The 129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an American
infantry regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 129th Illinois Infantry was organized at
Pontiac, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on September 8, 1862, for a three-year enlistment.
The regiment was mustered out of service on June 8, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 50 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 128 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 180 fatalities.
Commanders
*
Colonel George P. Smith -resigned on May 8, 1863.
*Colonel
Henry Case
Henry Case (November 19, 1823 – March 12, 1884) was a brigadier general in the American Civil War.
Case, son of Deacon Samuel and Sally (Bailey) Case, was born in Norwich, Conn., November 19, 1823.
Case was one of the 15 founders of Delta ...
- mustered out with the regiment.
Archived
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
Notes
References
The Civil War Archive
Units and formations of the Union Army from Illinois
Pontiac, Illinois
Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
1862 establishments in Illinois
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