57th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 57th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 57th Illinois Infantry was organized at Shawneetown , Illinois , and mustered into Federal service on December 26 , 1861 . The regiment was mustered out on July 7 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . 1862 - Investment and capture of Fort Donelson , Tenn . , February 14 – 16 , 1862 . Moved to Fort Henry , Tenn . , February 17 ; thence to Crump ' s Landing , Tenn . , March 8 – 13 , and to Pittsburg Landing March 28 . Battle of Shiloh , Tenn . , April 6 – 7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Pursuit to Booneville May 31 - June 6 . Duty at Corinth , Miss . , until November , 1863 . Battle of Corinth October 3 – 4 , 1862 . Pursuit of enemy to Hatchie River October 5 – 12 . At Corinth until April , 1863 . Grant ' s Central Mississippi Campaign November , 1862 , to January , 1863 . 1863 - Operations against Forest in West Tennessee December 18 , 1862 , to January 3 , 1863 . Dodge ' s Expedition to Northern Alabama April 15 - May 2 , 1863 . Great Bear Creek , Cherokee Station and Lundy ' s Lane April 17 . Rock Cut , near Tuscumbia , April 22 . Tuscumbia April 23 . Town Creek April 28 . At Corinth until November . Grand Junction , Tenn . , July 30 , 1863 . 1864 - Moved to Eastport , Pulaski and Lynnville November 6 – 12 , and duty there until March , 1864 . Atlanta ( Ga . ) Campaign May to September , 1864 . Demonstrations on Resaca May 8 – 13 . Sugar Valley , near Resaca , May 9 . Near Resaca May 13 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Ley ' s Ferry , Oostenaula River , May 14 – 15 . Rome Cross Roads May 16 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Assault on Kenesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s Mills July 3 – 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Decatur and battle of Atlanta July 22 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Scout from Rome to Cedar Bluffs , Ala . , July 28 – 29 ( Detachment ) . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . LoveJoy Station September 2 – 6 . Moved to Rome September 26 , and duty there until November 11 . Battle of Allatoona October 5 ( Cos . " A , " " B " ) . Reconnaissance on Cave Springs Road and skirmishes October 12 – 13 . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Ogeechee River and Canal December 9 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . 1865 - Campaign of the Carolinas January to April , 1865 . Salkehatchie Swamp , S . C . , February 2 – 5 . South Edisto River February 9 . North Edisto River February 11 – 12 . Congaree Creek February 15 . Columbia February 16 – 17 . Battle of Bentonville , N . C . , March 20 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro March 24 . Advance on Raleigh April 10 – 14 . Occupation of Raleigh April 14 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . March to Washington , D . C . , via Richmond , Va . , April 29 - May 19 . Grand Review May 24 . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , June 3 . Mustered out July 7 , 1865 . The regiment suffered 3 officers and 65 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 108 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 389 fatalities . , 2012 - 09 - 13 < / ref >