95th Illinois Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Rockford, Ill., and mustered in September 4, 1862. Moved to Jackson, Tenn., November 4-12, 1862. Attached to 1st Brigade, 6th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 6th Division, 17th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Provisional Division, 17th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864 (Non-Veterans). 2nd Brigade, Sturgis' Expedition, June, 1864 (Non-Veterans). Detached Brigade, 17th Army Corps, June, 1864 (Non-Veterans). 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to December, 1864 (Non-Veterans). 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, April to December, 1864 (Veterans). 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Detachment, Army of the Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to August, 1865.
SERVICE.--Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863. At Memphis January 13-20, 1863. Moved to Lake Providence, La., January 20-26, and duty there until April. Skirmish at Old River, Lake Providence, February 10. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., April 12. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battles of Fort Gibson, Miss., May 1; Raymond May 12; Jackson May 14; Champion's Hill May 16; Big Black River May 17.
- May 18-July 4, 1863 -
Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
- May 19, 1863 -
Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
- May 22, 1863 -
Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
- June 25, 1863 -
Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
[1] - Expedition to Mechanicsburg May 26-June 4.
- July 4, 1863 -
Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi
- May 19, 1863 -
- Moved to Natchez, Miss., July 12-13, and duty there until October 17.
- Moved to Vicksburg October 17 and duty there until February, 1864.
- February 3-March 2, 1864 -
Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Meridian, Mississippi
[2] - Veterans on furlough March-April.
- March 10-May 22, 1864 -
The Red River Campaign
- March 10-May 24, 1864 -
Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Red River, Louisiana
[3] - Fort DeRussy March 14.
- Battle of Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill Landing, April 12-13.
- About Cloutiersville April 22-24.
- April 22, 1864 -
Skirmish at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- At Alexandria April 26-May 13.
- Boyce's Plantation and Wells' Plantation May 6.
- Twelve Mile Bayou and Bayou Boeuf May 7.
- May 13-20, 1864 -
Retreat from Alexandria, Louisiana to Morganza, Louisiana
- March 10-May 24, 1864 -
Mansura May 16. Yellow Bayou May 18. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., May 21-24, thence to Memphis, Tenn., May 28-30. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown June 1-13. Brice's or Tishamingo Creek near Guntown June 10. Ripley June 11. Moved to St. Charles, Ark., August 3-6, thence to Duvall's Bluff September 1, and to Brownsville September 8. March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price September 17-November 21. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 23-30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Eastport, Miss., and duty there until February 6, 1865. (Veterans Joined 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, at Cairo, Ill., thence moved to Clifton, Tenn., and march to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga., April 28-June 8, 1864.
- June 8-September 8, 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Assault on Kenesaw Mountain June 27.
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Howell's Ferry July 5.
- On line of the Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
- Leggett's Bald Hill July 20-21.
- July 22, 1864 -
Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
- 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.
- Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.
- Rejoined Regiment at Nashville, Tenn.
- Moved to New Orleans, La., February 6-21, 1865, and duty there until March 12.
Campaign against Mobile and its defenses March 21-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. March to Montgomery, Ala., April 13-25, and duty there until July. Moved to Meridian and Vicksburg, Miss. Mustered out August 17, 1865. Recruits transferred to 47th Illinois Infantry.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 77 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 204 Enlisted men by disease. Total 289.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 703, 714, 715, 750, 752, 753, 779, 786, 1086-1087)