135th Illinois Infantry Regiment

July 2013 July 2013 135th Illinois Infantry Regiment June 6–September 28, 1864 United States 1864 23px Union Infantry Regiment American Civil War September 28, 1864 John S. WolfeReece (1900), Volume 7 p. 55. ColonelIllinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 134th Illinois Infantry Regiment 136th Illinois Infantry Regiment 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. Service The regiment was organized at Mattoon, Illinois, with a strength of 852 men,Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 72. and mustered in for one-hundred-day service on June 6, 1864.Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 4.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. On June 10, the regiment departed for Benton Barracks, Missouri, where they reported to General William Rosecrans.Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 72.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. From there five companies of the regiment were stationed on the Iron Mountain railroad.Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 72.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. 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.Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 72.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. The regiment was mustered out on September 28, 1864.Reece (1900), Volume 7 p. 72.Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,101. During its service the regiment lost one man at Gasconade crossing and sixteen men to disease.Reece (1900), Volume 7 pp. 55–72.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. See also List of Illinois Civil War Units Notes note References American Civil War Illinois Bibliography Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. 5912963. Reece. Brigadier General J.N. (1900). The Report of Illinois from Military and Naval Department of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. Containing Reports for the Years 1861–1866. Springfield, Illinois. Journal Company, Printers and Binders. Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois Category:1864 establishments in Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864