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155th Illinois Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
155th 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 Fifty-fifth Illinois Infantry. — Col., Gustavus
A. Smith; Lieut.-Col., Joseph B. Berry; Maj., John H. J. Lacy. This
regiment was organized at Camp Butler, and mustered in Feb. 28, 1865,
for one year. On March 2, it moved via Louisville and Nashville to
Tullahoma, Tenn., 904 strong, and was assigned to the command of
Brig.-Gen. Dudley. On June 17 it was divided into detachments of 20 or
30 men each and assigned to guard duty on the Nashville & Chattanooga
railroad, occupying the blockhouses from Nashville to Duck river, a
distance of 50 miles. On Sept. 4 the regiment was mustered out and moved
to Camp Butler, Ill., where it received final pay and discharge. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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