85th Illinois Infantry Regiment
| 85th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois flag | |
| Active | August 27, 1862, to June 5, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Bentonville |
The 85th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 85th Illinois Infantry was organized at Peoria, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 27, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 5, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
[edit]The regiment suffered 4 officers and 86 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officers and 131 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 222 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel Robert S. Moore - Resigned due to disability June 14, 1863.
- Colonel Caleb James Dilworth - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf7.htm#85th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/085-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
References
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