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Illinois 21st Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jun 28, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Dec 16, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • 16 guns k-133 w-356 m-58 = 547
    • 2nd Kansas Cavalry : Sgt Hugh Quinn
    • Escort:
    • Sherer's Independent Cavalry Company: Cpt Samuel B. Sherer
    • k-0 w-11 m-0 = 11
    • Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis
    • Brigadier General Nathan Kimball
    • Brigadier General Robert Byington Mitchell
    • Brigadier General William P. Carlin
    • Captain Chester K. Knight
    • Captain William H. Jamison
    • Colonel Isaac M. Kirby
    • Colonel John W. S. Alexander
    • Colonel John Washington Shields Alexander
    • Colonel William P. Carlin
    • Colonel William Passmore Carlin
    • Lieutenant Colonel George Peck
    • Lieutenant Colonel Warren E. McMackin
    • Major General David S. Stanley
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Franklin (1864)Nov 30, 1864Nov 30, 1864< 1 dayFranklin, Tennessee
Stones RiverDec 31, 1862Dec 31, 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Siege of CorinthApr 29, 1862May 30, 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Kennesaw MountainJun 27, 1864Jun 27, 1864< 1 dayCobb County, Georgia
ChickamaugaSept 19, 1863Sept 20, 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
NashvilleDec 15, 1864Dec 16, 18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
JonesboroughAug 31, 1864Sept 1, 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
PerryvilleOct 8, 1862Oct 8, 1862< 1 dayPerryville, Kentucky
Peachtree CreekJul 20, 1864Jul 20, 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia

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