131st Illinois Infantry Regiment

131st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Flag of Illinois.svg 100 Illinois state flag October 25, 1862, to November 13, 1865 United States Union InfantryIllinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 130th Illinois Infantry Regiment 132nd Illinois Infantry Regiment The 131st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. thumb|Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park Service The 131st Illinois Infantry was organized at Old Fort Massac, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on November 13, 1862, for a three-year enlistment. The regiment was consolidated with the 29th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment on November 15, 1863. Total strength and casualties 1 enlisted man killed, 11 officers and 282 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 294 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif11.htm#131st 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 W. Neely.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/131-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 Further reading Illinois. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill: Phillips Bros, 1900. 69691325 Lester, Robert, and Gary Hoag. Civil War Unit Histories [Part 4], The Union, Midwest and West. Bethesda, Md: University Publications of America, 1994. 31265675 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois Category:1862 establishments in Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865