The 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army between April 20, 1861, and July 11, 1865, during the American Civil War.[1]
| 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Battle of Chattanooga | |
| Active | April 20, 1861–July 11, 1865 |
| Disbanded | July 11, 1865 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | James D. Morgan |
| Colonel | John Tillson |
Service
editInitial 3 month service
editThe infantry regiment was organized at Springfield, Illinois, from the first companies reporting on April 20, 1861. They were ordered to Cairo, Illinois, on April 22 where it became fully organized by an additional three companies, three artillery companies and mustered in for a three-month service by Captain John Pope, United States Army, on April 29, 1861. They were attached to Prentiss' Brigade and placed on garrison duty at Cairo, Illinois until being mustered out on July 29, 1861.[2]
3 year service
editThe regiment saw service at the Battle of Island Number Ten, the Battle of Resaca, the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign. The regiment was mustered out on July 4, 1865, and discharged at Chicago, Illinois, on July 11, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
editThe regiment suffered 2 officers and 48 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 136 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 186 fatalities.[3]
Commanders
edit- Colonel James D. Morgan - promoted to brigadier general on July 17, 1862
- Colonel John Tillson - discharged with the regiment[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ J. N. Reece, Adjutant General, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of the Illinois: Containing Reports for the Years 1861-66, 8 volumes (Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1900), vol. 1, pp. 478-511; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 17 Feb 2019).
- ^ Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,048.
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf1.htm 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/010-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls