99th Illinois Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	99th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Dates:	–
Country:	United States
Allegiance:	Union
Branch:	Union Army
Type:	Infantry
Size:	Regiment
Battles:	Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Big Black River Siege of Vicksburg Jackson Expedition Battle of Brownsville Battle of Fort Esperanza Fort Blakeley

The 99th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 99th Illinois Infantry was organized at Florence, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 23, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on July 31, 1865, and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, on August 9, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 4 officers and 47 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds 1 officer and 120 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 172 fatalities.

Commanders

• Colonel George W.K. Bailey - Mustered out December 16, 1864.

See also

• List of Illinois Civil War Units
• Illinois in the American Civil War
• Thomas J. Higgins, a soldier in the 99th Illinois who won the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Vicksburg.

References

Sources

• Book: Dyer, Frederick Henry . Frederick H. Dyer . A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion . Dyer Pub. Co. . . 1908 . 8697590 . 09005239 . B01BUFJ76Q . en . PDF . 1089 . 2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1101 . registration . October 20, 2024.
• Book: 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 . . July 11, 2024 . 1086145633 . PDF . 319-320.
• Book: Illinois Adjutant General . Illinois Civil War Regiment and Unit Histories . 2024 . The Official Website for the Illinois Secretary of State . Springfield, IL . 313–315. October 20, 2024.
• Web site: 2016 . 99th Illinois Infantry Regiment . December 17, 2020 . The Civil War Archive . .
• Web site: 99th 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/099-fs.htm . 2003-03-31 . 2024-10-20 . .
• Web site: Battle Unit Details, 99th Regiment, Illinois Infantry . nps.gov . January 19, 2007 . . May 13, 2024 . .