78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 78th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | September 1, 1862 to June 7, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain,Battle of Jonesboro, March to the Sea, Battle of Bentonville |
The 78th 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
78th Regiment Illinois was organized at Quincy, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 1, 1862.
The regiment was discharged from service on June 7, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 9 officers and 95 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 117enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 221 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel William H. Bennison - resigned commission September 2, 1863.
- Colonel Maris R. Vernon - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf6.htm#78th 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/078-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
