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The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois: The Story of the Twenty-Ninth US Colored Infantry (Univ of South Carolina Press, 2021). Pierce, Bessie Louise. A History of Chicago: Volume II: From Town to City 1848–1871 (1937) Swan, James B. Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009)
Battles/wars. American Civil War. Battle of Fort Donelson. Battle of Atlanta. Other work. merchant, tailor. Andrew K. Campbell (1828–1867) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, and the last official commanding officer of the 66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment .
The 66th Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Western Sharpshooters)[ 1 ][ 2 ] originally known as Birge's Western Sharpshooters and later as the "Western Sharpshooters-14th Missouri Volunteers", [ 3 ][ 4 ] was a specialized regiment of infantry sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Infantry units. In recognition of Illinois’ six regiments' service in the Mexican War, regimental numbers for infantry in the Civil War began at seven. 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 9th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment.
The 14th Illinois Infantry was mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on May 25, 1861, at Jacksonville, Illinois. The regiment on July 1, 1864, was consolidated with 15th Illinois Infantry, also much-depleted, to form the 14th and 15th Illinois Veteran Battalion, a six-company formation. With the arrival of new recruits in ...
Leonard F. Ross, third son and fifth child of Ossian M. Ross and Mary Winans, was born in Lewistown, Illinois, on July 7, 1823. [1][note 1] Ross moved to Havana, Illinois, with his family at a young age, and for most of his youth, he received little formal schooling. Instead, he served as a clerk in his father's store and helped run his father ...