59th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 59th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | September 18, 1861 to December 8, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Pea Ridge Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 59th 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 59th Illinois Infantry was originally organized as the 9th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Saint Louis, Missouri and mustered into Federal service on September 18, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on December 8, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 105 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 117 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 230 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel John C. Kelton - resigned on March 1, 1862.
- Lieutenant Colonel Calvin Harlowe Frederick - paralyzed at battle of Pea Ridge March 1862.
- Colonel P. Sidney Post - mustered out with the regiment. [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf5.htm#59th 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/059-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
