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36th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 36th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was mustered into service in September 1861. The regiment fought at the battles of Pea Ridge, Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ..., Battle of Franklin (1864), Franklin, and Battle of Nashville, Nashville. It was mustered out in October 1865. Service The 36th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Hammond at Montgomery, Illinois, just south of Aurora, Illinois, Aurora, and mustered into Federal service on September 23, 1861, for three years service. The regiment was mustered out on October 8, 1865. Organizations Organized at A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union (American Civil War)
The Union was the central government of the United States during the American Civil War. Its civilian and military forces resisted the Confederate State of America, Confederacy's attempt to Secession in the United States, secede following the 1860 United States presidential election, election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States. Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's administration asserted the permanency of the federal government of the United States, federal government and the continuity of the Constitution of the United States, United States Constitution. Nineteenth-century Americans commonly used the term Union to mean either the federal government of the United States or the unity of the states within the Federalism in the United States, federal constitutional framework. The Union can also refer to the people or territory of the states that remained loyal to the national government during the war. The loyal states are also known as the North, although fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regiment
A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, military service, service, or administrative corps, specialisation. In Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of line regiment, front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted in one geographical area, by a leader who was often also the feudal lord ''in capite'' of the soldiers. Lesser barons of knightly rank could be expected to muster or hire a Company (military unit), company or battalion from their manorial estate. By the end of the 17th century, infantry regiments in most European armies were permanent units, with approximately 800 men and commanded by a colonel. Definitions During the modern era, the word "regiment" – much like "corps" – may have two somewhat divergent meanings, which refer to two distinct roles: # a front-line military formation; or # an administrative or ceremonial unit. In many armies, the first role has been assumed by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Units And Formations Of The Union Army From Illinois
Unit may refer to: General measurement * Unit of measurement, a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law **International System of Units (SI), modern form of the metric system **English units, historical units of measurement used in England up to 1824 **Unit of length Science and technology Physical sciences * Natural unit, a physical unit of measurement * Geological unit or rock unit, a volume of identifiable rock or ice * Astronomical unit, a unit of length roughly between the Earth and the Sun Chemistry and medicine * Equivalent (chemistry), a unit of measurement used in chemistry and biology * Unit, a vessel or section of a chemical plant * Blood unit, a measurement in blood transfusion * Enzyme unit, a measurement of active enzyme in a sample * International unit, a unit of measurement for nutrients and drugs Mathematics * Unit number, the number 1 * Unit, identity element * Unit (ring theory), an element that is inverti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 major rivers and railroads, Illinois became a major jumping-off place early in the war for Ulysses S. Grant's efforts to seize control of the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers. Statewide, public support for the Union was high despite Copperhead sentiment. The state was energetically led throughout the war by Governor Richard Yates. Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total manpower in Federal military service. Illinois troops predominantly fought in the Western Theater, although a few regiments played important roles in the East, particularly in the Army of the Potomac. Several thousand Illinoisians were killed or died of their wounds during the war, and a number of national cemeteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Illinois Civil War Units
Infantry units In recognition of Illinois’ six regiments' service in the Mexican War, regimental numbers for infantry in the Civil War began at seven. * 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 9th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment *11th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 12th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 13th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 14th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 15th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 16th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 17th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 18th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 19th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 20th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 21st Illinois Infantry Regiment * 22nd Illinois Infantry Regiment * 23rd Illinois Infantry Regiment * 24th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 25th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 26th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 27th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 28th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 29th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 29th United States Colored Infantry Regiment * 30th Illino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyman G
Lyman may refer to: Places Ukraine * Lyman, Ukraine, a city, formerly the administrative center of Lyman Raion, Donetsk Oblast * Lyman Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, a former ''raion'' (district) * Lyman Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, a former ''raion'' United States * Lyman, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Lyman, Maine, a town * Lyman, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Lyman, Nebraska, a village * Lyman, New Hampshire, a town * Lyman, Oklahoma, a town * Lyman, South Carolina, a town * Lyman County, South Dakota ** Lyman, South Dakota, an unincorporated community in the county * Lyman, Utah, a town * Lyman, Washington, a town * Lyman, Wyoming, a town * Lyman Glacier (Mount Adams), Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington state * Lyman Glacier (North Cascades), Wenatchee National Forest, Washington state * Lyman Mountain, Oregon * Lyman Reservoir, Arizona Outer space * Lyman (crater), a lunar impact crater Other uses * Lyman (name), a list of people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporal
Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a Section (military unit), section or squad of soldiers. The word is a contraction from the Italian language, medieval Italian phrase ( [of soldiers]). While most Indo-European languages use this contraction, West Iberian languages use . Types * Lance corporal * * Corporal first class, First corporal * Second corporal * Master corporal * Corporal major * Corporal of horse * Corporal of the field * Staff corporal By country Australia Corporal is the second lowest of the non-commissioned officer ranks in the Australian Army, falling between lance-corporal and sergeant. A corporal is usually appointed as a section commander, and is in charge of 7–14 soldiers of private rank. They are assisted by a second-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jethro A
Jethro is a male given name meaning "excellence". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''. People named Jethro * Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro * Jethro Franklin (born 1965), American football coach * Jethro J. McCullough (1810–1878), American politician and businessman * Jethro Pugh (1944–2015), American football player * Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849–1924), British geologist * Jethro Tull (agriculturist) (1674–1741), British agricultural pioneer * Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), officer in the American Continental Army * Jetro Willems (born 1994), Dutch footballer * Jethro (comedian) (1948–2021), British stand-up comedian, born Geoffrey Rowe In sacred texts * Jethro (biblical figure), the father-in-law of Moses ** Yitro (parsha) ** Jethro in rabbinic literature ** Shuaib (Jethro in Islam) Fictional characters * Jethro, a character in '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' * Jethro, a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020 United States census, 2020, its population was 83,454. It is the List of municipalities in Tennessee, seventh-most populous city in Tennessee. Franklin is known to be the home of many celebrities, primarily country music stars. The city developed on both sides of the Harpeth River, a tributary of the Cumberland River. In the 19th century, Franklin (as the county seat) was the trading and judicial center for primarily rural Williamson County and remained so well into the 20th century as the county remained rural and agricultural in nature. Since 1980, areas of northern Franklin have been developed for residential and related businesses, in addition to modern service industries. The population has increased rapidly as growth moved in all direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an Colonel (title), honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Holy See, Vatican, colonel is the highest Military rank, rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called Captain (naval), captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States. It is located along the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River west of Chicago. It is the List of municipalities in Illinois, second-most populous city in Illinois, with a population of 180,542 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Founded within Kane County, Illinois, Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded into DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage, Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall, and Will County, Illinois, Will counties. Founded in the early 1830s and incorporated in 1857, Aurora rapidly industrialized, becoming one of the first cities in the United States to adopt an all-electric street lighting system in 1881, earning it the nickname "City of Lights". The arrival of major railroads, such as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, further stimulated economic growth and positioned Aurora as a significant transportation and industrial hub in northern Illinois. Over time, the city diversified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
