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56th Illinois Infantry
ActiveMay 1862 to August 1865.
CountryUnited States of America
AllegianceUnion
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Atlanta-Third Battle of Chattanooga-Battle of Vicksburg
Commanders
1stSchuyler Hamilton
Military unit

The 56th Illinois Infantry was an Union Army regiment from Illinois during the Civil War. The regiment was established in 1862 and it made up of soldiers from the counties of Massac, Pope, Hamilton, Franklin and Wayne. Immediately after the Regiment was mustered into service at Camp Mather, General Grant ordered it to Paducah, Kentucky.

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  1. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/history/056.htm
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