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The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania (or the 19th-century spelling Spottsylvania), was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War.
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the casualty returns [1] and the reports. [2] [3]
In recognition of Illinois’ six regiments' service in the Mexican War, regimental numbers for infantry in the Civil War began at seven. 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House order of battle: Union This article includes an American Civil War orders of battle-related list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress Corporal David H. Dickinson of Co. K, 36th Illinois Infantry Regiment. The 36th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was mustered ...
Sibley, Jr., F. Ray, The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1996. ISBN 0-942597-73-7; U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
Private Richard Beddows (June 27, 1843 to February 15, 1922) was a British soldier who fought in the American Civil War.Beddows was awarded the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse on 18 May 1864.
The regiment was mustered into Federal service for a term of three years as the 21st Illinois Infantry on June 28, 1861, with Grant as its colonel. It was ordered to move to Ironton, Missouri , on July 3, but instead operated on the line of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad until August.