The 137th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an

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from

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that served in the

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between June 5 and September 4, 1864, during the

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The regiment was organized at Camp Wood,

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, by Colonel John Wood, and mustered in for one-hundred day service on June 5.Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 107.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. On June 9, the regiment was ordered to

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and on July 9, assigned to picket duty on the Hernando road, until September.Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 107.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. On August 21, the regiment was involved in the

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repelling

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's attack.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. The regiment was mustered out on September 4, 1864, at

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.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. During its service the regiment had a total of thirty-four fatalities.Reece (1900), Volume 7 pp. 90–107.According to Frederick H. Dyers' (1959) ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' Compendium set, the regiment had a total of fifty fatalities.

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* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. {{LCCN, 5912963. * Reece. Brigadier General J.N. (1900).
The Report of Illinois from Military and Naval Department of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. Containing Reports for the Years 1861–1866
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