13th Illinois Infantry Regiment

13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
	Illinois state flag
Active	1861–1864
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	United States Army; Union Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Chickasaw Bayou (1862); Siege of Vicksburg (1863); Battle of Bentonville (1865);

The 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed "Fremont's Grey Hounds," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The Thirteenth was one of the regiments organized under the act known as the Ten Regiment Bill.^[1]

Service

The 13th Illinois Infantry was mustered into federal service by

Captain John Pope at Camp Dement, Dixon, Illinois, on May 24, 1861, for a three-year term. The Thirteenth was the first Regiment organized from the Second Congressional District of Northern Illinois.^[1]^[2]

In June, the regiment was ordered to

battle of Wilson’s Creek. The Thirteenth was also part of General Fremont’s force that went to Springfield, Missouri, in the fall of 1861.^[2] In 1862 the regiment joined General Curtis’ army at Pea Ridge, Missouri, 250 miles southwest of Rolla, in his march from Pea Ridge to Helena, Arkansas, on the Mississippi River.^[1]

The regiment was part of General Sherman’s army in his attack on Chickasaw Bayou, and on the first day of battle at the Bayou, Colonel Wyman was killed.^[1] The Thirteenth was also present at the capture of Arkansas Post, and was successful in a raid in Greenville, Mississippi.^[2]

The regiment was mustered out on June 18, 1864.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 6 officers and 61 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 123 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 192 fatalities.^[3]

Infantry field and staff

Colonel John B. Wyman - killed at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou December 28, 1862.
Colonel Adam B. Gorgas - Mustered out June 18, 1864
Lt. Colonel Benjamin F. Parks - Resigned June 25, 1861
Lt. Colonel William Frederick Partridge - Mustered out June 18, 1864
Major James M. Beardsley - Mustered out June 18, 1864
Major Douglas R. Bushnell- Killed Ringgold, Georgia November 27, 1863
Quartermaster William C. Henderson - Resigned July 28, 1863
Quartermaster John S. McClary - Mustered out June 18, 1864
Adjutant Henry T. Porter - Mustered out June 18, 1864
Major Samuel C. Plummer - Mustered out June 18, 1864

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Illinois Adjutant General's Report, Regimental and Unit Histories" (PDF). Cyber Drive Illinois. pp. 30–31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c "History Of Thirteenth Infantry". Illinois in the Civil War. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
^ "Union Reginmental Histories - Illinois". The Civil War Archive. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2007-04-20.