147th Illinois Infantry Regiment
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The 147th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
147th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | February 18, 1865, to January 20, 1866 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Service
editThe 147th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 18, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 147th served in garrisons and operated against guerillas in Georgia.
The regiment was mustered out of service on January 20, 1866.
Total strength and casualties
editThe regiment suffered 3 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded, and 31 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 34 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif11.htm#147th 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/147-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls