97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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97th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois flag
Active	September 16, 1862 to July 29, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Equipment	Fort Hindman Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Jackson Battle of Champion's Hill Battle of Big Black River Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Fort Blakely

The 97th 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 97th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 16, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on July 29, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 2 officers and 28 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 200 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 233 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Friend S. Rutherford - Discharged June 15, 1864.^[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#97th 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/097-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive