13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois flag |
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| Active | April 21, 1861 to June 18, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Siege of Vicksburg [[Battle of Bentonville]] |
The 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed "Fremont's Grey Hounds," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 13th Illinois Infantry was mustered into state service at Dixon, Illinois on April 21, 1861 and mustered into Federal service on May 24, 1861 for a three-year term. The regiment was mustered out on June 18, 1864.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 6 officers and 61 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 5 officers and 123 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 192 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel John B. Wyman - killed at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou December 28,
1862.
- Colonel Adam B. Gorgas - Mustered out with the
regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf1.htm 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/013-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
