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Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:16 Sept 1862
  • Muster Out Date:29 Jul 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Escort: Company C 4th Indiana Cavalry: Cpt Joseph P. Lesslie
    • Brigadier General Andrew J. Smith
    • Brigadier General Andrew Jackson Smith
    • Colonel Friend S. Rutherford
    • Colonel William J. Landram
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Big Black River Bridge17 May 186317 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Chickasaw Bayou26 Dec 186229 Dec 18623 day(s)Warren County, Mississippi
Port Gibson1 May 18631 May 1863< 1 dayClaiborne County, Mississippi
Champion Hill16 May 186316 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Vicksburg18 May 18634 Jul 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Arkansas Post9 Jan 186311 Jan 18632 day(s)Arkansas Post, Arkansas
Fort Blakeley9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayBaldwin County, Alabama

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