(II) 9th Illinois Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Cairo, Ill., July 26 to August 31, 1861. Attached to District of Cairo to September, 1861. District of Paducah, Ky., to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Cairo, February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of West Tennessee, and Army of the Tennessee to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Corinth, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Corinth, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Corinth, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864. Unattached, 3rd Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. Unattached, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Cairo, Ill., until September, 1861. Expedition to Paducah, Ky., September 5-6. Occupation of Paducah September 6, and duty there until February, 1862. Skirmish at Saratoga and Eddyville, Ky., October 26, 1861 (Cos. "B," "H" and "I").

Reconnaissance to Fort Henry, Tenn., January 15-25, 1862. Operations against Forts Henry and Heiman February 5-6. Investment and capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 12-16. Expedition to Clarksville and Nashville, Tenn., February 22-March 1. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 1-10.

Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Duty at Corinth until March, 1863. Battle of Corinth October 3-4, 1862. Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November and December. Reconnaissance to Tupelo, Miss., December 13-19. Expedition to intercept Forest January 2-3, 1863.

  • Regiment mounted March 15, 1863.

Dodge's Expedition to Northern Alabama April 14-May 8. Burnsville April 14. Dickson and Lundy's Lane April 17. Dickson Station April 19. Rock Cut, near Tuscumbia, April 22. Florence April 23. Tuscumbia April 23. Town Creek April 28. Expedition from Burnsville to Tupelo, Miss., May 2-8. Tupelo May 4. King's Creek, near Tupelo, May 5. Expedition from Corinth, Miss., to Florence, Ala., May 26-31. Florence May 27-28. Hamburg Landing, Tenn., May 30. Moved to Pocahontas, Tenn., June 3. Expedition to Ripley, Miss., June 8-9. Raid to Ripley and New Albany, Miss., June 13-14. Forked Deer Creek and Orizaba June 13. Operations in Northwestern Mississippi June 15-25. New Albany June 19. Mud Creek Bottom June 20. Rocky Crossing, Tallahatchie River, June 20. Scout in West Tennessee July 8-15. Jackson, Tenn., July 13. Forked Deer Creek July 15. Scout through West Tennessee July 20-August 3. Expedition from Memphis, Tenn., to Grenada, Miss., August 12-23. Grenada August 17.

Scouting in West Tennessee and North Mississippi September. Montezuma, Tenn., September 16. Bear Creek October 3. Operations in North Mississippi and West Tennessee against Chalmers October 4-17. Lockhart's Mills and Salem October 8. Ingraham's Mills, near Byhalia, October 12. Quinn and Jackson's Mill, Wyatt's, Tallahatchie River, October 13. Scouting in North Mississippi, North Alabama and Central Tennessee November.

Near Tennessee River January 29. Near Moulton March 21. Near Decatur April 13. Flint River, Decatur, April 17.

  • May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
  • January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
    • Whippy Swamp Creek, S.C., February 1.
    • Rivers' and Broxton's Bridges February 2.
    • Salkehatchie Swamp February 2-5.
    • Edisto R. R. Bridge February 7.
    • Walker's or Valley Bridge, Edisto River, February 8.
    • Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River, February 9.
    • About Orangeburg, North Edisto River, February 11-12.
    • Columbia February 15-17.
    • Phillips' Cross Roads March 4.
    • Expedition to Florence, S.C., and skirmishes March 4-6.
    • Fayetteville, N. C, March 11.
    • South River March 15.
    • Averysboro March 16.
    • Near Benton's Cross Roads March 18.
    • Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
    • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
    • Advance on Raleigh April 9-13.
    • Near Raleigh April 12. Morrisville April 13.
    • Near Chapel Hill April 15.
    • 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.
  • Mustered out July 9, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source
Source Casualties Remarks
Dyer
  • 5 Officers and 211 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • 1 Officer and 200 enlisted men killed by disease
  • Total 417
None
Fox
  • 5 Officers and 211 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • Total 216 (Combat Losses)
  • Fox lists this unit as:
    • 27th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Infantry units with over 200 casualties)
    • 32nd on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (3rd of the Illinois troops)
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WotRWiki Statistics
  • 0 troops killed
    • Includes 0 troops mortally wounded
    • Includes 0 troops killed by disease
    • All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances
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Notes

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