| 96th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois flag | |
| Active | September 6, 1862 to June 10, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Equipment | Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 96th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 96th Illinois Infantry was organized at Rockford, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 6, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 10, 1865.
Total strength and casualties[]
The regiment suffered 5 officers and 111 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 124 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 241 fatalities.[1]
Commanders[]
- Colonel Thomas E. Champion - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also[]
- List of Illinois Civil War Units
- Illinois in the American Civil War
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf8.htm#96th 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/096-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
References[]
- Charles A. Partridge, ed (1897). History of the Ninety-sixth Regiment: Illinois Volunteer Infantry. http://books.google.com/books?id=3heBAAAAIAAJ.
- The Civil War Archive
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