129th Illinois Infantry Regiment
| 129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag | |
| Active | September 8, 1862, to June 8, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | |
| Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an American infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 129th Illinois Infantry was organized at Pontiac, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on September 8, 1862, for a three-year enlistment.
The regiment was mustered out of service on June 8, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
[edit]The regiment suffered 50 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 128 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 180 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel George P. Smith -resigned on May 8, 1863.
- Colonel Henry Case - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ ArchivedArchived 2006-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
References
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