47th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 47th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | August 16, 1861 to January 21, 1866 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Corinth Siege of Vicksburg Red River Campaign Battle of Pleasant Hill |
The 47th 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 47th Illinois Infantry was organized at Peoria, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 16, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on January 21, 1866.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 5 officers and 58 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 184 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 250 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel John Bryner - resigned on September 2, 1862.
- Colonel William A. Thrush - killed in action October 3, 1862.
- Colonel John N. Cromwell - killed in action May 16, 1863.
- Colonel John D. McClure - mustered out of service on October 11, 1864.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#47th 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/047-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
