[DOC] [TLE] History of 21st Illinois Regiment - The Illinois Civil War Project [PAR] "I was appointed Colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry by ... some 
time early in the June, 1861, and assumed command of the Regiment on the 16th 
... soldier and distinguished citizen of the age and generation in which he lived. [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Grant Learning Activity - learning lincoln on-line [PAR] Study Grant's 21st Illinois Volunteers in Missouri--the Western Theater. ... He 
would travel to Cincinnati to try to connect with a famous Union General. ... In 
June 1861 Yates appointed Grant colonel of the rebellious 21st Illinois volunteer
... [DOC] [TLE] Photos from Mattoon Civil War Memorial Ellipse's post - Comments [PAR] In 1846 he was appointed a Lieutenant in Company H of the 4th Illinois Infantry ... 
of the 21st Illinois Infantry Regiment and was elected Executive Officer (
Lieutenant ... the first election of regimental officers in Mattoon, Illinois on 16 May 
1861. [DOC] [TLE] Mattoon Civil War Memorial Ellipse - Facebook [PAR] This page is intended to document the effort to complete the Mattoon Civil War 
Memorial Ellipse ... In 1846 he was appointed a Lieutenant in Company H of the 
4th Illinois ... Colonel of the 21st by Illinois Governor Richard Yates on 15 June 
1861. ... to Colonel John W.S. Alexander, 21st Illinois Volunteers, and Colonel 
Heg,... [DOC] [TLE] The Civil War - Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle of Vicksburg [PAR] Finally, when the civil war began, Grant signed up as a volunteer on April 23, 
1861. He was appointed Colonel in the 21st Illinois Regiment of Volunteers. [DOC] [TLE] Joel T. Kirkman, Colonel, United States Army [PAR] Appointed from Illinois, Second Lieutenant, 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, ... He 
first entered the regular army as a Second Leuitenant, 17th Infantry, ... Joel 
Kirkman married Lucy Fanny Walker on 6 October 1861, in Morgan County, 
Illinois. [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - Civil War Trust [PAR] When the Civil War began in 1861, he jumped at the chance to volunteer for ... 
His first command was as the colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry, but he was... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses Simpson Grant - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Feb 24, 2006 ... ... was promoted to captain while on frontier duty in the Northwest, August ... 1854
-1861; was appointed colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, ... He 
received commissions from the Army to paint the portraits of a number... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet [PAR] Colonel, 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment ... He allowed the error to stand 
and became U. S. Grant. ... pay to settle with his old creditorshe first led troops 
in combat during the Civil War on November 7, 1861, at Belmont, Missouri. [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com [PAR] After the war he became a national hero, and the Republicans nominated him ... 
War began in April 1861, Grant became a colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteers. [DOC] [TLE] Punkin' Donuts and the Battle of Belmont Gapers Block: Ask the ... [PAR] Aug 5, 2004 ... In 1861 Grant joined the army again and was appointed colonel of the 21st 
Illinois Volunteers. By September of that year, he had risen to the... [DOC] [TLE] sold U.S. Grant Accepts His First Appointment As General | The ... [PAR] He graduated low in his class at West Point  21st out of 39  in 1841. ... gave 
him command of the 7th Illinois Regiment, which later became the 21st Illinois 
Volunteers. On June 17, 1861, Grant was commissioned a colonel in the 
volunteers. [DOC] [TLE] Grant Home [PAR] Until he left Galena in the spring of 1861 to serve in the Civil War, Grant and his 
wife, Julia, ... He was commissioned colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry 
... In March 1864 Grant was appointed lieutenant general and commanded the... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant  Cullum's Register  1187 [PAR] Nov 18, 2013 ... (Colonel, 21st Illinois Volunteers, June 17, 1861) .... as regimental Quartermaster 
in garrison and on frontier duty till he became a Captain.

Question: In 1861 he was appointed a colonel in the 21st Illinois Volunteers
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant