The 53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an
infantry regiment from
Illinois that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War. The regiment fought at
Shiloh,
Hatchie's Bridge,
Vicksburg Vicksburg most commonly refers to:
* Vicksburg, Mississippi, a city in western Mississippi, United States
* The Vicksburg Campaign, an American Civil War campaign
* The Siege of Vicksburg, an American Civil War battle
Vicksburg is also the name of ...
, the
March to the Sea, the
Carolinas campaign, and
Bentonville. After the war ended, it participated in the
Grand Review of the Armies before being mustered out of service.
Service
The 53rd Illinois Infantry was organized at
Ottawa, Illinois and mustered into Federal service in January 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on July 22, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 8 officers and 80 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 137 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 227 fatalities.
Commanders
*
Colonel William H.W. Cushman - resigned on September 3, 1862.
*Colonel Daniel F. Hitt - resigned on January 2, 1863.
*Colonel Seth C. Earl - killed in action on July 12, 1863.
*Colonel John W. McClanahan - mustered out with the regiment.
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/053-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
Notes
References
The Civil War Archive
Units and formations of the Union Army from Illinois
1862 establishments in Illinois
Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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