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The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois: The Story of the Twenty-Ninth US Colored Infantry (Univ of South Carolina Press, 2021). Pierce, Bessie Louise. A History of Chicago: Volume II: From Town to City 1848–1871 (1937) Swan, James B. Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009)
Union prisoner of war camp in Chicago during the American Civil War. Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois, sometimes described as "The North's Andersonville," was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers taken prisoner during the American Civil War. Based south of the city on the prairie, it was also used as a ...
American Revolutionary War: US Victory 0 United States vs Great Britain: Battle of St. Louis: May 25, 1780 Present-day Cahokia, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri: Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish/US Victory 25+ United States and Spain vs Great Britain and Indian Nations: Battle of Fort Dearborn: August 15, 1812 Present-day Chicago, Illinois: War of 1812
The 39th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, and was mustered into service on October 11, 1861, for a three-year term. The regiment was mustered out on December 6, 1865. The regiment was mustered out on December 6, 1865.
Battery A, Chicago Light Artillery Monument by Leonard Volk at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Battery A, 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment, originally known as "Smith's Chicago Light Artillery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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
Northwestern Sanitary Fair (also known as the Great Northwestern Sanitary Fair) was a fund-raising event of the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC), held in Chicago, Illinois. It opened on May 30 and closed on June 21, 1865.
The 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the "First Irish" or "Irish 'Brigade'", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 23rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on June 15, 1861.