Unit Name: | 75th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry |
Dates: | September 2, 1862, to June 12, 1865 |
Country: | United States |
Allegiance: | Union |
Branch: | Infantry |
Battles: | (Perryville)Battle of Stone's River Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 75th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
75th Regiment Illinois was organized at Dixon, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 2, 1862.
The regiment was discharged from service on June 12, 1865.
The regiment lost 3 officers and 94 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 5 officers and 103 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 205 fatalities.[1]