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Monday, April 12, 2010

McHenry County, Illinois, in the Civil War-- Part 2


The 95th Illinois Infantry was mostly from McHenry County. Its US and regimental flags are preserved in the Illinois National Guard Militia Historical Society Museum in Springfield.

They organized at Camp Fuller in Rockford, Illinois September 4, 1862. A total of 1,324 volunteers served in it during the course of the war and they traveled 9,960 miles.

Service Record:

VICKSBURG-- May 18 and 22, 1863
MERIDIAN EXPEDITION-- Feb. 14, 1864
RED RIVER CAMPAIGN-- March 9 to April 22, 1864
BRICE'S CROSSROADS
SHERMAN'S Campaign Against Atlanta-- June 24 to September, 1864
NASHVILLE-- Dec. 15, 1864
SPANISH FORT-- April 8, 1865
BLAKELY FORT-- April 9, 1865

I found out that John Hatch is buried in Marengo Cemetery. He died January 30, 1924, and was in Co. E, 95th Illinois.

A Bit of Local History. --B-Runner

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