150th Illinois Infantry Regiment

150th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
ActiveFebruary 14, 1865, to January 16, 1866
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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149th Illinois Infantry Regiment 151st Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 150th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 150th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 14, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 150th served in garrisons in Tennessee and Georgia.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 58 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 58 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

  • Colonel George W. Keener - mustered out with the regiment.[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#150th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
  2. ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/150-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

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