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Illinois 59th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:18/09/1861
  • Muster Out Date:8/12/1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • 16 guns k-133 w-356 m-58 = 547
    • 2nd Kansas Cavalry : Sgt Hugh Quinn
    • Escort:
    • Sherer's Independent Cavalry Company: Cpt Samuel B. Sherer
    • k-133 w-344 m-58 = 535
    • Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis
    • Brigadier General Robert Byington Mitchell
    • Brigadier General Samuel Beatty
    • Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood
    • Colonel Michael Gooding
    • Colonel P. Sidney Post
    • Colonel Philip S. Post
    • Colonel William Grose
    • Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Kimberly
    • Major General David S. Stanley
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Franklin (1864)30/11/186430/11/1864< 1 dayFranklin, Tennessee
Stones River31/12/186231/12/1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Kennesaw Mountain27/06/186427/06/1864< 1 dayCobb County, Georgia
Chickamauga19/09/186320/09/18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Nashville15/12/186416/12/18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
Rocky Face Ridge7/05/186413/05/18646 day(s)Whitfield County, Georgia
Lookout Mountain23/11/186423/11/1864< 1 dayChattanooga, Tennessee
Resaca13/05/186416/05/18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
Pea Ridge6/03/18628/03/18622 day(s)Leetown, Arkansas
Jonesborough31/08/18641/09/18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Perryville8/10/18628/10/1862< 1 dayPerryville, Kentucky
Dallas27/05/18644/06/18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Atlanta22/07/186422/07/1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20/07/186420/07/1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia

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