Country United States Type Infantry | Allegiance Union Size Regiment
Battalion | |
Active September 2, 1862 – June 21, 1865 Engagements American Civil War
Holly Springs
Van Dorn's Attack
Battle of Wauhatchie | ||
The 101st Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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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.
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.
Commanders
Notable regiment members
References
101st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA