25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 25th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | August 4, 1861 to September 5, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
The 25th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 25th Illinois Infantry was organized at Saint Louis, Missouri and mustered into Federal service on August 4, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1864.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 3 officers and 80 enlistedmen who were 148 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 232 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel William N. Coler - resigned on August 31, 1862.
- Colonel Caswell P. Ford - resigned on April 14, 1863.
- Colonel Thomas D. Williams - killed in action on December 31, 1862.
- Colonel Richard H. Nodine - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
- Colonel William E. Woodruff[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf2.htm#25th 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/025-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls - retrieved June 26, 2007.
- ^ Daniel, Larry J., Days of Glory: The Army of the Cumberland, 1861-1865, LSU Press, 2004 ISBN 0-8071-2931-3 - retrieved August 09, 2007
