148th Illinois Infantry Regiment

148th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Flag of Illinois.svg 100 Illinois state flag February 21, 1865, to September 5, 1865 United States Union Infantry The 148th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 148th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 21, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 148th served in garrisons and operated against guerillas, first at Tullahoma, Tennessee, and alter along the line of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. The regiment was mustered out of service on September 5, 1865. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 2 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 70 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 73 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#148th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Commanders Colonel Horace H. Willsie - mustered out with the regiment.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/148-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls See also List of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil War Notes References The Civil War Archive Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1865 Category:1865 establishments in Illinois Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865