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
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ActiveFebruary 28, 1865, to September 9, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry

Service

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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

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

Commanders

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

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