Country United States Branch Infantry | Allegiance Union | |
Active February 5, 1862 to September 27, 1865 Engagements Battle of Shiloh
Siege of Corinth
Siege of Vicksburg
Action at Overall's Creek
Third Battle of Murfreesboro | ||
The 61st 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 61st Illinois Infantry was originally organized at Carrollton, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on February 5, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee on September 27, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 3 officers and 34 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 183 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 224 fatalities.
Commanders
References
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