Illinois 131st Volunteer Infantry (Union)
1862-10-25
Organized - Illinois 131st Volunteer Infantry - Illinois
1862-12-26
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
1863-01-09
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel R. A. Peter
Lieutenant ColonelR. A. Peter
1863-01-09
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Andrew Jackson Smith
Brigadier GeneralAndrew Jackson Smith
1863-01-09
Battle - Arkansas Post - Arkansas Post, Arkansas
The Battle of Arkansas Post, also known as the Battle of Fort Hindman, was a combined land-river assault by Union forces on the Confederate Fort Hindman, which loomed over a bend in the Arkansas River near the town of Arkansas Post. As the Union advance down the Mississippi River passed the mouth of the Arkansas, the presence of Fort Hindman outflanked the Federal forward positions.READ MORE
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George W. Neeley, and Major Joseph L. Purvis
ColonelGeorge W. Neeley
MajorJoseph L. Purvis
1863-05-18
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
1865-11-13
Mustered Out - Illinois 131st Volunteer Infantry - Illinois
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