The
77th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was
an
infantry regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
77th
Regiment Illinois was organized at Peoria, Illinois
and mustered into Federal service on September 3,
1862.
The regiment was discharged from service on July 10, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 66 enlisted men who were
killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 137 enlisted
men who died of disease, for a total of 206 fatalities.
Commanders
- Colonel Charles Ballance - Declined
commission.
- Colonel David Grier - Mustered out with
the regiment.
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