76th Illinois Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Kankakee, Ill., and mustered in August 22, 1862. Moved to Columbus, Ky., August 22-29, 1862, and duty there until October 4. Attached to District of Columbus, Ky., to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of Jackson, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1854. 2nd Brigade, Reserve Division, Military Division West Mississippi, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, February. 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Moved from Columbus, Ky., to Bolivar, Tenn., October 4-5, 1862, and duty there until November 3. Moved to LaGrange November 3 and duty there until November 28. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central R. R. November 28, 1862, to January 5, 1863. Moved to Moscow, Tenn., January 10, 1863, thence to La Fayette February 5, and to Memphis, Tenn., March 10. Duty there until May 13. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., May 13-17.

May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi

Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Big Black River July 4-5. Siege of Jackson, Miss., July 10-17. Assault on Jackson July 12. Reconnaissance to Pearl River July 15. Duty at Vicksburg until August 11. Moved to Natchez, Miss., August 11-12, and duty there until November 28. Expedition to Harrisonburg, La., September 1-7. Near Harrisonburg and capture of Fort Beauregard September 4. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., November 28, and duty there until February, 1864.

February 3-March 2, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Meridian, Mississippi

Champion's Hill February 5. Meridian February 14-15. Duty at Big Black until April 27.

May 4-21, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Yazoo City, Mississippi
Actions at Benton May 7 and 9.
Vaughan, Big Black River Bridge, May 12.
Yazoo City May 13.
At Vicksburg until July.
July 2-10, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Pearl River, Mississippi

Action at Jackson, Miss., July 7. Ordered to Morganza, La., July 29, and duty there until September 3. Expedition to Clinton, La., August 23-29. Moved to mouth of White River, Ark., September 3 and duty there until October-18. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., thence to Duvall's Bluff, Ark. Camp at Memphis, Tenn., November 28-December 31. Moved to New Orleans, La., December 31, 1864-January 4, 1865; thence to Mobile Point, Ala., February 12, and to Barrancas, Fla., and duty there until March 11. Steele's Expedition from Pensacola, Fla., to Blakely, Ala., March 20-31. Occupation of Pollard March 26. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely April 1-8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. Expedition to Selma, Ala., April 22-28. Duty at Selma until May 11. Moved to Mobile, thence to Galveston, Texas, and duty there until July. Mustered out July 22 and discharged at Chicago, Ill., August 4, 1865.