23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 23rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | June 15, 1861 to July 24, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
The 23rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, known as the "Irish Brigade", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 23rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on June 15, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 24, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 50 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 93 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 149 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel James A. Mulligan - killed in action July 24, 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Simison - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf2.htm#23rd The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. - retrieved June 25, 2007.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/022-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls - retrieved June 26, 2007.
