101st Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 101st Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

101st Illinois Regiment Infantry
Illinois flag
ActiveSeptember 2, 1862[1] – June 21, 1865[2]
DisbandedJune 21, 1865[2]
CountryUnited States United States
AllegianceUnion
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment
Battalion[2]
EngagementsAmerican Civil War

Service

edit

The 101st Illinois Infantry was organized at Jacksonville, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on September 2, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on June 7, 1865, and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, on June 21, 1865.[2]

Total strength and casualties

edit

The regiment suffered 3 officers and 47 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 118 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 169 fatalities.[2]

Commanders

edit

Notable regiment members

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Dyer, (1959), p. 1,089.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Dyer, (1959), p. 1,090.
  3. ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/101-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

Bibliography

edit
  • Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Sagamore Press, Inc. Thomas Yoseloff. LCCN 59-12963