2nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry

2nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Springfield May 16 with 50 officers and 980 enlisted men.

• Assignments:
  • Assigned to First Brigade, Second Division, Seventh Army Corps, May 23

• Movements:
  • Left Springfield May 23 for Jacksonville, Fla
  • Left Jacksonville October 24; arrived at Savannah, Ga., October 25
  • Two battalions sailed from Savannah on steamship Michigan December 9; arrived at Habana, Cuba, December 13
  • Third Battalion sailed from Savannah on steamship Mobile December 13; arrived at Habana, Cuba, December 15
  • One battalion sent to Cienfuegos, Cuba; returned to Habana January 13
  • Companies C and L sailed from Habana on steamship Olivette March 29; arrived at Port Tampa, Fla., March 30, arrived at Augusta, Ga., April 1, 1899
  • Headquarters and Companies A, B, D, I, K, and M sailed from Habana on steamship Yarmouth March 30; arrived Port Tampa March 31, arrived Augusta April 3
  • Companies E, F, G, and H sailed from Habana on steamship Valencia March 31; arrived Savannah April 3, arrived Augusta April 5

Mustered out of the service of the United States at Augusta, Ga., April 26, 1899, with 48 officers and 1,006 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers=-died of disease, 2. Enlisted men-died of disease, 22; deserted, 2.

From:

• Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, Center for Military History, U.S. Army, Vol 1
  • The Organization of the Army during the Spanish-American War, page 509
  • Organization of Volunteers, page 581

See Also:

• Spanish American War
• Spanish American War Regiments
• Spanish American War Camps