144th Illinois Infantry Regiment

144th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Flag of Illinois.svg 100 Illinois state flag October 21, 1864, to July 14, 1865 United States Union Infantry The 144th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 144th Illinois Infantry Regiment was organized at Alton, Illinois, and was mustered into Federal service on October 21, 1864, for a one-year enlistment. The regiment served in garrisons in the Saint Louis, Missouri, area and at the prisoner of war camp at Alton, Illinois. It never saw combat. The regiment was mustered out of service 3 months early on July 14, 1865, because the war had ended. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 69 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 69 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#144th 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 Cyrus Hall - resigned March 7, 1865. Colonel John H. Kuhn - mustered out with the regiment.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/144-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 1864 Category:1864 establishments in Illinois Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865