The 86th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an
infantry regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 86th Illinois Infantry was organized at
Peoria, Illinois
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and mustered into Federal service on August 27, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 6, 1865, and discharged at
Chicago, Illinois, on June 21, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 3 officers and 73 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officers and 93 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 175 fatalities.
Commanders
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Colonel David D. Irons - Died
Nashville, Tennessee August 11, 1863.
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Allen L. Fahnestock - Mustered out with the regiment.
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/086-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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