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95th Illinois Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
95th Illinois Infantry Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant
General of the State of Illinois, Volume 5, Revised by Brigadier General J.N.
Reece, Adjutant General, 1900
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| Regimental History |
| Ninety-fifth Infantry. — Cols., Lawrence S. Church,
Thomas W. Humphrey, Leander Blanden; Lieut. -Cols., Thomas W. Humphrey,
Leander Blanden, William Avery; Majs., Leander Blanden, William Avery,
Charles B. Loop. This regiment was organized at Camp Fuller, Rockford,
and was mustered into the U. S. service Sept. 4, 1862. It was recruited
from the counties of McHenry and Boone, three companies from the latter
and seven from the former. It moved from camp on Nov. 4, proceeded via
Cairo and Columbus to Jackson, Tenn., and afterward to Grand Junction,
where it was assigned to Gen. McArthur's division, Army of the
Tennessee. It held an important position in its brigade during the
charge of May 19 on the works at Vicksburg and lost in the engagement 7
killed and 54 wounded. During the assault of May 22 it gained an
advanced position on the crest of the ridge near the enemy's works and
encountered one of the most sweeping and destructive fires to which
troops were ever exposed. The total loss to the regiment in these two
charges, was 25 killed, 124 wounded and 10 missing. It was engaged in
the capture of Fort De Russy and in the battles of Old River,
Cloutierville, Mansura, Yellow bayou and all the movements of the Red
River expedition, fighting a portion of the time in the battle of Yellow
bayou under one of the severest fires of artillery it ever experienced
in a field fight. It was in the thickest of the fray at Guntown and
fought with undaunted bravery. Finally both flanks of the regiment were
turned by overpowering numbers of the enemy and it was obliged to fall
back or suffer entire capture. In this engagement the 95th was nearly
annihilated and on this account it was given a few weeks' rest on its
return to Memphis. It took part in the battle of Nashville and in the
pursuit of Hood's defeated army to the Tennessee river. During the
summer of 1864 a detachment of the regiment, 100 men, participated in
the battles of Kennesaw mountain, Chattahoochee river, Atlanta, Ezra
Church, Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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