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129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
ActiveSeptember 8, 1862, to June 8, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Engagements
Military unit
Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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Camp "Lady Polk" of the 129th Illinois Infantry Regiment at Nashville

The 129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an American infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 129th Illinois Infantry was organized at Pontiac, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on September 8, 1862, for a three-year enlistment.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 8, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 50 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 128 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 180 fatalities.

Commanders

  • Colonel George P. Smith -resigned on May 8, 1863.
  • Colonel Henry Case - mustered out with the regiment.

See also

Notes

  1. 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. ArchivedArchived 2006-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

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