67th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 67th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

67th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
ActiveJune 13, 1862, to October 6, 1862
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsNone

Service

The 67th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Douglas at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on June 13, 1862, for a term of three months. It served as camp guard at Camp Douglas during its entire time in service.

The regiment was mustered out on October 6, 1862.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 12 enlisted men casualties, who died of disease, for a total of 12 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

  • Colonel Rosell M. Hough - mustered out with the regiment.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf5.htm#67th 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/067-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

References


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