Organized at Lincoln, Ill., and mustered in September 18,
1862. Moved to Columbus, Ky., November 7-10; thence to Jackson, Tenn. Attached
to District of Jackson, Tenn., Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Department of
the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 4th Brigade, District of Jackson, 16th Army
Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to May,
1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Provisional Division, 16th Army Corps, to July,
1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to August,
1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to November, 1863. 3rd
Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd
Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd
Division, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE. – Assigned to Provost duty at Jackson, Tenn., and
as railroad guard along Mobile & Ohio R. R. till March, 1863. Repulse of
Forest's attack on Jackson December 20, 1862. Railroad crossing Forked Deer
River December 20 (Cos. "H," "I" and "K"). Moved
to Bolivar, Tenn., March, 1863; thence to Vicksburg, Miss., May 31. Siege of
Vicksburg, Miss., June 9-July 4. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4. Ordered to
Helena, Ark., July 29; thence moved to Clarendon, Ark., August 13, and to
Duvall's Bluff August 22. Steele's Expedition against Little Rock, Ark.,
September 1-10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Duty
there till October 26. Pursuit of Marmaduke's Forces October 26-November 1.
Duty at Little Rock, Duvall's Bluff, Hot Springs, Lewisburg, St. Charles,
Dardanelles and Brownsville, Ark., till July, 1865. Operations against Shelby
north of the Arkansas River May 13-31, 1864. Action at Clarendon June 25-26.
Scouts from Pine Bluff toward Camden and Monticello January 26-31, 1865.
Expedition from Little Rock to Mt. Elba January 22-February 4, 1865. Mustered
out July 12 and discharged at Springfield, Ill., July 24, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 7 Officers and 188 Enlisted men by disease. Total 198.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1092
