128th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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The 128th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
The regiment was assigned to District of Columbus, XVI Corps, Department of Tennessee
from November 1862 to April 1863.
, the regiment suffered 700 desertions. The regiment was disbanded on April 1, 1863 by order the War Department. Citing "an utter want of discipline" in the regiment, the Adjutant General dismissed the regiment's commanding officer Colonel Robert M. Hundley, 29 other officers, and the regimental chaplain, from Union service on April 4.
The few remaining men of the 128th Illinois were consolidated into a detachment under command of First Lieutenants W. A. Lemma, William M. Cooper, and Assistant Surgeon George W. French and reassigned to 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment
Regiment
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
Service
The 128th Illinois was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Union service on November 4, 1862.The regiment was assigned to District of Columbus, XVI Corps, Department of Tennessee
Army of Tennessee
The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
from November 1862 to April 1863.
Disbanded
Following the Emancipation ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War using his war powers. It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them, with nearly...
, the regiment suffered 700 desertions. The regiment was disbanded on April 1, 1863 by order the War Department. Citing "an utter want of discipline" in the regiment, the Adjutant General dismissed the regiment's commanding officer Colonel Robert M. Hundley, 29 other officers, and the regimental chaplain, from Union service on April 4.
The few remaining men of the 128th Illinois were consolidated into a detachment under command of First Lieutenants W. A. Lemma, William M. Cooper, and Assistant Surgeon George W. French and reassigned to 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
External links
- 128th Illinois Infantry Regiment - Illinois Civil War Project
- 128th Regiment Infantry - History, Illinois Infantry
- Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database - Illinois State Archives