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Illinois 51st Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:24 Dec 1861
  • Muster Out Date:25 Sep 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Eleazar A. Paine
    • Brigadier General Luther P. Bradley
    • Captain Albert M. Tilton
    • Captain Henry F. Wescott
    • Captain Merritt B. Atwater
    • Colonel Fazilo A. Harrington
    • Colonel George W. Roberts
    • Colonel Gilbert W. Cumming
    • Colonel Joseph Conrad
    • Colonel Luther P. Bradley
    • Colonel Luther Prentice Bradley
    • Colonel Nathan H. Walworth
    • Lieutenant Colonel Luther P. Bradley
    • Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Raymond
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Franklin (1864)30 Nov 186430 Nov 1864< 1 dayFranklin, Tennessee
Stones River31 Dec 186231 Dec 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Siege of Corinth29 Apr 186230 May 186231 daysCorinth, Mississippi
Spring Hill29 Nov 186429 Nov 1864< 1 dayMaury County, Tennessee
Kennesaw Mountain27 Jun 186427 Jun 1864< 1 dayCobb County, Georgia
Chickamauga19 Sep 186320 Sep 18631 dayCatoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Nashville15 Dec 186416 Dec 18641 dayNashville, Tennessee
Fort Donelson11 Feb 186216 Feb 18625 daysFort Donelson, Tennessee
Resaca13 May 186416 May 18643 daysGordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
Island Number Ten28 Feb 186208 Apr 186239 daysNew Madrid, Missouri; Lake County, Tennessee
Jonesborough31 Aug 186401 Sep 18641 dayClayton County, Georgia
Atlanta22 Jul 186422 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20 Jul 186420 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia

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