135th Illinois Infantry Regiment
Military unit
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The 135th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army between June 6 and September 28, 1864, during the American Civil War.
| 135th Illinois Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 6âSeptember 28, 1864 |
| Disbanded | September 28, 1864 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | John S. Wolfe[1] |
Service
The regiment was organized at Mattoon, Illinois, with a strength of 852 men,[2] and mustered in for one-hundred-day service on June 6, 1864.[3][4] On June 10, the regiment departed for Benton Barracks, Missouri, where they reported to General William Rosecrans.[2][4]
From there five companies of the regiment were stationed on the Iron Mountain railroad.[2][4] Three companies of the regiment were stationed at the Gasconade railroad crossing and a further two companies stationed at the Osage railroad crossing of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and at Jefferson City, Missouri.[2][4] The regiment was mustered out on September 28, 1864.[2][4] During its service the regiment lost one man at Gasconade crossing and sixteen men to disease.[5][note 1]
See also
Notes
- According to Frederick H. Dyers' (1959) A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Compendium set, the regiment had two men killed and seventeen men died of disease.
