9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)

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9th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry (3 Months)
Illinois state flag
Active	April 26, 1861 to July 26, 1861
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	None

The 9th 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 9th Illinois Infantry was organized at Springfield, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on April 26, 1861 for a three month enlistment.

The regiment was mustered out on July 26, 1861.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 9 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 9 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Eleazar A. Paine - 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/unilinf1.htm#9th 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/009-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive