3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
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| 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry | |
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 Illinois flag |
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| Active | August 27, 1861 to October 18, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Battle of Pea Ridge Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion's Hill Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Nashville |
The 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on October 18, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 8 officers and 50 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 173 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 234 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Eugene A. Carr - promoted to brigadier general March 7, 1862
- Colonel Lafayette McCrillis - mustered out September 5, 1864[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilcav1.htm#3rd The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/cav003-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
