57th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 57th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | December 26, 1861 to July 7, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Shiloh Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville |
The 57th 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 57th Illinois Infantry was organized at Shawneetown, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on December 26, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 7, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 3 officers and 65 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 108 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 389 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Silas D. Baldwin - cashiered on March 12, 1863.
- Colonel Frederick Hurlbut - drowned in the Chicago River on May 8, 1865.
- Lieutenant Colonel Frederick A. Batty - mustered out with the regiment. [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ 57th Regiment Infantry, The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Retrieved 2008-05-17
- ^ Roster of Field and Staff 57th Illinois Infantry, retrieved 2008-05-17
