73rd Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 73rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, known as the "Persimmon Regiment" or the "Preacher's Regiment" was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

73rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
ActiveAugust 21, 1862, to June 10, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Perryville
Battle of Stone's River
Siege of Chattanooga
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Jonesboro
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Nashville

Service

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73rd Regiment Illinois was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 21, 1862.

The regiment was discharged from service on June 10, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

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The regiment suffered 5 officers and 109 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 167 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 281 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

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  • Colonel James F. Jacquess – Mustered out with the regiment.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Union Regimental Histories. Illinois Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^ Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

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