100th Illinois Infantry Regiment

100th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Flag of Illinois.svg 150px Illinois state flag August 30, 1862 – June 15, 1865 United States Union Infantry American Civil War Skirmish at Bardstown Kentucky Skirmish at Lavergne Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Rocky Face Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Jonesborough Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville June 15, 1865 * Frederick A. Bartleson Illinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 99th Illinois Infantry Regiment 101st Illinois Infantry Regiment The 100th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Dyer 1908 1090 Federal Publishing Company 1908 320 Reece 1900 368-370 Service The 100th Illinois Infantry was organized at Joliet, Illinois, By Colonel Frederick A. Bartleson and mustered into Federal service on August 30, 1862.The Official Website for the Illinois Secretary of State 2025 The Regiment's First Battle was a Skirmish at Bardstown Kentucky, Where it was ordered by General Haskell To make a Charge, The Regiment yelled and Charged Forward, Driving the enemy through the Town and Two miles Beyond.The ILGenWeb ProjectCWA, 100th Illinois Infantry Regiment 2016 The Regiment took part in the battle of Stone's River, where it gallantly charged at the Confederates after being held in reserve, Holding their ground without Protection, And the Confederates Fell back under the cover of the breast works, The Regiment Suffered 24 Killed and 80 Wounded, and the next day, after a desperate Charge, Colonel Frederick A. Bartleson and 14 Men were Captured. The next battle they took part was at Missionary Ridge, where it was on the left of Sheridan's Division, The regiment charged directly in front of Orchard's Knob, then carried the Ridge, capturing many prisoners and a Confederate Battery, Pursuing the enemy far into the night, Driving the Confederates across the Chickamauga River. The regiment was mustered out on June 12, 1865, and discharged at Chicago, Illinois, on June 15, 1865. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 7 officers and 73 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 134 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 214 fatalities.Illinois in the Cvil War, 100th Illinois Infantry Field & Staff 2001NPS 100th Regiment, Illinois Infantry 2007Dyer 1908 1090 Federal Publishing Company 1908 320 Reece 1900 368-370 Commanders Colonel Frederick A. Bartleson - killed in action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 23, 1864.Illinois in the Cvil War, 100th Illinois Infantry Field & Staff 2001NPS 100th Regiment, Illinois Infantry 2007Dyer 1908 1090 Federal Publishing Company 1908 320 Reece 1900 368-370 Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Hammond - Mustered out with the regiment.Illinois in the Cvil War, 100th Illinois Infantry Field & Staff 2001NPS 100th Regiment, Illinois Infantry 2007Dyer 1908 1090 Federal Publishing Company 1908 320 Reece 1900 368-370 See also List of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil War References Citations 40em Sources 60em Dyer Frederick Henry Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. Des Moines, IA 1908 8697590 09005239 B01BUFJ76Q https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1101%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1122 en PDF 1090 2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1101%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1122 registration October 20, 2024 Federal Publishing Company Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan Federal Publishing Company The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. III 1908 Madison, WI https://archive.org/details/unionarmyhistory03madi/page/320/mode/1up July 11, 2024 1086145633 PDF 3320 Illinois Adjutant General Illinois Civil War Regiment and Unit Histories 2024 The Official Website for the Illinois Secretary of State Springfield, IL https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/datcivil.html 316–318 The Official Website for the Illinois Secretary of State 2025 October 20, 2024 Reece Jasper Newton Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois (1900-1902). V Phillips Bros., State Printer Springfield, IL 1900 368–370 PDF 1052542476 April 4, 2020 https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant05illi1/page/568/mode/1up 2016 100th Illinois Infantry Regiment http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf7.htm#100th December 17, 2020 The Civil War Archive CWA, 100th Illinois Infantry Regiment 2016 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/100-fs.htm 100th Illinois Infantry Field & Staff Illinois in the Cvil War Illinois Adjutant General 2001-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20030331114608/http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/100-fs.htm 2003-03-31 2024-10-20 Illinois in the Cvil War, 100th Illinois Infantry Field & Staff 2001 https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIL0100RI Battle Unit Details, 100th Regiment, Illinois Infantry nps.gov January 19, 2007 U.S. National Park Service May 13, 2024 NPS 100th Regiment, Illinois Infantry 2007 The ILGenWeb Project History of 100th Illinois Infantry Illinois Genealogy https://illinoisgenweb.org/civilwar/history/100.html April 6, 2026 External links The Civil War Archive Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:1862 establishments in Illinois