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414 enlisted to disease 419 (including officers and men).The regiment had a Total loss of 447 men.
Considering that 4 (of the 28 combat losses) died due to the skirmish at Smithville, I would say that the Smithville engagement was a significant event for the Regiment. I have been told of a letter from a 5th Illinois Calvary enlistmed man wrote to his wife after the battles exists, but I have been unable to locate the soldiers name, nor identify a company to try and locate it. I am not aware of any diaries or local photos. Since you state members of the unit settled in Arkansas, it is safe to think their service in the state during the war had a lot to do with them migrating to Arkansas.

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