Country United States Branch Infantry | Allegiance Union | |
Active August 27, 1862 to June 21, 1865 Engagements Battle of Perryville
Battle of Stone's River
Battle of Chickamauga
Siege of Chattanooga
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Siege of Atlanta
Battle of Jonesboro
Battle of Bentonville | ||
The 86th 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 86th Illinois Infantry was organized at Peoria, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 27, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 6, 1865 and discharged at Chicago, Illinois on June 21, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 3 officers and 73 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officers and 93 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 175 fatalities.
Commanders
References
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