86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 86th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | August 27, 1862 to June 21, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Bentonville |
The 86th 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 86th Illinois Infantry was organized at Peoria, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 27, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 6, 1865 and discharged at Chicago, Illinois on June 21, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 3 officers and 73 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officers and 93 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 175 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel David D. Irons - Died Nashville, Tennessee August 11, 1863.
- Lieutenant Colonel Allen L. Fahnestock - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf7.htm#86th 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/086-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
