Illinois 27th Infantry, Company I (Union)
10/08/1861
Organized - Illinois 27th Infantry, Company I - Illinois
19/09/1863
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
20/09/1864
Mustered Out - Illinois 27th Infantry, Company I - Illinois
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regiment -Illinois 27th Infantry (Union)
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