62nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
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62nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | April 10, 1862, to March 6, 1866 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
The 62nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 62nd Illinois Infantry was originally organized at Anna, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on April 10, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on March 6, 1866.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 3 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 9 officers and 251 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 263 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf5.htm#62nd The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1960. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/062-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
References
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