152nd Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 152nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

152nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
ActiveFebruary 28, 1865, to September 9, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry

Service edit

The 152nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 28, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 152nd garrisoned the line of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad and later Memphis, Tennessee.

The regiment mustered out September 9, 1865.

Total strength and casualties edit

The regiment suffered 76 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 76 fatalities.[1]

Commanders edit

  • Colonel Ferdinand D. Stephenson - mustered out with the regiment.[2]

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