According to William F. Fox in Regimental
Losses In The American Civil War, 1861-1865, Illinois provided 259,092 soldiers; only New York, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio gave more soldiers to the Union war effort. The number of deaths
(excluding African-Americans and naval personnel) in Illinois regiments totaled
34,834 men making Illinois the northern state that suffered the third highest
numerical loss (New York and Ohio were higher). The 30th Illinois Infantry
was one of the many fighting regiments from that state; altogether twenty-three
Illinois regiments are included in Fox’s list of “Three Hundred Fighting
Regiments.” Belmont, Missouri, marked the baptism of fire for the 30th
Illinois; following that battle the 30th fought at Fort Donelson
then in the Vicksburg campaign, the Atlanta campaign, and, finally, the March
to the Sea and the Carolina campaign.
For more information about the 30th Illinois Infantry, see
the following:
Bibliography of Illinois Civil War Regimental Sources: listing of
resources relating to the 30th Illinois as well as other Illinois
units
And, last (but not least) here is William F. Fox’s sketch of the 30th
Illinois Infantry, one of the “Three Hundred Fighting Regiments.”
“Dennis’ Brigade —Logan’s Division--Seventeenth
Corps.
(1) Col. Philip B. Fouke.
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(2) Col. Elias S. Dennis; Bvt. Major-Gen.
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(3) Col. Warren Shedd; Bvt. Brig-Gen.
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Companies.
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killed and died of wounds.
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died of disease, accidents, in Prison, &c.
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Total Enrollment.
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Officers.
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Men.
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Total.
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Officers.
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Men.
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Total.
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Field and Staff
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1
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1
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2
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2
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15
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Company
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A
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1
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14
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15
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21
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21
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188
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B
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1
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7
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8
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19
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19
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164
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C
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1
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12
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13
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22
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22
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173
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D
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2
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8
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10
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28
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28
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158
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E
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18
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18
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23
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23
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180
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F
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2
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10
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12
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17
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17
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142
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G
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1
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10
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11
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17
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17
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170
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H
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13
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13
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26
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26
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161
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I
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9
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9
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24
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24
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147
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K
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1
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14
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15
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21
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21
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171
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Totals
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10
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115
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125
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2
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218
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220
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1,669
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Total of killed and wounded, 461; died in Confederate prisons
(previously included), 23.
Battles
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K. & M. W.
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Belmont, Mo.
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15
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Fort Donelson, Tenn.
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29
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Britton’s Lane, Tenn.
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3
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Jackson, Tenn.
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1
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Jackson, Miss.
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1
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Champion’s Hill, Miss.
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15
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Vicksburg, Miss.
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5
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Big Shanty, Ga.
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2
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Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.
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7
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Battle of Atlanta
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33
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Ezra Chapel, Ga.
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2
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Siege of Atlanta
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10
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Guerillas, S. C., Feb. 28, 1864
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1
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Sherman’s March
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1
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Present, also, at Siege of Corinth, Miss.; Raymond, Miss.; Bogachitta
Creek, Miss.; Meridian March, Miss.; Siege of Savannah, Ga.; Pocotaligo, S. C.;
Columbia, S. C.; Bentonville, N. C.
Notes.--Organized at
Camp Butler, August 28, 1861, moving from there three days later to Cairo,
where it was assigned to McClernand's Brigade. It was engaged in the battle of
Belmont, November 7, 1861, where it sustained a loss of 9 killed, 27 wounded,
and 8 missing; Major Thomas McClurken was killed in that action. In February,
1862, the regiment sailed up the Tennessee River with Grant’s Army to Fort
Henry; after the reduction of that stronghold by the Navy, the regiment, under
Colonel Dennis, marched to Fort Donelson, where it took part in the storming of
the works. It was then in Oglesby’s (1st) Brigade, McClernand’s Division, and lost
19 killed, 69 wounded, and 6 missing. The Thirteenth was present at the Siege
of Corinth, after which it remained in Northern Mississippi until the opening
of the Vicksburg campaign in the spring of 1863, during which time it was
engaged in active service, reconnoissances, and frequent encounters with the
enemy. In 1863, it served in Leggett's (2d) Brigade, Logan's Division,
Seventeenth Corps. It fought under Logan at Champion's Hill, where it lost 9
killed, and 49 wounded. Reenlisting in January, 1864, it went home on the usual
furlough, in March, and on its return joined Sherman's Army on June 10th, at Ackworth,
Ga. While in Leggett’s (3d) Division, Seventeenth Corps, it was hotly engaged
in the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, in in which it suffered a severe loss.
After the fall of Atlanta, it marched with Sherman to the Sea, and thence on
the campaign through the Carolinas in the spring of 1865. It was then in
Ewing’s (1st) Brigade, Leggett’s (3d) Division, Seventeenth Corps” (Fox, p.
360).
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