Illinois in the Civil War

Illinois - Union 
== Population and Demographics ==
== Antebellum Illinois == 
== Conflict ==
These are the only 2 documented military incidents in Illinois during the conflict:
* April 6, 1864 - Affair at Prairie de Rocher, Illinois
* August 13, 1864 - Operations in Shawneetown, Illinois
 
 
 1861
 
 
 1862
 
 
 1863
 
 
 1864
* March 28, 1864 - Riot at Charleston, Illinois 
 
 
 1865
== Units from Illinois ==
 
 
 Artillery
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery 
** Battery A (formerly Smith's Chicago Light Artillery Battery from April 17-July 16, 1861) - Battery B - Battery C (Houghtailing's) - Battery D - Battery E (Waterhouse's) - Battery F - Battery G - Battery H - Battery I - (I) Battery K - (II) Battery K - Battery L - Battery M
* 2nd Illinois Light Artillery 
** Battery A - Battery B - Battery C - Battery D - Battery E - Battery F - Battery G - Battery H - Battery I - Battery K - Battery L - Battery M 
* Bridge's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* Busteed's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* Chapman's Peoria (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* Cogswell's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* Colvin's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* Chicago Mercantile (Independent) Light Artillery Battery (Cooley's) 
* Renwick's Elgin (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* Hernshaw's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* Springfield (Independent) Light Artillery Battery (Vaughan's Independent Battery)
* Chicago Board of Trade (Independent) Light Artillery Battery (Stokes') 
 
 
 Cavalry
REGIMENTS
* 1st Illinois Cavalry
* 2nd Illinois Cavalry
* 3rd Illinois Cavalry
* 4th Illinois Cavalry
* 5th Illinois Cavalry
* 6th Illinois Cavalry
* 7th Illinois Cavalry
* 8th Illinois Cavalry
* 9th Illinois Cavalry
* 10th Illinois Cavalry
* 11th Illinois Cavalry
* 12th Illinois Cavalry
* 13th Illinois Cavalry
* 14th Illinois Cavalry
* 15th Illinois Cavalry
* 16th Illinois Cavalry
* 17th Illinois Cavalry
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES
* Stewart's (Independent) Illinois Cavalry Battalion
** Stewart's (Independent) Illinois Cavalry Company
** Carmichael's (Independent) Illinois Cavalry Company
* Thielman's (Independent) Cavalry Battalion
* Dollin's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Ford's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Gilbert's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Hutchin's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Jenk's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Dodson's Kane County (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Marx's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* McClernand's Body Guard
* Naughton's Irish Dragoons
* O'Harnett's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Schambeck's (Independent) Cavalry Company
* (Sherer's/Smith's) Illinois (Independent) Cavalry Company
* Thielman's (Independent) Cavalry Company
DRAGOONS
* Barker's Dragoons
* McClellan Dragoons
 
