Country United States Branch Infantry | Allegiance Union | |
Active November 19, 1861 to July 5, 1865 Engagements Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Corinth
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Siege of Atlanta
Battle of Jonesboro
March to the Sea
Battle of Bentonville | ||
The 52nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
The 52nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Geneva, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on November 19, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 5, 1865.
One soldier from the regiment, Sergeant Edward B. Spalding of Company E, was awarded the Medal of Honor for continuing to fight after being wounded at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 59 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 119 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 180 fatalities.
Commanders
References
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