155th Illinois Infantry Regiment

155th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Flag of Illinois.svg 100 Illinois state flag February 28, 1865, to September 4, 1865 United States Union Union Army Infantry Infantry 904 Enlisted Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 154th Illinois Infantry Regiment 156th Illinois Infantry Regiment The 155th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 155th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 28, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. On March 2, the regiment, which had a strength of 904, moved to Tullahoma, Tennessee to report to General Milroy. On June 17, the regiment conducted garrison duty on the Nashville and & Chattanooga Railroad, with twenty to thirty-man detachments guarding from Nashville to the Duck River.History of 155th Illinois Infantry https://illinoisgenweb.org/civilwar/history/155.html 2026-05-16 illinoisgenweb.org The regiment mustered out September 4, 1865. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 71 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 71 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#155th 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 Gustavus A. Smith - mustered out with the regiment.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/155-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 References Citations 40em Sources 60em 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