98th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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The 98th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, later the 98th Regiment Illinois Mounted Infantry, was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
and mustered into Federal service on September 3, 1862.
The regiment was converted to mounted infantry on March 8, 1863. An element of "Wilder's Mounted Infantry."
The regiment was mustered out on June 27, 1865 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois
on July 7, 1865.
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
Service
The 98th Illinois Infantry was organized at Centralia, IllinoisCentralia, Illinois
Centralia is a town located in Marion, Washington, Clinton, and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,032 at the 2010 census. The town was founded because it was the point where the two original branches of the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1853, converged....
and mustered into Federal service on September 3, 1862.
The regiment was converted to mounted infantry on March 8, 1863. An element of "Wilder's Mounted Infantry."
The regiment was mustered out on June 27, 1865 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
on July 7, 1865.