54th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 54th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

54th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
Active	February, 1862 to October 15, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Siege of Vicksburg

Service

The 54th Illinois Infantry was organized at Anna, Illinois and mustered into Federal service in February, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on October 15, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 1 officer and 11 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 171 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 185 fatalities.^[1]

Commanders

• Colonel Thomas W. Harris - resigned on December 10, 1862.
• Colonel Greenville McNeel Mitchell - mustered out with the regiment.^[2]

See also

• List of Illinois Civil War Units
• Illinois in the American Civil War