88th Illinois Infantry Regiment

88th Illinois Infantry Regiment
88th Illinois Infantry Regiment
	The regiment was involved in bitter fighting near the Carter House at the Battle of Franklin in 1864.
Active	4 September 1862 – 22 June 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union; Illinois
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Second Chicago Board of Trade Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Perryville (1862); Battle of Stones River (1862–63); Tullahoma campaign (1863); Battle of Chickamauga (1863); Battle of Missionary Ridge (1863); Atlanta campaign (1864); Battle of Franklin (1864); Battle of Nashville (1864); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Francis T. Sherman

The 88th Illinois Infantry Regiment (nicknamed the Second Chicago Board of Trade Regiment) was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment mustered into service in September 1862 and was engaged at Perryville a month later. The unit subsequently fought at Stones River, in the Tullahoma campaign, at Chickamauga, at Missionary Ridge, in the Atlanta campaign, at Franklin, and at Nashville. The 88th Illinois especially distinguished itself at Stones River, Missionary Ridge, and Franklin. The regiment mustered out of service in June 1865.

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