147th Infantry Regiment IL
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of SoldiersRegimental HistoryILLINOIS147TH
INFANTRY(One Year)One Hundred and Forty-seventh Infantry.-Col. Hiram F. Sickles;
Lieut.-Cols., Werner W. Burg, Giles H. Bush; Majs., Giles H. Bush, Frank
Clendenin. This regiment was organized at Camp Fry, Chicago, and mustered
into the U.S.
service Feb. 18, and 19, 1865 for one year. It was the first of ten regiments
raised under the call of Dec. 19, 1864, and was recruited as follows: Co.
A from Winnebago county, B from Whiteside county, C from Kendall and LaSalle
counties, D from Cook county, E from Stephenson county, F from DeKalb county,
G from Whiteside, Lee and Ogle counties, H from LaSalle county, I from Lake
county, and K from Kankakee county. On Feb. 21, the regiment moved via Louisville,
Ky., to Nashville, Tenn., arriving on the 25th. Thence it removed to East
Tennessee
and on March 14, Maj. Bush, with about 125 men, went on an expedition to
Mill creek, on the Cleveland road, and broke up a nest of guerrillas, having
several
skirmishes with them, 1 man of the regiment being wounded. On the 20th the
same officer with seven companies of the regiment went to Spring Place, Ga.,
to break up guerrilla bands and protect Union men and their families. While
en route skirmishing took place between Federal scouts and guerrillas, 1
man on each side being wounded. On the following day a skirmish was had
in which
2 men of the regiment were wounded 1 of whom died as a result of his injury.
On April 3, another skirmish occurred with a wandering band of the enemy
and 2 of the regiment were wounded. The regiment did garrison duty in Georgia
until
Jan. 20, 1866, when it was mustered out of service.
Source: The Union Army,
vol. 3
Battles Fought
