF 86th Illinois Infantry
87 IL US INF 87th Illinois Infantry
88 IL US INF 88th Illinois Infantry
89 IL US INF 89th Illinois Infantry
90 IL US INF 90th Illinois Infantry
91 IL US INF 91st Illinois Infantry
92 IL US INF 92nd Illinois Infantry
93 IL US INF 93rd Illinois Infantry
94 IL US INF 94th Illinois Infantry
95 IL US INF 95th Illinois Infantry
96 IL US INF 96th Illinois Infantry
97 IL US INF 97th Illinois Infantry
98 IL US INF 98th Illinois Infantry
99 IL US INF 99th Illinois Infantry
99 IL US INF CON 99th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
100 IL US INF 100th Illinois Infantry
101 IL US INF 101st Illinois Infantry
102 IL US INF 102nd Illinois Infantry
103 IL US INF 103rd Illinois Infantry
104 IL US INF 104th Illinois Infantry
105 IL US INF 105th Illinois Infantry
106 IL US INF 106th Illinois Infantry
107 IL US INF 107th Illinois Infantry
108 IL US INF 108th Illinois Infantry
109 IL US INF 109th Illinois Infantry
110 IL US INF 110th Illinois Infantry
110 IL US INF CON 110th Illinois Infantry Consolidated
111 IL US INF 111th Illinois Infantry
112 IL US INF 112th Illinois Infantry
113 IL US INF 113th Illinois Infantry
114 IL US INF 114th Illinois Infantry
115 IL US INF 115th Illinois Infantry
116 IL US INF 116th Illinois Infantry
117 IL US INF 117th Illinois Infantry
118 IL US INF 118th Illinois Infantry
119 IL US INF 119th Illinois Infantry
120 IL US INF 120th Illinois Infantry
122 IL US INF 122nd Illinois Infantry
123 IL US INF 123rd Illinois Infantry
124 IL US INF 124th Illinois Infantry
125 IL US INF 125th Illinois Infantry
126 IL US INF 126th Illinois Infantry
127 IL US INF 127th Illinois Infantry
128 IL US INF 128th Illinois Infantry
129 IL US INF 129th Illinois Infantry
130 IL US INF 130th Illinois Infantry
130 IL US INF REV 130th Illinois Infantry Revived
131 IL US INF 131st Illinois Infantry
131 IL US INF CON 131st Illinois Infantry Consolidated
132 IL US INF 132nd Illinois Infantry
133 IL US INF 133rd Illinois Infantry
134 IL US INF 134th Illinois Infantry
135 IL US INF 135th Illinois Infantry
136 IL US INF 136th Illinois Infantry
137 IL US INF 137th Illinois Infantry
138 IL US INF 138th Illinois Infantry
139 IL US INF 139th Illinois Infantry
140 IL US INF 140th Illinois Infantry
141 IL US INF 141st Illinois Infantry
142 IL US INF 142nd Illinois Infantry
143 IL US INF 143rd Illinois Infantry
144 IL US INF 144th Illinois Infantry
145 IL US INF 145th Illinois Infantry
146 IL US INF 146th Illinois Infantry
147 IL US INF 147th Illinois Infantry
148 IL US INF 148th Illinois Infantry
149 IL US INF 149th Illinois Infantry
150 IL US INF 150th Illinois Infantry
151 IL US INF 151st Illinois Infantry
152 IL US INF 152nd Illinois Infantry
153 IL US INF 153rd Illinois Infantry
154 IL US INF 154th Illinois Infantry
155 IL US INF 155th Illinois Infantry
156 IL US INF 156th Illinois Infantry

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Illinois Cavalry Units

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
1 IL US CAV 1st Illinois Cavalry
2 IL US CAV 2nd Illinois Cavalry
2 IL US CAV CON 2nd Illinois Cavalry Consolidated
3 IL US CAV 3rd Illinois Cavalry
3 IL US CAV CONS 3rd Illinois Cavalry Consolidated
4 IL US CAV 4th Illinois Cavalry
4 IL US CAV CON 4th Illinois Cavalry Consolidated
5 IL US CAV 5th Illinois Cavalry
6 IL US CAV 6th Illinois Cavalry
7 IL US CAV 7th Illinois Cavalry
8 IL US CAV 8th Illinois Cavalry
9 IL US CAV 9th Illinois Cavalry
10 IL US CAV CON 10th Illinois Cavalry Consolidated
11 IL US CAV 11th Illinois Cavalry
12 IL US CAV CON 12th Illinois Cavalry Consolidated
12 IL US CAV CON NEW 12th Illinois Cavalry Consolidated (New)
13 IL US CAV 13th Illinois Cavalry
13 IL US CAV CON 13th Illinois Cavalry Consolidated
14 IL US CAV 14th Illinois Cavalry
15 IL US CAV 15th Illinois Cavalry
16 IL US CAV 16th Illinois Cavalry
17 IL US CAV 17th Illinois Cavalry

