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Illinois 85th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:27 Aug 1862
  • Muster Out Date:5 June 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • --
    • 12 guns k-51 w-288 m-14 = 353
    • Company L 2nd Kentucky Cavalry:
    • Escort:
    • k-8 w-62 m-9 = 79
    • Brigadier General James D. Morgan
    • Brigadier General James G. Spears
    • Brigadier General James S. Negley
    • Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis
    • Brigadier General Philip Henry Sheridan
    • Colonel Caleb J. Dilworth
    • Colonel Daniel McCook Jr.
    • Colonel Robert S. Moore
    • Lieutenant Colonel James W. Langley
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Stones River31 Dec 186231 Dec 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Kennesaw Mountain27 June 186427 June 1864< 1 dayCobb County, Georgia
Chickamauga19 Sept 186320 Sept 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Lookout Mountain23 Nov 186423 Nov 1864< 1 dayChattanooga, Tennessee
Missionary Ridge25 Nov 186325 Nov 1863< 1 dayChattanooga, Tennessee
Resaca13 May 186416 May 18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
Jonesborough31 Aug 18641 Sept 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Perryville8 Oct 18628 Oct 1862< 1 dayPerryville, Kentucky
Atlanta22 July 186422 July 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20 July 186420 July 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia
Louisville, Georgia29 Nov 186429 Nov 1864< 1 dayLouisville, Georgia

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