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35th Illinois Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
35th Illinois Infantry Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant
General of the State of Illinois, Volume 2, Revised by Brigadier General J.N.
Reece, Adjutant General, 1900
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| Regimental History |
| Thirty-fifth Illinois Infantry. — Cols., Gustavus A. Smith,
William P. Chandler; Lieut. -Col., William P. Chandler; Maj., John
McIlwain. This regiment was organized at Decatur on July 3, 1861, when
its services were tendered to the president. On the 23d it was accepted
by the secretary of war as "Col. G. A. Smith's Independent Regiment of
Illinois Volunteers." On Aug. 4 it left Decatur and arrived at Jefferson
barracks, Mo., the following day. It remained there one week, was then
ordered to Marine hospital, St. Louis, and there eight companies were
mustered into the U. S. service with an aggregate strength of 793. It
first experienced the realities of war in Feb., 1862, when it followed
Price's retreating army, skirmishing with the Confederates nearly every
day. In the battle of Pea Ridge the regiment lost 15 killed, 45 wounded
and 55 prisoners, of whom 15 were wounded. In May it moved to
Farmington, Miss., and took part in the siege of Corinth until the
evacuation of that place. In October it was at the battle of Perryville
and skirmished with the Confederate left, but with no loss. It was in
the battle of Stone's river, sustaining losses as follows: Killed, 1
commissioned officer and 10 men; wounded, 1 com- missioned officer and
44 men ; missing, 21 men ; captured and paroled, 4 men; wounded and
paroled, 5 men; total, 2 commissioned officers and 84 men. It went into
action with 20 commissioned officers and 419 men. In Aug., 1863, with
Heg's brigade, it crossed the Tennessee river on pontoons and drove the
Confederate pickets back while the bridge was being laid, being the
first infantry on the south side of the Tennessee river. It participated
in the battle of Chickamauga, losing 18 killed, 130 wounded and 12
missing. It went into action with 18 commissioned officers and 281
enlisted men. It was in the assault on the Confederate rifle-pits in
front of Missionary ridge, and two days later was in the storming and
capture of the ridge. The flag of the regiment was carried in advance of
the men to within 20 steps of the Confederate works on the crest and
then was carried by the lieutenant-colonel into the works, followed by
the men. None were in earlier and the enemy's line was broken in many
places nearly at that moment. The losses sustained by the regiment here
were 6 killed and 48 wounded. It went into the action with 212 officers
and men. It was in the Atlanta campaign from May 7 to Aug. 26, and lost
during that time 13 killed, 105 wounded and 6 missing. Most of the
losses occurred at Rocky Face ridge, Resaca, Dallas, Mud creek, and
Kennesaw mountain. The regiment went into camp at Chattanooga on Aug.
27, and remained there until the 31st, when it started for Springfield,
Ill., to be mustered out of service, the latter event taking place on
Sept. 27, 1864. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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