52nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 52nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | November 19, 1861 to July 5, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Shiloh Battle of Corinth Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville |
The 52nd 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 52nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Geneva, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on November 19, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 5, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 59 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 119 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 180 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Isaac G. Wilson - resigned on December 9, 1861.
- Colonel Thomas W. Sweeny - promoted brigadier general.
- Lieutenant Colonel Edwin A. Bowen - mustered out October 24, 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel Jerome G. Davis - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#52nd 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/052-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
