17th Illinois Infantry

History

• mustered in 24 May 1861 at Peoria
• consolidated 26 May 1864 with 8th IL Inf.
• mustered out 4 Jun 1864
• from Adjutant General's Report
• from Dyer's Compendium of the Rebellion

Rosters

• at Illinois State Archives
• Company C - on Steve Haffner's web page
• Company H - on Steve Haffner's web page
• at ILGenWeb

Origins of Companies

• A---Peoria Co.--also called Pope's Bodyguard
• B---Peoria Co.
• C,H---Fulton Co.
• D---Henry Co.
• E---Knox Co.
• F---Warren Co.
• G---Fulton and Woodford Co.
• I---Mercer Co.
• K---Mason Co.

Publications

1. Brief Account of the Seventeenth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864.
   by Robert W. Campbell. Illinois Historical Society (1914) 20:184-190.
2. see also Bibliography of State-Wide References
3. see also US Army Military History Institute

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