95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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95th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois flag
Active	September 4, 1862 to August 17, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Equipment	Battle of Raymond Battle of Jackson Battle of Champion's Hill Battle of Big Black River Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro

The 95th 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 95th Illinois Infantry was organized at Rockford, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 4, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on August 17, 1865 at Galveston, Texas..

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 7 officers and 77 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 204 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 289 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Lawrence S. Church - Resigned January 24, 1863.
• Colonel Thomas W. Humphrey - Killed in action June 10, 1864.
• Colonel Leander Blanden - Mustered out with the regiment.^[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#95th 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/095-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive