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During the Civil War, 256,297 people from Illinois served in the Union army, more than any other northern state except for New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Beginning with Illinois resident President Lincoln's first call for troops and continuing throughout the war, the state mustered 150 infantry regiments, which were numbered from the 7th ...
Near Elizabeth, Illinois: Black Hawk War: United States Victory 1+ United States vs Sauk and Fox: Illinois Mormon War: June 10, 1844 - September 16, 1846 Nauvoo, Illinois: Illinois Victory ~10 Illinois and Illinois Militia vs Nauvoo Legion: Charleston riot: March 28, 1864 Charleston, Illinois: Civil War: 9 Union Army vs Copperheads: Haymarket ...
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
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 ...
Constituted 1 July 1897 in the Illinois National Guard as a squadron of cavalry and organized from existing troops. Expanded and mustered into Federal service 21 May 1898 at Springfield as the 1st Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; mustered out of Federal service 11 October 1898 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Reorganized in 1899 in the Illinois National ...
77th Regiment Illinois was organized at Peoria, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 3, 1862.. Serving under Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, the 77th Illinois Volunteers participated in the bloody initial phase of the Vicksburg Campaign, during which several days of futile Union attacks were launched before a protracted siege was made and won. [3]
The 53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The regiment fought at Shiloh, Hatchie's Bridge, Vicksburg, the March to the Sea, the Carolinas campaign, and Bentonville.
The 10th Illinois was made part of the Army of the Frontier and was stationed at Wilson Creek, Missouri. [2] During the war, the regiment lost one officer and 24 enlisted men in combat. Three officers and 262 enlisted men died of disease, for a total of 290 fatalities over the course of the war. [2] [4]