129th Illinois Infantry Regiment

129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Flag of Illinois.svg 100 Illinois state flag September 8, 1862, to June 8, 1865 United States Union Infantry Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta March to the Sea Battle of BentonvilleIllinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 128th Illinois Infantry Regiment 130th Illinois Infantry Regiment thumb|300px|Camp "Lady Polk" of the 129th Illinois Infantry Regiment at Nashville The 129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an American infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 129th Illinois Infantry was organized at Pontiac, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on September 8, 1862, for a three-year enlistment. The regiment was mustered out of service on June 8, 1865. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 50 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 128 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 180 fatalities.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 George P. Smith -resigned on May 8, 1863. Colonel Henry Case - mustered out with the regiment.Archivedhttps://web.archive.org/web/20060512142311/http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f%26s/020-fs.htm 2006-05-12 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:Pontiac, Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:1862 establishments in Illinois