Illinois 49th Infantry (Union)
31/12/1861
Organized - Illinois 49th Infantry - Illinois
11/02/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William R. Morrison
ColonelWilliam R. Morrison
11/02/1862
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Julius Raith, and Lieutenant Colonel Enos P. Wood
ColonelJulius Raith
Lieutenant ColonelEnos P. Wood
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John A. McClernand
Major GeneralJohn A. McClernand
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Phineas Pease
Lieutenant ColonelPhineas Pease
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Julius Raith
ColonelJulius Raith
06/04/1862
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
09/04/1864
Battle - Pleasant Hill - Desoto Parish, Louisiana; Sabine Parish, Louisiana
23/10/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Edward H. Wolfe
ColonelEdward H. Wolfe
23/10/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel David Moore
ColonelDavid Moore
23/10/1864
Battle - Westport - Westport, Missouri
The Battle of Westport, fought October 21-23, was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River and the decisive battle of Confederate Gen. Stirling Price's 1864 Missouri campaign. Directions guide the visitor to the first of twenty-five narrative markers on a 32-mile, self-guided automobile tour and a self-guided walking tour of Byram's Ford and the Big Blue Battlefield. Each marker provides directions to the next stop on the tour. A written brochure is available from the Battle of Westport Visitor Cen…READ MORE
15/12/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Phineas Pease
ColonelPhineas Pease
15/12/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Kenner Garrard
Brigadier GeneralKenner Garrard
15/12/1864
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
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
09/09/1865
Mustered Out - Illinois 49th Infantry - Illinois
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