The 155th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on February 28, 1865 for a one year enlistment. The 155th served in garrisons along the line of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. They men guarded Block Houses on Nashville & Chattanooga R. R. by Detachments from Nashville to Duck River until September. The regiment mustered out September 4, 1865. The regiment suffered 71 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 71 fatalities.
What were the terms where you could pay and have a substitute serve for you? Is this what Charles did??
Thank you for all the input on the decline of the population in the rural counties of Arkansas.
Deaths on the Union side have said to total 360,22 of which 110,070 were battle casualties and 57,265 men died from diarrhea and dysentery as against 67,058 killed outright in battle. The number wounded was 275,175. Confederate deaths from all causes has been estimated at 258,000 of which 94,000 was battle causalities. The Confederates suffered heavier losses from disease than did the Federals because of greater deficiencies in medicine, food, clothing and ignorance and filth. Deaths from sickness on both sides greatly exceeded those from hostile weapons.