- Source: 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
= Initial 3-month service
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The infantry regiment was organized at Springfield, Illinois, and mustered in on April 25, 1861, for a three-month service. The regiment was transferred to Cairo, Illinois, for duty until July 1861. Companies' "B" and "C" formed part of an expedition from Cairo to Little River on June 22 and 23rd. By the time the regiment was mustered out on July 25, 1861, they had lost three to disease.
= 3-year enlistments
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The regiment was reorganized with 3-year enlistees at Cairo, Illinois, on July 25, 1861. The 8th Illinois saw action at the Battle of Fort Henry, the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, the Siege of Corinth, the Vicksburg Campaign, and the Mobile Campaign.
The regiment was mustered out of service on May 4, 1866, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Among the notables that served in the regiment was Major Hermann Lieb, who later commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Milliken's Bend.
Affiliations, battle honors, detailed service, and casualties
= Organizational affiliation
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The three-month 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized at Springfield, IL and served in the Department of the Missouri. The three-year 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized at Cairo, IL and served with the following organizations:
District of Cairo to October, 1861
1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Cairo, to February, 1862
1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of West Tennessee, and Army of the Tennessee (AoT), to July, 1862
1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Department of the Tennessee (DoT), to September, 1862
4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, to November, 1862
4th Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps (Old), DoT, to December, 1862
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVII Corps, AoT, to April, 1864
Maltby's Brigade, District of Vicksburg, MS, to August, 1864
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to December, 1864
2nd Brigade, Reserve Division, Military Division "West Mississippi (MDWM), to February, 1865
2nd Brigade, 1st Division Reserve Corps, MDWM, February, 1865
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIII Corps (New), MDWM, to June, 1865
Department of Louisiana to May, 1866
= Battles
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The 7th Illinois fought in the following battles:
= Detailed service
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The regiment's detailed service and locations are as follows:
= Total strength and casualties
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The regiment suffered 6 officers and 160 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 155 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 321 fatalities.
Commanders
Colonel Richard J. Oglesby - promoted to brigadier general April 1, 1862
Colonel Frank L. Rhoades - resigned October 7, 1862
Colonel John P. Post - resigned September 28, 1863
Colonel Josiah A. Sheetz - mustered out with the regiment
See also
List of Illinois Civil War Units
Illinois in the American Civil War
References
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= Sources
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External links
The Civil War Archive
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