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Illinois 55th Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:31 Oct 1861
  • Muster Out Date:14 Aug 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General David Stuart
    • Brigadier General Giles A. Smith
    • Brigadier General Joseph A. J. Lightburn
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. Smith
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. SmithBG Joseph A. J. Lightburn
    • Brigadier General Morgan Lewis Smith
    • Brigadier General William B. Hazen
    • Brigadier General William T. Sherman
    • Colonel David Stuart
    • Colonel James S. Martin
    • Colonel Oscar Malmborg
    • Colonel Theodore Jones
    • Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith
    • Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Malmborg
    • Major General Francis Preston Blair Jr.
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Collierville3 Nov 18633 Nov 1863< 1 dayShelby County, Tennessee
Chickasaw Bayou26 Dec 186229 Dec 18623 day(s)Warren County, Mississippi
Shiloh6 Apr 18627 Apr 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Ezra Church28 July 186428 July 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia
Siege of Corinth29 Apr 186230 May 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Champion Hill16 May 186316 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Fort McAllister5 Mar 18635 Mar 1863< 1 dayBryan County, Georgia
Kennesaw Mountain27 June 186427 June 1864< 1 dayCobb County, Georgia
Snyder's Bluff29 Apr 18631 May 18632 day(s)Warren County, Mississippi
Vicksburg18 May 18634 July 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Resaca13 May 186416 May 18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
Jonesborough31 Aug 18641 Sept 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Allatoona5 Oct 18645 Oct 1864< 1 dayBartow County, Georgia
Arkansas Post9 Jan 186311 Jan 18632 day(s)Arkansas Post, Arkansas
Dallas27 May 18644 June 18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Atlanta22 July 186422 July 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia

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