137th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 137th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army between June 5 and September 4, 1864, during the American Civil War.

137th Illinois Infantry Regiment
ActiveJune 5–September 4, 1864
DisbandedSeptember 4, 1864
Country United States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
ColonelJohn Wood[1]

Service

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The regiment was organized at Camp Wood, Quincy, Illinois, by Colonel John Wood, and mustered in for one-hundred day service on June 5.[2][3] On June 9, the regiment was ordered to Memphis, Tennessee and on July 9, assigned to picket duty on the Hernando road, until September.[2][3] On August 21, the regiment was involved in the Second Battle of Memphis repelling General Nathan Bedford Forrest's attack.[3] The regiment was mustered out on September 4, 1864, at Springfield, Illinois.[3] During its service the regiment had a total of thirty-four fatalities.[4][note 1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ According to Frederick H. Dyers' (1959) A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Compendium set, the regiment had a total of fifty fatalities.

References

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  1. ^ Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 90.
  2. ^ a b Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 107.
  3. ^ a b c d Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101.
  4. ^ Reece (1900), Volume 7 pp. 90–107.

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