79th Illinois Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Mattoon, Ill., and mustered in August 28, 1862. Ordered to Louisville, Ky. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Croft's Division, Army of Kentucky, to September 13. 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1, 1862. 5th Brigade, 2nd Division., 1st Corps. Army of Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-16, 1862. Near Clay Village October 4. Battle of Perryville October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Reconnaissance's toward Lavergne November 19, and November 26-27. Lavergne, Scrougesville, November 27. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-8, 1863. At Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 24-July 7. Liberty Gap June 24-27. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.

August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
- September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
September 24-October 27, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 7. Operations in East Tennessee until April, 1864.

May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- May 8-11, 1864 - Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia
- Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.
- May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- May 17, 1864 - Engagement at Adairsville, Georgia
- Near Kingston May 18-19.
- Near Cassville May 19.
- Advance on Dallas May 22-25,
- May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Pine Hill June 11-14.
- Lost Mountain June 15-17.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Ruff's Station July 4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- LoveJoy Station September 2-6.

Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 25, thence to Bridgeport, Ala., and duty there until October 19. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., October 19, to Alpine, Ga., October 22, and to Pulaski, Tenn., October 30-November 2. Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Spring Hill November 29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Decatur, Ala., January 6 to March 30, 1865. Moved to Bull's Gap March 30, thence to Nashville April 22, and duty there until June. Mustered out June 12 and discharged at Camp Butler, II1., June 23, 1865.