93rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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93rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois flag
Active	October 13, 1862 to July 7, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Raymond Battle of Jackson Battle of Champion's Hill Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Jackson Battle of Allatoona Battle of Bentonville

The 93rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Service

The 93rd Illinois Infantry was mustered into state service at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on October 13, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on June 23, 1865 and discharged at Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 4 officers and 147 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 147 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 294 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Holden Putnam - killed November 25, 1863.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of Illinois Civil War Units
• Illinois in the American Civil War

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf8.htm#93rd The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
2. ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/093-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive