20th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 20th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

20th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
ActiveJune 13, 1861, to July 16, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsFort Henry
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Port Gibson
Battle of Champion Hill
Battle of Big Black River
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Jonesboro
March to the Sea
Battle of Bentonville

Service

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The 20th Illinois Infantry was organized at Joliet, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on June 13, 1861, for a three-year enlistment.

The regiment was mustered out of service on July 16, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

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The regiment suffered 7 officers and 132 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 191 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 331 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf2.htm#20th 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/020-fs.htm Archived 2006-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

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