The 74th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an
infantry regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
74th Regiment Illinois was organized at
Rockford, Illinois
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and mustered into Federal service on September 4, 1862.
The regiment was discharged from service on June 10, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 5 officers and 78 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 116 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 202 fatalities.
Commanders
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Colonel Jason Marsh - Resigned August 24, 1864.
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Thomas J. Bryan - Mustered out with the regiment.
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/074-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls]
See also
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List of Illinois Civil War Units
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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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