Country United States Branch Infantry | Allegiance Union | |
Active September 7, 1862 to June 10, 1865 Equipment Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Jonesborough
March to the Sea
Battle of Bentonville | ||
The 90th 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 90th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 7, 1862. Nicknamed the "Irish Legion" or the "Second Irish".
The regiment was mustered out on June 10, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 58 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 87 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 148 fatalities.
Commanders
References
90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA