53rd Illinois Infantry Regiment

53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
	Illinois state flag
Active	Jan. 1862 – July 22, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union; Illinois
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Equipment	Rifled musket
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh (1862); Battle of Hatchie's Bridge (1862); Siege of Vicksburg (1863); Sherman's March to the Sea (1864); Carolinas campaign (1865); Battle of Bentonville (1865); ;

The 53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Shiloh, Hatchie's Bridge, Vicksburg, the March to the Sea, the Carolinas campaign, and Bentonville. After the war ended, it participated in the Grand Review of the Armies before being mustered out of service.

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