9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)

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9th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry (3 Years)
Illinois state flag
Active	July 26, 1861 to March 15, 1863
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 Cairo, Illinois and mustered into Federal service between July 26 and August 31, 1861 for a three year enlistment.

The regiment was converted to the 9th Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment on March 15, 1863.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 5 officers and 211 enlistedmen killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 200 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 417 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Augustus Mersy - 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