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The 93rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an
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 {{AmericanCivilWar-unit-stub
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the Union Army
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during the American Civil War
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Service
The 93rd Illinois Infantry was mustered into state service atChicago, Illinois
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and mustered into Federal service on October 13, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 23, 1865, and discharged at Chicago, Illinois
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, on July 7, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 147 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 147 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 294 fatalities.
Commanders
*Colonel Holden Putnam - killed November 25, 1863.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/093-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rollsSee also
* List of Illinois Civil War Units *Illinois in the American Civil War
During the American Civil War, the state of Illinois was a major source of troops for the Union Army (particularly for those armies serving in the Western Theater of the Civil War), and of military supplies, food, and clothing. Situated near majo ...
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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 {{AmericanCivilWar-unit-stub