97th Illinois Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Camp Butler, Ill., and mustered in September 16, 1862. Moved to Covington, Ky., October 1, 1862. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 10th Division, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 10th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864. District of Southern Alabama and 3rd Brigade, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--March to Lexington, thence to Nicholasville, Ky., October 17-November 2, and Louisville, Ky., November 11-17. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 20-27, and duty there until December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862-January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 14-22, thence to Milliken's Bend, La., March 9. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30.

May 1, 1863 - Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
Champion's Hill May 16;
Big Black River May 17.
May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi

Surrender of Vicksburg July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Reconnaissance to Pearl River July 11. At Vicksburg until August 25. Moved to New Orleans, La., August 25 and duty there until October.

October 3-November 30, 1863 - The (II) Bayou Teche Campaign^[1]

Ordered to New Orleans, La., and provost duty there until May, 1864. Moved to Morganza, La., and duty there until September. Atchafalaya Bayou September 16-17 and 19, and October 5. Moved to Pascagoula and duty there until February 1, 1865. Moved to Barrancas, Fla., February 1, and duty there until March 20. Steele's Expedition to Mobile, Ala., March 20-31. Occupation of Pollard March 26 and Canoe Station March 27. Siege of Fort Blakely April 1-8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. Expedition to Selma April 22-28, and to Cahawba May 1-2. Moved to Mobile May 11, thence to Galveston, Texas, and duty there until July. Mustered out July 29, 1865.