{"history":[],"article":{"id":"83edc397-02f9-47e0-b64a-6145a0499417","title":"20th Illinois Infantry Regiment","slug":"20th-illinois-infantry-regiment","content":":::summary\n![Illinois state flag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Flag///of///Illinois.svg)\n**Unit Name:** 20th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry \n**Image Size:** 100px \n**Dates:** June 13, 1861, to July 16, 1865 \n**Country:** [United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states) \n**Allegiance:** [Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Battles:** [Fort Henry](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fort-henry)
[Battle of Shiloh](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-shiloh)
[Battle of Port Gibson](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-port-gibson)
[Battle of Champion Hill](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-champion-hill)
[Battle of Big Black River](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-big-black-river)
[Siege of Vicksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-vicksburg)
[Battle of Kennesaw Mountain](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-kennesaw-mountain)
[Battle of Atlanta](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-atlanta)
[Battle of Jonesboro](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-jonesboro)
[March to the Sea](https://bliptext.com/articles/sherman-s-march-to-the-sea)
[Battle of Bentonville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-bentonville) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **20th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry** was an [infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\n\n# Service\nThe 20th Illinois Infantry was organized at [Joliet, Illinois](https://bliptext.com/articles/joliet-illinois) and mustered into Federal service on June 13, 1861, for a three-year enlistment.\nThe regiment was mustered out of service on July 16, 1865.\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 7 officers and 132 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 191 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 331 fatalities.\n\n# Commanders","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T09:43:17.004Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T09:43:17.004Z","search_vector":"'20th':1 'illinoi':2 'infantri':3 'regiment':4","search_content":" \n \n**Unit Name:** 20th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry \n**Image Size:** 100px \n**Dates:** June 13, 1861, to July 16, 1865 \n**Country:** [United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states) \n**Allegiance:** [Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Battles:** [Fort Henry](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fort-henry) [Battle of Shiloh](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-shiloh) [Battle of Port Gibson](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-port-gibson) [Battle of Champion Hill](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-champion-hill) [Battle of Big Black River](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-big-black-river) [Siege of Vicksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-vicksburg) [Battle of Kennesaw Mountain](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-kennesaw-mountain) [Battle of Atlanta](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-atlanta) [Battle of Jonesboro](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-jonesboro) [March to the Sea](https://bliptext.com/articles/sherman-s-march-to-the-sea) [Battle of Bentonville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-bentonville) \n \n\n# \nThe **20th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry** was an [infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\n\n# Service\nThe 20th Illinois Infantry was organized at [Joliet, Illinois](https://bliptext.com/articles/joliet-illinois) and mustered into Federal service on June 13, 1861, for a three-year enlistment.\nThe regiment was mustered out of service on July 16, 1865.\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 7 officers and 132 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 191 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 331 fatalities.\n\n# Commanders","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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