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Illinois 1st Volunteer Light Artillery (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jul 16, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 6, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Absalom Baird
    • Brigadier General David Stuart
    • Brigadier General Edward Hatch
    • Brigadier General John A. Logan
    • Brigadier General John A. McClernand
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. Smith
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. SmithBG Joseph A. J. Lightburn
    • Brigadier General William B. Hazen
    • Captain Edward McAllister
    • Captain Ezra Taylor
    • Captain Frances DeGress
    • Captain Francis DeGress
    • Captain Henry A. Rogers
    • Captain Mark H. Prescott
    • Captain Peter P. Wood
    • Colonel Datus E. Coon
    • Colonel Luther Prentice Bradley
    • Colonel Nathan H. Walworth
    • Colonel William H. L. Wallace
    • Colonel William P. Reid
    • Lieutenant Joseph A. McCarthey
    • Major General Francis Preston Blair Jr.
    • Major General John A. McClernand
    • Major General Philip Sheridan
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
ShilohApr 6, 1862Apr 7, 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
BentonvilleMar 19, 1865Mar 21, 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Siege of CorinthApr 29, 1862May 30, 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Champion HillMay 16, 1863May 16, 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
ChickamaugaSept 19, 1863Sept 20, 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
NashvilleDec 15, 1864Dec 16, 18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
Fort DonelsonFeb 11, 1862Feb 16, 18625 day(s)Fort Donelson, Tennessee
VicksburgMay 18, 1863Jul 4, 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
JonesboroughAug 31, 1864Sept 1, 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Arkansas PostJan 9, 1863Jan 11, 18632 day(s)Arkansas Post, Arkansas
RaymondMay 12, 1863May 12, 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
DallasMay 27, 1864Jun 4, 18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
AtlantaJul 22, 1864Jul 22, 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree CreekJul 20, 1864Jul 20, 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia

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