68th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- 68th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 68th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
caption=Illinois state flag
dates= June 16, 1862 to September 27, 1862
country= United States
allegiance= Union
branch= Infantry
equipment=
battles= None
The 68th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
ervice
The 68th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service in June 16, 1862 for a term of three months. It served garrisons in the Alexandria, Virginia area.
The regiment was mustered out on September 27, 1862.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 25 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 25 fatalities. [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf5.htm#68th 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 Elias Stewart - mustered out with the regiment. [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/068-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]
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