Country United States Branch Infantry | Allegiance Union | |
Active September 12, 1861 to July 13, 1865 Engagements Battle of Fort Henry
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Allatoona
March to the Sea
Battle of Bentonville | ||
The 50th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "Blind Half-Hundred," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
Organized in Quincy, Illinois. Companies A-K were from Adams, Brown, Hancock, Warren, and Fulton County. The "Half Blind One Hundred" was to fight with the army of the Tennessee. They Engaged in such battles as: The battle of Shiloh, Ft. Donnelson, Vicksburg, The Atlanta Campaign, Allatoona, and the March to the Sea.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 60 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 121 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 191 fatalities.
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References
50th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA