Illinois 59th Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Sep 18, 1861
- Muster Out Date:Dec 8, 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- 16 guns k-133 w-356 m-58 = 547
- 2nd Kansas Cavalry : Sgt Hugh Quinn
- Escort:
- Sherer's Independent Cavalry Company: Cpt Samuel B. Sherer
- k-133 w-344 m-58 = 535
- Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis
- Brigadier General Robert Byington Mitchell
- Brigadier General Samuel Beatty
- Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood
- Colonel Michael Gooding
- Colonel P. Sidney Post
- Colonel Philip S. Post
- Colonel William Grose
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Kimberly
- Major General David S. Stanley
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin (1864) | Nov 30, 1864 | Nov 30, 1864 | < 1 day | Franklin, Tennessee |
| Stones River | Dec 31, 1862 | Dec 31, 1862 | < 1 day | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Kennesaw Mountain | Jun 27, 1864 | Jun 27, 1864 | < 1 day | Cobb County, Georgia |
| Chickamauga | Sep 19, 1863 | Sep 20, 1863 | 1 day(s) | Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia |
| Nashville | Dec 15, 1864 | Dec 16, 1864 | 1 day(s) | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Rocky Face Ridge | May 7, 1864 | May 13, 1864 | 6 day(s) | Whitfield County, Georgia |
| Lookout Mountain | Nov 23, 1864 | Nov 23, 1864 | < 1 day | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Resaca | May 13, 1864 | May 16, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia |
| Pea Ridge | Mar 6, 1862 | Mar 8, 1862 | 2 day(s) | Leetown, Arkansas |
| Jonesborough | Aug 31, 1864 | Sep 1, 1864 | 1 day(s) | Clayton County, Georgia |
| Perryville | Oct 8, 1862 | Oct 8, 1862 | < 1 day | Perryville, Kentucky |
| Dallas | May 27, 1864 | Jun 4, 1864 | 8 day(s) | Paulding County, Georgia |
| Atlanta | Jul 22, 1864 | Jul 22, 1864 | < 1 day | Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia |
| Peachtree Creek | Jul 20, 1864 | Jul 20, 1864 | < 1 day | Fulton County, Georgia |
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