26th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 26th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | August 31, 1861 to July 20, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
The 26th 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 26th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 31, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 20, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 88 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 194 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 286 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel John M. Loomis - resigned on April 30, 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Gilmore - resigned on April 14, 1863.
- Lieutenant Colonel Ira J. Bloomfield - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf2.htm#26th 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/026-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls - retrieved June 26, 2007.
