4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
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| 4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry | |
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 Illinois flag |
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| Active | September 26, 1861 to June 14, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Fort Henry Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh siege of Corinth |
The 4th 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 4th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Ottawa, Illinois on September 26, 1861.
It was consolidated with 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry on June 14, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 38 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 192 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 234 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Theophilus Lyle Dickey - resigned February 16, 1863
- Colonel Martin R. Wallace - mustered out November 3, 1864[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilcav1.htm#4th 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/cav004-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
