Illinois Civil War Facts
Illinois provided 259,092 of her sons for the war effort which translates to 6.8% (ranked 4th out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of 0 raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. Illinois had 4 Union P.O.W. Camps at
Alton, Camp Butler (Springfield), Camp Douglas (Chicago), Rock Island
| Union - 43 States and Territories |
| Soldiers (White) recruited |
255,057 |
| Sailors/Marines (White) |
2,224 |
| Colored Troops |
1,811 |
| Total number of men recruited |
259,092 |
| % of Union Army |
9.2% |
| % of state's population |
15.1% |
| Overall rank |
4 |
| Regiments of foreign-born soldiers |
Battery H, 1st Artillery: mixed-Scandinavian
Battery E, 2nd Artillery: half-German
Battery G, 2nd Artillery: mixed-Scandinavian
12th Cavalry: Co. B (German)
13th Cavalry: half-German
Battery L, 1st Infantry: Irish
9th Infantry: half-German
19th Infantry: Irish
23rd Infantry: Irish
24th Infantry: most-German
27th Infantry: half-German
33rd Infantry: Co. E, Swedish; Co. G, Swedish
36th Infantry: half-German; Co.F, Norwegian
43rd Infantry: German; Co. C, Swedish; Co. E, Swedish
44th Infantry: half-German
45th Infantry: half-German
57th Infantry: half-German
58th Infantry: half-German
82nd Infantry: German; 1 company, Swiss
89th Infantry: Co. D, mixed |
| Union Army Deaths |
| Killed/Mortally Wounded |
9,894 |
| Disease |
21,065 |
| Disease in Prison |
1,721 |
| Accidents/Drowning |
1,028 |
| Murdered |
45 |
| Suicide |
33 |
| Killed After Capture |
18 |
| Sunstroke |
13 |
| Military Execution |
7 |
| Executed By Enemy |
1 |
| Known/Not Classified |
131 |
| Unknown |
878 |
| Total |
34,834 |
| State Military Units |
| Artillery |
3 batteries
7 light batteries |
| Cavalry |
17 regiments |
| Infantry |
150 regiments |
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