82nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 82nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | October 23, 1862 to June 16, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Equipment | Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Wauhatchie Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Resaca March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville |
The 82nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, known as the "2nd Hecker Regiment," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 82nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Springfield, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on October 23, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 16, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 98 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 60 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 162 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Frederick Hecker - resigned March 21, 1864
- Lieutenant Colonel Edward S. Salomon - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf7.htm#82nd 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/082-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
