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112th Illinois Infantry
in the American Civil War
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112th 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 Twelfth Illinois Infantry. — Col., Thomas J.
Henderson; Lieut. -Col., Emery S. Bond; Majs., James M. Hosford,
Tristram T. Dow. This regiment was mustered into the U. S. service on
Sept. 20 and 22, 1862, at Peoria, and was ordered to report to Maj.-Gen.
Wright, commanding the Department of the Ohio, at Cincinnati. It
accordingly moved by rail from Peoria on Oct. 18, and arrived at
Cincinnati about midnight on Oct. 10, when it was immediately ordered
across the Ohio river to report to Maj.-Gen. Gordon Granger at
Covington, Ky. It was under fire for the first time at Monticello, Ky.,
in the spring of 1863, and although it was not severely engaged and
suffered no loss, it was complimented for its steadiness. A detachment
of the regiment joined Col. Sanders in his celebrated raid over the
mountains into East Tennessee and lost 11 men captured and 5 drowned in
swimming Clinch river at night. In July the regiment was engaged in the
pursuit of a body of Confederates under Scott, and after capturing about
500 prisoners and scattering many others in the woods, Scott was finally
driven over the Cumberland river and into the mountains, when the
regiment again returned to Danville, having had 1 man killed and 6
wounded in the pursuit. It then began the work of preparing for a
campaign into East Tennessee, where its operations were at Kingston,
Post Oak springs, Athens, Calhoun, Charleston, Cleveland, Sweetwater,
Philadelphia, Loudon, Campbell's station, Knoxville, Bean's station,
Blain's cross-roads, Dandridge, Sevierville, Fair Garden, Kelly's ford,
Flat Creek gap, and other places, at many of which it was engaged in
numerous skirmishes or battles, and being constantly in the presence of
the enemy. At Cleveland, 1 captain was killed, several men wounded, and
about 20 captured. It had 21 men cut off and captured while guarding a
ford on the Hiawassee river. In a handsome charge at Philadelphia 1 man
was killed and several wounded. At Knoxville the regiment, with cavalry
and mounted infantry, was thrown out in front to hold Longstreet in
check, while the town was put in a defensible condition, and on Nov. 18
behaved most gallantly, losing about 100 killed and wounded, and some 20
men cut off and captured. At Bean's station, Dandridge and Flat creek,
the regiment lost several killed and wounded in each engagement. At
Kelly's ford it had 19 wounded, including 4 commissioned officers, and 1
man killed. The regiment then participated in the Atlanta campaign, and
was actively engaged at Resaca, losing some 50 men killed and wounded —
among the latter the colonel. At Utoy creek it was with its brigade in
an unsuccessful assault on the enemy's works, and lost 71 men killed,
wounded and missing. It was engaged in numerous other battles and
skirmishes of this campaign. Going into Tennessee in pursuit of Hood, it
participated in the battles of Columbia and Franklin, losing some 30 or
40 men killed and wounded, and also participated in the battle of
Nashville. It was then transferred to North Carolina, where it aided in
the reduction of Fort Anderson, in driving the enemy from his works at
Town creek, and finally from Wilmington, which place was occupied on
Feb. 22, 1865. After the surrender of Johnston's army it moved to
Greensboro, N. C, where it remained until June 20, 1865, when it was
mustered out and ordered to Chicago, Ill. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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