51st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 51st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | December 24, 1861 to September 25, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga [{Battle of Resaca]] Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 51st 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 51st Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on December 24, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on September 25, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 9 officers and 106 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 134 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 250 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Gilbert W. Cumming - resigned on September 30, 1862.
- Colonel Luther P. Bradley - promoted brigadier general on July 30, 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Davis - discharged June 30, 1865.
- Lieutenant Colonel James S. Boyd - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#51st 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/051-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
