99th Illinois Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	99th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Dates:	-
Allegiance:	Union
Type:	Infantry
Battles:	American Civil War Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Big Black River Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Jackson Texas Gulf Coast Expedition 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.^[1]

Commanders

• Colonel George W.K. Bailey - Mustered out December 16, 1864.^[2]

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

• The Civil War Archive

Notes and References

1. http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf8.htm#99th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
2. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/099-fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls