Military unit
The 151st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 151st Illinois Infantry was organized at Quincy, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 23, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 151st served in garrisons in Georgia.
The regiment mustered out February 8, 1866.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment had 51 enlisted men who died of disease.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel French B. Woodall - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#151st The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/151-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
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