HISTORY OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS, During the War of the Rebellion (36th Illinois Infantry Regimental History)

Bennett, L. G. and Wm. M. Haigh

Published by Knickerbocker & Hodder, Printers and Binders, Aurora, Ill, 1876, 1876

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, viii, (9)-808 pgs, portrait plates. Original green cloth with gilt titled spine. CONDITION: Light rubbing to edges, some cover spotting, gilt on spine bright. Interior with former owner's penciled presentation on free endpaper. Interior pages are clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Lyman Bennett enlisted in the Regiment in 1861 as part of Co. E. The 36th Illinois Infantry, known as the Fox River Regiment, entered U.S. service in September 1861 with two companies (A & B) as mounted cavalry. They saw significant action at the battles of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and Perryville, Kentucky in 1862. The regiment was part of Brigadier General Joshua Sill's brigade of Brigadier General Phillip Sheridan's division of the 14th Corps in the Army of the Cumberland, under the command of Major General William Rosecrans. The unit saw considerable action at Battle of Stone's River in late December 1862. The 36th Illinois served until the end of the war, and saw action at Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin, and Nashville. The 36th Illinois is recognized as a FOX 300 Fighting Regiment. The presentation is from Leverett Mansfield Kelley, recipient of the Medal of Honor while a sergeant with the 36th Illinois at Missionary Ridge. Scarce Illinois Regiment history of a unit that fought in the western theater with a significant association. REFERENCES: DORN Ill #170; NEVINS I, 58: "Treats too much of the larger aspects of battle; only occasionally does the author interject personal touches."; FOX Regimental Losses pg 363.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HISTORY OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS, During the War of the Rebellion (36th Illinois Infantry Regimental History)
• Publisher: Knickerbocker & Hodder, Printers and Binders, Aurora, Ill, 1876
• Publication Date: 1876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good