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84th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 84th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 84th Illinois Infantry was organized at Quincy, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 1, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on June 8, 1865, in Nashville, Tennessee and discharged on June 16, 1865. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered four officers and 120 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officers and 144 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 269 fatalities. Commanders * Colonel Lewis Henry Waters - Mustered out with the regiment.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/084-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls See also * List of Illinois Civil War Units *Illinois in the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the state of Illinois was a major source of troops for the Union Army (particularly f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |