12th Illinois Infantry Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/12th_Illinois_Infantry_Regiment
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Department_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Atlanta_Campaign
gptkb:Tennessee_Campaign
gptkb:Siege_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Vicksburg_Campaign
gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
gptkbp:casualties Over 200
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Logan
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Mc_Kee
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:12th_Illinois_Volunteer_Infantry_Association
gptkbp:disbanded 1861
1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Civil_War_Soldiers_and_Sailors_System
gptkb:Illinois_State_Archives
gptkb:Library
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major Civil War battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 12th Illinois Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in Illinois
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Twelfth
gptkbp:notable_battle Red and blue
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Kinney
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Clernand
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Mc_Kee
gptkb:Sergeant_William_H._Mc_Kee
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Illinois_State
gptkbp:reunion Annual reunions held
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size Approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois