Illinois 22nd Infantry (Union)
6/25/61
Organized - Illinois 22nd Infantry - Illinois
2/11/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel James D. Morgan
ColonelJames D. Morgan
2/11/62
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
2/28/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Gilbert W. Cumming
ColonelGilbert W. Cumming
2/28/62
Battle - Island Number Ten - New Madrid, Missouri; Lake County, Tennessee
In addition to prosecuting the coastal blockade and pursuing Confederate commerce raiders, the U.S. Navy's other main role in the Civil War, and arguably its most important one, was seizing and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In this effort, the main obstacle was not the tiny Confederate navy, but rather the formidable shore fortifications erected by the Confederates along the banks of the Tennessee, Cumberland and Mississippi Rivers. This war, therefore, was less often a matter of s…READ MORE
4/29/62
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Samuel Johnson, and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Swanwick
CaptainSamuel Johnson
Lieutenant ColonelFrancis Swanwick
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Fazilo A. Harrington, Colonel George W. Roberts, and Colonel Luther P. Bradley
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Francis Swanwick
Lieutenant ColonelFrancis Swanwick
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel George W. Roberts
ColonelGeorge W. Roberts
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Fazilo A. Harrington
ColonelFazilo A. Harrington
12/31/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Francis Swanwick
Lieutenant ColonelFrancis Swanwick
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Luther Prentice Bradley, and Colonel Nathan H. Walworth
ColonelLuther Prentice Bradley
ColonelNathan H. Walworth
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Luther Prentice Bradley
ColonelLuther Prentice Bradley
9/19/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
7/7/64
Mustered Out - Illinois 22nd Infantry - Illinois
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Luther P. Bradley
Brigadier GeneralLuther P. Bradley
7/20/64
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
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