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Illinois 50th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:12 Sept 1861
  • Muster Out Date:13 Jul 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Illinois Blind Half-Hundred (Union)
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Charles F. Smith
    • Brigadier General John M. Corse
    • Brigadier General Thomas A. Davies
    • Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace
    • Captain T. W. Gaines
    • Colonel Frederick J. Hurlbut
    • Colonel James M. Tuttle
    • Colonel John Cook
    • Colonel John V. Du Bois
    • Colonel Moses M. Bane
    • Colonel Silas D. Baldwin
    • Colonel Thomas W. Sweeny
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Swarthout
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Fort Henry6 Feb 18626 Feb 1862< 1 dayStewart County, Tennessee; Henry County, Tennessee; Calloway County, Kentucky
Shiloh6 Apr 18627 Apr 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Siege of Corinth29 Apr 186230 May 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Fort Donelson11 Feb 186216 Feb 18625 day(s)Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Resaca13 May 186416 May 18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
Jonesborough31 Aug 18641 Sept 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Allatoona5 Oct 18645 Oct 1864< 1 dayBartow County, Georgia
Battle of Corinth3 Oct 18624 Oct 18621 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Dallas27 May 18644 Jun 18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Corinth, Mississippi28 May 186228 May 1862< 1 dayCorinth, Mississippi

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