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Illinois 55th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:31/10/1861
  • Muster Out Date:14/08/1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General David Stuart
    • Brigadier General Giles A. Smith
    • Brigadier General Joseph A. J. Lightburn
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. Smith
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. SmithBG Joseph A. J. Lightburn
    • Brigadier General Morgan Lewis Smith
    • Brigadier General William B. Hazen
    • Brigadier General William T. Sherman
    • Colonel David Stuart
    • Colonel James S. Martin
    • Colonel Oscar Malmborg
    • Colonel Theodore Jones
    • Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith
    • Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Malmborg
    • Major General Francis Preston Blair Jr.
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Collierville3/11/18633/11/1863< 1 dayShelby County, Tennessee
Chickasaw Bayou26/12/186229/12/18623 day(s)Warren County, Mississippi
Shiloh6/04/18627/04/18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
Bentonville19/03/186521/03/18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Ezra Church28/07/186428/07/1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia
Siege of Corinth29/04/186230/05/186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Champion Hill16/05/186316/05/1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Fort McAllister5/03/18635/03/1863< 1 dayBryan County, Georgia
Kennesaw Mountain27/06/186427/06/1864< 1 dayCobb County, Georgia
Snyder's Bluff29/04/18631/05/18632 day(s)Warren County, Mississippi
Vicksburg18/05/18634/07/186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Resaca13/05/186416/05/18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
Jonesborough31/08/18641/09/18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Allatoona5/10/18645/10/1864< 1 dayBartow County, Georgia
Arkansas Post9/01/186311/01/18632 day(s)Arkansas Post, Arkansas
Dallas27/05/18644/06/18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Atlanta22/07/186422/07/1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia

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