155th Illinois Infantry Regiment
| 155th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag | |
| Active | February 28, 1865, to September 4, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 155th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 155th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 28, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 155th served in garrisons along the line of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
The regiment mustered out September 4, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
[edit]The regiment suffered 71 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 71 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#155th 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/155-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls