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111th Illinois Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
111th Illinois Infantry Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant
General of the State of Illinois, Volume 6, Revised by Brigadier General J.N.
Reece, Adjutant General, 1900
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Eleventh Infantry. — Col., James S.
Martin; Lieut.-Col., Joseph F. Black; Maj., William H. Mabry. This
regiment was organized in June, 1862, and was mustered into the U. S.
service at Salem on Sept. 18. The strength of the regiment at date of
muster was 886 officers and enlisted men. Six of its companies were
raised in Marion county, one in Clay, one in Washington, one in Clinton,
and one in Wayne and Marion counties, thus making the regiment a home
organization. By special order No. 211, Aug. 16, Salem was designated as
the place of rendezvous and the regiment was given its numerical
designation. It remained at Camp Marshall until Oct. 31 and on that day
numbered 930, officers and men. Having received orders to report to
Brig.-Gen. Tuttle, commanding at Cairo, the regiment broke camp on the
morning of the 31st and marched 3 miles across the country to Tonti
Station, on the Illinois Central railroad, thence by rail to Cairo,
reported to Gen. Tuttle and went into camp on the levee in front of the
city. On the following morning it embarked on transports for Columbus,
Ky., where it reported to Brig.-Gen. Davies and went into camp on the
bank of the river, awaiting transportation to the front. It was
afterward stationed at Fort Heiman, from which place it made frequent
raids into the country, capturing a large amount of Confederate property
and a number of prisoners. Being transferred to Alabama in the fall of
1863, it had its first skirmish with the enemy on Nov. 5, in which it
lost 2 men wounded and 5 missing. In May, 1864, it entered on the
Atlanta campaign, crossed Taylor's ridge, passed Gordon's springs and
entered Snake Creek gap, skirmishing with the enemy as it advanced. On
May 10 it was in line of battle all day, with heavy skirmishing in its
front, in which a part of the regiment participated. In the battle of
Resaca the regiment lost 14 killed and 36 wounded during the two days it
was engaged. On May 27 it lost 5 killed and 15 wounded, and at Kennesaw
Mountain 3 killed and 18 wounded. The loss of the regiment in the fight
before Atlanta on July 22 was 20 killed, 45 wounded and 80 missing, and
it was also engaged in the battle of the 28th, west of Atlanta, with a
loss of 10 wounded and 1 missing. It participated in the battle of
Jonesboro, losing 1 killed and 7 wounded, bore a distinguished part in
the march to the sea, and at the battle of Ft. McAllister lost 5 killed
and 15 wounded. On Feb. 1, 1865, the regiment started on the Carolina
campaign; skirmished with the enemy at the North and South Edisto
rivers, losing 1 killed and 1 wounded. It was in the battle of
Bentonville; after the surrender of Johnston continued the march to
Washington; participated in the grand review, after which it went into
camp near the city, and on June 7, 1865, was mustered out. During its
term of service its losses were: Killed in battle, 46; wounded, 144;
died in prison, 11; died in hospital, 93; discharged for disability, 71;
total loss, 365. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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