47th Illinois Infantry Regiment
| 47th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
 Illinois state flag | |
| Active | August 16, 1861, to January 21, 1866 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Corinth Siege of Vicksburg Red River Campaign Battle of Pleasant Hill |
The 47th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
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The 47th Illinois Infantry was organized at Peoria, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 16, 1861.[2] The unit was transferred to St. Louis, Missouri, on September 23, 1861, and remained on barracks duty until December of that year.[2]
The 47th Illinois Volunteers lost 30 killed and 100 wounded in the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi, in October 1862.[2] The unit also suffered heavy casualties in a May 22, 1863, charge during the initial phase of the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi.[2]
Following a discharge at Springfield, Illinois, in October 1864 there was subsequent reorganization, with the reorganized unit seeing duty in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.[2] The regiment was finally mustered out of service on January 21, 1866.[2]
Total strength and casualties
[edit]The regiment suffered 5 officers and 58 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 184 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 250 fatalities.[3]
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel John Bryner - resigned on September 2, 1862.
- Colonel William A. Thrush - killed in action October 3, 1862.
- Colonel John N. Cromwell - killed in action May 16, 1863.
- Colonel John D. McClure - mustered out of service on October 11, 1864.[4]
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ David J. Eicher, The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001; pg. 378.
- ^ a b c d e f Roy L. Moore, History of Woodford County: A Concise History of the Settlement and Growth of Woodford County. Eureka, IL: Woodford County Republican, 1910; pg. 125.
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#47th 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.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/047-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls