154th Illinois Infantry Regiment
| 154th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag | |
| Active | February 21, 1865, to September 18, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 154th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 154th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 21, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 154th served in garrisons in Tennessee.
The regiment mustered out September 18, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
[edit]The regiment suffered 76 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 76 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel Mclain F. Wood - died August 6, 1865.
- Lieutenant Colonel Francis Swanwick - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#154th 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/154-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls