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Illinois 79th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:28 Aug 1862
  • Muster Out Date:12 June 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Edward N. Kirk
    • Brigadier General George D. Wagner
    • Brigadier General John Newton
    • Brigadier General Luther P. Bradley
    • Brigadier General Richard W. Johnson
    • Brigadier General Washington Lafayette Elliott
    • Colonel Allen Buckner
    • Colonel Joseph B. Dodge
    • Colonel Joseph Conrad
    • Colonel Sheridan P. Read
    • Major Allen Buckner
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Franklin (1864)30 Nov 186430 Nov 1864< 1 dayFranklin, Tennessee
Stones River31 Dec 186231 Dec 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Chickamauga19 Sept 186320 Sept 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Nashville15 Dec 186416 Dec 18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
Rocky Face Ridge7 May 186413 May 18646 day(s)Whitfield County, Georgia
Jonesborough31 Aug 18641 Sept 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20 July 186420 July 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia

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