Illinois 42nd Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:22 Jul 1861
- Muster Out Date:16 Dec 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General George D. Wagner
- Brigadier General John Newton
- Brigadier General Luther P. Bradley
- Brigadier General Philip Sheridan
- Brigadier General Washington Lafayette Elliott
- Colonel Fazilo A. Harrington
- Colonel George W. Roberts
- Colonel Joseph Conrad
- Colonel Luther P. Bradley
- Colonel Luther Prentice Bradley
- Colonel Napoleon B. Buford
- Colonel Nathan H. Walworth
- Lieutenant Colonel Edgar D. Swain
- Lieutenant Colonel John A. Hottenstein
- Lieutenant Colonel Nathan H. Walworth
- Major Frederick A. Atwater
- Major General Philip Sheridan
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin (1864) | 30 Nov 1864 | 30 Nov 1864 | < 1 day | Franklin, Tennessee |
| Stones River | 31 Dec 1862 | 31 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Siege of Corinth | 29 Apr 1862 | 30 May 1862 | 31 day(s) | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Spring Hill | 29 Nov 1864 | 29 Nov 1864 | < 1 day | Maury County, Tennessee |
| Lovejoy's Station | 20 Aug 1864 | 20 Aug 1864 | < 1 day | Clayton County, Georgia |
| Kennesaw Mountain | 27 Jun 1864 | 27 Jun 1864 | < 1 day | Cobb County, Georgia |
| Chickamauga | 19 Sept 1863 | 20 Sept 1863 | 1 day(s) | Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia |
| Nashville | 15 Dec 1864 | 16 Dec 1864 | 1 day(s) | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Rocky Face Ridge | 7 May 1864 | 13 May 1864 | 6 day(s) | Whitfield County, Georgia |
| Missionary Ridge | 25 Nov 1863 | 25 Nov 1863 | < 1 day | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Resaca | 13 May 1864 | 16 May 1864 | 3 day(s) | Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia |
| New Hope Church | 25 May 1864 | 26 May 1864 | 1 day(s) | Paulding County, Georgia |
| Island Number Ten | 28 Feb 1862 | 8 Apr 1862 | 39 day(s) | New Madrid, Missouri; Lake County, Tennessee |
| Jonesborough | 31 Aug 1864 | 1 Sept 1864 | 1 day(s) | Clayton County, Georgia |
| Adairsville | 17 May 1864 | 17 May 1864 | < 1 day | Bartow County, Georgia |
| Atlanta | 22 Jul 1864 | 22 Jul 1864 | < 1 day | Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia |
| Peachtree Creek | 20 Jul 1864 | 20 Jul 1864 | < 1 day | Fulton County, Georgia |
| Calhoun, Georgia | 16 May 1864 | 16 May 1864 | < 1 day | Calhoun, Georgia |
| Columbia, Tennessee | 9 Sept 1862 | 9 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Columbia, Tennessee |
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