 
 Infantry
* (I) 7th Illinois Infantry / (II) 7th Illinois Infantry
* (I) 8th Illinois Infantry / (II) 8th Illinois Infantry
* (I) 9th Illinois Infantry / (II) 9th Illinois Infantry
* (I) 10th Illinois Infantry / (II) 10th Illinois Infantry
* (I) 11th Illinois Infantry / (II) 11th Illinois Infantry
* (I) 12th Illinois Infantry / (II) 12th Illinois Infantry
* 13th Illinois Infantry
* 14th Illinois Infantry
* 15th Illinois Infantry
** 14th and 15th Illinois (Consolidated) Infantry Battalion
* 16th Illinois Infantry
* 17th Illinois Infantry
* 18th Illinois Infantry
* 19th Illinois Infantry
* 20th Illinois Infantry
* 21st Illinois Infantry
* 22nd Illinois Infantry
* 23rd Illinois Infantry (Irish Brigade)
* 24th Illinois Infantry (1st Hecker Regiment)
* 25th Illinois Infantry
* 26th Illinois Infantry
* 27th Illinois Infantry
* 28th Illinois Infantry
* 29th Illinois Infantry
* 30th Illinois Infantry
* 31st Illinois Infantry
* 32nd Illinois Infantry
* 33rd Illinois Infantry 
* 34th Illinois Infantry 
* 35th Illinois Infantry
* 36th Illinois Infantry
* 37th Illinois Infantry
* 38th Illinois Infantry
* 39th Illinois Infantry (Yates Phalanx)
* 40th Illinois Infantry
* 41st Illinois Infantry
* 42nd Illinois Infantry
* 43rd Illinois Infantry 
* 44th Illinois Infantry 
* 45th Illinois Infantry (Washburn Lead Mine Regiment)
* 46th Illinois Infantry
* 47th Illinois Infantry
* 48th Illinois Infantry
* 49th Illinois Infantry 
* 50th Illinois Infantry
* 51st Illinois Infantry
* 52nd Illinois Infantry
* 53rd Illinois Infantry 
* 54th Illinois Infantry 
* 55th Illinois Infantry 
* 56th Illinois Infantry
* 57th Illinois Infantry
* 58th Illinois Infantry
* 59th Illinois Infantry 
* 60th Illinois Infantry
* 61st Illinois Infantry
* 62nd Illinois Infantry
* 63rd Illinois Infantry 
* 64th Illinois Infantry (Yates Sharpshooters)
* 65th Illinois Infantry (Scotch Regiment)
* 66th Illinois Infantry
* 67th Illinois Infantry
* 68th Illinois Infantry
* 69th Illinois Infantry 
* 70th Illinois Infantry
* 71st Illinois Infantry
* 72nd Illinois Infantry (1st Chicago Board of Trade Regiment)
* 73rd Illinois Infantry 
* 74th Illinois Infantry 
* 75th Illinois Infantry 
* 76th Illinois Infantry
* 77th Illinois Infantry
* 78th Illinois Infantry
* 79th Illinois Infantry 
* 80th Illinois Infantry
* 81st Illinois Infantry
* 82nd Illinois Infantry (2nd Hecker Regiment) 
* 83rd Illinois Infantry 
* 84th Illinois Infantry 
* 85th Illinois Infantry 
* 86th Illinois Infantry
* 87th Illinois Infantry
* 88th Illinois Infantry (2nd Chicago Board of Trade Regiment)
* 89th Illinois Infantry (Railroad Regiment)
* 90th Illinois Infantry
* 91st Illinois Infantry
* 92nd Illinois Infantry 
* 93rd Illinois Infantry 
* 94th Illinois Infantry (The McLean Regiment)
* 95th Illinois Infantry 
* 96th Illinois Infantry
* 97th Illinois Infantry
* 98th Illinois Infantry 
* 99th Illinois Infantry 
* 100th Illinois Infantry
* 101st Illinois Infantry
* 102nd Illinois Infantry 
* 103rd Illinois Infantry 
* 104th Illinois Infantry 
* 105th Illinois Infantry 
* 106th Illinois Infantry
* 107th Illinois Infantry
* 108th Illinois Infantry 
* 109th Illinois Infantry 
* 110th Illinois Infantry
* 111th Illinois Infantry
* 112th Illinois Infantry 
* 113th Illinois Infantry 
* 114th Illinois Infantry 
* 115th Illinois Infantry 
* 116th Illinois Infantry
* 117th Illinois Infantry
* 118th Illinois Infantry 
* 119th Illinois Infantry 
* 120th Illinois Infantry
* 121st Illinois Infantry
* 122nd Illinois Infantry 
* 123rd Illinois Infantry 
* 124th Illinois Infantry 
* 125th Illinois Infantry 
* 126th Illinois Infantry
* 127th Illinois Infantry
* 128th Illinois Infantry 
* 129th Illinois Infantry 
* 130th Illinois Infantry
* 131st Illinois Infantry
* 132nd Illinois Infantry 
* 133rd Illinois Infantry 
* 134th Illinois Infantry 
* 135th Illinois Infantry 
* 136th Illinois Infantry
* 137th Illinois Infantry
* 138th Illinois Infantry 
* 139th Illinois Infantry 
* 140th Illinois Infantry
* 141st Illinois Infantry
* 142nd Illinois Infantry 
* 143rd Illinois Infantry 
* 144th Illinois Infantry 
* 145th Illinois Infantry 
* 146th Illinois Infantry
* 147th Illinois Infantry
* 148th Illinois Infantry 
* 149th Illinois Infantry 
* 150th Illinois Infantry
* 151st Illinois Infantry
* 152nd Illinois Infantry 
* 153rd Illinois Infantry 
* 154th Illinois Infantry 
* 155th Illinois Infantry 
* 156th Illinois Infantry
 
 
 Other Units
* First Troops in Service - On Expedition to Cairo
** Chicago Light Artillery Company
** Lockport Artillery Company 
** Chicago Zouves / Companies A and B 
** Chicago Light Infantry Company
** Turner Union Cadets
** Lincoln Rifles
** Illinois Light Artillery Company
** Houghtailing's Ottawa Company
** Cairo Sandwich Company
* Sturgis Rifles
* 29th United States (Colored) Infantry / Companies A, B, C, D, and E)
== Casualties from Illinois == 
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* (Pages 1021-1103)
* http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/reg_html/
* http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionil.htm
=== Other Sources ===
* Chicago Times