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Illinois 95th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

9/4/62

Organized - Illinois 95th Volunteer Infantry - Illinois

5/18/63

Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Vicksburg

In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE

5/18/63

Battle - Vicksburg, Mississippi

8/31/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Adam G. Malloy

8/31/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles R. Woods

Brigadier GeneralCharles R. Woods

8/31/64

Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia

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Jonesborough

By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE

12/15/64

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel William Avery

Lieutenant ColonelWilliam Avery

12/15/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Leander Blanden

12/15/64

Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Jonathan B. Moore

12/15/64

Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville

Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE

3/27/65

Battle - Spanish Fort - Baldwin, Alabama

8/17/65

Mustered Out - Illinois 95th Volunteer Infantry - Illinois

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