147th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 147th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry


caption=Illinois state flag
dates= February 18, 1865 to January 20, 1866
country= United States
allegiance= Union
branch= Infantry
equipment=
battles=

The 147th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

ervice

The 147th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on February 18, 1865 for a one year enlistment. The 147th served in garrisons and operated against guerillas in Georgia.

The regiment was mustered out of service on January 20, 1866.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 3 enlistedmen killed in action or mortally wounded, and 31 enlistedmen who died of disease for a total of 34 fatalities. [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#147th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.]

Commanders

*Colonel Hiram F. Sickles - mustered out with the regiment. [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/147-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls ]

ee also

*List of Illinois Civil War Units
*Illinois in the American Civil War

Notes

References

* [http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionil.htm The Civil War Archive]