List of Illinois Civil War units

Infantry units

In recognition of Illinois’ six regiments service in the Mexican War, regimental numbers for infantry in the Civil War began at seven.

• 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)
• 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)
• 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)
• 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)
• 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)
• 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)
• 9th Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment
• 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Month)
• 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Year)
• 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Month)
• 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Year)
• 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Month) - The (First) Scotch Regiment
• 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Year) - The (First) Scotch Regiment
• 13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 14th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 15th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 16th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 17th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 18th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 19th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 20th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 22nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Irish 'Brigade' aka "The First Irish"
• 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - (First) Hecker Regiment
• 25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 26th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 27th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 28th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 29th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 29th United States Colored Infantry
• 30th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 32nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Normal Regiment
• 34th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Red River Rifles
• 35th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 36th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Fox River Regiment
• 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Fremont Rifles or Illinois Greyhounds
• 38th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Yates' Phalanx
• 40th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 41st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 42nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - First Douglas Regt
• 43rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Koerner Regiment
• 44th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Northwestern Rifles
• 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Washburn Lead Mine Regiment
• 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 47th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 48th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 49th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 50th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Blind Half-Hundred
• 51st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Chicago Legion
• 52nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 53rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 54th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Canton Rifles
• 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 57th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - National Guards
• 58th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Lyon Color Guard
• 59th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Formerly the 9th Missouri Volunteers)
• 60th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 61st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 62nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 63rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Yates Sharpshooters
• 65th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Highlanders, The Highland Regt, The 2nd Scotch Regiment
• 66th Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry (Western Sharpshooters)
• 67th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 3 Month Regiment
• 68th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 3 Month Regiment
• 69th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 3 Month Regiment
• 70th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 3 Month Regiment
• 71st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 3 Month Regiment
• 72nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 1st Chicago Board of Trade Regiment
• 73rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Persimmon Regiment or Preacher's Regiment
• 74th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 75th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 76th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 79th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 80th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 81st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 82nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Second Hecker Regiment
• 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 84th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 87th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 88th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 2nd Chicago Board of Trade Regiment
• 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Railroad Regiment
• 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 91st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 92nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 93rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 98th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 99th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 100th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 101st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 102nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 103rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 105th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 106th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 107th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 109th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 110th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 111th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 112th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 113th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 114th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 115th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 117th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 118th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 119th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 120th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 121st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 122nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 123rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 124th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Excelsiors or Excelsior Regiment
• 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 126th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 127th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 128th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 129th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 130th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 131st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 132nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 133rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 135th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 136th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 137th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 138th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 139th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 140th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment - was reformed and served somewhat longer
• 141st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 142nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 143rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 144th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 145th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - 100 Day Regiment
• 146th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 147th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 148th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 149th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 150th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 151st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 152nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 153rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 154th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 155th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 156th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• Sturgis Rifles

Cavalry units

• 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 5th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 6th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 7th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry - Bracket's Regiment
• 9th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry - German Guides
• 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 16th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
• 17th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry

• Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion
• Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion
• Barker's Dragoons
• Carmichael's Independent Cavalry Company
• Dollins' Independent Cavalry Company
• Ford's Independent Cavalry Company
• Gilbert's Independent Cavalry Company
• Hutchins' Independent Cavalry Company
• Jenks' Independent Cavalry Company
• Dodson's Kane County Independent Cavalry Company
• Marx's Independent Cavalry Company
• McClellan Dragoons
• McClernand's Body Guard
• Naughton's Irish Dragoons
• O'Harnett's Independent Cavalry Company
• Schambeck's Independent Cavalry Company
• Sherer's Independent Cavalry Company
• Stewart's Independent Cavalry Company
• Thielman's Independent Cavalry Company

Mounted infantry units

• 9th Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment
• 92nd Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment
• 98th Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment
• 123rd Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment

Artillery units

• Battery "A", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• Battery "B", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• Battery "C", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery (Houghtailing's)
• Battery "D", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• Battery "E", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery (Waterhouse's)
• Battery "F", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• Battery "G", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• 1st Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "H"
• 1st Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "I"
• 1st Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "K"
• 1st Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "K" (reorganized)
• 1st Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "L"
• 1st Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "M"
• Battery "A", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• 2nd Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "B"
• 2nd Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "C"
• Battery "D", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• Battery "E", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• 2nd Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "F"
• 2nd Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "G"
• 2nd Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "H"
• Battery "I", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• 2nd Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "K"
• Battery "L", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
• 2nd Regiment Light Artillery, Battery "M"
• Bridges' Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Busteed's Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Chicago Board of Trade Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Chapman's Peoria Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Cogswell's Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Colvin's Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Cooley's Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Renwick's Elgin Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Henshaw's Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Renwick's Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Smith's Battery Chicago Light Artillery
• Springfield Independent Battery Light Artillery (Vaughan's)
• Stokes' Independent Battery Light Artillery
• Vaughan's Independent Battery Light Artillery

See also

• Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State

References

• Plan for Organization of Volunteer Forces