The 87th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, later the 87th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry, was an
infantry regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 87th Illinois Infantry was organized at
Shawneetown, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on October 3, 1862. It was mounted in November, 1863.
The regiment was mustered out on June 16, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 1 officer and 15 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 219 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 238 fatalities.
Commanders
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Colonel John E. Whiting - resigned October 8, 1863
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Lieutenant Colonel
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John M. Crebs
John Montgomery Crebs (April 9, 1830 – June 26, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Biography
Born in Middleburg, Virginia, Crebs mov ...
- Mustered out with the regiment.
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/087-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil 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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