94th Illinois Infantry Regiment
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| 94th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | August 20, 1862, to July 17, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
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| Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 94th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "McLean Regiment," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 94th Illinois Infantry was organized in McLean County, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 20, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on July 17, 1865, at Galveston, Texas..
Total strength and casualties
[edit]The regiment suffered 9 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 162 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 175 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel William W. Orme - Promoted to brigadier general on April 4, 1863.
- Colonel John McNulta - Mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf8.htm#94th 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/094-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
Sources
[edit]- Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (PDF). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. p. 1086. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. hdl:2027/mdp.39015026937642. LCCN 09005239. OCLC 8697590. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Federal Publishing Company (1908). Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan (PDF). The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. Vol. III. Madison, WI: Federal Publishing Company. p. 314. OCLC 1086145633. Retrieved July 11, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Illinois Adjutant General (2024). Illinois Civil War Regiment and Unit Histories. Springfield, IL: The Official Website for the Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 279–281. Retrieved October 20, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "91st Illinois Infantry Regiment". The Civil War Archive. 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "Battle Unit Details, 91st Regiment, Illinois Infantry". nps.gov. U.S. National Park Service. January 19, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Collection - McLean County Museum of History archives
- Letters reveal rigors of Civil War soldiering - Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois, newspaper)
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