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Illinois Artillery Units

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
1 IL US L ART 1st Illinois Light Artillery
1 IL US L ART (NEW) 1st Illinois Light Artillery (New)
2 IL US L ART 2nd Illinois Light Artillery

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Illinois Independent Artillery Units

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
BRIDGES (IL) US LT ART Bridge's Battery Light Artillery
CAMPBELL (IL) US LT ART Campbell's Battery Light Artillery
CHAPMAN (IL) US LT ART Chapman's Battery Light Artillery
CHICAGO BD OF TRADE US ART Chicago Board of Trade Independent Battery Light Artillery
CHICAGO (IL) US LT ART Chicago Light Artillery
CHICAGO MERCANTILE US BATT Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery
COGWELL (IL) US LT ART Cogwell's Battery Light Artillery
COLVIN (IL) US LT ART Colvin's Batter Light Artillery
HENSHAW (IL) US LT ART Henshaw's Independent Battery Light Artillery
LOCKPORT (IL) US ART Lockport Light Artillery
ELGIN (IL) US LT ART Renwick's Elgin Independent Battery Light Artillery
SPRINGFIELD (IL) US LT ART Springfield Independent Light Artillery

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Illinois Miscellaneous Independent Units

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
ALTON IL US BN Alton Battalion
BARKER (IL) US DRAGOONS Barker's Dragoons
(IL) US CAIRO EXPEDITION Cairo Expedition
CP BUTLER (IL) US GUARD Camp Butler Guards
CHICAGO (IL) US LT INF Chicago Light Infantry
CHICAGO (IL) US ZOUAVES Chicago Zouaves
(IL) US DRUM CORPS U.S. Drum Corps
GRAHAM (IL) INDEP CAV Graham's Independent Cavalry
IRISH (IL) US DRAGOONS Irish Dragoons
LINCOLN (IL) US RIFLES Lincoln Rifles
PRENTISS (IL) US GUARDS Prentiss Guards
STURGIS (IL) US RIFLES Sturgis Rifles
TURNER (IL) US UNION CADETS Turner's Union Cadets
WALKER (IL) US INDEP Walker's Independent

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United States Colored Units

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
3 USC INF 3rd U.S. Colored Infantry
16 USC INF 16th U.S. Colored Infantry
18 USC INF 18th U.S. Colored Infantry
26 USC INF 26th U.S. Colored Infantry
29 USC INF 29th U.S. Colored Infantry
30 USC INF 30th U.S. Colored Infantry
55 USC INF 55th U.S. Colored Infantry
61 USC INF 61st U.S. Colored Infantry
88 USC INF 88th U.S. Colored Infantry
108 USC INF 108th U.S. Colored Infantry
119 USC INF 119th U.S. Colored Infantry
3 USC ART 3rd U.S. Colored Artillery
4 USC H ART 4th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery
9 USC ART 9th U.S. Colored Artillery
13 USC ART 13th U.S. Colored Artillery

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United States Army Corps

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
2 US INF 2nd U.S. Infantry
3 US INF 3rd U.S. Infantry
4 US INF 4th U.S. Infantry
6 US INF 6th U.S. Infantry
8 US INF 8th U.S. Infantry
13 US INF 13th U.S. Infantry
14 US INF 14th U.S. Infantry
17 US INF 17th U.S. Infantry
19 US INF 19th U.S. Infantry
39 US INF 39th U.S. Infantry
49 US INF 49th U.S. Infantry
(IL) US LT ART U.S. Light Artillery
5 US ART 5th U.S. Artillery
US ARMY U.S. Army
US SIG CORPS U.S. Signal Corps
1 US ARMY CORPS U.S. Army Corps

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Other State Regiments

Unit Abbreviation Regiment
7 IA US INF 7th Iowa Infantry
10 KS US INF 10th Kansas Infantry
13 KS US INF 13th Kansas Infantry
10 MN US INF 10th Minnesota Infantry
3 NC US MTD INF 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry
58 OH US INF 58th Ohio Infantry
1 AL US CAV 1st Alabama Cavalry
7 KS US CAV 7th Kansas Cavalry
9 KS US CAV 9th Kansas Cavalry
16 KS US CAV 16th Kansas Cavalry
1 MO US CAV 1st Missouri Cavalry
3 MO US CAV 3rd Missouri Cavalry
12 MO US CAV 12th Missouri Cavalry
14 MO US CAV 14th Missouri Cavalry
7 TN US CAV 7th Tennessee Cavalry

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