101st Illinois Infantry Regiment

101st Illinois Regiment Infantry
Illinois flag
Active September 2, 1862[1] – June 21, 1865[2]
Disbanded June 21, 1865[2]
Country United States United States
Allegiance Union
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Battalion[2]
Engagements

American Civil War

The 101st Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 101st Illinois Infantry was organized at Jacksonville, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on September 2, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on June 7, 1865, and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, on June 21, 1865.[2]

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 3 officers and 47 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 118 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 169 fatalities.[2]

Commanders

Notable regiment members

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dyer, (1959), p. 1,089.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dyer, (1959), p. 1,090.
  3. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/101-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

Bibliography

  • Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Sagamore Press, Inc. Thomas Yoseloff. LCCN 59-12963
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