79th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | August 28, 1862, to June 12, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Equipment | Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 79th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 79th Illinois Infantry was organized at Mattoon, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 28, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 12, 1865, and discharged at Camp Butler, Illinois, on June 21, 1865.
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 81 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 211 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 297 fatalities. [1]
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