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147th Illinois Infantry
in the American Civil War
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147th Illinois Infantry Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant
General of the State of Illinois, Volume 7, Revised by Brigadier General J.N.
Reece, Adjutant General, 1900
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Forty-seventh Illinois Infantry. — Col., Hiram
F. Sickles; Lieut. -Cols., Werner W. Burg, Giles H. Bush; Majs., Giles
H. Bush, Frank Clendenin. This regiment was organized at Camp Fry,
Chicago, and mustered into the U. S. service Feb. 18 and 19, 1865, for
one year. It was the first of ten regiments raised under the call of
Dec. 19, 1864, and was recruited as follows: Co. A from Winnebago
county, B from Whiteside county, C from Kendall and LaSalle counties, D
from Cook county, E from Stephenson county, F from DeKalb county, G from
Whiteside, Lee and Ogle counties, H from LaSalle county, I from Lake
county, and K from Kankakee county. On Feb. 21 the regiment moved via
Louisville, Ky., to Nashville, Tenn., arriving on the 25th. Thence it
removed to East Tennessee and on March 14 Maj. Bush, with about 125 men,
went on an expedition to Mill creek, on the Cleveland road, and broke up
a nest of guerrillas, having several skirmishes with them, 1 man of the
regiment being wounded. On the 20th the same officer with seven
companies of the regiment went to Spring Place, Ga., to break up
guerrilla bands and protect Union men and their families. While en route
skirmishing took place between Federal scouts and guerrillas, 1 man on
each side being wounded. On the following day a skirmish was had in
which 2 men of the regiment were wounded, 1 of whom died as a result of
his injury. On April 3 another skirmish occurred with a wandering band
of the enemy and 2 of the regiment were wounded. The regiment did
garrison duty in Georgia until Jan. 20, 1866, when it was mustered out
of service. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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