41st Illinois Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Decatur, Ill., and mustered in August 5, 1861. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., August 8, 1861, thence to Bird's Point, Mo., August 29, and to Paducah, Ky., September 8. Attached to District of Cairo to December, 1861. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Cairo, to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of West Tennessee and Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of Memphis, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of Jackson, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, Provisional Division, 17th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864 (Non-Veterans). 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1864 (Non-Veterans). 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to December, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Paducah, Ky. (Cos. "B" and "I," at Smithland, Ky.), until February, 1862. Demonstration on Columbus, Ky., November 7-9, 1861. Operations against Forts Henry and Heiman, Tenn., February 3-6. Fort Heiman February 7. Investment and capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 12-16. Expedition to Clarksville, Tenn., February 19-21. 
* Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 10-16. 
* April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Memphis, Tenn., via LaGrange, Grand Junction. Holly Springs and Germantown, June 1-July 21. Duty there until September 6. Moved to Bolivar, Tenn. March to relief of Corinth October 4. Battle of Hatchie River or Metamora, October 5. Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign, November 2, 1862, to January 10, 1863. Reconnaissance from LaGrange to Lamar, Miss., November 5, 1862. Worsham Creek November 16. Guard R. R. at Moscow, Tenn., January to March, 1863. Skirmish at Moscow February 18 (Detachment). Moved to Memphis, Tenn., March, and duty there until May. Expedition to the Coldwater, Miss., April 18-24. Hernando April 18. Coldwater April 19. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., June 12-22. 
* May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
** July 4, 1863 - Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson, July 10-17. Assault on Jackson July 12. At Vicksburg until November. Moved to Natchez, Miss., November 18 and return to Vicksburg, December 16. Duty there until February, 1864. 
* February 3-March 2, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Meridian, Mississippi
* Pearl River February 27. 
* Veterans on furlough March to May, 1864. 
* March 10-May 22, 1864 - The Red River Campaign (Non-Veterans)
** March 10-May 24, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Red River, LouisianaNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** Fort DeRussy March 14. 
** Battle of Pleasant Hill, La., April 9. 
** Pleasant Hill Landing April 12-13. 
** About Cloutiersville April 22-24. 
** At Alexandria April 30-May 13. 
** Boyce's Plantation May 6. 
** Well's Plantation May 6. 
** Bayou Boeuf May 7. 
** May 13-20, 1864 - Retreat from Alexandria, Louisiana to Morganza, Louisiana
Mansura May 16. Yellow Bayou May 18. Moved to Vicksburg, thence to Memphis, Tenn., May 22-June 10. Action at Lake Chicot, Ark., June 6-7. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21. Harrisburg near Tupelo July 14-15. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Veterans moved to Cairo, Ill., thence to Nashville, Tenn., and to Tunnel Hill May, 1864. 
* July 5-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** Assigned to duty guarding R. R. at Tunnel Hill, Moon Station, Big Shanty, Marietta and Kenesaw Mountain until November. 
* November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
** December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
* December 23, 1864 - Consolidated with 53rd Illinois Infantry
== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Regimental Band
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
 Unassigned
 
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 107 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 107 Enlisted men by disease. Total 225.
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 8 Officers and 107 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 3 Officer and 107 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 225	None
Fox 	
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 145th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (12th of the Illinois troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 703, 721, 722, 750, 753, 779, 784, 786, 846, 1064)
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