80th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 80th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | August 25, 1862 to June 10, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Equipment | Battle of Perryville Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 80th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 80th Illinois Infantry was organized at Centralia, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 25, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 10, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered the loss of 6 officers and 52 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 160 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 218 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Thomas G. Allen - Resigned April 21, 1863.
- Lieutenant Colonel Andrew F. Rogers - Discharged November 25, 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel Erastus N. Bates - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf7.htm#80th 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/080-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
