42nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 42nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | July 22, 1861 to December 16, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Resaca Siege of Atlanta Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 42nd 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 42nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on July 22, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on December 16, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 13 officers and 168 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 5 officers and 201 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 387 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel William A. Webb - died on December 24, 1861.
- Colonel George W. Roberts - killed in action on December 31, 1862.
- Colonel Nathan H. Walworth - resigned on April 13, 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel Edgar D. Swain - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#42nd 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/042-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
