The 54th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 54th Illinois Infantry was organized at Anna, Illinois and mustered into Federal service in February, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on October 15, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 1 officer and 11 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 171 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 185 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Thomas W. Harris - resigned on December 10, 1862.
- Colonel Greenville McNeel Mitchell - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf5.htm#54th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/054-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
References