72nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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72nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer "1st Board of Trade Regt"

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Illinois state flag
Active August 23, 1862, to August 7, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements Battle of Champion's Hill
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Nashville

The 72nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, known as the "First Chicago Board of Trade Regiment" was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Infantry military service branch that specializes in combat by individuals on foot

Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces. Also known as foot soldiers, infantry traditionally relies on moving by foot between combats as well, but may also use mounts, military vehicles, or other transport. Infantry make up a large portion of all armed forces in most nations, and typically bear the largest brunt in warfare, as measured by casualties, deprivation, or physical and psychological stress.

Regiment Military unit

A regiment is a military unit. Their role and size varies markedly, depending on the country and the arm of service.

Union Army Land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War


During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. Also known as the Federal Army, it proved essential to the preservation of the United States of America as a working, viable republic.

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Service

72nd Regiment Illinois was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 23, 1862.

The regiment was discharged from service on August 7, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 7 officers and 79 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 145 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 234 fatalities. [1]

Commanders

Colonel (United States) Military rank of the United States

In the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, colonel is the most senior field grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and immediately below the rank of brigadier general. It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for colonel is O-6.

General Frederick Augustus Starring was an American civil engineer, lawyer, and soldier. After the American Civil War, he entered public service as an agent for the U.S. Treasury and examined U.S. consular and diplomatic affairs in Europe.

See also

Illinois in the American Civil War

The U.S. state of Illinois during the American Civil War was a major source of troops for the Union Army, and of military supplies, food, and clothing. Situated near major rivers and railroads, Illinois became a major jumping off place early in the war for Ulysses S. Grant's efforts to seize control of the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers. Statewide, public support for the Union was high despite Copperhead sentiment.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf5.htm#72nd 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. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/072-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

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