The 37th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "Fremont Rifles" and "Illinois Greyhounds", was an

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that served in the

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during the

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Organization

The 37th Illinois Infantry was organized at

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, and mustered into Federal service on September 18, 1861.

Action

Battle of Elkhorn Tavern / Pea Ridge

The Regiment suffered casualties of the 54 members of Company A: 5 killed, 4 mortally wounded and 24 wounded.

Disbanding

The regiment was mustered out on May 15, 1866.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 7 officers and 91 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 5 officers and 164 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 267 fatalities.

Commanders

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– mustered on September 18, 1861; promoted to

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on June 9, 1862. * Colonel Myron S. Barnes – dismissed on disability on November 20, 1862. * Colonel

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– resigned August 15, 1866 (as brigadier general). * Colonel Ransom Kennicott – mustered out with the regiment (as

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References

External links

* Arnold, Bruce Makoto. "A Horse to Live and a Greyhound to Die: Early Civil War Experiences of Robert and James Thompson." Details the lives of two brothers, one of whom served in the 37th Illinoi

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