53rd Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Shiloh, Hatchie's Bridge, Vicksburg, the March to the Sea, the Carolinas campaign, and Bentonville. After the war ended, it participated in the Grand Review of the Armies before being mustered out of service.

53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
ActiveJan. 1862 – July 22, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
 Illinois
BranchUnion Army
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment
EquipmentRifled musket
Engagements

Service

The 53rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Ottawa, Illinois and mustered into Federal service in January 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on July 22, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 8 officers and 80 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 137 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 227 fatalities.[1]

Commanders
  • Colonel William H.W. Cushman - resigned on September 3, 1862.
  • Colonel Daniel F. Hitt - resigned on January 2, 1863.
  • Colonel Seth C. Earl - killed in action on July 12, 1863.
  • Colonel John W. McClanahan - mustered out with the regiment.[2]

See also

Notes
  1. http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf5.htm#53rd 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/053-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

References


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