Illinois Volunteers

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Illinois_State_Military_Museum
various monuments
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired songs
inspired memorials
inspired reenactments
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
various dates
gptkbp:electronic_warfare approximately 250,000
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:historicalRecords available at local historical societies
available_at_National_Archives
available_at_Illinois_State_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to Union victory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Illinois Volunteers
gptkbp:influenced national politics
state politics
post-war military organization
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Illinois_National_Guard
gptkbp:militaryRank cavalry
artillery
infantry
recognized by federal government
recognized by state government
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:notableFeature 144th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
29th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
57th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
73rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:James_B._McPherson
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Richard_J._Oglesby
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:John_M._Palmer
gptkb:John_A._Logan
Joseph Medill
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Eastern_Theater
gptkb:Western_Theater
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois