Skip to content

Illinois 50th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sept 12, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 13, 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Illinois Blind Half-Hundred (Union)
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Charles F. Smith
    • Brigadier General John M. Corse
    • Brigadier General Thomas A. Davies
    • Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace
    • Captain T. W. Gaines
    • Colonel Frederick J. Hurlbut
    • Colonel James M. Tuttle
    • Colonel John Cook
    • Colonel John V. Du Bois
    • Colonel Moses M. Bane
    • Colonel Silas D. Baldwin
    • Colonel Thomas W. Sweeny
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Swarthout
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Fort HenryFeb 6, 1862Feb 6, 1862< 1 dayStewart County, Tennessee; Henry County, Tennessee; Calloway County, Kentucky
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
Fort DonelsonFeb 11, 1862Feb 16, 18625 day(s)Fort Donelson, Tennessee
ResacaMay 13, 1864May 16, 18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
JonesboroughAug 31, 1864Sept 1, 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
AllatoonaOct 5, 1864Oct 5, 1864< 1 dayBartow County, Georgia
Battle of CorinthOct 3, 1862Oct 4, 18621 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
DallasMay 27, 1864Jun 4, 18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Corinth, MississippiMay 28, 1862May 28, 1862< 1 dayCorinth, Mississippi

Related Records

Search for related service records