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Illinois 56th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:27 Feb 1862
  • Muster Out Date:12 Aug 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • 4th Missouri Cavalry Company F: Lt Alexander Mueller
    • Escort
    • Escort: 5th Missouri Cavalry Company C
    • Brigadier General Charles S. Hamilton
    • Brigadier General Isaac Quinby
    • Brigadier General Jeremiah C. Sullivan
    • Brigadier General John E. Smith
    • Captain Pinckney J. Welsh
    • Colonel Green B. Raum
    • Colonel Samuel A. Holmes
    • Lieutenant Colonel Green Berry Raum
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Big Black River Bridge17 May 186317 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Siege of Corinth29 Apr 186230 May 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Champion Hill16 May 186316 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Vicksburg18 May 18634 July 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Battle of Corinth3 Oct 18624 Oct 18621 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi

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