The 58th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on December 26, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on April 15, 1866.
Total strength and casualtiesedit
The regiment suffered 8 officers and 75 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 211 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 298 fatalities.[1]
Commandersedit
Colonel William Francis Lynch - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
58th, illinois, infantry, regiment, 58th, regiment, illinois, volunteer, infantry, infantry, regiment, that, served, union, army, during, american, civil, 58th, regiment, illinois, volunteer, infantry, lyon, color, guard, illinois, state, flagactivefebruary, 1. The 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Lyon Color Guard Illinois state flagActiveFebruary 11 1862 to April 15 1866CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantryEngagementsCapture of Fort HenryCapture of Fort DonelsonBattle of ShilohBattle of CorinthBattle of NashvillePleasant Hill Louisiana Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesService editThe 58th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago Illinois and mustered into Federal service on December 26 1861 The regiment was mustered out on April 15 1866 Total strength and casualties editThe regiment suffered 8 officers and 75 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 211 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 298 fatalities 1 Commanders editColonel William Francis Lynch mustered out with the regiment 2 See also editList of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil WarNotes edit http www civilwararchive com Unreghst unilinf5 htm 58th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer Frederick Henry A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion 3 vols New York Thomas Yoseloff 1959 http www illinoiscivilwar org cw36 agr html Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General s muster rollsReferences editThe Civil War Archive nbsp nbsp This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 58th Illinois Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1025532667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,