90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
| 90th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry "The Irish Legion" | |
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Illinois state flag | |
| Active | September 7, 1862 to June 10, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
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Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Ridge March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville |
The 90th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 90th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 7, 1862. Nicknamed the "Irish Legion" or the "Second Irish".
The regiment was mustered out on June 10, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 58 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 87 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 148 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Timothy O'Meara - killed in action at the Battle of Missionary Ridge.
- Lieutenant Colonel Owen Stewart - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also
- List of Illinois Civil War Units
- Illinois in the American Civil War
Notes
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf7.htm#90th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ↑ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/090-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls